Guildhall School of Music & Drama Announces New Broadcast Technology & Autumn 2020 Events

London’s Guildhall School of Music and Drama has announced the installation of low-latency broadcast technology to facilitate large scale musical collaboration within the school while maintaining social distancing measures. The technology represents a significant investment in Guildhall’s streaming and broadcast capabilities. The newly installed NDI video and Dante Audio Networks augment the Recording and Video department’s installation of a Solid {…}

Aug 24, 2020

Sonya Yoncheva, Charles Castronovo & Lisette Oropesa Highlight Royal Opera House Live Concert

(Credits: Sonya Yoncheva official website / Charles Castronovo official website / Jason Homa / Sim Canetty-Clarke / Andrey Uspensky / © DR/Opéra National de Paris) The Royal Opera House Covent Garden has announced that it will reopen its doors for the first time Since March 16, 2020. The Royal Opera House will present the Live in Concert event on September {…}

Aug 20, 2020

Teatro Español Announces the European Premiere of ‘As One’

(Credit: Esmeralda Martin) The Teatro Español has announced that it will present the European premiere of Campbell, Reed, and Kaminsky’s “As One” on September 24, 2020 in a co-production with the Teatro Arriaga. The opera will spotlight mezzo-soprano Inés Olabarria-Smith and baritone Enrique Sánchez-Ramos. The Bauhaus String Quartet will accompany the two singers. Carlos Calvo Tapia will conduct the production {…}

Aug 18, 2020

Metropolitan Opera Stars Live in Concert Review: Roberto Alagna & Aleksandra Kurzak in Èze, France

(Credit: © Gregor Hohenberg) The Metropolitan Opera Stars Live in Concert series continued this Sunday with a performance by the celebrated French-Italian tenor Roberto Alagna and Polish soprano Aleksandra Kurzak on the hilltop medieval village of Èze, France. On the outdoor terrace located at the Château de la Chèvre d’Or, Alagna and Kurzak were accompanied by the Vienna Morphing Quintet. {…}

Aug 9, 2020

Opera Omaha Moves Annual ‘Opera Outdoors’ Concert to the Airwaves

With COVID-19 cases on the rise in the Omaha area, concerns about safety have prompted Opera Omaha to move the company’s annual concert, Opera Outdoors, from the lawn to live audio broadcast. Opera Omaha has partnered with radio station, Classical 90.7, KVNO, to ensure all who wish to enjoy the concert can do so from the safety of their homes. {…}

Jun 6, 2020

Opera Quiz: Who Composed This Opera (With a Twist)?

(Credit: Metropolitan Opera) This week’s quiz is going to take a dramatic left turn. If you’ve been following this special feature since we started in late 2017, you’ll know that we seldom use images for quizzes. But we’re going to try something different this week. We’re going to present you with the image from a famous opera score and ask {…}

Jun 4, 2020

Opera Meets Film: How ‘RBG’ Employs Music From Rossini, Mozart, & Others Operas to Explore the Supreme Court Justice as an Icon

“Opera Meets Film is a feature dedicated to exploring the way that opera has been employed in cinema. We will hone in on a selection or a film in its entirety, highlighting the impact that utilizing the operatic form or sections from an opera can alter our perceptions of a film that we are viewing. This week’s installment features opera {…}

May 28, 2020

Riccardo Frizza to Lead Donizetti’s Requiem in Bergamo

(Credit: MERRI CYR) On June 28, Riccardo Frizza will conduct the Donizetti Festival Orchestra and Chorus in Donizetti’s Requiem at the Cimitero monumentale di Bergamo in Italy. The performance, which will be dedicated to all the victims of the Coronavirus, will star Eleonora Buratto, Annalisa Stroppa, Piero Pretti, and Alex Esposito. Alberto Tartari is the chorus master. In a statement, {…}

May 27, 2020

Tenor Brian Cheney to Present ‘The Beauty of Bel Canto’

(Credit: Leslie Hassler) Tenor Brian Cheney is set to present “The Beauty of Bel Canto” as part of his online series on Thursday, May 28, 2020 The concert will highlight the operatic and art song repertory of the great Bel Canto masters with an emphasis on Donizetti and Bellini. This is the eighth concert that Cheney has performed since the {…}

May 25, 2020

5 Essential Beverly Sills Recordings

Beverly Sills was one of the greatest sopranos of her time and she became an American icon, not only for her singing but also for her outreach and her work promoting young and upcoming singers. Throughout her career she sang at the greatest theaters and performed a wide array of repertoire. She also left a number of important and historic {…}

May 13, 2020

CD Review: Opera Rara’s ‘L’Ange de Nisida’

(Credit: Russell Duncan/Opera Rara/ROH) A little over a year ago, Opera Rara, whose commitment is to record unknown, forgotten and rarely performed works from the 19th century, released a reconstructed version of Donizetti’s then-never performed “L’ange de Nisida.” This world premiere recording reveals the work to be an authentic Bel Canto jewel, providing deep immersion into Donizetti’s style of composition {…}

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