Renée Fleming, Amitai Pati & Ekaterina Bakanova Lead New CD/DVD Releases

This week, one of the biggest divas releases a highly anticipated album. There is also a world premiere recording and a re-release of a classic recording. Psyché Château Versailles Spectacles will release Jean-Baptiste Lully’s work featuring a cast that includes Ambroisine Bré, Déborah Cachet, Bénédicte Tauran, Cyril Auvity, Eugénie Lefebvre, Robert Getchell, Zachary Wilder, Fabien Hyon, Philippe Estèphe, Anas Séguin, Matthieu Heim, {…}

Jan 14, 2023

Carnegie Hall Weill Music Institute Announces Renée Fleming’s ‘SongStudio’ 2023

Renée Fleming’s “SongStudio” program is set to return to Carnegie Hall Weill Music Institute (WMI) this January. Scheduled for Jan. 30-Feb. 4, 2023, the program will showcase a series of emerging vocalists and collaborative pianists as they are coached by world-renowned artists, including Fleming herself. During last year’s program, artists received masterclasses from such artists as baritone Christian Gerhaher, pianist {…}

Jan 12, 2023

Renée Fleming & Evgeny Kissin Cancel Théâtre des Champs-Elysées Concert

The Théâtre des Champs-Elysées has announced the cancelation of Renée Fleming and Evgeny Kissin’s recital. The performance was originally scheduled for Jan. 15, 2023. The theater said that “suffering from the flu, Evgeny Kissin is unable to perform the recital with Renée Fleming scheduled for this Sunday. This concert being an exclusive and inseparable program imagined by these two exceptional artists, {…}

Jan 11, 2023

World Economic Forum to Present Renée Fleming⁩ with Crystal Award

The World Economic Forum ⁦has announced Renée Fleming⁩ as one of the winners of this year’s Crystal Award. In its 29th year, the Crystal Award honors exceptional artists and cultural leaders whose important contributions to society have made a tangible impact on improving the state of the world and who best represent the attitude of openness and cooperation that is {…}

Dec 9, 2022

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 {…}

Nov 23, 2022

Metropolitan Opera 2022-23 Review: The Hours

SPOILER & CONTENT WARNING: There will be a lot of spoilers for the plot details of this opera. There are also references to self-harm and suicide. In 2012, Kevin Puts’s “Silent Night” won the Pulitzer Prize for Music. And following that victory, the opera, which premiered in Minnesota in 2011, seemingly toured all over the country getting performances at Arizona {…}

Nov 22, 2022

Decca Classics to Release ‘Renée Fleming – Greatest Moments at the Met’

On the heels of her return to the Metropolitan Opera, Renée Fleming and Decca Classics have announced a new album, “Greatest Moments at the Metropolitan Opera.” The specially remastered collection compiles highlights chosen by Renée captured live on stage in this pinnacle of opera houses. Produced by GRAMMY-winning David Frost, the collection features duets with Cecilia Bartoli, Susan Graham, Dmitri Hvorostovsky, {…}

Nov 21, 2022

Review: Richard Tucker Gala 2022

Photos: Dario Acosta The Richard Tucker Award and Gala came back in full force after two years with no awards. A galaxy of operatic stars was on hand for the event held in the newly renovated David Geffen Hall, which was designed to remedy the venue’s seemingly intractable issue with—of all things—acoustics. (Geffen Hall is the home of the New {…}

Nov 15, 2022

Metropolitan Opera, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Renée Fleming & Joyce DiDonato Lead Classical Grammy Nominations

The Grammy Awards have announced their nominations for 2023 with the Metropolitan Opera leading the field in the classical categories. In the Best Opera Recording category Matthew Aucoin’s “Eurydice” was nominated alongside Terrence Blanchard’s “Fire Shut up in my Bones” and Anthony Davis’ “X – The Life And Times Of Malcolm X” “Eurydice” features Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Barry Banks, Nathan Berg, {…}

Nov 10, 2022

Renée Fleming, Kelli O’Hara & Joyce DiDonato Headline ‘The Hours’ at the Metropolitan Opera

The Metropolitan Opera is set to present the world-premiere staging of composer Kevin Puts’s “The Hours.” The opera, which is set to be presented between Nov. 22 and Dec. 15, is adapted from Michael Cunningham’s acclaimed novel. The work will see the return of Renée Fleming, who has not performed with the company since 2017, in the role of Clarissa {…}

Nov 9, 2022

Renée Fleming, Betty Garcés to Headline Teatro Julio Mario Santo Domingo’s 2023 Season

The Teatro Julio Mario Santo Domingo has unveiled its 2023 programming. For the purposes of this article, our focus will be solely on vocal and operatic performances. First up is Pedro Salazar’s production of “Tosca” featuring conductor Andrés Orozco-Estrada. Performance Dates: Feb. 24 & 26, 2023 That will be followed by the “VI Festival Internacional de Música Clásica de Bogotá: {…}

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