The Cincinnati May Festival announces the programming for the 2026 May Festival under this year’s Festival Director, Julia Bullock. Julia Bullock, Jason Alexander Holmes, and the May Festival Chorus give the opening concert. They are joined by Carlos Simon on the Hammond Organ and the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra. The evening includes a new work co-curated by Bullock and chorus director {…}
Santa Fe Pro Musica presents its 2025-26 season. This article only features vocal events. Gabriel Kahane performs music by Dvořák in the opening concert. Performance Date: October 5, 2025 Soprano Sherezade Panthaki headlines “A Baroque Christmas.” Performance Date: December 20, 2025 Soprano Sherezade Panthaki joins the Santa Fe Pro Musica Orchestra in a concert featuring Vivaldi’s “Four Seasons.” Performance Date: {…}
(Photo courtesy of Seattle Symphony) Carnegie Hall’s Weill Music Institute has announced its 2025-26 Well-Being Concerts. Among those events is a showcase featuring tenor Nicholas Fan. Scheduled for Feb. 26, 2026, the performance will spotlight the tenor alongside sacred ensemble Theotokos as they perform works by Bach and Buxtehude. The concert is led by Doug Balliett and will take place {…}
(Photo courtesy of Seattle Symphony) The Collaborative Arts Institute of Chicago is celebrating its 15th anniversary by announcing its new name, “Art Song Chicago.” As Chicago’s premier institution devoted to the study and performance of art song and vocal chamber music, the new name reflects a bold vision for the future of art song performance in the city. In a {…}
I love a creatively and thoughtfully produced opera as much as anyone — but I find I am more and more drawn to the oratorio format, where the focus is squarely on the musical telling of the story. Stripped of production elements like sets, lighting effects, costumes, and staging, the experience is distilled down to the words and the music. {…}
The Orquesta y Coro de la Comunidad de Madrid has announced its 2025-26 season. Here are the vocal performances. Alondra de la Parra conducts an all-Shostakovich program with the Orquesta de la Comunidad de Madrid, Coro de la Comunidad de Madrid, Joven Orquesta de la Comunidad de Madrid, Pequeños Cantores de la ORCAM, and Coro Nacional de España. Performance Date: {…}
Tenor Nicholas Phan will perform at Committee of 100’s 2025 & Gala in Los Angeles on April 25, 2025. The conference and gala takes place on April 25 and 26 at the Fairmont Century Plaza and will feature “academics, policymakers, businesses, and next-generation leaders from across the U.S. for a series of discussions, debates, keynotes and networking sessions under the {…}
The Fortas Chamber Music Concerts and Classical New Music has announced its 2025-26 season. There is only one vocal performance for the season. Nicholas Phan and Myra Huang perform various artists at the Kennedy Center Terrace Theater. Performance Date: Nov. 23, 2025 The season will also include performances by Jennifer Koh, Maria Joao Pires and Marc-AndrÈ Hamelin. There will also {…}
(Credit: Chris Lee) The New York Philharmonic has announced its 2025-26 season. Here are the vocal performances. Jeannette Sorrell conducts soloists Sonya Headlam and Anthony McGill in a program that includes Mozart and Bologne. Performance Dates: Oct. 15-21, 2025 Jane Glover conducts Händel’s “Messiah” with Amanda Forsythe, John Holiday, Nicholas Phan, and Kevin Deas. Performance Dates: Dec. 10-13, 2025 Thomas Adès conducts {…}
The Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra has announced its 2025-26 season. Here is a look at the vocal highlights. Matthias Pintscher conducts the May Festival Chorus in Sergei Rachmaninoff’s “The Bells.” The program also includes Hector Berlioz’s Symphonie fantastique. Performance Dates: Nov. 8 & 9, 2025 Lauren Snouffer, Sasha Cooke, Nicholas Phan, and Jonathan Lemalu perform George Frideric Handel’s “Messiah.” Cristian Măcelaru conducts. Performance {…}
The Grammy Awards announced its 2025 winners on Feb. 2, 2025. Here is a look at the classical music winners. The Best Opera Recording went to “Saariaho: Adriana Mater.” The award was shared by Kaija Saariaho, Amin Maalouf, Esa-Pekka Salonen, Fleur Barron, Nicholas Phan, Christopher Purves, Axelle Fanyo, San Francisco Symphony Chorus & Orchestra. Best Classical Vocal Album went to Karen {…}