Danielle De Niese, Louise Alder & Kristina Mkhitaryan Higlight Glyndebourne’s 2020 Festival

The Glyndebourne Festival has announced its 2020 season featuring two company premieres, three new productions, and three revivals. It will also feature international artists and some company favorites. The Glyndebourne festival will open with the first production of Poulenc’s “Dialogues des Carmélites.” The new production will be directed by Barrie Kosky and will be conducted by Music Director Robin Ticciati. Danielle {…}

Apr 27, 2019

Metropolitan Opera Announces Summer Recital Series

The Metropolitan Opera has announced its 2019 Summer Recital Series. The series, now in its 11th year, will feature six free concerts and will be presented in collaboration with City Parks Foundation’s SummerStage Festival. The first two concerts will take place on Monday, June 10 at Central Park SummerStage and Wednesday, June 12 at Brooklyn Bridge Park; they will feature {…}

Mar 14, 2019

Julia Bullock, Sasha Cooke & Emily Magee Highlight San Francisco Symphony’s 2019-20 Season

San Francisco Symphony has announced its 2019-20 season, which marks the 25th and final season of Michael Tilson Thomas’ distinguished tenure as Music Director. For the purposes of this article, we will focus primarily on vocal performances. The season will start off with a concert led by Michael Tilson Thomas featuring tenor Nicholas Phan and cellist Oliver Herbert, along with {…}

Feb 10, 2019

Ben Bliss, Kathryn Lewek & Sarah Coburn Headline Lyric Opera of Kansas City’s 2019-20 Season

The Lyric Opera of Kansas City has announced its 2019-20 season which will include four main staged productions. Of these four operas, there will be two new productions and a Kansas City premiere. All performances will be accompanied by members of the Kansas City Symphony Orchestra. Here is a look! Main Stage The season opens with “The Abduction from the Seraglio” starring {…}

Dec 21, 2018

Metropolitan Opera 2018-19 Season Review: The Magic Flute

On December 19, 2018, The Metropolitan Opera premiered this season’s run of Mozart’s musical drama “The Magic Flute.” This production by Julie Taymor is notable for its English translation, abridged running time, and opulent presentation; these features concentrated the drama and allegorical meaning which would unfold in the hands of the company’s cast of artists. Squaring the Circle Taymor’s production {…}

Dec 17, 2018

Metropolitan Opera 2018-19 Preview: Get To Know The Cast for ‘The Magic Flute’

It’s the holiday season and that means that the Metropolitan Opera is putting on Mozart’s “The Magic Flute” in its English iteration. This season’s revival will feature a number of veterans in this production, as well as some new faces. Erin Morley will headline as Pamina. She debuted at the Met in 2008 and has amassed 87 performances to date {…}

Jul 23, 2018

Met’s ‘Così Fan Tutte’ To Stream On PBS

PBS will showcase “Così Fan Tutte” from the Metropolitan Opera as part of its Great Performances Series on Sunday, July 29, 2018. The broadcast will kick off at 12 p.m. EDT and will star Kelli O’Hara, Amanda Majeski, Adam Plachetka, Ben Bliss, Christopher Maltman, and Serena Malfi under the musical direction of David Robertson. The production, set on Coney Island {…}

May 9, 2018

Lisette Oropesa, Patricia Racette & Poul Ruders Headline Santa Fe Opera’s 2019 Season

The Santa Fe Opera has announced its 2019 season. While the 2018 season has yet to begin, the upcoming 2019 edition will showcase five productions, including one new world premiere. Here is a look Productions Vanessa Vasquez and Mario Chang lead Puccini’s “La Bohème” with a stellar cast that also includes Kirsten Mackinnon and Zachary Nelson. Jader Bignamini conducts the production {…}

Mar 16, 2018

Metropolitan Opera 2017-18 Review – Così Fan Tutte: Kelli O’Hara, Christopher Maltman Lead Wonderful Cast in Fantastical Production

It was intermission at the premiere of Phelim McDermott’s new Metropolitan Opera production of Mozart and Da Ponte’s “Così Fan Tutte” and someone made this statement to me. “It’s fun and everything, but why set it on Coney Island?” It’s a great point, but one could extrapolate that entire statement to the opera itself – “It’s got great music and {…}

Mar 12, 2018

New York Choral Society To Honor Stephanie Blythe

The New York Choral Society will honor Stephanie Blythe in the company’s annual Spring Gala. The company will honor Blythe with the NYChoral Award for musical excellence. Blythe has performed all around the world and is considered one of the greatest mezzos of her generation. She returns to the Metropolitan Opera for “Cendrillon” and is also scheduled to make an appearance {…}