Fleur Barron & Kunal Lahiry to Headline LIFE Victoria Recital at Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza

Mezzo-soprano Fleur Barron and pianist Kunal Lahiry will headline the next recital in the LIFE Victoria cycle at the Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza in Madrid. The recital, titled “Sueños y combates creativos,” features John Cage’s The Wonderful Widow of Eighteen Springs, Berio’s Folk Songs, and works by Olivier Messiaen, George Crumb, Theodoro Valcárcel, Cathy Berberian, and William Bolcom. It is set for {…}

Oct 23, 2025

Fleur Barron, Tony Arnold to Headline Fall Concerts at Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center

(Credit: Victoria Cadisch) The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center has revealed two upcoming showcases for fall 2025. First up, on Oct. 23, 2025, at 7:30 p.m. in the Kaplan Penthouse, the organization will pay homage to pianist Gilbert Kalish with “Gilbert Kalish at 90,” a program curated by the artist himself. The showcase, which includes works by Brahms and {…}

Oct 21, 2025

Fleur Barron, Helena Ressurreição, Ulrike Haller, Montserrat Seró Headline LIFE Victoria Barcelona’s Late October 2025 Slate

LIFE Victoria Barcelona ends in October with a series of performances from some of opera’s biggest stars. First up, mezzo-soprano Helena Ressurreição joins pianist Mar Compte for music by Ravel, Morante, Poulenc, Schumann, Brahms, Pauline Viardot, Duparc, Josephine Lang, and Wolf. Performance Date: Oct. 21, 2025 Mezzo-soprano Fleur Barron and pianist Kunal Lahiry present works by Montsalvatge, Lecuona, Mahlker, Valcárcel, Messiaen, {…}

Jul 22, 2025

Cast Change: Fleur Barron Joins Cast of ‘One Morning Turns Into Eternity’

(Photo by Victoria Cadish) Salzburg Festival has announced a cast change for its production of “One Morning Turns Into An Eternity.” The company revealed that Wiebke Lehmkuhl has withdrawn from her participation in the production due to family reasons. In her place, Fleur Barron will sing the vocal part in Mahler’s “Der Abschied.” Barron is set to appear in the {…}

Jul 1, 2025

Carmen Solís, Christiane Karg, Ana Ibarra, Stéphane Degout, Julie Roset,& Christophe Dumaux Lead Palau de la Música de Valencia’s 2025-26 Season

The Palau de la Música de Valencia has announced its 2025-26 season. Magdalena Lucjan, Stefanie Iranyi, Benjamin Bruns, and Franz-Josef Selig star in Mozart’s Requiem with Alexander Liebreich. The concert also includes Lutosławski’s Musique funèbre. Performance Date: Nov. 7, 2025 Jordi Bernàcer conducts Verdi’s Requiem with Carmen Solís, Ana Ibarra, Sergio Escobar, and Marko Mimica. Performance Date: Nov. 14, 2025 {…}

Jun 13, 2025

Carlo Vistoli, Liv Redpath & Fleur Barron Lead Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della Rai’s 2025-26 Season

The Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della Rai has announced its 2025-26 Season. Here are the vocal performances of the season. Thomas Dausgaard and Liv Redpath lead a program of music by Rued Langgaard, Hans Abrahamsen, and Carl Nielsen. Performance Date: Sept. 12, 2025 Andres Orozco-Estrada conducts Mahler’s Symphony No. 3 with Anke Vondung. Performance Dates: Oct. 9 & 10, 2025 Emmanuel {…}

May 1, 2025

Natalya Romaniw, Sir Bryn Terfel, Roderick Williams, Luis Gomes & Mary Bevan Lead City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra’s 2025-26 Season

The City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra has announced its 2025-26 Season. Here is a look at the vocal highlights. Kazuki Yamada conducts Elgar’s “The Dream of Gerontius” with soloists Jess Dandy, Roderick Williams and David Butt Philip. Performance Date: Sept. 17, 2025 Osmo Vanka conducts a program of Sibelius and Shostakovich. Helena Juntunen is the soloist. Performance Date: Nov. 19, {…}

Mar 21, 2025

Victoria de los Ángeles Foundation & Carnegie Hall Celebrate the 75th Anniversary Ángeles’ Debut

The Victoria de los Ángeles Foundation, in collaboration with Carnegie Hall, has paid tribute to the Catalan soprano on the 75th anniversary of her debut at the prestigious hall. On March 20, Carnegie Hall dedicated a recital to the legacy of Victoria de los Ángeles, whom it considers “one of the great artists of the 20th century.” The recital featured {…}

Mar 11, 2025

Fleur Barron, Nicholas Phan, Golda Schultz & Barbara Hannigan Lead New York Philharmonic 2025-26 Season

(Credit: Chris Lee) The New York Philharmonic has announced its 2025-26 season. Here are the vocal performances. Jeannette Sorrell conducts soloists Sonya Headlam and Anthony McGill in a program that includes Mozart and Bologne. Performance Dates: Oct. 15-21, 2025 Jane Glover conducts Händel’s “Messiah” with Amanda Forsythe, John Holiday, Nicholas Phan, and Kevin Deas. Performance Dates: Dec. 10-13, 2025 Thomas Adès conducts {…}

Nov 8, 2024

Joyce DiDonato, Renée Fleming, Ailyn Pérez, Nicholas Phan, Will Liverman, Karen Slack & Yannick Nézet-Séguin Lead Classical Grammy 2025 Nominees

The Grammy nominations have been announced. For this article, we will focus on the vocal and operatic nominations. The Best Opera Recording nominees are “Adams: Girls Of The Golden West” featuring John Adams, Paul Appleby, Julia Bullock, Hye Jung Lee, Daniela Mack, Elliot Madore, Ryan McKinny, and Davóne Tines, Dmitriy Lipay, Los Angeles Philharmonic, and Los Angeles Master Chorale, “Catán: Florencia {…}

Sep 19, 2024

Anna Bonitatibus Among 2024 Premio Abbiati del Disco Winners

The Premio Abbiati del Disco 2024 has announced its 2024 winners. The prizes, which are awarded by the Associazione Critici musicali italiani, saw Anna Bonitatibus’s album “Monologues” take home the award for Best Solo Album. Meanwhile, the award for Best Opera recording went to Pentatone’s “Dido and Aeneas” with Fleur Barron, Matthew Brook, Giulia Semenzato, Nicky Spence under David Bates and {…}