San Francisco Opera’s “In Song” series has been nominated for the 2022 Webby Award. The series received the nomination in the “Video Series & Channels: Music” category and was also included “Webby People’s Voice Award;” audiences can vote on this latter prize through April 21, 2022. The series was launched in April 2021 and features musican experiences shared by such {…}
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. {…}
The Grammy Awards have announced the classical music winners. The Best Opera Recording went to “Akhnaten” from the Metropolitan Opera. The award was accepted by Anthony Roth Costanzo, Zachary James, and Dísella Lárusdóttir. Among the other winners who were part of the recording were producer David Frost, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; The Metropolitan Opera Chorus, conductor Karen Kamensek, and J’Nai {…}
The Dutch National Opera has announced its 2022-23 season with productions, four world premieres, two European premieres, six new productions, and four family operas. The season opens with a revival of Bizet’s “Carmen” with Jordan de Souza conducting a cast that includes J’Nai Bridges, Stanislas de Barbeyrac, Lukasz Golinski, and Adriana González. Performance Dates: Sept. 3 – 22, 2022 Engelbert {…}
The Seattle Symphony has announced its 2022-23 season featuring several international performers. Here is a look at the vocal performance. Enrique Lopez-Yañez conducts José Sibaja and Mónica Ábrego in a program of Latin American music. Performance Dates: Oct. 14 & 16, 2022 Tan Dun conducts his piece “Buddha Passion” with Sen Guo, Huiling Zhu, Kang Wang, Yupeng Wang, Batubagen, and Chen Yining. {…}
The Los Angeles Opera has announced the 2022 recipients for the Eva and Marc Stern Artist Award. This year’s recipients include Ben Bliss, J’Nai Bridges, and Liv Redpath. The trio will split the $60,000 award, which aims to recognize artists with deep connections to LA Opera. Bliss is a former member of the Domingo-Colburn-Stein Young Artist Program from 2011-2013 and {…}
San Francisco Performances has announced its 2022-23 season. For the purposes of this article, our focus will be solely on vocal and operatic performances. Soprano Dawn Upshaw will join forces with the Brentano String Quartet for “Dido “Reimagined” by Melinda Wagner. Performance Dates: Jan. 12, 2023 Mezzo-soprano Sasha Cooke and guitarist Jason Vieaux will perform music by Schubert, de Falla, {…}
Caramoor has announced its 2022 summer season, which runs between June 18 through August 19, 2022. For the purposes of this article, our focus will be on opera and vocal performances. Soprano Christine Taylor Price and baritone Thomas West headline “Pops & Patriots” alongside the Westchester Symphony Winds and conductor Curt Ebersole. The showcase features music by Smith, Porter, Thomas, {…}
(Credit: © Todd Rosenberg Photography 2016) Sing for Hope is set to celebrate Black History Month with four weeks of virtual programming. The series will feature a wide range of unique vocalists including mezzo-soprano J’Nai Bridges, will who presents a program on Feb. 17 that revolves around selections from “The Sound of Music,” “The King and I,” “South Pacific,” and {…}
In celebration of The Kennedy Center’s 50th anniversary, the organization has inducted 50 cultural leaders that represent its hopes for the next 5o years. “The Kennedy Center Next 50” includes both individual artists, writers, chefs, athletes, and other leaders and organizations that are paving the way forward in their fields. The initiative will have “the cultural leaders will take part {…}
Bucklesweet has announced its client performance lineup for March and April 2022. With events set to take place in Washington, D.C., New York City, Florida, Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Los Angeles, audiences around the United States will enjoy live performances across a range of genres and styles. For this article, only vocal performances are listed, and these are by state. Washington {…}
