Kim-Lillian Strebel, Andreas Jäpel, Dirk Kleinke, Nils Stäfe Lead Staatstheater Cottbus 2020-21 Season

(Credits: Cross/Staatstheater Cottbus official website / Hupfeld/Staatstheater Cottbus official website) The Staatstheater Cottbus has announced its incoming 2020-21 season, featuring several new operatic productions and orchestral works. Here is the look. Premieres – Musiktheater Cottbus The Musiktheater Cottbus will present several new productions. The cast has been announced for the first production of the season, with other casts set to {…}

Aug 13, 2020

Opera Meets Film: The Powerful Thematic Contrasts of Music in Visconti’s ‘Death in Venice’

“Opera Meets Film” is a feature dedicated to exploring the way that opera has been employed in cinema. We will select a section or a film in its entirety, highlighting the impact that utilizing the operatic form or sections from an opera can alter our perception of a film that we are viewing. This week’s installment features Luchino Visconti’s “Death {…}

Jan 30, 2020

Erin Wall & Tamara Mumford Highlight Grand Teton 2020 Summer Festival

(Credit: Kristin Hoebermann) The Grand Teton Music Festival has announced highlights from its summer 2020 program, which will open on July 3, and is set to run until August 22. For the purpose of this article, we will focus only on vocal works. Singer and actress Bernadette Peters will officially open the festival with a solo concert. Performance Date: July {…}

Jan 2, 2020

Opera Meets Film: Mahler’s Angelic Voice Emphasizes the Tragic Irony ‘Inside Llewyn Davis’

“Opera Meets Film” is a feature dedicated to exploring the way that opera has been employed in cinema. We will select a section or a film in its entirety, highlighting the impact that utilizing the operatic form or sections from an opera can alter our perception of a film that we are viewing. This week’s installment Joel and Ethan Coens’ {…}

Dec 18, 2019

Portland Opera to Present Camille Sherman in Recital

(Credit: Cory Weaver) The Portland Opera is set to present mezzo-soprano Camille Sherman live in concert as part of its 2020 Resident Artist Series. The recital is set for Jan. 14, 2020 at the Whitsell Auditorium at the Portland Art Museum. Shermann, who is in her second year as a resident artist with the company will be accompanied by Chorus {…}

Nov 19, 2019

Mahler’s Symphony No. 2, ‘Resurrection’ Heads to Bogotá, Colombia

On Saturday, Nov. 23, 2019, the Teatro Mayor Julio Mario Santo Domingo in Bogotá, Colombia will present Mahler’s Symphony No. 2, “Resurrection” with 200 artists taking the stage together. The performance of the massive choral symphony will be conducted by Josep Caballé-Domenech. He will lead the Youth orchestra of the Bogotá Philharmonic Orchestra as well as Colombian soprano Betty Garcés {…}

Oct 25, 2019

San Francisco Performances 2019-20 Review: Christian Gerhaher Sings Mahler

(Credit: Clive Barda) Internationally renowned baritone Christian Gerhaher sang Mahler on Tuesday evening at the Herbst Theater, San Francisco alongside noted German pianist Gerold Huber. It was intimacy in a public space, and superb. The range, the expressivity, the pairing of words, music, and thought encapsulated Mahler’s genius beautifully. We go to Mahler’s songs for an intimate exploration of life {…}

May 16, 2019

The Bard Conservatory Orchestra 2018-19 Review: Mahler Symphony No. 3

I will admit that I came to my appreciation of Mahler’s Symphony No 3 later than the rest of his masterpieces. And attending the recent, dynamic performance mounted by conductor Leon Botstein, leading The Bard College Conservatory Orchestra with the addition of the college’s Chamber Singers, Festival Chorale, and a ‘Preparatory’ Chorus, I understood why that was. Mind you, right {…}

Feb 7, 2019

Renée Fleming, Kelli O’Hara & Nina Stemme Headline NY Philharmonic’s 2019-20 Season

The NY Philharmonic has announced its 2019-20 season! Music Director Jaap van Zweden will lead the orchestra through the 2019-20 season, showcasing the works of contemporary and classic composers. In addition to resonating with its audience at home, the NY Phil will go on tour and connect with audiences in Europe and Asia. Series highlights will include: Project 19, a celebration {…}

Nov 1, 2018

Carnegie Hall 2018-19 Review: Czech Philharmonic

I have attended many great performances of Mahler’s Second Symphony, the so-called “Resurrection.” The scale of the piece — requiring ten trumpets, two harps, organ, vocal soloists, chorus, and even a fernorchester (a distant orchestra) — means that any performance of this powerful masterpiece is an event. Two memorable performances I attended occurred at the Tanglewood Festival, one led by Sejii {…}

Oct 19, 2018

Gewandhausorchester Leipzig 2018-19 Review: The Autumn Tour

Since Andris Nelsons became the 21st Gewandhauskapellmeister of the Gewandhausorchester Leipzig in February 2018, he has started to plan a European tour to represent this great collaboration with the orchestra. This tour features appearances in London, in Frankfurt, Mannheim, and Dortmund in Germany, in Malmo and Stockholm in Sweden, as well as in Nelsons’ homeland, Latvia — in Riga and in {…}

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