The 2027 lineup for Schubertiade in Schwarzenberg and Hohenems is announced. Here is a look at the vocal works. Soprano Fatma Said and pianist Joseph Middleton give the opening concert. Together they present music by Schubert, Brahms, Mendelssohn, Schumann, and De Falla. Performance Date: April 21, 2027 (Hohenems) Baritone Konstantin Krimmel and pianist Ammiel Bushakevitz perform works by Schubert, Schumann, and {…}
(Photo Credit: Matthew Placek) The Frick Collection announces its 2026-27 concert season. This article only includes opera performances. Lily Hammond, Linnea Sablosky, Tim Eriksen, and John Taylor Ward with the early music ensemble Ruckus present “American Harmony.” Performance Date: Oct. 25, 2026 Anthony Roth Costanzo presents a program tied to his latest project, “Countertenor.” Dan Schlosberg directs. Performance Date: Nov. {…}
The 2026-27 season of the Bliss Song Series at Pembroke College, Cambridge is announced. Soprano Véronique Gens with Artistic Director and pianist Joseph Middleton open the season with a concert of French melodies. Performance Date: Nov. 5, 2026 Soprano Fatma Said and Middleton perform Schumann’s “Dichterliebe” and a collection of Spanish and Egyptian Song. Performance Date: Nov. 14, 2026 Mezzo-soprano {…}
(Credit: Fabrice Demessence) The Monteverdi Festival announces its 2026 programming. This article only features vocal concerts. Cecilia Bartoli opens the Festival in a gala concert with Les Musiciens du Prince conducted by Gianluca Capuano. Performance Date: May 28, 2026 The Monteverdi Festival opens with “Vespers Of The Blessed Virgin” under the baton of Leonardo García-Alarcón. Performance Date: June 7, 2026 {…}
The Musikverein Wien has announced its 2025-26 season. Here is a look at the vocal performances of the season. Herbert Lippert Joins the Philharmonia Schrammeln for “Das is’ die Wiener G’müatlichkeit.” Performance Dates: Sept. 29, 2025 Camilla Nylund and Helmut Deutsch perform lieder by Antonín Dvořák, Richard Strauss and Jean Sibelius Performance Dates: Oct. 1, 2025 Martin Haselböck conducts the {…}
The Festival de Granada has announced its 2025 season. Here is a look at the vocal performances. Luis Arance, Marcelo Solís, Łukasz Biela, Rocío Faus, Solomía Antonyak, Belén Herrero, and Gonzalo Ruiz star in Rossini’s “La Cenerentola” for kids. Performance Date: June 6, 2025 La Cetra performs Bach’s Mass in B Minor with soloists Jone Martínez, Lea Elisabeth Müller, Carlos Mena, Jakob Pilgram, {…}
Welcome back for this week’s look at the latest CD and DVD releases in the opera world. This week audiences will get to experience many of the famed artists of our time in new albums featuring classic works, rarely performed works and rediscovered works. Here is a look at this week’s new releases. Stravinsky: Le rossignol Captured in March 2023, {…}
(Credit: Sim-Canetty-Clarke) On March 9, 2025, English tenor Ian Bostridge will return to Shriver Hall with pianist Julius Drake. The program will feature various composers inspired by William Shakespeare alongside Bostridge’s heartfelt rendition of Britten’s transcendent Holy Sonnets. In a statement, Bostridge said, “Shakespeare has been a part of my life as a performer from the very start. It has {…}
Bougie Hall has unveiled its programming for the first half of 2025. Here is a rundown of the upcoming vocal performances on offer. Christian Gerhaher and pianist Gerold Huber will present a Schumann recital that includes such works as “Fünf Lieder, ” Op. 40; “Liederkreis,” Op. 39; “Drei Gesänge,” Op. 83; “Romanzen und Balladen,” Op. 53; and “Sechs Gedichte von {…}
The Bliss International Song Series announces its 2024-25 season, curated by Musician in Residence and Bye-Fellow at Pembroke College, Cambridge, Joseph Middleton. All performance take place in the Auditorium at Pembroke College, and start at 7.30 p.m. Tenor Ian Bostridge CBE and Middleton present an all-Schubert program to open the season. Performance Date: November 7, 2024 Baritone Huw Montague Rendall {…}
The New World Symphony announces the line up for its “Resonance of Remembrance” series. This article only features vocal concerts. Soprano Danielle de Niese stars in Weill’s “The Seven Deadly Sins.” Co-directors include Bill Barclay, Yuval Sharon, and Alexander Gedeon. Stéphane Denève conducts. Performance Dates: October 19 & 20, 2024 Soprano Emily Magee serves as soloist in the “Veterans Day Concert: {…}