The Glimmerglass Festival has announced that it will be moving forward with its 2021 season. The upstate New York festival, which typically performs in its intimate, 915-seat theater, will take place outdoors on a new stage built on the Festival grounds. In a press release Francesca Zambello, Festival Artistic & General Director said, “We have re-imagined the Glimmerglass experience for {…}
On October 18 at 4:00 p.m. CT, The Lied Society will broadcast the world premiere of Pulitzer Prize winning composer Anthony Davis’ “We Call the Roll,” a work commissioned by the Society in partnership with the Schubert Club. The broadcast will stream live on The Lied Society’s website and hosted by Trilloquy podcast host Garrett McQueen. Composer Davis is known {…}
In March Raehann Bryce-Davis was in Los Angeles performing “Roberto Devereux” when the COVID-19 Pandemic struck and all performances were canceled. The world changed and Bryce-Davis was left without work. The mezzo-soprano, who is one of today’s leading rising stars in the opera world, was forced to rethink her career like many other singers. In the midst of the pandemic, {…}
On Tuesday, August 25, Mezzo-soprano Raehann Bryce-Davis released her new music video “To the Afflicted” (“All’afflitto è dolce il pianto” from Donizetti’s “Roberto Devereux”). The video features pianist Esme Wong and is co-directed by Bryce-Davis and Jon Goff, and is a reflection of Raehann’s personal journey in the midst of the pandemic, which, in this time of cancellations and the {…}
Over 100 singers came together for a video performance of “Light Shall Lift Us,” a work by librettist Mark Campbell and composer Paul Moravec. The duo, which has worked together on “The Shining” proposed the idea to Marc Scorca of Opera America, who embraced the idea and helped put together the 107 artists who would eventually record their individual parts {…}
The Los Angeles Opera has announced the April 27-May 1 slate for its LAO at Home program. On Monday, April 27, the company will present a Living Room Recital starring mezzo-soprano Raehann Bryce-Davis starting at 4 p.m. PDT. She will perform several selections, including Amy Beach’s “Three Browning Songs.” Tuesday, April 28 will bring “Opera Happy Hour” with Jeremy Frank. {…}
(Credit: Claire McAdams / Vanessa Preziose) Most people recognize that there is a major world premiere taking place this weekend. But the reality is that there are two. The weekend is also full of appetizing offerings and this weekend’s selections come down to a mix of classics with star casts as well as a Spanish-language masterpiece that undeniably deserves greater {…}
The LA Opera has announced its 2020-21 season featuring a number of Main stage productions, of grand and community events. Here is a look at what the ambitious season is set to showcase. Main Stage The season opens with Verdi and Cammarano’s “Il Trovatore” starring Angel Blue in her role debut as Leonora and Gregory Kunde in his LA Opera {…}
The Oratorio Society of New York has revealed details of its upcoming 147th season, which will include two world premieres. The season will kick off with “Rachmaninoff and Duruflé” at Cathedral of St. John the Divine. The program will include excerpts from Rachmaninoff’s Vespers, an “a cappella work of remarkable spirituality,” along with Duruflé’s Requiem. Featured vocalists will include contralto Kirsten {…}
Verdi’s Requiem is one of the most powerful pieces of music ever created. When performed to its maximum expression it can be a transformative experience, one full of fear, intense, suffering, but even hope. The Oratorio Society of New York performed the masterpiece at Carnegie Hall on Thursday, May 9, 2019, in a performance that was undeniably potent, though perhaps {…}