The Royal Liverpool Philharmonic has announced its 2020-21 season marking the final season for music director Vasily Petrenko. For this article we will only focus on vocal performances. Ian Tracey conducts the Spirit of Christmas concert with John Suchet as the present and baritone Thomas Weinhappel. The Royal Liverpool Choir and youth choir will also participate in an evening of {…}
The Metropolitan Opera has announced Week eight of its weekly streams, which includes a number of renowned performances from the past. This week the company is digging to the very first telecast ever produced as well as another historical performance. Monday, May 4 – Mozart’s Le Nozze di Figaro Conducted by James Levine, starring Renée Fleming, Cecilia Bartoli, Susanne Mentzer, Dwayne {…}
The Metropolitan Opera’s At-Home Gala was one of the most hotly anticipated performances of the first half of 2020; one might argue that given its sheer star power, the showcase, which was announced just two weeks ago, was more anticipated than any performance the Met had lined up as part of its regular season. While the Met initially reneged on {…}
The International Opera Awards have been postponed. The event, which was set for May 4, 2020 at London’s Sadler’s Wells, will now take place on Sept. 21, 2020. While the event is canceled, voting is still open for those who wish to contribute their opinions on the Opera Magazine Readers’ Award, which includes such nominees as Ildar Abdrazakov, Cecilia Bartoli, {…}
It was the afternoon following the Metropolitan Opera’s premiere of “Der Fliegende Holländer,” that I met a glowing Huda I. Alkhamis-Kanoo, the founder of the Abu Dhabi Music and Arts Foundation (ADMAF) and the Abu Dhabi Festival. The Abu Dhabi Festival was one of four organizations co-producing the Met’s “Dutchman,” the other three being the Metropolitan Opera, L’Opéra de Québec, {…}
The London Philharmonic has announced its 2020-21 season featuring a number of important soloists around the world. For this article we will highlight the vocal performances. The season opens with a program entitled Fantastic Symphony with Edward Gardner leading a program of works by Tchaikovsky, Lutosławski, and Berlioz. Gerald Finley will be the featured soloist. Performance Date: Sept. 23, 2020 Edward {…}
The International Opera Awards have announced the nominees for its 2020 Awards. The annual event, which celebrates achievement in opera around the globe over the 2019 calendar year, recognizes excellence in a wide range of categories that cover performance, design and direction, as well as education and outreach. This year, two opera companies topped the 2020 nominees with three a {…}
(Photo: Paola Kudacki / Met Opera) Sir. Bryn Terfel has canceled his performances of Wagner’s “The Flying Dutchman” at the Metropolitan Opera. The New York Times reported that due to a fractured ankle the bass-baritone will no longer be able to perform the production which is scheduled to open at the Met on March 2. Terfel also announced the cancelation {…}
Sir Bryn Terfel has canceled his recital at Carnegie Hall on Feb. 9, 2020. Carnegie Hall announced that “Sir Bryn Terfel must regretfully cancel this performance due to a severe foot injury that requires surgery, rendering him unable to travel. Concertgoers should retain their tickets, pending a possible updated artist and program for this date. Ticket holders with questions may {…}
(Credit: Bryn Terfel / Facebook) The Lyric Opera of Chicago has announced the bass-baritone Bryn Terfel will be canceling his recital scheduled for Feb. 2, 2020. The cancelation comes days after the famed singer fractured his ankle while working on a production for “The Flying Dutchman” in Bilbao. According to his physician, he will need surgery to help in his {…}
Sir. Bryn Tefrel has canceled his final performance on Jan. 27, 2020 of “The Flying Dutchman” at the Bilbao Opera. The company announced that Terfel fell and fractured his right foot. As a result, Roman Ialcic will replace Terfel joining a cast that includes Manuela Uhl, Wilhelm Schwinghammer, and Kristian Benedikt. Ialcic has performed at the Gran Teatre del Liceu, {…}