Photo: Simon Pauly Renowned mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato joined school children from London’s Bishop Ramsey CE School Canterbury Choir to create and record a new song for Earth Day called “Seeds of Hope.” Erato Records released the song on April 22, 2022—Earth Day. The song is part of a global engagement program that connects young people with nature through music. “Seeds {…}
The Philharmonie de Paris has announced its 2022-23 season. Here is a look at the vocal performances of the season. Matthias Pintscher conducts Olga Neuwirth’s “The Outcast” with a cast that includes Susanne Elmark, Otto Katzameier, Andrew Watts, Georgette Dee, Johan Leysen, Steve Karier, Johannes Bamberger, and Peter Brathwaite. Performance Date: Sept. 26, 2022 Matthias Goerne and Leif Ove Andsnes {…}
The Joan W. and Irving B. Harris Theater for Music and Dance is set to present “EDEN” by Joyce DiDonato on the HTP Mainstage. The concert will be presented on April 16, 2022, and will follow the mezzo’s ground-breaking and award-winning global project “In War & Peace: Harmony Through Music” which reached over 3 million viewers worldwide. EDEN is DiDonato’s {…}
(Credit: Simon Pauly) Mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato and conductor John Nelson will continue their Berlioz series with performances of “Roméo et Juliette” in Strasbourg and Paris. The tour of the work will kick off in Strasboug on June 7 and 8 followed by a performance at the Philharmonie de Paris on June 10, 2022. Nelson will conduct the Orchestre Philharmonique de {…}
This week audiences will get solo albums by one of the great mezzos of her generation and two baroque albums. There is also a debut album and a new DVD of Offenbach’s masterwork. Here is a look at this week’s new releases. Eden Joyce DiDonato releases her latest album featuring music by Handel, Gluck, Wagner, Mahler, Ives, Copland, and Oscar-winner {…}
The Met Opera’s 2022-23 season is here. And that also means that one of its most popular aspects, the Live in HD series, is also back with a slew of new entries. So here is a rundown of what opera productions you will get a chance to not only watch live in cinemas, but eventually online and on TV. Sir {…}
The Metropolitan Opera has announced its 2022-23 season featuring seven new productions. Here is a breakdown of the season. New Productions Sir. David McVicar directs a new production of Cherubini’s “Medea” with Sondra Radvanovsky in the title role. The cast will be rounded out by Janai Brugger, Ekaterina Gubanova, Matthew Polenzani, and Michele Pertusi. Carlo Rizzi conducts. Performance Dates: Sept. {…}
(Credit: © Camilla Greenwell, ROH 2022) A much-publicized intimacy director; bold text warnings about sexual violence and “terrorist themes.” There was a certain gung-ho mood amongst the audience going into Katie Mitchell’s new production of Handel’s tragic oratorio “Theodora” at the Royal Opera House this week. The first performance of the work in Covent Garden for 272 years, in fact. {…}
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 {…}
Opera superstar Joyce DiDonato has announced her new project “EDEN,” a multi-faceted initiative that will see the famed mezzo dedicate much of her time over the next four years to uniting music, drama, and education to confront questions of our individual connection to Nature. The initiative will be comprised of a tour of over 45 venues across five continents between {…}
(Credit: Mark Allan/Barbican) Long before they looped the décolletés of 1920s flappers, spiraled pearls ran rings around the ocean’s ornamental output in the form of frothy swirls: white whorls whose limpid luminosity brought earthly jewelry into pre-antiquity. Seven tiers of snowy marble in a staircase or a wedding cake can spark a similar entrancement in our ultra-modern times. As {…}