Baritone Laureano Quant has joined Sempre Artists for General Management. The Colombian baritone has performed with the Wolf Trap Opera and recently completed his time in the Ryan Opera Center of the Lyric Opera of Chicago where he performed Le Dancaïre in “Carmen,” Comte de Lerma in “Don Carlos,” and Stařek in “Jenůfa.” In Colombia, he has performed Betto in {…}
The Patrick G. and Shirley W. Ryan Opera Center has announced the 12 singers who have been selected for its 2023-24 Ensemble. The Opera Center said that Mezzo-sopranos Lucy Baker and Sophia Maekawa, tenor Travon D. Walker, and bass-baritone Christopher Humbert, Jr., will join eight returning singers of the Ensemble: sopranos Kathryn Henry and Lindsey Reynolds, tenors Ryan Capozzo and {…}
On July 3, 2021, San Francisco’s Merola Opera Program will launch their 64th season with a showcase concert titled “What the Heart Desires.” Co-curated by tenor Nicholas Phan and mezzo-soprano Ronnita Miller, the concert will celebrate diversity in song through compositions by women and people of color. Selections will explore themes such as love, and the yearning for rest, peace, {…}
The Teatro Mayor Julio Mario Santo Domingo and Ópera de Colombia will be releasing a video production of “Gianni Schicchi” on Nov. 5, 2020. The production, which will be streamed until Nov. 12 via the Bancolombia and Teatro Mayor online platform, will feature performances from the Orquesta Filarmónica Juvenil de la Orquesta Filarmónica de Bogotá, as well as 15 vocal {…}
The Houston Grand Opera has announced the winners of the 32nd annual Eleanor McCollum Competition for Young Singers Concert of Arias, which took place in the Cullen Theater of the Wortham Theater Center. The company announced that the first place prize of $10,000 was awarded to the mezzo-soprano Sun-Ly Pierce. Meanwhile, second place prize of $5,000 went to the bass {…}
(Photo Credit: Jennifer Taylor) On Jan. 14, 2020, SongStudio opened its second year of masterclasses and performances at Carnegie Hall, continuing in the legacy of supporting and nurturing young artists started by revered mezzo-soprano Marilyn Horne. Among the distinguished instructors of the program, led by Renée Fleming, were Elīna Garanča, Julia Bullock, Gabriel Kahane, and Hartmut Holl, Gabriel Kahane The {…}