(Photo credits: Sharp, Clarke, Williams) Britten Pears Arts’ Autumn Winter 2026 season has been announced. Here is a look at the vocal works on the program. The Britten Pears Young Artist Programme presents a vocal and chamber recital. Performance Date: Sept. 10, 2026 The Gesualdo Six present “Death of Gesualdo.” Owain Park directs. Performance Date: Oct. 18, 2026 Baritone Roderick {…}
The Royal Ballet and Opera’s (RBO) new opera co-created by and for young people, “The Wish Thief,” premieres July 12. The Youth Opera Company aims to amplify creative new voices and give younger audiences more opportunities to experience the world of opera. The research and development process for the production first began in 2022 with an open call to creatives {…}
Newcastle University has made British baritone Peter Brathwaite an Honorary Doctor of Music. Brathwaite is an alumnus, having studied Fine Arts and Philosophy at the institution. Besides his singing career, the polymath vocalist is a visual artist, BBC broadcaster, and writer. Brathwaite’s 2022-23 opera engagements included appearances at Philharmonie de Paris (debut) as Stubb in “The Outcast” and Melot in {…}
Opera singer and broadcaster Peter Brathwaite will present “Visible Skin: Rediscovering the Renaissance through Black Portraiture,” a new outdoor exhibition across King’s College London’s “Strand Campus.” The showcase, which is set to take place on Sept. 10, 2021, will feature photographs and other artwork by Brathwaite. The aim of the presentation is to decontextualize the Renaissance, a time of cultural {…}
(Photo Credits: In Art Management / © Jiyang Chen / Gillian Riesen / © Raphael Brand / LA Opera official website / © Jean-Baptiste Millot) La Monnaie De Munt has announced its new 2021-22 season, consisting of 12 operas and seven recitals. Here is the full slate. Operas Kris Defoort and Peter van Kraaij’s opera “The time of our singing” {…}
La Monnaie / De Munt in Brussels, Belgium has unveiled its 2020-21 season which features a number of unique operas, concerts, and recitals. Opera The opera season kicks off with the world premiere of Kris Defoort and Peter van Kraaij’s “The Time of our Singing.” The opera stars Claron McFadden, Mark. S. Doss, Peter Coleman-Wright, Levy Sekgapane, Peter Brathwaite, Abigail {…}