Kim-Lillian Strebel, Andreas Jäpel, Dirk Kleinke, Nils Stäfe Lead Staatstheater Cottbus 2020-21 Season

(Credits: Cross/Staatstheater Cottbus official website / Hupfeld/Staatstheater Cottbus official website) The Staatstheater Cottbus has announced its incoming 2020-21 season, featuring several new operatic productions and orchestral works. Here is the look. Premieres – Musiktheater Cottbus The Musiktheater Cottbus will present several new productions. The cast has been announced for the first production of the season, with other casts set to {…}

Aug 14, 2020

Allan Clayton, Golda Schultz and Natalya Romaniw Highlight BBC Proms Live Program

(Credits: © Sim Canetty-Clarke / Dario Acosta / Patrick Allen) BBC Proms has announced the schedule for the two weeks of live performances at the Royal Albert Hall. Compared to the initial plans that were conveyed to the public in May, there will be no live audience. For the purpose of this article, we will focus only on vocal performances. {…}

Jan 31, 2020

Royal College Of Music Opera Studio to Present French Triple Bill

(Image Source: Royal College of Music Facebook page) This season, the RCM Opera Studio will showcase a triple bill of French-language operas from Britten, Debussy and Ravel. The first work to be presented is the Britten’s contemplative song cycle “Les Illuminations” that features settings of Arthur Rimbaud’s poetry with a soprano soloist performing alongside string orchestra. RCM Opera Studio will {…}

Dec 18, 2019

Portland Opera to Present Camille Sherman in Recital

(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 {…}

Sep 16, 2019

Compañía de Ópera del DAMus To Showcase Ravel Opera in Buenos Aires

The Compañía de Ópera del DAMus will present Ravel’s “L’Enfant et les Sortilèges” on Sept. 17 and 18, 2019 at the Teatro del Globo in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The performance will feature the Coro “Carlos López Buchardo” and the Ensamble de Percusión de DAMus. Sergio Ganza will conduct the performance, which will be directed by Bea Odoriz. The title role {…}

Sep 7, 2019

‘Gypsy’ Culture Takes Over Brooklyn Art Song Society’s ‘Roma Concert’

The Brooklyn Art Song Society will open its 10th season with “Roma” at the Brooklyn Historical Society on Oct. 4, 2019. The performance will feature soprano Tami Petter, mezzo-soprano Kristin Gornstein, baritone Michael Kelly, and violinist Stanichka Dimitrova. Pianists Michael Brofman and Nana Shi will accompany at the piano. The central theme of the showcase will be the “Gypsy” culture {…}

Jul 3, 2019

San Francisco Symphony Orchestra 2019 Review: L’Enfant et les Sortileges

(Credit: Brandon Patoc) Fantasy. Enchantment. The Land of Dreams. So it was in San Francisco on the last day of June with Ravel’s “L’ Enfant et des Sortileges” at Davies Symphony Hall and the Annual San Francisco Gay Pride Parade. Just getting to the concert hall was a multi-colored, multi-media challenge, long-before the audience was presented with the anime-enhanced multi-chorus {…}

Jun 6, 2019

Carnegie Hall 2018-19 Season Review: The MET Orchestra and Isabel Leonard

On June 4, the Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage of Carnegie Hall was host to a musical feast, as performed by The MET Orchestra under the baton of its new conductor and music director, Yannick Nezet-Seguin. The evening’s program was comprised of works from French composers Debussy, Ravel, and Dutilleux, all of which allowed for an abundance of expression. With guest star {…}

Apr 17, 2017

CD/DVD Releases -Week of April 17: Christiane Karg and Christian Gerhaher Headline New Releases

Two distinct solo albums headline this week’s new releases. Christian Gerhaher will take on a journey through a song cycle while Christine Karg will take you on a poetic journey. Johannes Brahms’ “Die schöne Magelone” Sony Classical releases a Brahms song cycle featuring baritone Christian Gerhaher, together with his long-time piano partner Gerold Huber. The cycle in question is “The {…}

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