Karen Slack will sing “On My Journey Now: Five Spirituals,” a world premiere by composer Nansi Carroll. The concert, presented with the University of Pennsylvania’s Department of Music, will feature The Daedalus Quartet in the Harold Pince Theater at Annenberg Center on Jan. 25, 2020. The evening of music will explore migration through music, illustrating how centuries of cultural cross-pollination {…}
(Photo source: www.sopranokarenslack.com) Karen Slack is set to return to The Metropolitan Opera as Serena in Gershwin’s “Porgy and Bess.” The soprano will sing the recently announced performances on Feb. 12 and 15, 2020. The two performances will mark the first time Slack performs at the Met Opera since her debut in the title role of Verdi’s “Luisa Miller” in {…}
Opera Philadelphia has announced that soprano Karen Slack will perform a series of recitals. The company announced that the soprano will perform as part of the O19 festival in the series Curtis in Concert. The soprano will perform alongside Martin Luthor Clark and David Lofton at the Field Concert Hall. The soprano recently made her role debut as “Tosca” with {…}
(Credit: Suzanne Vinnik / Dario Acosta) This weekend’s recommendations are full of variety of repertory spread across the U.S. including two essential world premieres and the performance of a rare work. All of them feature tremendous star power. Here are the five operas that we recommend for your Father’s Day celebration (in alphabetical order by company). The Marriage of Figaro {…}
This week, Terrence Blanchard will present his second opera “Fire Shut Up in My Bones.” The work is set to world premiere at the Opera Theater Saint Louis and soprano Karen Slack will be headlining the production. In recent years the American soprano has garnered acclaim for her work in contemporary opera and distinguished herself for her powerful voice. Her {…}
Every singer’s path is laden with expectations. Often, these are not established by the artist themselves, but by the world around them. Karen Slack knows all about having to manage those expectations. She made her Metropolitan Opera debut in 2005 and was singing the major Verdi roles at the start of her career. But the soprano in a recent interview {…}
The Fort Worth Opera Festival 2019 has expanded its lineup to include four concerts that will feature some major opera stars. The festival, which kicks off on April 26, will now feature “Baguettes and Opera” starting on April 4, 2019. This will be a collaboration with Central Market of Fort Worth and will celebrate the world premiere of “Companionship,” which {…}
The Mill City Summer Opera will kick off a summer production of Bizet’s “Carmen” at the Milly City Ruin Courtyard starting on July 13, 2018. The production, which will be directed by Fenlon Lamb, will star Audrey Babcock as the title character with Adam Diegel as Don José and Karen Slack as Micaëla. Luis Orozco stars as Escamillo. The production {…}
When Verdi’s “Luisa Miller” hits the stage on Thursday, March 29, it will be the first time the opera is staged with the company in exactly 12 years. The cast will include Plácido Domingo and Piotr Beczala among the male leads, but will also showcase the third major work headlined by Bulgarian soprano Sonya Yoncheva at the Met in 2017-18. {…}