On September 25, 2022, Odyssey Opera will return to live performances with the American premiere of Rachmaninoff’s “Troika.” This concert performance will feature the three one-act operas which comprise the trilogy: “Aleko,” “The Miserly Knight,” and “Francesca da Rimini.” Company founder Gil Rose will conduct a cast including tenors Yegishe Manucharyan, Andrew Bidlack and Spencer Hamlin; basses Mikhail Svetlov, and {…}
Radio France has announced its 2021-22 season. For the purpose of this article we will focus only on the vocal works. Here is a look. Operas Ravel’s “L’Enfant et les sortilèges” spotlights Jodie Devos, Clara Guillon, Adèle Charvet, Marie Lenormand, Élodie Méchain, Antoine Normand, Régis Mengus, and Paul Gay. Mikko Franck conducts. Performance date: Oct. 1, 2021, Philharmonie de Paris {…}
The Academy of Vocal Arts has announced its annual Russian Romances Recital, scheduled for Dec. 12, 2020. The event, which will be aired via the institution’s official YouTube channel starting at 7:30 p.m. EST, will feature a number of major Russian hits led by vocal coach Ghenady Meirson, who is the program’s music director and pianist. Tenor Shawn Roth will {…}
(Credit: © Nick Hufton) The Royal Opera House Covent Garden has announced “Meet the Young Artists Week 2020,” which will take place from Oct. 26 – Oct. 31, 2020. The Jette Parker Young Artists program is a two-year apprenticeship at the ROH, that involves young talents just starting their musical careers. Four new talents joined the program this year including {…}
(Credit: Tatiana Vlasova) Soprano Marina Rebeka will give a recital at the Teatro alla Scala on Oct. 20, 2020, with Giulio Zappa accompanying at the piano. The program for the concert includes Verdi’s “In solitaria stanza,” “Ave Maria,” and the famed “Brindisi” in its original version; Francesco Paolo Tosti’s “Vorrei” and “Visione”; Respighi’s “Notte,” “Pioggia,” and “Nebbie”; Cesar’ Kjui’s “La {…}
(Credit: © Dario Acosta) Soprano Anna Netrebko will perform a double recital at the Philharmonie de Paris on Nov. 11, 2020. The soprano will give the first recital at 5:00 p.m CET, and the second one will follow at 8:30 p.m. at the Grande salle Pierre Boulez. Anna Netrebko will be joined onstage by the mezzo-soprano Elena Maximova. Giovanni Andrea Zanon {…}
(Image Provided by Russian Opera Workshop) The Curtis Institute of Music will be streaming a Russian Works Recital this Friday, April 3, 2020 on its official YouTube and Facebook page. The showcase kicks off at 8 p.m. EDT. It featured soprano Emily Damasco, baritone Patrick Wilhelm, soprano Lindsey Reynolds, soprano Olivia Smith, baritone Charles Buttigieg, soprano Merissa Beddows, tenor Martin {…}
(Credit: Cory Weaver) The Portland Opera is set to present mezzo-soprano Camille Sherman live in concert as part of its 2020 Resident Artist Series. The recital is set for Jan. 14, 2020 at the Whitsell Auditorium at the Portland Art Museum. Shermann, who is in her second year as a resident artist with the company will be accompanied by Chorus {…}
Sergei Rachmaninoff’s was a renowned pianist and composer. Born on April 1, 1873, he started playing the piano from age four and graduated from the Moscow Conservatory in 1892. In ensuing decades, he had a solid career as a composer and pianist, creating all of his operas during this period. However, the outbreak of the Russian Revolution forced him and {…}
Nashville Symphony has announced its 2019-20 season. There will be a wide variety of series and events at Nashville Symphony this season, including the Classical Series, FirstBank Pops Series, Movie Series, Blackford Jazz Series, The Ann & Monroe Carell Family Trust Family Series, National Geographic Live Series, and Special Events & Presentations. In order to stick to opera, we will {…}
Superstar bass Ferruccio Furlanetto is set to showcase his talents in Sydney, Australia in a rare concert performance this fall. The bass will appear at the City Recital Hall on Sept. 27 and 29 alongside pianist Igor Tchetuev. The first of these concerts will feature Furlanetto in Schubert’s “Winterreise,” while the latter performance will see the famed Verdi interpreter perform {…}