The Park Avenue Armory has announced its 2023 season. Here is a look at the operatic and vocal performances for the season. Jonas Kaufmann stars in “Doppelganger” directed by Claus Guth. The work will also feature Helmut Deutsch and the music will include Schubert’s “Schwanengesang.” Performance Dates: Sept. 22-28, 2023 Recital Series Stéphane Degout and Cédric Tiberghien present a program {…}
On December 21, 2022, American Modern Opera Company will present John Adam’s “El Niño: Nativity Reconsidered” at The Cathedral of St. John the Divine. This chamber work, with libretto by Peter Sellars and concept by Julia Bullock, first made its premiere in San Martín at Fuentidueña chapel of The Met Cloisters in 2018. The case of this one-night concert features {…}
The San Francisco Opera has announced a cast change for the world premiere of John Adams’ “Antony and Cleopatra,” opening on Sept. 10, 2022 as the first operatic presentation of the Company’s 2022–23 Centennial Season. Soprano Amina Edris will create the role of Cleopatra, replacing Julia Bullock, who has withdrawn from the production because she and her husband, conductor Christian Reif, are expecting the {…}
(Credit: Julia Wesely) The Cleveland Orchestra has announced its 2022-23 season. For the purposes of this article, we will focus on vocal and operatic performances. The season opens with Mahler’s Second Symphony conducted by Franz Welser-Möst. Lauren Snouffer and Marie-Nicole Lemieux will be the soloists. Performance Dates: Sept. 29 & 30, 2022 John Adams will conduct a performance of his {…}
The National Symphony Orchestra has announced its 2022-23 season featuring an array of soloists. Here is a look at the vocal performances for next season. Leonard Bernstein’s MASS will open the season with James Gaffigan conducting, Alison Moritz directing, and Will Liverman starring. Performance Dates: Sept. 15-18, 2022 David Robertson conducts Julia Bullock in music by Mackey, Barber, and Bernstein. {…}
The San Francisco Symphony has announced its 2022-23 season and will feature numerous vocal performances. Here is a look at the vocal performances of the season. Golda Schultz and Michelle DeYoung will perform Mahler’s Symphony No. 2 with Esa-Pekka Salonen conducting. A work by Trevor Weston will have its world premiere. Performance Dates: Sept. 29-Oct. 2, 2022 Esa-Pekka Salonen {…}
The Kansas City Symphony has announced its 2022-23 season. For the purposes of this article, our focus will be solely on vocal and operatic performances. Domingo Hindoyan will conduct a performance featuring music by Brahms, Mendelssohn, and Berlioz. The KC Symphony Orchestra Chorus will perform Brahms’ “Nänie” and “Schicksalslied.” Performance Dates: Oct. 28 – 30, 2022 Mezzo-soprano Sasha Cooke and {…}
The Los Angeles Philharmonic has announced its 2022-23 season. For the purposes of this article, we will only focus on operatic and choral performances. Gustavo Dudamel Leads “Songs of the Americas” in a program that will include music by Abreu, Bor, Esteve, Ortiz, and Villa-Lobos with the Tambuco Percussion Ensemble and the Los Angeles Master Chorale. Performance Dates: Sept. 30- {…}
The Park Avenue Armory in New York will present the North American premiere of Dutch composer, film and stage director, and librettist Michel van der Aa’s new opera “Upload.” The premiere comes after the work’s acclaimed run at the Dutch National Opera in fall 2021 and features music, theater, film, and state-of-the-art motion capture technology. The work, which will star {…}
(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. {…}
On Jan. 31, the Royal Opera House is set to present a new production of Händel’s Oratorio “Theodora.” The work has not been heard in the Covent Garden since its 1750 premiere and this season audiences will get to see a feminist light on the story with an all-star cast and conductor. Leading the cast is Julia Bullock who is {…}