Maria Brea, Eugenia Forteza, Wagner Pástor, & Antonio Azpiri in Westminster Faculty Recital Series ‘Ritmos y Raíces: Celebrating Latin American Music’

(Photo credits: Brea & Osber) Westminster has announced its Faculty Recital Series “Ritmos y Raíces: Celebrating Latin American Music.” This program features works by contemporary composers Guido López Gavillán, Miguel Astor, Darwin Aquino, Johanny Navarro, and Ernesto Cordero, along with songs from Brazil, Haiti, Argentina, Ecuador, Mexico, and Peru. Performers include sopranos Maria Brea and Andrea Salazar; mezzo-sopranos Melisa Bonetti {…}

Mar 29, 2024

Sarah Moulton Faux Stars in the Premiere of ‘The Climate Opera Project’ at BAM

(Photo credit: Gordon Faux) American Opera Projects, in collaboration with NYU/Tisch Opera Lab presents the world premiere of “The Climate Opera Project.” “The Climate Opera Project” is a collection of four short operas celebrating Earth Day 2024. Plots depict unlikely heroes reeling from the cataclysm of human-influenced natural disasters. These operas aim to tackle environmental issues with humor and hope. {…}

Jan 17, 2024

Eugene Brancoveanu Headlines Opera San José’s ‘Rigoletto’

(Credit: Bob Shomler) Opera San José is set to present Verdi’s “Rigoletto.” The opera will be directed by Dan Wallace Miller with Jorge Parodi conducting the South Bay Opera Company. The production will feature baritone Eugene Brancoveanu in the title role of Rigoletto, Soprano Melissa Sondhi as Gilda, and tenor Edward Graves as the Duke of Mantua. The cast will {…}

Nov 11, 2022

Maria Brea & Melisa Bonetti to Headline North / South Consonance’s ‘Mixed Accents’

North / South Consonance is set to present “Mixed Accents” on Nov. 14, 2022, at the Scorca Hall at the National Opera Center in New York City. The showcase, which will also be live-streamed on the company’s official YouTube channel, will feature soprano Maria Brea, mezzo-soprano Melisa Bonetti, and pianist Max Lifchitz. The program will feature music by Ruth Crawford, {…}

Jan 31, 2022

The Metropolitan Opera Guild’s New In-School Opera Tour

The Metropolitan Opera Guild has announced a new in-school education program beginning in March 2022. The program will consist of in-school opera performances throughout New York and New Jersey for second through fifth graders. Each performance will include four professional singers and a pianist. The presentations will be a half-hour-long staged compilation of opera hits and important characters. Each performance {…}