Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts has announced the first set of performances that it will present this summer. Here is a rundown of the classical vocal showcases on offer. First up is “Emily: A Musical Portrait,” centering on Emily Dickinson. Audiences will hear songs by Copland and Ricky Ian Gordon. The show is created by pianist Christopher Allen {…}
The Teatro Calderón de Valladolid is set to present “Così fan tutte” starting on Jan. 31, 2024. The Mozart comedy will star Jaquelina Livieri as Fiordiligi, Carmen Artaza as Dorabella, Paula Mendoza as Despina, Joel Prieto as Ferrando, Josep Ramón Olivé as Guglielmo, and Enric Martinez Castignani as Don Alfonso. Carlos Aragón conducts the Orquesta Vesprés d’Arnadi and Coro Calderón {…}
University of Houston’s Moore Opera Center has announced its 2023-24 season, which will include three productions. This is the first season under Artistic Director Kathleen Belcher and Music Director Keith Chambers. “I am thrilled about the operas we are producing this season and for the opportunities we are giving our students. In selecting the operas, we wanted to achieve two {…}
Photo Credit: Karen Almond When you think of friends in opera, who do you think of? Perhaps your mind goes to the happiness shared between sisters in “Cosi Fan Tutte.” Or, more seriously, you think of the squabbles inherent in Johann Strauss’ “Die Fledermaus.” Whatever it may be, you don’t have to look far to find more than meets the {…}
Photo: © Monika Rittershaus “Così Fan Tutte” has become the most uncomfortable of the three Mozart-Da Ponte operas. “Le Nozze di Figaro” has secured itself as a revolutionary and anti-establishment opera. “Don Giovanni” is unavoidable and unforgettable. “Così,” on the other hand, struggled to find its public for most of the nineteenth century. Its plot is often seen as both {…}
Théâtre des Champs-Elysées’s “Così fan tutte” was a night of great pleasures and punctual—but bitter—disappointments. The greatest triumph of the night was its making something new of one of Mozart’s most played operas. This “Così” was advertised as an “opera in concert version,” but ten minutes into the show, that was forgotten. Salomé Im Hof’s stage direction is truly a {…}
The Dallas Opera has announced the 18 semi-finalists for the second annual Biennial Lone Star Vocal Competition. Presented by The Dallas Opera Guild and co-chaired by Jana and Mac Irwin, the competition will be held on March 31, 2023 and supports emerging Texan singers with cash prizes and a performance in the Winspear Stage, with audience members able to choose {…}
The Dallas Opera has announced cast changes for its production of Mozart’s “Così fan tutte.” The company said that “due to illness, soprano Sara Gartland has withdrawn from the upcoming production of ‘Così fan tutte.’ She is expected to make a full recovery, as referenced in a statement made by the artist yesterday.” The company added, “it is also with {…}
Vincent Huguet is one of the most promising directors of today’s operatic world. Since his debut with “Lakme” at the Montpellier Opera in 2012, he has staged the “Mozart Da Ponte Trilogy” at the Staatsoper Unter den Linden in Berlin—conducted by Daniel Barenboim and with the three shows performed over four days during the Berlin Festtage, Massenet’s “Manon” for Paris {…}
Random Opera is set to present “Così fan tutte” on March 11, 2023 at the Temple SpeechRoom, Rugby. The opera, which will be directed by Richard Tegid Jones and conducted by Ashley Beauchamp, is set to star Susie Gibbons, Anna Cooper, Rebecca Madden, Joseph Doody, Mike Dewis, and Richard Tegid Jones. The performance is set to kick off at 6:30 {…}
The Dallas Opera has announced that it will live stream its 2022-23 mainstage productions. The first opera that will stream is “Rigoletto” on Sunday, Oct. 16. Audiences will be able to watch the opera on thedallasopera.TV. Next up is “Hansel and Gretel” on Nov. 5, followed by “Cosí fan tutte” on April 1, 2022. The company also revealed that it {…}