Sondra Radvanovsky, Michael Fabiano, Janai Brugger Headline San Francisco Opera’s Live Gala, Company Announces Drive-in Productions

San Francisco Opera is set to stream “Celebrating the Voices of San Francisco Opera” on Dec. 4, 2020, at 7:30 p.m. PT. The virtual concert will feature a number of major artists including Janai Brugger, Ashley Dixon, Amina Edris, Sondra Radvanovsky, Michael Fabiano, Pene Pati, Artur Ruciński, Alfred Walker, Nicola Luisotti, and Members of the Company, performing from around the {…}

Apr 12, 2020

Will Liverman, Janai Brugger, Erin Morley Headline LAO At Home This Week

The Los Angeles Opera has announced its scheduled for LAO at Home during the week of April 13-16. The company will showcase a living room recital on Monday, April 13 at 7 p.m. PDT / 10 p.m. EDT featuring such artists as Morris Robinson, Janai Brugger, Arturo Chacón-Cruz, and Erin Morley, with a focus on what they are doing to {…}

Feb 10, 2020

Renée Fleming, Angel Blue & Anna Caterina Antonacci Headline Washington National Opera’s 2020-21 Season

(Credit: Washington National Opera) The Washington National Opera has announced its 2020–2021 season offering up some ambitious repertoire. The season with WNO’s new production of Beethoven’s “Fidelio.” Robert Spano makes his WNO debut conducting a cast that includes Elza van den Heever, Brandon Jovanovich, Brian Mulligan, Ryan Speedo Green, Joshua Blue, and Eric Owens. Performance Dates: Oct. 24–Nov. 9, 202o {…}

Feb 9, 2020

Christine Goerke, Jamie Barton & Jennifer Johnson Cano Lead St. Louis Symphony Orchestra’s 2020-21 Season

The St. Louis Symphony Orchestra has announced its 2020-21 season featuring modern classics, famed artists, and choral works. Here is a look at the vocal highlights of the season. Stéphane Denève conducts Mahler’s Symphony No. 3 with Tamara Mumford as the soloist and the Women of the St. Louis Symphony Chorus and the St. Louis Children’s Choirs. Performance Dates: Oct. {…}

Jan 26, 2020

Gregory Kunde, Renée Fleming & Missy Mazzoli Highlight LA Opera’s 2020-21 Season

The LA Opera has announced its 2020-21 season featuring a number of Main stage productions, of grand and community events. Here is a look at what the ambitious season is set to showcase. Main Stage The season opens with Verdi and Cammarano’s “Il Trovatore” starring Angel Blue in her role debut as Leonora and Gregory Kunde in his LA Opera {…}

Jan 22, 2020

Michael Fabiano, Elza Van Den Heever & Sondra Radvanovsky Headline San Francisco Opera’s 2020-21 Season

(Credit: Courtesy of San Francisco Opera) The San Francisco Opera has announced its 2020-21 season featuring a number of new productions and stars. Here is a look. Productions The first production of the season will be Beethoven’s “Fidelio” celebrating the composer’s 250th anniversary. The new production will be directed by Matthew Ozawa with Music Director Designate Eun Sun Kim conducting {…}

Oct 28, 2019

Janai Brugger To Headline ‘The Kingdom’ With American Symphony Orchestra At Carnegie Hall

(Credit: Dario Acosta) The American Symphony Orchestra is set to kick off its Carnegie Hall season with Elgar’s “The Kingdom.” The performance, which will take place on Halloween of 2019, will be led by music director Leon Botstein with soprano Janai Brugger, mezzo-soprano Eve Gigliotti, tenor Cooper Nolan, and baritone Alexander Birch Elliott as the soloists. James Bagwell will lead the Bard Festival {…}

Oct 21, 2019

Cincinnati Opera Announces Cast For ‘Castor & Patience’ World Premiere

The Cincinnati Opera has announced the casting of principal roles for composer Gregory Spears and librettist Tracy K. Smith’s new opera “Castor and Patience.” The company announced that the title roles will be sung by soprano Latonia Moore as Patience and bass-baritone Kevin Short as Castor. The opera will also feature tenor Frederick Ballentine as Judah, soprano Janai Brugger as {…}

Sep 23, 2019

Janai Brugger To Star In Time In Children’s Arts Initiative’s ‘An Evening Under the Stars’

Time In Children’s Arts Initiative has announced “An Evening Under the Stars,” a benefit performance that will feature Janai Brugger and Bryan Wagorn, among others artists. The performance, set for Oct. 7, 2019, will take place at a private residence in New York City. Brugger is currently working on the Met Opera’s new production of “Porgy and Bess,” where she {…}

Jul 4, 2019

Janai Brugger, Amanda Woodbury & Catherine Russell Headline American Symphony Orchestra’s 2019-20 Season

(Credit: Dario Acosta) American Symphony Orchestra has announced its expanded 2019-20 season, which includes concerts at Carnegie Hall, Alice Tully Hall, and Symphony Space. For the purposes of this article, we will focus only on vocal performances. The season will kick off with Edward Elgar’s oratorio “The Kingdom” at Carnegie Hall, which will feature soprano Janai Brugger, mezzo-soprano Maya Lahyani, tenor {…}

Jun 14, 2019

Janai Brugger, Karen Slack, Ginger Costa-Jackson Star In Top 5 Operas To See This Weekend (North America)

(Credit: Suzanne Vinnik / Dario Acosta) This weekend’s recommendations are full of variety of repertory spread across the U.S. including two essential world premieres and the performance of a rare work. All of them feature tremendous star power. Here are the five operas that we recommend for your Father’s Day celebration (in alphabetical order by company). The Marriage of Figaro {…}

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