Welcome back for this week’s look at the latest CD and DVD releases in the opera world. This week audiences will get to hear and see new holiday albums, a Puccini album, and rarely performed works. Here is a look at what to buy this season. Puccini The celebrated tenor Freddie De Tommaso celebrates Puccini in a new album with {…}
The 29th Heidelberger Frühling Musikfestival has released the details of its 2025 season, titled “Liberated Time.” For the purposes of this article only vocal performances are included. Soprano Eleanor Lyons, mezzo-soprano Sophie Harmsen, tenor Benjamin Hulett, and bass Johannes Kammler with the Collegium Vocale Gent present works by Eisler and Beethoven. They are accompanied by the Orchestre des Champs-Élysées under {…}
Welcome back for this week’s look at the latest CD and DVD releases in the opera world. This week audiences will get some Verdi and Monteverdi releases as well as the release of a world premiere album. Verdi Decca releases an album from the Teatro alla Scala which showcases Riccardo Chailly and La Scala as they maintain the gold standard {…}
The Festival de Granada has announced its 73 edition. Here is a look at the vocal performances. The Orquesta and Coro Nacionales de España will be conducted by David Afkham in a program that includes Beethoven’s Missa Solemnis. The soloists include Sarah Wegener, Wiebke Lehmkuhl, Maximilian Schmitt, and Ashley Riches. Performance Date: June 26, 2024 The Orchestre de Paris, Christiane {…}
The third annual Heidelberger Frühling Liedfestival has released the details of its 2024 program. This year’s theme is “Brahms and the Disorder of Lieder,” concluding Heidelberger Frühling’s season focus on Johannes Brahms. “A song festival for everyone,” a mixed genre event opens the festival. Performance Date: June 8, 2024 The Erlkings perform Lied in English with guitar, cello, tuba, and {…}
The Teatro de la Zarzuela has announced its 2023-24 season featuring zarzuela productions, concerts, and recitals. Zarzuela The season opens with “El Caballero del Olmedo” starring Joel Prieto, Cesar Arrieta, Rocio Perez, Alba Chantar, German Olvera, Ramiro Maturana, Nicola Beller Carbone, Berna Perles, Gerado Bullon, and Ruben Amoretti. Guillermo Garcia Calvo conducts the production by Lluis Pasqual’s production. Performance Dates: {…}
The Schubertíada has announced its 2023 season which will be held in Vilabertran at the Castelló d´Empúries and Vilajuïga in Catalonia. Ferran Albrich leads a Schubert and Toldrà recital with Albert Guinovart and Oriol Prat. Performance Dates: August 11 & 12, 2023 Josep Ramon Olivé and Victoria Guerrero perform Schubert’s “Winterreise.” Performance Date: August 13, 2023 Erika Baikoff and Kunal Lahiry {…}
Germany’s Pierre Boulez Saal has announced its 2022-2023. For this article, we will focus on vocal performances. Siobhan Stagg and Timothy Young perform a recital of music by Duparc, Debussy, and Messian. Performance Date: Oct. 18, 2022 Juliane Banse and Marcelo Avaral conducts a performance of music by Debussy and Brahms. Performance Date: Nov. 20, 2022 Julia Kleiter and Julius {…}
The Philharmonie Essen has announced its 2022-23 season. Here is a look at the vocal and operatic highlights. Magdalena Kožená and Yefim Bronfman perform a recital of music by Brahms, Dvořák, Martinů, Mussorgsky, and Bartók. Performance Date: Sept. 5, 2022 Regensburger Domspatzen, Knabenchor Hannover, and Essener Domsingknaben perform in concert. Performance Date: Sept. 17, 2022 Evelyn Ziegler performs alongside Udo {…}
With the pandemic came innovation, particularly in using video to present works. Renowned conductor Kent Nagano and the Hamburg Philharmonic State Orchestra explored the medium to create Micro concerts—bite-size, half-hour audiovisual performances that take their cue more from pop music visuals than from staid, traditional concert films. The videos are available for viewing for free until October 22, 2022. Five {…}
(Photo: Nicola Allegri) Madrid’s Ibermúsica has announced its 2022-2023 featuring international soloists. Here is a look at the vocal performances. Verdi’s Requiem will feature the Milan Symphony orchestra under the direction of Claus Peter Flor. Carmela Remigio, Anna Bonitatibus, Carlo Allemanno, and Fabrizio Beggi star. Performance Dates: Nov. 9, 2022 The Bach Collegium Japan performs Bach’s Mass in B Minor {…}