Since 1988, the Ravinia Festival’s Steans Institute has been a major proponent of lifting up the next generation. Since its inauguration the institute has provided coaching, master classes, and performing opportunities for over 1,700 musicians. This year, the program will host 15 classical vocalists, who will get the spotlight for two weeks with a series of masterclasses with such notable {…}
The New York Choral Society has announced the cast for its upcoming performance of “King David: A Theatrical Choral Event.” The company announced that mezzo-soprano Cierra Byrd, Soprano Emma Marhefka, tenor Maximillian Jansen, and narrator Lee Wilkof will headline the evening. There will be a special appearance by Angel H. Salgado-Ambert. Byrd is an alum of the Metropolitan Opera’s Lindemann {…}
Photo credit: L2 Artists The Giulio Gari Foundation’s 2023 competition winners will give the Winners Recital on Oct. 15. First prize winner countertenor Key’mon Murrah performs with second through fifth place winners, bass-baritone Le Bu, bass-baritone Vladyslav Buialskyi, mezzo-soprano Cierra Byrd, and soprano Amanda Batista, respectively. Also featured on the program are grand prize winners soprano Chanae Curtis and baritone {…}
Boston Lyric Opera is set to present the New England premiere of “Omar,” a new opera by Rhiannon Giddens and Michael Abels. The work is set to be performed on May 4-7, 2023 at the Emerson Cutler Majestic Theater with a cast led by tenor Jamez McCorkle in his BLO debut as Omar, mezzo-soprano Cierra Byrd in her BLO debut {…}
(Image Source: Cierra Byrd Official Website) The New Jersey Youth Symphony is set to present “A Concert for Peace” on Feb. 26, 2022. The showcase, which will take place at the Union County Performing Arts Center in Rahway, will feature a performance of Bernstein’s Symphony No. 1 “Jeremiah” for Orchestra and Mezzo-soprano as well as the East Coast premiere of {…}
