The Metropolitan Opera has announced Week 22 of its nightly streams, which will feature classic works by Puccini, Verdi, Bizet, and Wagner. Here’s a rundown of the operas you can check out all week long. Monday, August 10 – Puccini’s Manon Lescaut Starring Karita Mattila, Marcello Giordani, and Dwayne Croft, conducted by James Levine. From February 16, 2008. Tuesday, August 11 {…}
As Europe shifts into full-on live performance mode, you will notice that many of the streams on offer tend to shift toward U.S.-based companies. Of course, many of those performances on offer are quite exciting and we are going to be continually bringing them the attention they deserve. And speaking of continuing to bring attention to truly deserved streams, we {…}
Cincinnati Opera has announced a series of encore performances to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the company’s founding. From June 27 to July 25, the company will be presenting some of its most cherished productions online and on the air with 90.9 WGUC. The series will be opened by an hour-long program hosted by Evans Mirageas, the Harry T. Wilks {…}
(Image Source: Michelle DeYoung Official Website) The Cleveland Orchestra has announced that starting on June 18, 2020, it will launch TCO Classics, a selection of concert recordings that will be made available for free on-demand streaming. Among the concerts featured in the series will be one dating from Jan. 15, 2015 featuring mezzo-soprano Michelle DeYoung. Franz Welser-Möst leads a 90th {…}
The San Francisco Symphony Orchestra’s 2020-21 season which will feature a number of high-profile vocal performances. Esa-Pekka Salonen opens the season with San Francisco Symphony Collaborative Partners reimagining the music of J.S. Bach and Sibelius’ Symphony No. 1. Performance Dates: Oct. 2 & 3, 2020 Esa-Pekka Salonen conducts Bartók’s Piano Concerto and “Bluebeard’s Castle.” Yefim Bronfman performs the piano concerto {…}
Opera Colorado has announced its 2020-21 season featuring three productions and a number of international stars. Paul Moravec and Mark Campbell’s “The Shining” opens the season in a production by Eric Simonson. Edward Parks, Kelly Kaduce, Arthur Woodley, Vale Rideout, Joseph Gaines, and Troy Cook lead the cast with Ari Pelto conducting. Performance Dates: Nov. 7-15, 2020 Mascagni’s “Cavalleria Rusticana” {…}
(Credit: Ken Howard / Met Opera) The LA Philharmonic has announced its 2020-21 season featuring a number of important stars and conductors. For the purposes of this article, we will only highlight vocal performances. The season opens with Grieg’s Piano Concerto and Peer Gynt selections with Gustavo Dudamel conducting Lang Lang. The program also includes John Adams’ Short Ride in {…}
The Opera de Massy has announced its 2019-20 season featuring seven opera productions and a number of high profile recitals and concerts. Here is a look at what to expect. Opera Andre Heyboer and Alex Penda headline Verdi’s “Macbeth” with Dario Russo and Luciano Acocella conducting the production by Jean-Louis Martinoty. Performance Dates: Nov. 8 & 10, 2019 Handel’s “Acis {…}
The Boston Symphony Orchestra has announced its 2019-20 season featuring a number of choral pieces, operatic performances and great singers. For this article we are only putting emphasis on the choral and vocal performances. Andris Nelsons conducts the opening night performance of in a program that includes Poulenc’s Concerto in D minor for two pianos and orchestra, Beethoven’s Fantasy in C {…}
The Théâtre Champs-Élysée has announced its 2019-20 season featuring five opera productions, numerous concert performances, operas in concerts, a Beethoven celebration and a number of recitals. For this season announcement we have narrowed it down to only vocal or operatic performances. Here is a look at the massive season. Deborah Cohen directs a new production of Mozart’s “Don Giovanni” with {…}
Mezzo soprano Elīna Garanča will not be participating in the Opéra de Paris’ upcoming production of “Les Troyens.” The company made the announcement via Twitter noting that the Latvian artist had withdrawn due to health reasons. In her stead, the role of Didon will be performed by Russian mezzo Ekaterina Semenchuk, who was previously scheduled to appear in “Rusalka.” Per {…}