Asmik Grigorian, Andrè Schuen, Michael Spyres & Renée Fleming Lead Salzburg Festival’s 2023 Season

The Salzburg Festival has announced its 2023 season featuring operas, concerts, recitals, and Mozart programs. Opera Raphaël Pichon will conduct Mozart’s “Le Nozze di Figaro” in a new production by Martin Kušej. Andrè Schuen, Adriana González, Sabine Devieilhe, Krzysztof Bączyk, and Lea Desandre star. Performance Dates: July 27-August 28, 2023 Verdi’s “Macbeth” will be conducted by Franz Welser-Möst and directed {…}

Jun 22, 2022

Rolando Villazón, Ailyn Pérez, Angel Blue & Susan Graham Lead Santa Fe Opera’s 2023 Season

The Santa Fe Opera has announced its 2023 season and revealed its 19th world premiere slated for 2024. The company noted that in 2024, the company has commissioned a new opera by two of America’s most exciting talents, composer Gregory Spears and former US Poet Laureate and Pulitzer Prize-winner Tracy K. Smith titled “The Righteous.” The 2023 Season The Santa Fe Opera’s 66th Festival {…}

May 21, 2022

Lise Lindstrom, Anush Hovhannisyan & Raehann Bryce-Davis Lead Royal Danish Opera’s 2022-23 Season

The Royal Danish Opera has announced its 2022-23 season featuring operatic productions, musicals and concerts. Opera i Roskilde will feature Sine Bundgaard, Hanne Fischer, Niels Jørgen Riis, and Magnus Berg. Performance Date: July 31, 2022 “Papageno og Papagena” will be performed by pianist Kristoffer Hyldig and soloists Julie Meera Albertsen and Frederik Rolin. Performance Dates: Sept. 10-Nov. 6, 2022 Steven Moore conducts Stefan {…}

Jun 25, 2021

Paula Murrihy, Tara Erraught & Sinéad Campbell-Wallace Lead Irish National Opera’s 2021-22 Season

The Irish National Opera has announced its 2021-22 season which will begin with streamed performances and then continue with a return to live performances. Here is a look: Streamed Performances The company will world premiere a new film version of Peter Maxwell Davies’ chamber opera “The Lighthouse” directed by Edwina Casey presented in outdoor screenings at locations across Ireland. Brenton {…}

Jun 9, 2021

Jonas Kaufmann, Jamie Barton & Angel Blue Highlight Cal Performances’ 2021-22 Season

(Credit: © Gregor Hohenberg / Sony Classical/BreeAnne Clowdus) Cal Performances has announced its 2021-22 season featuring an array of music including pop, opera, musical, and dance. For the purposes of this article, we will focus on vocal and operatic performances. Jonas Kaufmann and Helmut Deutsch showcase a program of lieder and songs in French, German, and Italian. Performance Date: Oct. {…}

May 12, 2021

Anna Netrebko, Javier Camarena, Sonya Yoncheva & Sondra Radvanovsky Highlight Gran Teatre del Liceu’s 2021-22 Season

The Gran Teatre del Liceu has announced its 2021-22 season featuring new productions, concerts, and a special 175th-anniversary gala. Here is a look at the new season. Opera The first opera of the season is set to be Strauss’ “Ariadne auf Naxos” starring Iréne Theorin and Johanni van Oostrum sharing the title role. They will be accompanied by Samantha Hankey, {…}

Nov 9, 2020

Royal Opera House Announces November Streams Featuring Erwin Schrott, Gerald Finley & Louise Alder

The Royal Opera House has announced a series of live performance broadcasts featuring The Royal Ballet and The Royal Opera, throughout the November lockdown period. On Nov. 20 the company will present a concert performance of “Ariodante,” which will be available via the Royal Opera House streaming platform. The cast will include mezzo-soprano Paula Murrihy in the title role, soprano Chen Reiss as Ginevra, {…}

Sep 28, 2020

Sir Simon Keenlyside, Chen Reiss & Sir Bryn Terfel Lead Royal Opera House Fall 2020 Program

(Credits: Opéra National de Paris official website / Chen Reiss official website / Harlequin Agency official website) The Royal Opera House Covent Garden has announced its fall program schedule. For the purposes of this article, we will focus only on vocal works. “4/4” is an evening of opera that has been curated by Director of Opera Oliver Mears and features {…}

Feb 26, 2020

Marina Rebeka, Anita Rachvelishvili & Christian Van Horn Lead Dutch National Opera’s 2020-21 Season

The Dutch National Opera has announced its 2020-21 season featuring new productions and a number of world premieres. Boito’s “Mefistofele” opens the season with a new production by Tatjana Gürbaca. Marco Armiliato conducts the production with Christian Van Horn in the title role, Charles Castronovo, Olga Busuioc, and Guanqun Yu. Performance Dates: Sept. 5-24, 2020 Paula Murrihy, Sandrine Piau, Tuomas {…}

Feb 17, 2020

Handel and Haydn Society To Present Bach’s St. Matthew Passion

The Handel and Haydn Society will perform Bach’s St. Matthew Passion on Friday, April 3 and Sunday, April 5 at Boston’s Symphony Hall. The famed work will be conducted by Artistic Director Harry Christophers with soloists tenor Joshua Ellicott, bass-baritone Matthew Brook, soprano Joélle Harvey, mezzosoprano Paula Murrihy, tenor Jeremy Budd, and bass-baritone Stephan Macleod. Christophers last did the famed {…}

Jan 16, 2020

Layla Claire, Paula Murrihy To Star in Boston Baroque’s ‘Ariodante’

(Credit: Lisa-Marie-Mazzucco) Boston Baroque is set to present Handel’s “Ariodante” on April 24 and 25, 2020. The performance, which will take place at the New England Conservatory’s Jordan Hall, will be led by mezzo-soprano Paula Murrihy in the title role with soprano Layla Claire performing for the first time as Ginerva; Claire is replacing Kiera Duffy, who withdrew from the {…}

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