Golda Schultz, Isabel Leonard, Davóne Tines, Dashon Burton, Nicholas Phan Headline San Francisco Performances’ 2021-22 Season

San Francisco Performances has announced its 2021-22 season which will take place across four different venues in the San Francisco area. For the purposes of this article, our focus will be on opera and vocal performances. Theo Bleckmann will perform songs from his new album “Elegy.” Performance Date: Oct. 20, 2021  Tenor Nicholas Phan will perform alongside Brooklyn Rider in {…}

Angel Blue, Isabel Leonard, Davone Tines, Iréne Theorin, Danielle De Niese Headline Top 10 Operas to Stream This Week

This week’s recommendations feature a operatic mini-series, a notable gala, a recital dedicated to songs of protest, another recital about the historic migration of African Americans from the South to the North,  a concert of opera singers turning to jazz, and another concert focused on music of medieval times. And then there’s some Mozart, Rossini, and Wagner for good measure. {…}

Pretty Yende & Davóne Tines Highlight Philadelphia Orchestra’s 2021 Fall Season

The Philadelphia Orchestra has announced the first part of its 2021-22 season featuring several vocal performances and marking the orchestra’s first live performances since the pandemic hit. Here are the vocal highlights for the fall 2021 season. Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts Laurin Talese and Aaron Diehl in a program of music by Johnson, Gershwin, Still, and Price. Performance Date: Oct. 7-9, {…}

Davóne Tines Named First-Ever Creative Partner of Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra and Chorale

The Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra and Chorale have appointed bass-baritone Davóne Tines as the organization’s first-ever Creative Partner. In his new residency, Tines will appear in the company’s productions both onstage and virtually as well as playing a key role behind the scenes and working with the administrative staff. He will also be involved in strategic planning and governance meetings with {…}

Isabel Leonard, Davone Tines Headline Boston Lyric Opera’s Upcoming Miniseries ‘desert in’

Boston Lyric Opera has announced that it will kick off production on “desert in,” a new opera miniseries set to launch in June on operabox.tv. The eight-part series will feature such artists as Nico Muhly, Wang Lu, Jesus Garcia, Vijay Iyer, Nathalie Joachim, Isabel Leonard, Talise Trevigne, Davone Tines, Edward Nelson, and Alan Pingarron, among others. The work was co-created {…}

Tulsa Opera Removes Composer Daniel Roumain From Concert Commemorating Race Massacre Over One Word

This is a developing story. It has been updated since its publication with additional statements from the Tulsa Opera, co-curator Howard Watkins, and Daniel Roumain.  Composer Daniel Roumain has revealed that Tulsa Opera has fired him its upcoming “Greenwood Overcomes” due to creative differences. Roumain made the announcement on Sunday via social media. In a follow-up statement he made to OperaWire, {…}

Tulsa Opera to Commemorate Centennial of Tulsa Race Masscare With Concert Featuring World Premieres by Black Composers

Tulsa Opera is set to commemorate the centennial of the Tulsa Race Massacre on May 1, 2021. The showcase, which is entitled “Greenwood Overcomes,” will feature songs and arias by living Black composers, performed by Black opera artists. The concert will feature four Tulsa Opera-commissioned world premieres by such composers as David Bontemps, Anthony Davis, Stewart Goodyear, Nkeiru Okoye, and {…}