Julia Bullock, Chen Reiss & Will Liverman Lead National Symphony Orchestra’s 2022-23 Season

The National Symphony Orchestra has announced its 2022-23 season featuring an array of soloists. Here is a look at the vocal performances for next season. Leonard Bernstein’s MASS will open the season with James Gaffigan conducting, Alison Moritz directing, and Will Liverman starring. Performance Dates: Sept. 15-18, 2022 David Robertson conducts Julia Bullock in music by Mackey, Barber, and Bernstein. {…}

Mar 23, 2022

Teatro Nuovo Announces 2022 Season

Teatro Nuovo has announced its 2022 season featuring two operas. The company will also resume its renowned training program, giving an immersive course in Bel Canto style and technique to 22 elite young singers who will serve as the understudies and chorus of the two operas. The season will open with Rossini’s “Maometto Secondo” with bass Hans Tashjian in the {…}

Jul 30, 2021

Teatro Nuovo 2021 Review: Il Barbiere di Siviglia

Photos: Steven Pisano This review is of the July 27, 2021 performance. Opera is back in New York City, and it returned not as a big-budget production with gargantuan sets, light shows, animals, and all the trappings of grand opera but as a humble outdoor, semi-staged presentation of Rossini’s beloved comedy, “The Barber of Seville,” put on by Teatro Nuovo, {…}

Nov 28, 2020

Alexandra Nowakowski & Hannah Ludwig to Present Online Recital

Alumnae of the Academy of Vocal Arts Alexandra Nowakowski and Hannah Ludwig are set to perform a second livestream-only recital. The pre-recorded recital will air on Dec. 4, 2020 at 6 p.m. on YouTube Premiere. The “Music, Unite Us” program features works by Rossini, Rachmaninoff, Bernstein, and more. The recital was filmed before the city of Philadelphia entered new lockdown {…}

Sep 14, 2020

Juan Diego Flórez, Lawrence Brownlee, Lisette Oropesa, Martina Arroyo, J’Nai Bridges Headline Top 10 Operas to Stream This Week

With opera companies returning in full force digitally, this week’s selections will highlight a mix of repertory staples with some unique and experimental new works. Before we kick off our list, don’t forget to check out important discussions taking place regarding issues of race and equality in opera with such programs as Karen Slack’s “KikiKonversations,” Kenneth Overton’s “Black Opera Live,” and Mark {…}

Aug 31, 2020

Sonya Yoncheva, Karita Mattila, Angel Blue, Lisette Oropesa, Charles Castronovo Headline Top 10 Operas to Stream This Week

September brings the opening of several major companies in Europe. And that means new streaming opportunities of concerts and operas. Before we kick off our list, don’t forget to check out important discussions taking place regarding issues of race and equality in opera with such programs as Karen Slack’s “KikiKonversations,” Kenneth Overton’s “Black Opera Live,” and Mark S. Doss’ “Heart and Soul” series {…}

Aug 28, 2020

Lisette Oropesa, Lawrence Brownlee & Angela Meade Lead Bel Canto in Thirty Minutes

Teatro Nuovo has announced the release of Bel Canto in Thirty Minutes, premiering Sept. 15 at 7:30 p.m. on YouTube Live. The new video production is set to feature the first-ever complete recording of Nicola Vaccai’s “Practical Method of Italian Singing,” a delicious collection of miniature arias that has been a cornerstone of Bel Canto training for nearly two centuries. {…}

Aug 23, 2020

Alexandra Nowakowski & Hannah Ludwig to Present ‘Music, Give Us Hope’

Academy of Vocal Arts Class of 2018 award-winning alumnae, soprano Alexandra Nowakowski, mezzo-soprano Hannah Ludwig, and pianist José Meléndez will perform a live streamed recital entitled, “Music, Give Us Hope,” on Saturday, September 5 at 6:30 p.m. EDT. The “Music, Give Us Hope” program includes music from genres and composers as diverse as Schubert and Berlioz to Harold Arlen and {…}

Mar 29, 2020

AVA Releases Video to Celebrate BrAVA Gala

AVA has released a video after its BrAVA concert was canceled. In a statement released the organizatoin said, “While we are saddened not to be able to celebrate together our 85th Anniversary during these difficult times for our community, we wanted to find a way to commemorate this occasion with you virtually.” The video features a number of singers who {…}

Mar 11, 2020

Isabel Leonard, Gianandrea Noseda & Kate Lindsey Highlight National Symphony Orchestra’s 2020-21 Season

(Credit: Fay Fox) The National Symphony Orcehstra has announced its 2020-21 season. For this article, we will highlight the vocal performances. The season opens with Gianandrea Noseda conducting Isabel Leonard in a program that includes Ravel’s Boléro, arias from “Carmen,” Ginastera’s Four Dances from Estancia, and Rimsky-Korsakov’s Capriccio espagnol. Performance Dates: Sept. 26, 2020 Gianandrea Noseda conducts Beethoven’s Missa Solemnis {…}

Feb 28, 2020

J’Nai Bridges, Ryan McKinny, Katie van Kooten Headline Top 6 Operas to See This Weekend – North America

New and old come together in this weekend’s major picks. There will be a unique world premiere as well as a revival of two recent premieres. You also have a mix of some repertory staples taking the nation’s capital by storm. Anna Bolena – Baltimore Concert Opera, Maryland The Baltimore Concert Opera continues its season with a presentation of the {…}