(Photo credit: Suzanne Vinnik) Palm Beach Opera has announced its 2025 season. The season opens with Gounod’s “Roméo et Juliette,” under the baton of Palm Beach Opera’s Ari Rifkin Music Director, David Stern. The title roles will be shared across performances. Friday/Sunday Long Long performs Romé alongside Amina Edris as Juliette. Eric Taylor and Lydia Grindatto will each make their {…}
The 89 Reade concert series has announced its next two events. On Dec. 19, 2024, the organization led by pianist Lachlan Glen, will feature a concert with Leah Hawkins, Hera Hyesang Park, and Gabriella Reyes. The showcase kicks off at 6:30 p.m. and runs through 9:30 p.m. The event features music, accompanied by an opera bar and canapés. Then on {…}
(Credit: Paola Kudacki / Met Opera) The Metropolitan Opera is set to present the company premiere of Argentine composer Osvaldo Golijov and librettist David Henry Hwang’s “Ainadamar.” The opera will premiere on Oct. 15 and will be directed and choreographed by Brazilian Deborah Colker. When OperaWire saw the production at the Detroit Opera, John Vandevert said, “The evening was realized {…}
(Credit: Dario Acosta) Nicaraguan-American soprano Gabriella Reyes has joined the roster of IMG Artists for general management. Reyes, who was recently announced as a Sphinx Organization 2025 Medal of Excellence honoree, will be represented by Artist Manager Callan Coughlan. In a statement, Reyes said, “I am so thrilled to be joining the team at IMGA. For years, IMGA has supported {…}
The Lyric Opera of Chicago has announced its 2024-25 season. Here is a look at the productions. Verdi’s “Rigoletto” is set to star Igor Golovatenko, Soloman Howard, Javier Camarena, and Mané Galoyan. Enrique Mazzola conducts the production by Director Mary Birnbaum. Performance Dates: Sept. 14-Oct. 6 2024 Elza van den Heever, Russell Thomas, Mika Kares, and Brian Mulligan star in {…}
The Metropolitan Opera is set to present Franco Zeffirelli’s production of Puccini’s “Turandot” for 17 performances. The production will showcase Ukrainian conductor Oksana Lyniv in her Met debut with two casts. The first cast will feature Elena Pankratova in the title role opposite tenor SeokJong Baek as Calàf. They will be joined by Aleksandra Kurzak as Liù and Vitalij Kowaljow {…}
The Bravo! Vail Music Festival has announced its 37th Season. Here is a look at the vocal performances. Fabio Luisi conducts “The American Songbook” with soloists Karen Slack and Issachah Savage and the Dallas Symphony Orchestra. The concert features Gershwin, Ornadel, Rodgers and Hammerstein, Johnson, and Dawson. Performance Date: June 28, 2024 Puccini’s “La Bohème” is set to star Nicole {…}
The Atlanta Opera opens in 2024 with Giacomo Puccini’s “La Bohème.” The opera, which is set to be performed at Cobb Energy Performing Arts Center, will open on Jan. 20 and will be performed through Jan. 28, 2024. The production will star Gabriella Reyes, Long Long, Zachary Nelson, and Madison Leonard. Tomer Zvulun directs the opera with Jonathan Brandani conducting. The {…}
(Credit: Dario Acosta) Nicaraguan-American soprano Gabriella Reyes has joined the roster of Promethean Artists for worldwide general management. In a statement regarding her new manager, Reyes said, “I have full confidence that working with Promethean Artists will help bring the stories I want to tell to the communities that matter most to me. As artists, we curate a path for {…}
The Metropolitan Opera has unveiled its 2023 Summer Recital Series, set to bring opera to all five New York City boroughs in late June. Featuring both young and established artists, the concerts will include famous arias, duets, and other classical favorites. The series begins on June 20, 2023, at Central Park’s SummerStage in Manhattan, before moving to Brooklyn Bridge Park {…}
(Credit: Suzanne Vinnik) The Washington National Opera (WNO) will close out its 2022-2023 season with Puccini’s “La Bohème.” The production will run between May 13-27, 2023 at the Kennedy Center Opera House. The famed opera will star Gabriella Reyes, Gihoom Kim, Blake Denson, Kang Wang, Peter Rose, and Jackeline Echols. Also on the cast roster are WNO Fellows Tiffany Chang, {…}