The Polish National Opera is set to ring in the New Year with a gala concert featuring Pretty Yende and Michael Fabiano on Dec. 31, 2023. Both superstars will perform Arias and duets from: J. Massenet’s “Manon,” G. Verdi’s “Otello,” G. Puccini’s “La fanciulla del West,” G. Puccini’s “La rondine,” C. Gounod’s “Roméo et Juliette,” G. Verdi’s “Luisa Miller,” R. {…}
(Credit: Paola Kudacki / Met Opera) The Metropolitan Opera is set to celebrate its New Year with a new production of Bizet’s “Carmen” The opera will be directed by English director Carrie Cracknell. Cracknell will explore themes that could not be more relevant today: gendered violence, abusive labor structures, and the desire to break through societal boundaries. The opera will {…}
Following the escalating declaration of war on Hamas by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, several opera artists have released statements regarding the situation. Soprano Olga Peretayko wrote “In times of unimaginable hardship and heartbreaking news, it is important for us to come together as one global community. The reality of war is a painful truth that affects everyone, regardless of which {…}
ArtSmart is set to present “The Power of Music” at the Kensington Quarters in Philadelphia on Oct. 18, 2023. The event, which will feature tenor Michael Fabiano and local Philadelphia artists, will showcase both opera and popular song standards. Attendees will get a chance to dine with the performers during the event. All proceeds from the event will support ArtSmart, {…}
The Richard Tucker Music Foundation has announced its annual gala, which is set to take place on Sunday, Oct. 29, 2023 at the Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage at Carnegie Hall. While the gala usually honors a winner every year, this event will spotlight such past winners and grant recipients as Ben Bliss, Stephen Costello, Michael Fabiano, Susan Graham, Quinn {…}
Photo credit: Jiyang Chen & Opera Romana Craiova Italian conductor Alvise Casellati leads the Opera Italiana is in the Air tour in a free concert starring tenor Michael Fabiano, baritone George Andguladze, and soprano Lydia Grindatto at the Lincoln Memorial on Sept. 21 at 5:30 pm. The outdoor concert titled “Peace on Earth: The Art of Nature” features Fabiano’s rendition {…}
The Tucson Desert Song Festival has unveiled its 2024 season. First up is “Blue Heron: Portraits in Song – Music from Renaissance Italy,” which features works by Johannes Ciconia, Guillaume Du Fay, Antoine Busnoys, and Heinrich Isaac, among others. Performance Dates: Jan. 14, 2024 Next up is “Mozart & Hagen” featuring True Concord Voices & Orchestra. The showcase will include Mozart’s {…}
Credit: Teatro Real Teatro Real closes the 2022-23 season with 17 performances of Puccini’s “Turandot.” It is a revival of their own Robert Wilson production, which premiered at Teatro Real in 2018, featuring three different casts. The opera will be screened live in several squares all over Spain, will be shown on RTVE (The main Spanish Tv channel), and will {…}
Michael Fabiano has withdrawn from his performance in “Turandot” at Teatro Real de Madrid on July 14. The tenor announced his cancelation via Instagram. Fabiano explained in the post his decision was due to “being under the weather.” Jorge De León will sing the role of Calaf in place of Fabiano. Also on this performance is Anna Pirozzi as Princess {…}
Credit: Metropolitan Opera The Metropolitan Opera has announced the schedule for its Summer HD Festival. Ten free opera screenings will be projected on the façade of the opera house in Lincoln Center Plaza on Aug. 26-Sept. 4. First up is a special presentation of the film “Moonstruck,” (1987) starring Academy Award-winner Cher, with costars Nicolas Cage, Olympia Dukakis, Danny Aiello, {…}
San Francisco Opera is set to present Puccini’s “Madama Butterfly” opening on June 3, 2023. The opera, which will be conducted by Caroline H. Hume Music Director Eun Sun Kim, will lead the San Francisco Opera Orchestra and production by visionary Japanese director Amon Miyamoto. In a statement director Amon Miyamoto said, “’Madame Butterfly’ highlights the clash of cultural and {…}