Gustavo Dudamel, Pretty Yende, Masabane Cecilia Rangwanasha & Nicholas Brownlee Lead LA Philharmonic’s 2025-26 Season

The LA Philharmonic has announced its 2025-26 season. Gustavo Dudamel and Los Angeles Master Chorale perform Ellen Reid and Strauss. Performance Dates: Sept. 25-28, 2025 Gustavo Dudamel conducts Mahler’s Symphony No. 2 with soloists Chen Reiss and Beth Taylor. Performance Dates: Oct. 9-12, 2025 Esa-Pekka Salonen conducts a program of music by Debussy, Gabriella Smith, and Scriabin with soloists Pekka {…}

Jan 27, 2025

Sonya Yoncheva, Benjamin Appl, Amanda Majeski & Varduhi Abrahamyan Lead New CD/DVD Releases

Welcome back for this week’s look at the latest CD and DVD releases in the opera world. This week Sonya Yoncheva releases her first solo recital with her new record label. There will also be a new album by Benjamin Appl and several rarely performed works. There is also a complete opera recording coming out for Holocaust Remembrance Day. Constraints/Creativity {…}

Jun 26, 2024

Marko Mimica, Chen Reiss & Olga Mykytenko Lead Orquesta Ciudad de Granada’s 2024-25 Season

The Orquesta Ciudad de Granada has announced its 2024-24 season. Here is a look at the vocal highlights. Chen Reiss performs Strauss’ Four Last Songs alongside Lucas Macías conducting. The program also includes Mahler’s First Symphony. Performance Dates: Oct. 4 & 5, 2024 Olga Mykytenko and Giorgi Kirof lead a program of music by Shostakovich and Josef Suk. Joesph Swensen {…}

May 20, 2024

Julia Blasco, Carolyn Sampson, Alexander Vinogradov, Anna Lena Elbert, Chen Reiss Headline Quincena Musical de San Sebastián’s 2024 Season

The Quincena Musical de San Sebastián has announced its 2024 slate. Here is a rundown of the classical vocal performances on offer. Sopranos Julia Blasco and Suzana Nadejde take on works by Mozart, Puccini, Schubert, Offenbach, Rossini, and Brahms alongside pianist Jorge Robaina and clarinettist Javier Povedano. Performance Date: August 1, 2024 Countertenor Nacho Castellanos and pianist Mario Marzo take on {…}

Mar 27, 2023

Diana Damrau, Andrè Schuen, Camilla Nylund & Philippe Jordan Lead Musikverein Wien’s 2023-24 Season

The Musikverein Wien has announced its 2023-24 season. Here is a look at the vocal performances of the season. Günther Groissböck and Malcolm Martineau perform a recital of music by Bruckner, Schumann and Wolf. Performance Date: Sept. 16, 2023 Marie Jacquot will conduct the Wiener Symphoniker in a program that includes Olivier Messiaen’s Un sourire, Lili Boulanger’s D’un soir triste, {…}

Jul 26, 2022

Palau de la Musica in Valencia Announces 2022-23 Season

The Palau de la Música in Valencia, Spain has announced its 2022-23 season. The president Gloria Tello, director Vicent Ros, and Artistic Director Alexander Liebreich announced the program which will consist of 30 concerts at the sala Auditori de Les Arts and the Teatro Principal in València. Raquel Lojendio and Josep Ramon Olivé perform alongside Miguel Á. Gómez-Martínez in a {…}

Apr 13, 2022

Benjamin Bernheim & Golda Schultz Lead New CD/DVD Releases

Since last week audiences have had the opportunity of hearing albums from two of the most exciting young singers of their generations as well as Mahler and Mozart albums. Here is a look at last week’s new releases. Boulevard des Italiens Deutsche Grammophon releases French tenor Benjamin Bernheim’s second album. In his new album he explores the work of Italian opera {…}

Apr 8, 2022

Julia Bullock, Chen Reiss & Will Liverman Lead National Symphony Orchestra’s 2022-23 Season

The National Symphony Orchestra has announced its 2022-23 season featuring an array of soloists. Here is a look at the vocal performances for next season. Leonard Bernstein’s MASS will open the season with James Gaffigan conducting, Alison Moritz directing, and Will Liverman starring. Performance Dates: Sept. 15-18, 2022 David Robertson conducts Julia Bullock in music by Mackey, Barber, and Bernstein. {…}

Sep 7, 2021

Aida Garifullina, Maixm Mironov, Carlos Álvarez & Chen Reiss Lead Teatro alla Scala’s Fall Season

The Teatro alla Scala is set to open its fall season featuring three Rossini Operas, a work by Cavalli, and a Donizetti opera. Here is a look at the upcoming fall season. The season opens with Rossini’s “L’Italiana in Algeri” conducted by Ottavio Dantone. The cast includes Mirco Palazzi, Giulio Mastrototaro, Maxim Mironov, Antonino Siragusa, Roberto de Candia and Gaëlle Arquez {…}

Jun 14, 2021

Anna Netrebko, Renée Fleming, Sonya Yoncheva, Anita Rachvelishvili & Lise Davidsen Headline Berlin Philharmonic’s 2021-22 Season

(Credits: Dario Acosta / Andrew Eccles/Decca / Javier del Real / Dario Acosta / Ray Burmiston) The Berlin Philharmonic has announced its 2021-22 season, spotlighting some of the world’s greatest performers. For the purpose of this article, we will focus on vocal works. Here is the full slate: The Bundesjugendchor presents works by Brahms, Schumann, di Laso, Harvey, Rihm, and {…}

Jun 8, 2021

Marina Rebeka, Ermonela Jaho, Golda Schultz, Rachel Willis-Sørensen & Ludovic Tézier Headline Radio France’s 2021-22 Season

Radio France has announced its 2021-22 season. For the purpose of this article we will focus only on the vocal works. Here is a look. Operas Ravel’s “L’Enfant et les sortilèges” spotlights Jodie Devos, Clara Guillon, Adèle Charvet, Marie Lenormand, Élodie Méchain, Antoine Normand, Régis Mengus, and Paul Gay. Mikko Franck conducts. Performance date: Oct. 1, 2021, Philharmonie de Paris {…}