Joyce DiDonato, Juan Diego Flórez, Xavier Sabata & Franco Fagioli Lead Palau de la Musica Orfeo Catala’s 2022-23 Season

The Palau de la Musica Orfeo Catala has announced its 2022-23 season featuring many operatic performances and vocal highlights. Here is a look. Marta Mathéu and Alex Potter join the Vespres d’Arnadí and Dani Espasa for works by Händel, Porpora, Geminiani, Steffani, and Bononcini. Performance Date: Oct. 5, 2022 “Only the sound remains” by Kaija Saariaho will feature Michał Sławecki, {…}

May 5, 2022

Amanda Forsythe, Nicholas Phan, Susanna Phillips, Sidney Outlaw, Wendy Bryn Harmer Headline Boston Baroque’s Historic 2022-23 Season

Boston Baroque has unveiled its 2022-23 season, which will be its 50th anniversary season. For the purposes of this article, our focus will be solely on vocal performances. It all kicks off with Bach’s Mass in B Minor. Amanda Forsythe, Sonja Tengblad, Tamara Mumford, Nicholas Phan, and Kevin Deas will be the soloists. Music Director Martin Pearlman conducts. Performance Dates: {…}

Mar 27, 2022

Kang Wang, Nicholas Phan, Hadleigh Adams & Nicole Cabell Lead Seattle Symphony’s 2022-23 Season

The Seattle Symphony has announced its 2022-23 season featuring several international performers. Here is a look at the vocal performance. Enrique Lopez-Yañez conducts José Sibaja and Mónica Ábrego in a program of Latin American music. Performance Dates: Oct. 14 & 16, 2022 Tan Dun conducts his piece “Buddha Passion” with Sen Guo, Huiling Zhu, Kang Wang, Yupeng Wang, Batubagen, and Chen Yining. {…}

Mar 24, 2022

Natalie Dessay, Jakub Józef Orliński, Joyce DiDonato & Sabine Devieilhe Lead Théâtre des Champs-Elysées’s 2022-23 Season

The Théâtre des Champs-Elysées has announced its 2022-23 season featuring productions, operas in concerts, recitals, and orchestra performances. Here is a look at the vocal performances this season. Productions Gluck’s “Orphée et Eurydice” will star Jakub Józef Orliński and Regula Mühlemann. Thomas Hengelbrock conducts the production by Robert Carsen which also stars Elena Galitskaya. Performance Dates: Sept. 21-Oct. 1, 2022 {…}

Mar 21, 2022

Eric Owens, Nicholas Phan & Sasha Cooke Lead New York Philharmonic’s 2022-23 Season

The New York Philharmonic has announced its 2022-23 season. For the purposes of this article, we will focus on vocal performances. The Sound of Home will see Debussy’s “Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun,” the World Premiere of a Caroline Shaw piece with Room Full of Teeth, and Price’s Symphony No. 4. Jaap van Zweden conducts. Performance Dates: Oct. {…}

Mar 12, 2022

Adriana Gonzalez, Piero Pretti, Susan Graham & Thomas Hampson Lead Dallas Symphony’s 2022-23 Season

The Dallas Symphony Orchestra has announced its 2022-23 season featuring numerous concerts and international soloists. For the purposes of this article, we will highlight vocal performances. Stephane Deneve conducts Jeanine de Bique in a program of music by Connesson, Barber, and Rachmaninoff. Performance Dates: Sept. 22-24, 2022 Fabio Luisi conducts Susan Graham and Thomas Hampson in selections from Lehar’s “The {…}

Feb 18, 2022

Joélle Harvey, Nicholas Phan Headline Handel and Haydn Society’s ‘Bach + Vivaldi Gloria’

The Handel and Haydn Society will celebrate the joys of Baroque music with “Bach + Vivaldi Gloria.” The H+H Orchestra and Chorus will be joined by soprano Joélle Harvey, tenor Nicholas Phan, baritone Tyler Duncan, and conductor Jonathan Cohen, with concerts taking place on April 1 and Sunday, April 3 at Symphony Hall in Boston. The program will feature three {…}

Feb 12, 2022

Q & A: Nicholas Phan on the New Piece ‘Earth’ & Working with Aaron Jay Kernis

On Feb. 26, ROCO will present the world premiere of “Earth” by Aaron Jay Kernis. The new opus is a reflection upon the fundamental environmental crisis of our time and was created in collaboration with poet and agricultural researcher Kai Hoffman-Krull. “Earth” tells the story of a farmer’s life through vignettes exploring the incremental changes of the seasons and how {…}

Dec 1, 2021

Nicholas Phan Headlines San Francisco Performances’ ‘The Women’ Series

San Francisco Performances has announced “The Salon Series: The Women” as curated by tenor Nicholas Phan. As of this writing, casting for this series is mostly to be announced so the listing of these shows will include the voice types that are set to perform alongside Phan. First up, Phan will perform music by Jacquet de la Guerre and Maddalena {…}

Sep 3, 2021

San Francisco Performances Announces 2021 PIVOT Festival

San Francisco Performances is set to present its seventh PIVOT Festival, entitled “Ghost Stories.” “‘Ghost Stories’ is the PIVOT theme this year with a festival-full of inventive artist-thinkers who have created programs that explore the presence of the past and the impact of haunting memories on our hearts,” said Melanie Smith, the president of San Francisco Performances in a press {…}

Jun 24, 2021

Joélle Harvey, Nicholas Phan & Mary Bevan Lead Handel and Haydn Society’s 2021-22 Season

The Handel and Haydn Society in Boston has announced its 2021-22 season returning to live performances. For the purposes of this article, we will only focus on vocal performances. For the 168th consecutive year, the company will celebrate the holiday season with performances of Handel’s “Messiah,” at Symphony Hall. For the last time as Artistic Director, Harry Christophers will lead {…}