(Photo Credit: Keith Saunders) Opera Australia’s summer season continued on February 8 with a chance to hear Handel’s favorite among his oratorios. What was it? 1739’s “Saul?” “Messiah” of 1742? Neither. In a coproduction with baroque specialists Pinchgut Opera, Opera Australia presented “Theodora,” Handel’s oratorio from 1750. This was a semi-staged version directed by Lindy Hume, who has been Opera {…}
MasterVoices is set to present the New York City premiere of “To My Arms / Restore” at the NYU Skirball on March 22 & 23, 2024. The performance will be led by choreographer Doug Varone and his company Doug Varone and Dancers and features eight dancers. Additionally, there will be five vocal soloists performing arias from such Händel works as {…}
Ohio’s Dayton Performing Arts Alliance will present Händel’s “Messiah” on Dec. 13, 2023. The showcase will feature Dayton’s Opera, Philharmonic, and Chamber Chorus joining forces under conductor Neal Gittleman. Soloists include Adia Evans, Tess Fackelmann, Dylan Davis, and Ben Brady. “Handel’s ‘Messiah’ is one of my earliest musical memories—or at least the ‘Hallelujah Chorus’ is,” Gittleman said in an official {…}
The Bach Collegium Japan will present Händel’s “Messiah” at Suntory Hall on Dec. 24, 2023. The showcase will be conducted by Masaaki Suzuki and features Eri Sawae, Clint van der Linde, Seil Kim, and Paul Max Tipton as the soloists. Sawae, was previously a member of the Bach Collegium Japan chorus while van der Linde previously performed with an ensemble {…}
(Credit: Brent Calis) The Orchestre Classique de Montréal has announced two upcoming performances of Händel’s “Messiah” in the crypt of Saint Joseph’s Oratory on Mount Royal. Scheduled for Dec. 13 and 14, 2023, the showcases will be conducted by Jacques Lacombe and stars soprano Sydney Baedke, mezzo-soprano Lauren Segal, tenor Antoine Bélanger and baritone Gregory Dahl. “It is with great pride and enthusiasm that we {…}
The La Jolla Symphony & Chorus is set to present “By the Hearth” on Dec. 3, 2023. The sing-along concert will continue the organization’s annual presentation of Händel’s “Messiah,” with audiences invited to join in. Arian Khaefi, La Jolla Symphony & Chorus’ Sally and Einar Gall Music Director and Chorus Conductor, will lead the event, which takes place at The {…}
The American Symphony Orchestra will present Händel’s “Judas Maccabaeus” on Dec. 14, 2023 at the Riverside Church. The showcase will feature tenor Jack Swanson, mezzo -soprano Deborah Nansteel, bass William Guanbo Su, and soprano Brandie Sutton. They will be joined by Leon Botstein at the podium. The concert also features the Bard Festival Chorale and The Riverside Choir. The Oratorio {…}
Cambridge University’s opera society has canceled its performances of Händel’s “Saul.” Per a statement issued by the student body, Beth Norman, the president of the society, “It is with heavy heart that CUOS are announcing that due to the current sensitive political situation and unfortunate escalation of the humanitarian crisis in Gaza and Israel, we have decided that the production {…}
As part of its World Opera Day Celebration, the Teatro Real de Madrid is offering 100 free tickets to people under 30 for its performance of “Orlando” on Oct. 25 and 26. The offer was available starting at 10 a.m. local time. The company also noted that it would also be offering reduced price tickets for all performances of the {…}
(Photo: Falk von Traubenburg) Max Cenčić has a long-established reputation as a sensitive and technically brilliant virtuoso countertenor. However, over the past six or seven years, he has also become increasingly known for his skills as a stage director owing to a string of stunning productions, such as Hasse’s “Siroe,” which he toured in 2017. In 2020, he was appointed {…}
Opera Lafayette has unveiled its 2023-24 season, titled “Era of Madame de Maintenon.” It all kicks off with “Couperin le Grand” at The Kennedy Center and the Kosciuszko Foundation. The concert, which features music by Couperin, will be headlined by conductor Christophe Rousset, bass-baritone Jonathan Woody, and violinist Jacob Ashworth. Performance Dates: Oct. 25 (DC), Oct. 26 (NYC) Next up is {…}