The New England Conservatory has announced its fall programming. Listed here are the opera events which are free and open to the public. Mezzo-soprano Rebecca Printz solos in Brett Dean’s “I Starred Last Night, I Shone” in “NEC & Yellow Barn Present: A Concert for Violist Roger Tapping (1960-2022).” Performance Date: September 19, 2023 “Liederabend LXVII” features songs in a {…}
New York’s Mannes Opera is set to present Cavalli’s “La Calisto.” The company will showcase the opera with rising star conductor Kamna Gupta working with Artistic Director Emma Griffin. In a statement Griffin noted, “Working on baroque opera – with its sensuality, its rhythms, its exuberance – feels like working on something written today. It’s incredibly inventive and immediate – {…}
(Credit: Brescia e Amisano, Teatro alla Scala) In the last few years, Teatro alla Scala has committed to reviving masterpieces of the early Italian repertoire. On Oct. 30, 2021, the company presented, for the first time in its 243-year history, Francesco Cavalli’s (1602-1676) “La Calisto” (1651). Of Cavalli’s 41 operas, “La Calisto” is the only one to have found a {…}
There was a major success at Teatro Real with the presentation of Cavalli’s ”La Calisto” in its Madrid premiere. It is always a pleasure to discover a new opera, and with the baroque renaissance we are experiencing in recent decades, it wouldn’t surprise me if “La Calisto” became a regular in the repertoire. “La Calisto” is a mythological tale where {…}
The Longborough Festival Opera has announced its 2019 slate. Everything kicks off with “Das Rheingold,” which will kick off the company’s four-year plan to mount the Ring. The production will feature Mark Stone, Darren Jeffery, Mark Le Brocq, Madeleine Shaw, and Simon Wilding among others. Amy Lane directors and Anthony Negus conducts. Performance Dates: June 5-11, 2019 Wagner’s epic will {…}
The dell’Arte Opera Ensemble will kick off its 2017 UNTAMED! Opera Festival in just a matter of weeks at New York City’s La MaMa Theatre. The festival, which starts on August 12 and runs through the 27th, will begin with a six-performance run of Francesco Cavalli’s “La Calisto.” The opera will feature sopranos Marie Marquis and Emily Hughes in the title role with {…}