Baritone Matthias Goerne and pianist Evgeny Kissin will give three recitals in North America in April. The duo will perform at Severance Music Center in Cleveland, OH on Sunday, April 14 at 3pm; at Roy Thomson Hall in Toronto, ON on Sunday, April 21 at 2pm; and at Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage at Carnegie Hall in New York, NY on Thursday, April 25 at 8pm. Goerne and {…}
Illinois’ Ravinia Festival has announced its 2024 edition. Here is a rundown of the vocal works on offer. First up is a concert featuring the Chicago Symphony Orchester under Marin Alsop. Soprano Masabane Cecilia Rangwanasha performs Barber’s “Knoxville: Summer of 1915.” Also on the program are works by Copland, Gershwin, and James P. Johnson. Performance Date: July 12, 2024 The Chicago {…}
(Credit: © SF / Peter Rigaud) The Salzburg Festival has announced its 2024 Season. Here is a look at the vocal performances. Opera Strauss’ “Caprricio” is set to be performed in concert form with Elsa Dreisig and Bo Skovhus as Countess and Count. The cast also includes Sebastian Kohlhepp (Flamand), Konstantin Krimmel (Olivier), Mika Kares (La Roche), Ève-Maud Hubeaux (Clairon), {…}
The Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano has announced its 2023-24 Season. Here is a look at the vocal performances. The inaugural concert will feature Mahler’s “Das Lied von der Erde” and Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5. Tuomas Katajala and Georg Nigl are the soloists and Andrey Boreyko conducts. Performance Date: Sept. 10, 2023 Kolja Blacher conducts Mahler’s Symphony No. 4 and Mahler/Schönberg’s {…}
The Orchestra of the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia has announced its 2023-24 season. Here is a look at the vocal performances. Concerts Jakub Hrůša conducts Corinne Winters, Richard Samek, and Roman Hoza in a Smetana and Dvořák program. Performance Dates: Oct. 19-21, 2023 Matthias Goerne performs selections from Mahler’s “Des Knaben Wunderhorn” under Manfred Honeck. The program also includes {…}
The Teatro de la Zarzuela has announced its 2023-24 season featuring zarzuela productions, concerts, and recitals. Zarzuela The season opens with “El Caballero del Olmedo” starring Joel Prieto, Cesar Arrieta, Rocio Perez, Alba Chantar, German Olvera, Ramiro Maturana, Nicola Beller Carbone, Berna Perles, Gerado Bullon, and Ruben Amoretti. Guillermo Garcia Calvo conducts the production by Lluis Pasqual’s production. Performance Dates: {…}
Madrid’s Ibermusica has announced its 2023-24 season. Here are the vocal performances. Josep Vicent conducts the Orquesta ADDA Sinfónica and Orfeón Donostiarra coro in Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 and Montsalvatge’s “Canto espiritual de Joan Maragall” for chorus and orchestra. Performance Date: Dec. 11, 2023 Brahms’ “German Requiem” will be performed by Balthasar Neumann Chor & Ensemble and Thomas Hengelbrock. The {…}
The Opéra national du Capitole, Toulouse has announced its 2023-24 season featuring seven productions and recitals. Opera Victorien Vanoosten conducts Bizet’s “Les pêcheurs de perles” with Thomas Lebrun Mise directing. The cast includes Anne-Catherine Gillet, Mathias Vidal, Alexandre Duhamel, and Jean-Fernand Setti. Performance Dates: Sept. 26-Oct. 8, 2023 Andris Poga conducts Mussorgsky’s “Boris Godunov” in a production by Olivier Py. The {…}
The Schubertíada has announced its 2023 season which will be held in Vilabertran at the Castelló d´Empúries and Vilajuïga in Catalonia. Ferran Albrich leads a Schubert and Toldrà recital with Albert Guinovart and Oriol Prat. Performance Dates: August 11 & 12, 2023 Josep Ramon Olivé and Victoria Guerrero perform Schubert’s “Winterreise.” Performance Date: August 13, 2023 Erika Baikoff and Kunal Lahiry {…}
Belgium’s La Monnaie du Mont has announced its 2023-24 season with world premieres, a new Ring Cycle, and many classic works. The season opens with the world premiere of Bernard Foccroulle and Matthew Jocelyn’s “Cassandra.” Kazushi Ono conducts the work with a cast that includes Katarina Bradic Jessica Niles Susan Bickley, Sarah Defrise, Paul Appleby, Joshua Hopkins, and Gidon Saks. {…}
The Théâtre des Champs-Elysées has announced its 2023-24 season featuring opera, opera in concert, and recitals. Here is a look at the vocal performances of the season. Opera Thomas Hengelbrock conducts Rossini’s “La Cenerentola” in a production by Damiano Michieletto. Marina Viotti, Levy Sekgapane, Edward Nelson, and Peter Kálmán. Performance Dates: Oct. 9-19, 2023 Mozary’s “Die Zauberflöte” will be conducted {…}
