Sarasota Opera will celebrate its 100th anniversary of the historic Sarasota Opera House with a weekend of centennial programs. The “Centennial Concert” will be held on April 11. The concert will pay tribute to the theater’s 100-year history and feature Sarasota Opera artists including soprano Virginia Mims, mezzo-soprano Lisa Chavez, tenor Rafael Dávila, and baritone Jake Stamatis. The Sarasota Orchestra {…}
The Sarasota Opera is set to present Verdi’s “Il Trovatore.” The production, which is set to be presented between March 7 and 29, 2026, will be revived for the first time since 2014. The company has only performed the work twice including in 1993. In a statement Sarasota Opera General Director Richard Russell said, “It is ‘Il Trovatore’s’ music that {…}
The New York City Opera is set to return to Bryant Park in September. The company will present Bizet’s classic “Carmen” on Sept. 4 and 5, 2025. Lisa Chavez stars in the title role with Gustavo Feulien as Escamillo, Jeremy Brauner as Don Jose, and Eva Dorofeeva as Micaëla. The cast is rounded out by Henry Kim, Jake Russo, Kyaunnee Richardson, John Burke, Kristee {…}
The New York City Opera is set to present Milestones of American Opera on August 15, 2022, at the Wollman Rink in Central Park. The performance will feature excerpts from American operatic works by Carlisle Floyd, Ricky Ian Gordon, Douglas Moore, Tobias Picker, Robert Ward, and Iain Bell from such operas as “The Ballad of Baby Doe,” “Susannah,” “Emmeline,” “Stonewall,” {…}
The New York City Opera will return to Bryant Park for its fourth season of operas as the centerpiece of Bank of America’s Bryant Park Picnic Performance series. General Director Michael Capasso noted, “We are thrilled to return to live performance with our series this summer in Bryant Park, which is a very important part of the life of New {…}
Sarasota Opera has released the full list of artists participating in “Sarasota Opera: A Celebration,” a virtual celebration of the Sarasota Opera community set to take place on April 23, 2021. The performance will feature soprano Michelle Johnson and tenor Matthew Vickers as well as mezzo-soprano Lisa Chavez, bass-baritone Stefano De Peppo, and the Sarasota Opera Strong Quartet. Johnson performed {…}
Several opera stars around the country will perform “Register Democrats and Save the World!” during an upcoming “A Night at the Opera” performance on Saturday, August 29 at 6 p.m. PST. Performers on this concert include sopranos Maggie Finnegan and Kala Maxym; mezzo-soprano Lisa Chavez; tenor Rodell Rosel and Orson van Gay II; baritone Jorell Williams, and bass Reid Bruton. {…}
On August 15, the New York City Opera and Mid-Atlantic Symphony Orchestra teamed up for what was billed as the first live operatic experience in the United States since the lockdown due to COVID-19. The concert, which was held at the Freeman Stage, brought together a small chamber ensemble and four singers who have performed at the New York City {…}
The New York City Opera has announced that it will team up with the Mid-Atlantic Symphony Orchestra to present “Starry Night Classics” on August 15, 2020. The concert, which will take place at The Freeman Stage in Fenwick Island, DE will feature excerpts from such operatic classics as “Carmen,” “Faust,” “Rigoletto,” “La Bohème,” and “Turandot,” among others. The event will {…}
The New York City Opera has announced a series of events aimed at celebrating Pride month. On June 24, 2020, the company will present “Much to Be Done: A Live Stonewall Panel Discussion.” Starting at 8 p.m., audiences will hear from the cast and creative team behind the 2019 opera “Stonewall,” which was created by Mark Campbell and Iain Bell. {…}
Over 100 singers came together for a video performance of “Light Shall Lift Us,” a work by librettist Mark Campbell and composer Paul Moravec. The duo, which has worked together on “The Shining” proposed the idea to Marc Scorca of Opera America, who embraced the idea and helped put together the 107 artists who would eventually record their individual parts {…}