Opera Colorado continues its 2022-23 Season with a new production of Korngold’s “Die tote Stadt.” The opera, which opens on Feb. 25 and runs through March 5, will be presented for the first time at Opera Colorado. In a statement, says Greg Carpenter, the Ellie Caulkins General & Artistic Director said, “Celebrating forty years of grand opera at Opera Colorado {…}
(Credit: Chris Singer) The Palm Beach Opera is set to open its first mainstage production of the 2023 Season with “Madama Butterfly.” The production opens on Jan. 20, 2023 and runs through Jan. 22. The opera will be conducted by acclaimed Italian conductor Carlo Montanaro and will showcase American stage director Alison Mortiz’s production. Sopranos Jennifer Rowley and Toni Marie {…}
The Pittsburgh Opera is set to open its 84th season with a historic production of “Rusalka.” The Dvořák work, which is known as the “Opera’s Little Mermaid,” will star Ekaterina Siurina in the title role alongside Marianne Cornetti, Hao Jiang Tian, Jonathan Burton, and Leah Hawkins. The cast is rounded out by Julia Swan Laird, Emily Richter, Jazmine Olwalia, and {…}
North Carolina Opera has announced its 2022-23 season, featuring two company premieres and audience favorites. Here’s what the company has in store for audiences. NCO will present its season opener and company premiere of Puccini’s “Manon Lescaut” in concert for one night only. The presentation stars Marina Costa-Jackson, Jonathan Burton, Levi Hernandez, and Donald Hartmann. NCO’s presentation of Puccini’s devastating {…}
Opera Colorado has announced its 2022-23 season which will celebrate its 40th Anniversary Season and its biggest season yet. Catherine Martin sings the role of Santuzza in Mascagni’s “Cavalleria Rusticana” with Catherine Cook, Malcolm McKenzie, Roberto de Biasio, and Kira Dills-Desurra. Ari Pelto conducts the semi-staged production by David Lefkowich. Performance Date: Sept. 10, 2022 Verdi’s “Rigoletto” is set to {…}
The Des Moines Metro Opera has announced its 2021 summer festival which will run between July 2 and 25. The company announced that its new season was developed in conjunction with the Medical Advisory Panel and that all 225 company members completed a COVID-19 vaccination series prior to their arrival for the festival. Additionally, all audience members will be required {…}
Des Moines Metro Opera has announced the programming for their 2021 Summer Festival, set to run from July 2 through July 25. The lineup includes three new productions of opera and musical theatre. Sondheim’s “Sweeney Todd” is set to be led by Principal Conductor and Music Director David Neely and stage director Kristine McIntyre. The cast features baritone Zachary Nelson {…}
The Boston Lyric Opera will stream a recording of Bellini’s “Norma” from its final dress rehearsal. The company announced that the opera will be streamed starting Sunday March 29 at 3 p.m. The recording was captured on March 11 by 99.5 WCRB Classical Radio Boston and its Grammy Award-winning Lead Sound Engineer Antonio Oliart Ros. The recording is set to {…}
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. {…}
The Boston Lyric Opera is set to showcase Bellini’s “Norma” for the first time in 40 years. The production will be directed by Stephanie Havey with set designs by Julia Noulin-Mérat, costume designs by Charles Neumann, and lighting designs by Pablo Santiago as part of the production team. Elena Stikhina makes her debut in the title role alongside Sandra Piques-Eddy {…}
On Oct. 20 two rising stars in the opera world made unexpected Lyric Opera of Chicago debuts in Verdi’s “Luisa Miller.” Toni Marie Palmertree sang the title role, replacing Krassimira Stoyanova, who was under the weather; Jonathan Burton sang Acts two and three as Rodolfo, replacing Joseph Calleja who is recovering from a cold. Palmertree has performed at the San {…}