The Dallas Opera is set to premiere a new production of Wagner’s epic tale “Das Rheingold.” The opera returns to the company after a 20-year absence with Emmanuel Villaume conducting. Tomer Zvulun, General and Artistic Director of The Atlanta Opera, directs a cast led by Nicholas Brownlee as Wotan, Michael Mayes as Alberich, Amanda Echalaz as Fricka (TDO debut), Brenton {…}
Edmonton Opera has announced the finalists and judges for its inaugural Rumbold Vocal Prize. The finalists include soprano Lauren Margison, bass-baritone Vartan Gabrielian, mezzo-soprano Madison Montambault, and tenor Spencer Britten. Additionally, mezzo-soprano Alla Slakhova has been invited to participate as part of a partnership between the organization and the University of Alberta, which allows for the selection of one artist {…}
Fort Worth Opera is set to present soprano Karen Slack and pianist Michelle Cann in “Of Thee I Sing! Songs of Love & Justice” on Nov. 13, 2022. The duo will perform Clayton White’s “Over My Head;” Undine Smith Moore’s “Love Let the Wind Cry… How I Adore Thee” and “I Want to Die While You Love Me;” H.T. Burleigh’s {…}
Sparks & Wiry Cries has announced its 2023 songSLAM Festival from January 10 to 13, 2023, in New York with events at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, DiMenna Center for the Arts, and Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. The Festival opens with a preview of Freedom on the Move: Songs in Flight at Schomburg Center for Research in {…}
The Recording Academy has invited more than 2,000 people to become voting members. The Academy announced on June 28 that it was also inviting more than 600 additional people to become professional (non-voting) members. In a statement, the Academy said, “it has been aggressive in recent years about expanding and diversifying its membership. It currently has more than 12,000 voting members {…}
Fort Worth Opera has unveiled its 2022-23 season. It all kicks off with “Noches de Latinidad: El Fuego de una de Mujer” and “Noches de Zarzuela. The showcases will feature soprano Catalina Cuervo, soprano Adia Evans, tenor Nathaniel Catasca, mezzo-soprano Kaswanna Kanyinda, and baritone Malcolm Payne, Jr. The event is curated by Catalina Cuervo and Eduardo Rojas with Sheran Goodspeed {…}
The sought-after soprano and activist Karen Slack will perform “Of Thee I Sing,” a program focused on “the healing powers of justice and love.” Focused on racial justice and music by women composers, Slack curated “Of Thee I Sing” in the summer of 2020. She chose works by Clayton White, Undine Smith Moore, Ricky Ian Gordon, Scott Gendel, H. Leslie {…}
Edmonton Opera has announced its 2022-23 season. This season will be the first under artistic director Joel Ivany and will feature three opera productions. “Tosca” will kick off the new season in a production by Alison Moritz. Simon Rivard conducts a cast starring Karen Slack, David Pomeroy, and Peter Barrett. Performance Dates: Oct. 22 – 28, 2022 Joel Ivany directs {…}
UPDATE: The concert has been rescheduled for June 19, 2022. Soprano Karen Slack makes her Baltimore debut with the two-time Grammy award-winning Pacifica Quartet on May 15. They will premiere James Lee III’s “A Double Standard” as part of the Shiver Hall Concert Series. “A Double Standard” was co-commissioned by Carnegie Hall, Chamber Music Detroit, and Chamber Music Cincinnati Lee {…}
Portland Opera has announced its 2022-23 season. The season kicks off with Bizet’s “Carmen,” which will star Maya Lahyani, Matthew Pearce, Richard Ollarsaba, and Ariana Wehr. Michael Ellis Ingram conducts a production directed by Denyce Graves. Performance Dates: Nov. 5 & 13, 2022 Kamala Sankaram’s “Thumbprint” will premiere with Maya Kherani, Indira Mahajan, Alok Kumar, Omar, Najmi, and Samina Aslam {…}
(Credit: Kia Caldwell / HGO official website) The Houston Grand Opera is set to world premiere Joel Thompson and Andrea Davis Pinkney’s “The Snowy Day.” The opera, which is based on a book by Ezra Jack Keats, will star Karen Slack, Raven McMillon, Nicholas Newton, Elena Villalón, Blake Denson, Cory McGee, Andres Acosta, and Ricardo Garcia. HGO’s Artistic and Music {…}
