Opera Lafayette has unveiled its 2023-24 season, titled “Era of Madame de Maintenon.” It all kicks off with “Couperin le Grand” at The Kennedy Center and the Kosciuszko Foundation. The concert, which features music by Couperin, will be headlined by conductor Christophe Rousset, bass-baritone Jonathan Woody, and violinist Jacob Ashworth. Performance Dates: Oct. 25 (DC), Oct. 26 (NYC) Next up is {…}
Leading period ensemble Chatham Baroque announces its “Chatham Baroque + Renaissance & Baroque 2023-24 Concert Series.” For the purposes of this article, only vocal works are included. Soprano Danielle Svonavec leads the Baltimore Consort’s “In Angel’s Wede – Music of Mary Queen of Scots.” Performance Date: November 18, 2023 Chatham Baroque and Calvary Episcopal Church present a program initiative for {…}
San Francisco-based Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra has announced its exciting 2022-23 season spotlighting rare works by Handel and featuring Anthony Roth Costanzo, along with 13 guest artist debuts. Here’s what’s in store for Bay Area audiences. For this article, only vocal performances are listed. First up is Händel’s oratorio “Theodora,” featuring mezzo-soprano Helen Charlston in her PBO and American debut, soprano {…}
The Elgin Symphony Orchestra (ESO) is set to present Mozart’s “Requiem” on Saturday, March 5 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, March 6 at 3 p.m. The four soloists for the famed Mozart work will include soprano Amanda Forsythe, mezzo-soprano Amanda Crider, tenor James Reese, and bass-baritone Jonathan Woody. Joining ESO and the soloists are the Adrian Dunn Singers. The ensemble {…}
(Credits: Seattle Symphony official website / College of Fine Arts, University of Kentucky official website) American-Canadian tenor Zach Finkelstein has announced the release of his third album. The recording will be produced in a collaboration with the famed guitarist Dieter Hennings Yeoman and is slated for release in fall of 2021. Composers Felix Jarrar, Kamala Sankaram, Rene Orth, Daniel Pesca, {…}
Concerts at Saint Thomas has announced its 2019-20 season, which marks organist Jeremy Filsell’s first year as Music Director and the 100th anniversary of the Saint Thomas Choir School. For the purposes of this article, we will include only vocal performances. “Saint Thomas Choir School at 100” will celebrate the Choir School’s 100th anniversary with Rachmaninov’s “Rhapsody on a Theme of {…}
