Joyce DiDonato has announced that after the end of her “In War & Peace” tour, she will host a conversation entitled ” A Motion for Peace.” The soprano stated via social media, “After 3 extraordinary years, our ‘In War & Peace Tour’ comes to an end. In searching for a way to leave the project open, I have invited two {…}
(Credit: Fay Fox/Andrew Eccles/Simon Pauly/ Bree Anne Clowdus) The Richard Tucker Award is considered one of the most prestigious awards for American opera singers. Each year the Tucker foundation awards an American singer who is on the cusp of becoming a national and international star, with the hopes that the award acts as a well-timed catalyst to elevate the artist’s {…}
It is the first weekend of October, which means that it is one filled with opening nights, new productions, contemporary works, classics, and baroque works. Let’s have a go. A Midsummer Night’s Dream – Wiener Staatsoper, Austria Lawrence Zazzo, Erin Morley, Théo Touvet, Peter Kellner, Szilvia Vörös, Josh Lovell, Rafael Fingerlos, Rachel Frenkel, Valentina, Naforniţa, Peter Rose, Benjamin Hulett, Wolfgang {…}
Superstar mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato will be appearing in Bogotá, Colombia on October 16, 2019 with her “In War and Peace: Harmony Through Music” concert headed to the Teatro Mayor Julio Mario Santo Domingo. DiDonato will be accompanied by Il Pomo D’Oro and will perform the music of Purcell, De Cavalieri, and Handel, among others. This is the latest stop in {…}
Joyce DiDonato and Piotr Beczala won top prizes at the first annual Oper Magazine awards. The singers won Best Female and Male singer of the year, while the Best Opera House award went to the Zurich Opera House. The awards also saw the Donizetti Opera Festival take home the Best Festival award, while Joana Mallwitz won the as Best Conductor award. {…}
(Credit: Simon Pauly) The Opus Klassik has announced its top prizes. Joyce DiDonato won Female Singer of the Year while Christian Gerhaher won Male Singer of the Year. Meanwhile, Emóke Baráth and Nadine Sierra both took home the Young Singer Award, while Jakub Jósef Orlinski was awarded Solo Recording (Opera) for his “Anima Sacra.” André Schuen won Solo Recording (Song) {…}
The Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli has announced its 2019-20 season featuring an array of international stars and a number of concerts. Operas The season opens with a production of Tchaikovsky’s “The Queen of Spades” in a production by Willy Decker. Juraj Valčuha conducts the production, which is set to star Misha Didyk and Oleg Dolgov as Herman, Tómas Tómasson {…}
This article was written by David & Francisco Salazar The Met Opera is very consistent at bringing the best stars from around the world to perform on its legendary stage. And year after year, the audience is gifted with potent operatic performances. This year was no different and today, we enthuse about the 10 singers that remain stuck with us. {…}
The Royal Opera House has announced its 2019-20 Season featuring some of the greatest singers in the world in 17 new productions of both ballet and opera. For this article, we will only focus on opera performances. Mozart’s “Don Giovanni” opens the 2019-20 season with Erwin Schrott in the title role alongside Roberto Tagliavini, Malin Byström, Christine Rice. Daniel Behle, Emanuele D’Aguanno, Louise Alder, Lars Woldt, {…}
Another big season at the Metropolitan Opera has come and gone. The 2018-19 was a rather fascinating one from a repertory perspective, offering up a wide range of music from some of the greatest composers. The year wound up being a mixed bag of sorts from a quality standpoint with the best performances arguably taking place once the calendar turned {…}
The BBC Proms has announced its 2019 festival featuring some of the great singers, performers and orchestras in the world. For this season announcement we will concentrate on the vocal performances. Omer Meir Wellber leads the BBC Proms Youth Choir and BBC Philharmonic in Haydn’s “The Creation.” He is joined by soloists Sarah-Jane Brandon, Benjamin Hulett, and Christoph Pohl. Performance Date: July 29, {…}