Joyce DiDonato, Rihab Chaieb, Attilio Glaser, & Johan Reuter Lead Bregenz Festival’s 2025 Season

The Bregenz Festival has announced its 2025 season. Opera The festival will present Weber’s “Der Freischütz” in a production by Philipp Stölzl. The cast will include Liviu Holender, Johannes Kammler, Franz Hawlata, Raimund Nolte, Mandy Fredrich, Elissa Huber, Irina Simmes, Hanna Herfurtner, Gloria Rehm, Katharina Ruckgaber, Christof Fischesser, David Steffens, Oliver Zwarg, Thomas Blondelle, Attilio Glaser, and Mauro Peter. Performance Dates: July 17-August 17, 2025 Enescu’s {…}

Nov 6, 2024

Rihab Chaieb Joins Intermusica for General Management

(Credit: © Gaetz Photography) Tunisian-Canadian mezzo-soprano Rihab Chaieb has joined the roster of Intermusica for general management. Chaieb recently received acclaim for the title role of “Carmen” and this season is set to return to LA Opera as Dorabella in Mozart “Così fan tutte,” the Metropolitan Opera as Maddalena in Verdi “Rigoletto,” the Canadian Opera Company as Fenena in Verdi “Nabucco,” {…}

Sep 22, 2024

Quinn Kelsey & Luca Salsi Lead Metropolitan Opera’s ‘Rigoletto’

The Metropolitan Opera is set to revive Verdi’s “Rigoletto” in Bartlett Sher’s production. The opera will showcase two different casts. In the fall season, Quinn Kelsey reprises his devastating portrayal of the title court jester. operaWire noted, “Note for note, moment for moment, this without any doubt in my mind is the most compelling Rigoletto that I’ve heard at the {…}

Jun 13, 2024

Morris Robinson, Angel Blue & Erika Grimaldi Lead The Washington Chorus’s 2024-25 Season

The Washington Chorus has announced its 2024-25 season. Dr. Eugene Rogers conducts Morris Robinson in music by Jessie Montgomery, Aaron Copland, and Carlos Simon/Dan Harder. rs. Performance Dates: Sept. 14, 2024 Dr. Eugene Rogers conducts Suzzette Ortiz. Performance Dates: Dec. 14-22, 2024 Dr. Eugene Rogers conducts Damian Norfleet and Monique Holmes-Spells in music by Leonard Bernstein, Nkeiru Okoye, Eugene Rogers, {…}

May 28, 2024

Glyndebourne Festival Opera 2024 Review: Carmen

(Photo: © Richard Hubert Smith/Glyndebourne Festival Opera 2024) The picnic hampers are packed, dinner jackets dry-cleaned, cufflinks wrangled, and drizzle forecast: the British country house opera season is back. It opens with a new production of Georges Bizet’s box-office stalwart “Carmen” from Glyndebourne Festival Opera, directed by Diane Paulus and conducted by Glyndebourne Music Director Robin Ticciati. This latest version, {…}

Apr 25, 2024

Angel Blue, Latonia Moore, Jamie Barton, Corinne Winters & Christopher Maltman Lead BBC Proms’ 2024 Season

The BBC Proms has announced its 2024 season. Here is a look at the vocal performances. Elim Chan conducts the First Night at Proms with soloists Sophie Bevan and Isata Kanneh‐Mason. The program includes Handel, Ben Nobuto, Beethoven Bruckner, and Clara Schumann. Performance Date: July 19, 2024 British choral groups The King’s Singers and VOCES8 present a Prom that showcases {…}

Mar 14, 2024

Sondra Radvanovsky, Morris Robinson, Rachel Willis-Sørensen & Thomas Hampson Lead National Symphony Orchestra’s 2024-25 Season

The National Symphony Orchestra has announced its 2024-25 season. Here is a look at the vocal performances on offer. Eugene Rogers conducts Morris Robinson in a program that includes music by Jessie Montgomery, Aaron Copland, and Carlos Simon. Performance Date: Sept. 14, 2024 Gianandrea Noseda and Rachel Willis-Sørensen join forces for music by Carlos Simon, Strauss, and Beethoven. Performance Dates: Oct. {…}

Jan 24, 2024

Ermonela Jaho Named Opera for Peace Ambassador

(Photo credit: Fadil Berisha) Soprano Ermonela Jaho has been named an Opera for Peace ambassador. Albanian soprano Jaho is recognized for her portrayals of opera characters in Baroque, bel canto, and verismo repertoire. She recently recorded “Turandot” with Warner Classics and Erato CD which was nominated for best Opera album at the 2023 Gramophone Awards, and “Fuoco Sacro,” with Michael {…}

Jan 18, 2024

Joyce DiDonato, Leah Hawkins, Joshua Hopkins & Nina Stemme Lead Philadelphia Orchestra’s 2024-25 Season

The Philadelphia Orchestra has announced its 2024-25 Season. Here is a look at the vocal performances for the season. Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts perform Mahler’s Symphony No. 3 with Joyce DiDonato as the featured soloist. Performance Dates: Oct. 3-5, 2024 Riccardo Muti conducts Verdi’s Requiem with soloists Juliana Grigoryan, Isabel De Paoli, Giovanni Sala, and Maharram Huseynov. Performance Dates: Oct. 24-26, {…}

May 9, 2023

Mezzo-Soprano Rihab Chaieb Signs with TACT Artists Management

TACT Artists Management has announced that mezzo-soprano Rihab Chaieb has been signed to its roster of talent. The Tunisian-Canadian mezzo-soprano has recently appeared at the Bayerische Staatsopera as Fenena in Verdi’s “Nabucco” under Daniele Rustioni, as well as with LA Opera for her company debut as Cherubino in Mozart’s “Le nozze di Figaro” under James Conlon. Other appearances include Charlotte {…}

Mar 27, 2023

Grand Theatre de Geneve to Present World Premiere of ‘Journey Towards Hope’

On March 28, 2023, the Grand Theatre de Geneve will present the world premiere of Christian Jost’s “Journey Towards Hope.” The new work adapts the film of the same name by Swiss filmmaker Xavier Koller and follows a displaced Kurdish family’s journey to Switzerland. Originally scheduled for release in spring of 2020, the work will make its premiere this March, {…}