Ian Bostridge, Huw Montague Rendall, Louise Alder, & Mauro Peter Star in Bliss International Song Series’ 2024/25 Season

The Bliss International Song Series announces its 2024-25 season, curated by Musician in Residence and Bye-Fellow at Pembroke College, Cambridge, Joseph Middleton. All performance take place in the Auditorium at Pembroke College, and start at 7.30 p.m. Tenor Ian Bostridge CBE and Middleton present an all-Schubert program to open the season. Performance Date: November 7, 2024 Baritone Huw Montague Rendall {…}

Mar 5, 2024

Teatro La Fenice 2024 Review: Mozart’s ‘Requiem’

Each music-lover has their “Requiem” of choice. The Heroic will want to be mourned under Verdi’s; tender souls feel represented by the ethereal melodies of Brahms or Fauré. But, it is safe to say that nine of ten music-lovers prefer Mozart’s unfinished “Requiem.” More than a masterpiece, it is arguably the most gracious sacred work in the classical repertoire. However, {…}

Mar 18, 2023

Ermonela Jaho, Piotr Beczala, Cecilia Bartoli & Olga Peretyatko Lead Opernhaus Zürich’s 2023-24 Season

The Opernhaus Zürich has announced its 2023-24 season featuring more than 20 productions, concerts, and reictals. Ermonela Jaho stars in Puccini’s “La Rondine” with Sandra Hamaoui, Benjamin Bernheim, Juan Francisco Gatell, and Vladimir Stoyanov. Marco Armiliato conducts the production by Christof Loy. Performance Dates: Sept. 17-Oct. 28, 2023 Nahuel Di Pierro, Olga Peretyatko, Renato Girolami, Alasdair Kent, Pietro Spagnoli, and {…}

Nov 7, 2022

Cyrille Dubois, Benjamin Appl & Eleonora Buratto Lead New CD/DVD Releases

As part of this week’s CD / DVD releases, audiences will get to hear rarely performed works, a Rossini album, a documentary, a streamed opera, and a solo album by one of the great tenors of his generation. George Walker The fifth audio release on The Cleveland Orchestra’s own label showcased Music Director Franz Welser-Möst performing music by American composer {…}

Dec 10, 2021

Jonas Kaufmann, Elīna Garanča, Luca Salsi, Lisette Oropesa, Elena Stikhina, Asmik Grigorian Lead Salzburg Festival’s 2022 Season

(Credit: Anne Zeuner) The Salzburg Festival has announced its 2022 season, featuring eight operas, concerts, and international opera stars. For the purpose of this article we will focus on the vocal works only. Operas The season opens with Romeo Castellucci’s production of Béla Bartók’s “Bluebeard’s Castle.” The opera stars Mika Kares and Aušrinė Stundytė in the lead roles, alongside soprano {…}

Nov 29, 2021

Carmela Remigio, Diana Damrau & Sarah Aristidou Lead New CD/DVD Releases

This week audiences will get glimpses of holiday music, rarely performed works, and classic operas. There is also an intriguing solo album that audiences must check out. Here is a look at this week’s new releases. Christmas Wishes – Wundervolle Weihnacht Released for Christmas as a digital EP are three tracks from an album that soprano Diana Damrau has recorded {…}

Aug 24, 2021

Diana Damrau, Andrè Schuen, Brenda Rae & Pavol Breslik Lead the 2022 Schubertiade

The 2022 Schubertiade in Austria has announced its program featuring numerous Schubert works and international soloists. For this article, we are looking at the vocal performances. Hohenems Christoph Prégardien and Julius Drake perform lieder by Schubert and Schumann. Performance Date: April 30, 2022 Tara Erraught and James Baillieu perform Schubert’s “Die junge Nonne,” “Nacht und Träume,” “Die Sterne, and “Ave {…}

Jun 28, 2021

Camilla Nylund, Barbara Hannigan, Mojca Erdmann & Matthias Goerne Lead Munich Philharmonic’s 2021-22 Season

(Credits: Staatsoper Berlin official website / © Raphael Brand / Felix Broede / Marie Staggat) The Munich Philharmonic has announced its 2021-22 season. For the purpose of this article, we will focus on the vocal performances only. Soprano Julia Lezhneva and contralto Sara Mingardo perform works by Bach, Mozart, and Vivaldi alongside conductor Andrea Marcon and the Philharmonischer Chor München. {…}

Jun 14, 2021

Anna Netrebko, Jonas Kaufmann, Diana Damrau, Ekaterina Semenchuk & Christian Gerhaher Lead Musikverein Wien’s 2021-22 Season

(Credits: Julian Hargreaves / Gregor Hohenberg / Sony Classical / Jürgen Frank / Alexey Kostromin / Sony / Gregor Hohenberg) The famed Austrian venue Musikverein Wien has announced its 2021-22 season, featuring concerts and recitals with some of the greatest performers in the world. Here is the full slate. Baritone Christian Gerhaher performs works by Schönberg and Berlioz alongside seven {…}

Jun 8, 2021

Jonas Kaufmann, Renée Fleming, Christine Goerke, Joyce DiDonato, Eric Owens Lead Carnegie Hall’s 2021-22 Season

(Credit: Dario Acosta/Arielle Donoson/© Gregor Hohenberg / Sony Classical) Carnegie Hall has announced its 2021-22 season featuring some of the world’s greatest artists. For the purpose of this article, we will only focus on the vocal works. Here is the full slate: Soprano Marija Jelic performs a recital alongside pianist Jasna Popovic. Performance Date: Oct. 5, 2021 Tenor Jonas Kaufmann {…}

May 28, 2021

Rolando Villazón, Kate Lindsey, Regula Mühlemann & Luca Pisaroni Highlight Mozart Week 2022

(Credits: Monika Hoefler / Opus 3 Artists official website / © Henning Ross | Sony Classical / Catherine Pisaroni) The Mozarteum has announced its slate for Mozart Week in 2022, set to take place between Jan. 27 and Feb. 6. For the purposes of this article, our focus will be solely on vocal performances. Festival Director Rolando Villazón will sing {…}

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