Opera Parallèle to Present ‘Harvey Milk Reimagined’ with Michael Kelly

(© 2025 www.mattsimpkinsphotography.com) Opera Parallèle is set to conclude its 15th anniversary season presenting the West Coast debut of “Harvey Milk Reimagined,” a bold and timely refreshed version of the groundbreaking opera originally composed by Stewart Wallace and librettist Michael Korie. The newly conceived two-act production, presented in collaboration with Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, will be performed from {…}

Mar 2, 2025

Douglas Moore Fund for American Opera Presents Douglas Moore’s ‘Giants in the Earth Rediscovered’

The Douglas Moore Fund for American Opera in collaboration with the South Dakota Symphony Orchestra and the Scandinavian House of New York City present “Douglas Moore: Giants in the Earth Rediscovered.” Published 100 years ago, Ole Rolvaag’s novel “Giants in the Earth” was the quintessential American immigrant story. It depicts a story of tragedy and romance among Norwegian American settlers {…}

Jan 14, 2025

Brooklyn Art Song Society to Present ‘Histories V: The Viennese School

Brooklyn Art Song Society is set to present Histories V: The Viennese School on Feb. 2, 2025. The concert will feature lieder by Mozart and Haydn and music by Beethoven. The soloists include sopranos Ashley Emerson and Maggie Finnegan, mezzo-soprano Katherine Lerner, and baritone Michael Kelly. They will be accompanied by pianists Mike Brofman, Brent Funderburk, and Joel Harder. There will be a {…}

Jan 11, 2024

Brooklyn Art Song Society 2023-24 Review: Circles IV – Les Six

(Photo: Catherine Hancock) Brooklyn Art Song Society (BASS) presented “Circles IV: Les Six” on Friday, January 5th 2024, at First Unitarian Church of Brooklyn. The compositions chosen for the evening were delightful examples of what made Les Six exciting, however short-lived the group proved to be. Les Six was a peculiar group consisting of Georges Auric, Louis Durey, Arthur Honegger, {…}

Dec 19, 2023

Brooklyn Art Song Society to Perform ‘Les Six’

On Jan. 5, 2024, the Brooklyn Art Song Society is set to present “Circles IV: Les Six” at First Unitarian Church of Brooklyn. This installment will focus on a group of six young composers who rebelled against the status quo in the first part of the 20th century. The concert will feature music by Georges Auric, Louis Durey, Arthur Honegger, {…}

Aug 22, 2023

Michael Kelly to Headline Victoria Bond’s Cutting Edge Concerts New Music Festival

Baritone Michael Kelly is set to headline “Neighbors, Lovers, and Friends” at the Cutting Edge Concerts New Music Festival on Sept. 9, 2023. The showcase, which will take place at the Salmagundi Club in New York City, will feature music by Victoria Bond, John Cage, Elliott Carter, John Corigliano, David Del Tredici, John Glover, John Musto, and Astor Piazzolla. Kelly {…}

Dec 5, 2022

Carlos Álvarez, Lisette Oropesa, Maria Callas & Zachary James Lead New CD/DVD Releases

This week audiences will get to hear a rare recording by Maria Callas, a cover album, two DVDs of popular composers, and a passion project for Ukraine. Han Gál: Complete Music for Voice, Volume Two Toccata Classics releases the second album of Han Gál’s choral music. The recording offers a vivid cross-section of music for chamber choir, featuring mixed voices, {…}

Oct 20, 2022

Michael Kelly, Ermonela Jaho, Asmik Grigorian & Barbara Hannigan Lead New CD/DVD Releases

This week, audiences will get to check out a new documentary with three of the leading divas of our time, an album with Schubert lieder and contemporary and unknown pieces. Here is a look at this week’s new albums. Die schöne Müllerin Bright Shiny Things is set to release Schubert’s song cycle “Die schöne Müllerin,” in a world premiere arrangement {…}

Oct 4, 2022

Michael Kelly, Jodie Devos, Erin Morley & Anna Lucia Richter Lead New CD/DVD Releases

This week audiences get to listen to rarely performed operas, world premiere pieces, and two solo albums by important sopranos in the world. Maidan The new album by Valentin Silvestrov continues his longstanding association with ECM and presents a program of choir music that is as timely as it is dear to the Ukrainian composer’s heart. The new album embraces {…}

Mar 28, 2022

Michael Kelly Stars in New Opera ‘The Pleasing Recollection’

Martin Hennessy and Stephen Kitsakos’ new opera “The Pleasing Recollection” will make its New York debut with two performances at Feinstein’s/54Below on April 5 at 7 p.m. and April 6 at 9:30 p.m. Kitsakos’s autobiographical story is set in the mid-1970s and follows a young man who arrives in Manhattan and begins to make his way into the performing arts {…}

Jan 13, 2022

Alexandra Nowakowski, Michael Kelly, Brian Mextorf Headline Brooklyn Art Song Society’s ‘Testaments’

(Credit: John Matthew Myers Photography) On February 4, 2022 at 7:30 p.m., the Brooklyn Art Song Society (BASS) “Testaments” at the First Unitarian Church of Brooklyn. The showcase, the fifth one in the company’s “Beginnings, Middles, and Ends” series, will feature the Songs and Proverbs of William Blake op. 74; 7 romances of Aleksander Blok op. 12; and the Testament {…}