More options, more variety. That is what is going on with the release of more streams from more companies. This week’s recommendations features the best mix of classical performances, traditional operas, and new works to engage the widest range of audience. Eugene Onegin – Opera Vision / Komische Oper Berlin (NOW) OperaVision kicks off its Russian festival in May with {…}
Opera Philadelphia has launched the “Digital Festival O.” which will stream five major productions from the company’s past. “The unprecedented social distancing necessitated by the COVID-19 pandemic has galvanized the performing arts community, sparking generous artist relief funds and online expressions of creativity as we all navigate this challenging time in our history. Digital Festival O, which premieres when we {…}
(Photo by Matthu Placek) Opera Philadelphia has announced a cast change for the Verdi Requiem. The company announced that Daniela Mack has withdrawn as the mezzo-soprano soloist due to illness. As a result, Jennifer Johnson Cano will fill in for this weekend’s performances of the Verdi Requiem. Johnson Cano has performed with the Metropolitan Opera, Boston Lyric Opera, La Philharmonic, {…}
Opera Philadelphia is set to present Verdi’s Requiem, celebrating the 20th anniversary of the company debut of Jack Mulroney Music Director Corrado Rovaris. The performances will star an accomplished group of soloists including Leah Crocetto, Daniela Mack, Evan LeRoy Johnson, and In-Sung Sim, along with more than 80 instrumentalists and 100 choristers. Covaris made his debut in 1999, and became {…}
(Credit: John Rogers) Tyshawn Sorey has been named Opera Philadelphia’s New Composer-in-Residence. His residency, which is set to begin in Nov. 2019, will be the first of a new phase of the company’s renowned program. In his residency, Sorey will work with a wide range of singers in different phases of their respective careers in order to develop his understanding {…}
The 2019-20 season is underway with a lot of major companies kicking off their season this very week. Among them is an increasingly prestigious festival. Here are our top eight operas to see this weekend. Il Barbiere di Siviglia – Painted Sky Opera, Oklahoma On Friday night, the Painted Sky Opera will showcase the first opera of its new season. {…}
O19, the third edition of Opera Philadelphia’s annual season-opening festival, is set to launch on Sept. 18 with the world premiere of “Denis & Katya” at the Suzanne Roberts Theatre. The new work, which was a nominee for the Fedora Generali Prize for Opera, is a chamber opera by composer Philip Venables and librettist-director Ted Huffman, the duo behind the {…}
Opera Philadelphia has announced that soprano Karen Slack will perform a series of recitals. The company announced that the soprano will perform as part of the O19 festival in the series Curtis in Concert. The soprano will perform alongside Martin Luthor Clark and David Lofton at the Field Concert Hall. The soprano recently made her role debut as “Tosca” with {…}
“Let Me Die” is set to make is set its world premiere during the O19 festival at Opera Philadelphia’s annual season-opening festival. The work will be presented in partnership with FringeArts as part of Philadelphia’s 2019 Fringe Festival and will be a genre-bending new performance piece that showcases its creator, Joseph Keckler. “Let Me Die” will intersperse famous operatic death scenes {…}
(Credit: Steven Pisano) On Sept. 14, Opera Philadelphia will screen Puccini’s “La Bohème” as part of Opera Philadelphia’s 9thannual Opera on the Mall at Independence National Historical Park. The Opera on the Mall initiative has brought free opera to more than 30,000 Philadelphians since its inception in 2011. “La Bohème” was presented last season in a production by Davide Livermore with music {…}
Opera Philadelphia will present the company premiere of Prokofiev’s “The Love for Three Oranges” as part of its O19 season-opening festival. The production will celebrate the 100th anniversary of the opera, as well as Corrado Rovaris’ 20th year with the company as Jack Mulroney Music Director. “The Love for Three Oranges,” rarely seen in the U.S., “is probably one of {…}