The Cincinnati May Festival has announced the lineup for the 2024 season. The May Festival celebrates Robert Porco’s birthday and 35 years as Director of Choruses with “Bob’s Big Sing: A May Festival Reunion.” Performance Date: March 23, 2024 Soprano Camilla Tilling and tenor Nicholas Phan will serve as soloists in Haydn’s oratorio “The Creation.” They are joined by the May {…}
(Photo credit: Peter Serling) Following its 150th anniversary celebration the Cincinnati May Festival has announced Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Julia Wolfe as the inaugural Festival Director. In her role, Wolfe draws upon decades of collaboration and interdisciplinary artistry to curate an extensive program. She says in an official press release, “I am thrilled to be working with the forward-looking May Festival {…}
The Crossing is set to present the world premiere of Julia Wolfe’s “unEarth” alongside the New York Philharmonic. The showcase, which is scheduled for June 1-3, 2023, will be conducted by Jaap van Zweden and will take place at David Geffen Hall in New York City. The program will also feature Sibelius’ Violin Concerto with Frank Huang as the soloist. {…}
The Lorelei Ensemble is set to present Julia Wolfe’s “Her Story” on March 16-18, 2023. The showcase, which will represent the Northeast Premiere performance of the work, will feature the Boston Symphony Orchestra under conductor Giancarlo Guerrero. There will be a total of three performances during the run. The work was written for the Lorelei Ensemble and features words “of {…}