Baritone Jonathan Beyer will headline a recital at 89 Reade on Thursday, Sept. 24, accompanied by pianist Lachlan Glen. The program spans the Romanticism of Jean Sibelius, the American idiom of George Gershwin, and works by Vincenzo Bellini and Tom Lehrer. Beyer has performed with companies including the Metropolitan Opera, Lyric Opera of Chicago, and Opera Frankfurt, appearing across North {…}
Opera Philadelphia has announced Week three of its Digital Festival O. The company’s Digital Festival will feature a broadcast of Rossini’s comic masterpiece “The Barber of Seville,” premiering on May 15, at 8:00 p.m. on YouTube and operaphila.org and will stream on-demand through Monday, June 29. The production by Michael Shell features Jonathan Beyer as Figaro, Jennifer Holloway as Rosina, {…}
Opera Philadelphia has launched the “Digital Festival O.” which will stream five major productions from the company’s past. “The unprecedented social distancing necessitated by the COVID-19 pandemic has galvanized the performing arts community, sparking generous artist relief funds and online expressions of creativity as we all navigate this challenging time in our history. Digital Festival O, which premieres when we {…}