Columbia Artists Management Inc. has announced it will shut down due to the prolonged pandemic. In a statement that was emailed Saturday to CAMI artists the agency said it would be closing its doors on Monday, August 31. “Columbia Artists has engaged with a fiduciary to enter into an assignment for the benefit of creditors, a form of insolvency proceeding {…}
(Credit: Met Opera / Ken Howard / Marty Sohl) The Met Opera has unveiled its 25 and 26th weeks of streaming, continuing its theme-based streaming options. For week 25, the company will focus on 20th-century classics, while the ensuing week of streams will place an emphasis on French operas. Monday, August 31 – R. Strauss’s Elektra Starring Nina Stemme, Adrianne Pieczonka, Waltraud {…}
(Credit: Ken Howard / Santa Fe Opera) “Cold Mountain” is a groundbreaking retelling of the popular 1997 Charles Frazier novel of the same name. American composer Jennifer Higdon wrote the opera to mark the 150th anniversary of the American Civil War. It premiered at the Santa Fe Opera on August 1, 2015, with subsequent showings at the Opera Philadelphia and {…}
The Metropolitan Opera has announced its schedule for Week 20 of nightly streams. The company will present a slew of major superstars in this latest edition, including Anna Netrebko, Roberto Alagna, Jonas Kaufmann, Mirella Freni, and Renée Fleming, among others. Here is the full breakdown. Monday, July 20 –Rossini’s “Il Barbiere di Siviglia” Starring Isabel Leonard, Lawrence Brownlee, Christopher Maltman, {…}
The Metropolitan Opera has announced the 17th week of its nightly streams. This week’s streams include such opera stars as Anna Netrebko, Luciano Pavarotti, Ben Heppner, and Eva Marton. Monday, July 6 – Puccini’s La Bohème Starring Sonya Yoncheva, Susanna Phillips, Michael Fabiano, Lucas Meachem, Alexey Lavrov, Matthew Rose, and Paul Plishka, conducted by Marco Armiliato. From February 24, 2018. Tuesday, {…}
On Sunday, June 14, the Museum of Jewish Heritage – A Living Memorial to the Holocaust, National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene, Sing for Hope, and Lang Lang International Music Foundation will join forces to present “We Are Here: A Celebration of Resilience, Resistance, and Hope.” The special live-streamed concert event, which will be presented by a network of more than 125 {…}
(Credit: Glyndebourne Productions Ltd / I. Cooper) Glyndebourne’s YouTube channel will start streaming free operas every Sunday starting on May 24, 2020. For the first set of operas, the company is turning to Mozart and Da Ponte’s famed trilogy. The series kicked off with Mozart’s “Le Nozze di Figaro” with a cast featuring Vito Priante, Isabel Leonard, Andrew Shore, Lydia {…}
The American Opera Project has announced a new concert series entitled “Living Room Music.” The event will kick off with “A Grateful Embrace,” a Mother’s Day special hosted by mezzo-soprano Isabel Leonard, mezzo-soprano Blythe Gaissert, pianist Daniel Gortler, and baritone Jorell Williams. Other performers include Maile Okamura, Colin Jacobsen, and Isabel Santiago. Performance Date: May 10, 2020 Mezzo-soprano Blythe Gaissert, {…}
(Credit: Fay Fox/benjaminappl.com/Chris Singer) The Celebrity Series of Boston has announced the schedule of its 82nd season, featuring performances from renowned and emerging artists in a wide variety of genres and venues throughout the city. For this article we will only highlight the vocal performances: Instrumentalists Mezzo-soprano Isabel Leonard will be making her Celebrity Series debut, joining The Romeros for {…}
The Metropolitan Opera has announced Week 9 of its night streams. This coming week features some of opera’s greatest stars including Jonas Kaufmann, Plácido Domingo, Joan Sutherland, and Jessye Norman. Monday, May 11 – Massenet’s Werther Starring Lisette Oropesa, Sophie Koch, Jonas Kaufmann, and David Bižić, conducted by Alain Altinoglu. From March 15, 2014. Tuesday, May 12 – Thomas Adès’s The Tempest {…}
The OmniARTS Foundation is set to showcase three “Lean On Me: A Virtual Concert Series for COVID-19 Relief” concerts in late May and early June. . The three performances, which kick off at 4 p.m. EDT, will be presented live on Facebook and YouTube. Among those hosting the performances are mezzo-soprano Isabel Leonard, composers Lori Laitman and Tom Cipullo, and {…}