The Pittsburgh Opera is set to present “Iphigénie en Tauride.” The opera, which opens on Jan. 20 and runs through Jan. 28, 2024, tells the the Trojan War-era tale of a sister whose duty requires that she kill a man who turns out to be her brother. The work will star Emily Richter, Brandon Bell, Fran Daniel Laucerica, Julia Swan Laird, {…}
The Pittsburgh Opera has announced its 2022-23 Resident Artists. This season the artists are Brandon Bell, Darius Gillard, Julia Swan Laird, Evan Lazdowski, Daniel O’Hearn, Jazmine Olwalia, Emily Richter, and Haley Stamats. The Resident Artist Program is one of the country’s leading training programs for young singers. The program received more than 500 applicants from around the world and is a {…}
Brittney B. Burgess and Brandon Bell are this year’s recipients of the J. Willard Hines Music Scholarship for 2021. The accolade was named in honor of the Detroit Choir director-educator of the same name, with the aim of spotlighting classical vocal performers of color. Burgess is a native of New York who is currently pursuing a master’s degree in Vocal {…}
In keeping with last week’s themes of dialogue regarding racial equality in the opera world, we highly recommend checking out the several online shows such as Karen Slack’s “KikiKonversations,” Kenneth Overton’s “Black Opera Live,” and The Sitdown with LB,” hosted by Lawrence Brownlee. There is also a new conversation from Long Beach Opera regarding “Equity & Diversity in the Arts” that is {…}