Luca Salsi, Anna Netrebko, Jessica Pratt, Lawrence Brownlee & Benjamin Bernheim Lead LaScalaTV’s 2024 Season

The Teatro alla Scala has announced its streaming schedule for La ScalaTV in 2024. The company will begin its streaming season with Filarmonica della Scala’s concert conducted by Ingo Metzmacher. Streaming Date: Jan. 2024 The following stream will be “Simon Boccanegra” starring Luca Salsi, Ain Anger, and Roberto De Candia. Streaming Date: Feb. 2024 Benjamin Britten’s ‘The Little Sweep” will {…}

Oct 21, 2023

Arizona Opera Announces Updates for the 2023-24 Season Programming

Photo credit: Shervin Lainez Arizona Opera released new details of its expanded programs for the 2023-24 season. “Lawrence Brownlee in Recital” is scheduled for March 13 in partnership with the Tucson Desert Song Festival. The “Opera Outdoors” will take place at community venues such as Reid Park Zoo and the Temple of Music and Art, performed by the Marion Roose {…}

Aug 4, 2023

Opera Rara Unveils Plans for Donizetti Song Project

Opera Rara has announced the launch of the Donizetti Song Project on Sept. 9, 2023. The project will feature Donizetti’s entire song output, around 200 in total, showcased in performance and recordings. First up is “Donizetti & Friends” at Wigmore Hall, starring tenor Lawrence Brownlee and Artistic Director Carlo Rizzi. This event will include songs by Donizetti, Rossini, Bellini, Verdi, {…}

Aug 4, 2023

Knoxville Opera Announces 2023-24 Season

Knoxville Opera has released its line up for the 2023-24 season. The season will commence with Verdi’s “Falstaff” at the historic Tennessee Theatre. Steven Condy, Kevin Godinez, Derrek Stark, and Tori Patricia Franklin lead the cast. Dean Anthony directs alongside conductor Jorge Parodi. Performance Dates: October 13 & 15, 2023 Starting the new year is Verdi’s “La Traviata.” Anya Matanovič {…}

Jul 5, 2023

CD Review: Lawrence Brownlee’s ‘Rising’

“The poem with this music is complete.” The final line to composer Shawn E. Okpebholo’s “Romance” reveals, in essence, the method behind Lawrence Brownlee and pianist Kevin J. Miller’s newest release, “Rising,” on Warner Classics: Setting poetry from the Harlem Renaissance to song. With its 29 tracks, the album includes texts from writers such as Langston Hughes, Alice Dunbar Nelson, {…}

Jun 19, 2023

La Jolla Music Society Announce 2023-24 Winter Season Featuring Lawrence Brownlee, Renée Fleming, and Rhiannon Giddens

La Jolla Music Society has announced its 2023-24 Winter Season, celebrating its 55th anniversary with 71 events scheduled. Vocal highlights include a recital on Valentine’s Day, showcasing the exceptional talents of Rhiannon Giddens, soprano Renée Fleming, and star tenor Lawrence Brownlee. For this article, only classical vocal performances are listed. “To push San Diego’s conceptions of who we are as {…}

Jun 7, 2023

The Metropolitan Opera Announces Live in HD Encores for Summer 2023

The Metropolitan Opera has announced its Summer Encores of past performances from its acclaimed Live in HD series of cinema presentations. The screenings will take place in the United States and Canada. The United States tickets will be available on Fathom Events, and in Canada can be purchased through Cineplex. The Metropolitan Opera’s 2023 Live in HD Summer Encore Philip {…}

Jun 6, 2023

Lawrence Brownlee, Megan Marino & Paola Prestini Lead CD/DVD Releases

This week audiences will experience new music and a number of rare pieces in the repertoire. Rising Lawrence Brownlee’s is set to release a new album “Rising,” in celebration of Black Music Month. “Rising” features a program of new songs that Brownlee commissioned from six up-and-coming African-American composers (Damien Sneed, Brandon Spencer, Jasmine Barnes, Joel Thompson, and Shawn E. Okpebholo), {…}

May 31, 2023

Erin Morley & Lawrence Brownlee Headline Met Opera’s Live in HD Performance of ‘Die Zauberflöte’

(Credit: Karen Almond) The Metropolitan Opera is set to present a Live in HD transmission of “Die Zauberflöte” on June 3, 2023. The opera stars Erin Morley, Lawrence Brownlee, Stephen Milling, Kathryn Lewek, and Thomas Oliemans. Nathalie Stutzmann conducts and Ben Bliss hosts the performance, which kicks off at 12:55 p.m. local time. Of the opening night performance, OperaWire said, {…}

May 23, 2023

Charles Castronovo, Elsa Dreisig, Maria Bengtsson, Lawrence Brownlee, Aleksandra Kurzak Headline 2023-24 Season at Grand Théâtre Genève

The Grand Théâtre Genève has announced its 2023-24 season. First up is “Don Carlo” in a production by Lydia Steier starring Charles Castronovo, Leonardo Capalbo, Dmitry Ulyanov, Rachel Willis-Sørensen, Stéphane Degout, and Êve-Maud Hubeaux. Marc Minkowski conducts. Performance Dates: Sept. 15 – 28, 2023 Lea Desandre, Ana María Labin, Ana Vieira Leite, Hugh Cutting, Kresimir Spicer, Moritz Kallenberg, and Renato {…}

May 20, 2023

Metropolitan Opera 2022-23 Review: Die Zauberflöte

(Credit: Karen Almond) It’s fair to say that the 2022-23 season at the Metropolitan Opera can be dubbed “The Mozart Season.” “Idomeneo” took the stage on the second night of the season with a tremendous cast reviving Jean-Pierre Ponelle’s classic production. During the holiday season, the Met turned to its workhorse Julie Taymour production of “The Magic Flute.” And to {…}