Festival Radio France Occitanie Montpellier 2021 Announces Repertoire Change

(Credit: Lim Kiihwan) The Festival Radio France Occitanie Montpellier 2021 has announced the cancellation of the concert version of Massenet’s opera “Bacchus” that was scheduled for July 26. The opera was set to star Catherine Hunold, John Osborn, Virginie Verrez, Nicolas Testé, Jérôme Boutillier, Sébastien Droy, Florie Valiquette, and Philippe Nicolas-Martin alongside conductor Michael Schønwandt. As a replacement, the festival {…}

Mar 8, 2021

Against the Grain Theatre Commissions ‘Identity: A Song Cycle’ Exploring Multiple and Shifting Identities

Toronto’s Against the Grain Theatre (AtG) has announced the commission of composer Dinuk Wijeratne and writer/poet Shauntay Grant’s “Identity: A Song Cycle.” Baritone Elliot Madore will perform the cycle that charts the protagonist’s journey of self-discovery. The song cycle will premiere as a film in 2022 with an eye toward producing a live show in the future. Madore opened up {…}

Aug 20, 2020

Jonas Kaufmann, Angel Blue, Joyce DiDonato, Anna Netrebko, Eric Owens Headline Weeks 25 & 26 of Metropolitan Opera Nightly Streams

(Credit: Met Opera / Ken Howard / Marty Sohl) The Met Opera has unveiled its 25 and 26th weeks of streaming, continuing its theme-based streaming options. For week 25, the company will focus on 20th-century classics, while the ensuing week of streams will place an emphasis on French operas. Monday, August 31 – R. Strauss’s Elektra Starring Nina Stemme, Adrianne Pieczonka, Waltraud {…}

Jul 3, 2020

Camilla Nylund, Michele Angelini, Simon O’Neill Headline OperaVision’s July Streams

OperaVision has announced its July schedule featuring several classics from the standard repertoire. The month opens with a 2015 New Zealand Opera production of Puccini’s “Tosca” starring Simon O’Neill in his first major role in his home, Orla Boylan as Tosca, and Phillip Rhodes as Scarpia. Streaming Date: July 3, 2020 The second stream will be the 2020 Nederlandse Reisopera {…}

Jun 7, 2020

Sydney Mancasola, Ryan Speedo-Green, Roberto Kalb Headline Promethean Artists’ Live Programming

Promethean Artists has announced its programming for the week of June 8, 2020. It all kicks off with Roberto Kalb, Resident Conductor and Head of Music at Opera Theatre of Saint Louis, taking questions from audience members on a variety of topics. Streaming Date: June 8, 2020, at 12 p.m. EDT Chase Schaap continues his weekly “Fitness for Singers” series, {…}

May 17, 2020

F. Paul Driscoll, Anthony Clark Evans & Elliot Madore Headline Promethean Live Series for Week of May 18

The Promethean Live series has unveiled its class offerings for the week of May 18. It all kicks off on Monday, May 18 at 12 p.m. EDT with an Audition Aria Class led by Roberto Kalb, the Resident Conductor and Head of Music at Opera Theatre of Saint Louis. This class will explore the Puccini aria “Che gelida manina” with {…}

Mar 31, 2020

Anna Netrebko, Jonas Kaufmann, Anita Rachvelishvili Headline Metropolitan Opera’s 4th Week of Nightly Streams

(Credit: Marty Sohl) The Metropolitan Opera has unveiled the fourth week of its Nightly streams schedule. The week kicks is more in keeping with the first and third weeks, which featured a wide range of standard repertory; week two was dedicated to the works of Richard Wagner. Here is the full schedule. Learn more metopera.org/user-information/nightly-met-opera-streams/. Monday, April 6 – Verdi’s “Aida” {…}

Mar 5, 2020

Rame Lahaj, Layla Claire & Daniel Okulitch Highlight Opéra de Montréal’s 2020-21 Season

The Opéra de Montréal has announced its 2020-21 season with five productions highlighting the season. The season opens with Verdi’s “La Traviata” starring Marie-Josée Lord in the title role, Rame Lahaj as Alfredo, and Jean-François Lapointe as Germont. Jordan De Souza conducts Alain Gauthier’s production. Performance Dates: Sept. 26-Oct. 1, 2020 Marianne Fiset sings the title role in Janáček’s “Jenůfa” with Samuel {…}

Feb 28, 2020

Elliot Madore Joins Promethean Artists

(Credit: Cyrill Matter) Promethean Artists has announced that baritone Elliot Madore has been added to its roster. The baritone has appeared with such organizations as the Metropolitan Opera, Bayerische Staatsoper, Salzburger Festspiele, San Francisco Opera, Sydney Symphony, Cleveland Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra, and the Tanglewood Festival, among many others. Next up on his schedule are appearances with Calgary Opera this {…}

Feb 27, 2020

Sir Simon Rattle, Stuart Skelton & Joyce DiDonato Lead London Symphony Orchestra’s 2020-21 Season

(Credit: Karen Almond / Metropolitan Opera) The London Symphony Orchestra has announced its 2020-21 season at the Barbican Centre. For the purposes of this article we will only focus on Vocal performances. Sir. Simon Rattle conducts Berg’s “Wozzeck” with Anja Kampe, Christian Gerhaler, Thomas Blondelle, John Tomlinson, and Peter Hoare. Performance Dates: Sept. 15-17, 2020 Sir Simon Rattle conducts Melodic {…}

Jan 15, 2020

Metropolitan Opera 2019-20 Review: La Bohème

(Photo Credit: Marty Sohl / Metropolitan Opera) On Jan. 9, 2020, the Metropolitan Opera resumed this season’s run of Puccini’s “La Bohème.” Zeffirelli’s classically gorgeous production was enlivened by a solid cast of artists under the baton of conductor Marco Armiliato. For this revival, Gregory Keller directed the production which saw it’s performers through a myriad of comedic, animated interactions {…}

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