Christina Daletska & Ilse Eerens to Perform in the Basel Sinfonietta’s 2024-25 Season

(Photo credit: Sarah Wijzenbeek) The Basel Sinfonietta has announced its 2024-25 lineup. For the purposes of this article only opera-related events are included. Mezzo-soprano Christina Daletska performs Basel Sinfonietta’s newly commissioned pieces in “Them and Us.” The first piece is Sergej Newski’s work, “Göttin der Geschichte” for mezzo-soprano and orchestra, with text based on the work of Lithuanian composer Thomas {…}

New York City Opera Orchestra & Chorus to Honor Chiune Sugihara with ‘A Concert for Sugihara’

The New York City Opera Orchestra and Chorus will present “A Concert for Sugihara” in commemoration of Japanese Vice-Consul to Lithuania, Chiune Sugihara, who saved thousands of Jewish refugees during WWII. This performance will mark the American Premiere of Lera Auerbach‘s “Symphony No. 6, Vessels of Light” which is dedicated to Sugihara as well as others who have risked their {…}