The Detroit Opera has announced that Roberto Kalb’s contract will be extended. The company announced the news via social media stating that Kalb’s contract will be extended four years. Additionally the company said that aside from his current duties conducting operas and overseeing the Detroit Opera Orchestra and Chorus, he will have an increased role in artistic planning and in {…}
(Photo Credit: Marty Sohl / Met Opera) I’ve seen “La Bohème” many times, which means I usually know within a few minutes how it’s going to go. Puccini doesn’t ask for permission to rip your heart out; an unrelenting sense of tragedy is the hallmark of his work. At some point, the opera either grabs you, or it doesn’t, and {…}
The Atlanta Opera has unveiled its 2025-26 season. Verdi’s “La traviata” directed by Francesca Zambello opens the season. Soprano Mané Galoyan sings the role of Violetta, she is joined by tenor Long Long, and baritone Anthony Clark Evans. Evan Rogister conductors. Performance Dates: November 8, 11, 14, & 16, 2025 Up next is “La Belle et la Bête” by Phillip {…}
(Photo credit: Austin Richey) Applications are now open for Detroit Opera’s 2025–26 Resident Artist Program. This newly designed program is for early-career professional opera singers. It offers individualized study to cater to the unique needs of each artist and aligns with the country’s top training programs. The program is led by opera coach and pianist Nathalie Doucet, Detroit Opera’s Head {…}
Detroit Opera has named Roberto Kalb as its next Music Director, effective Nov. 20, 2022, through the end of the 2025–26 season. In this position, Kalb will join Gary L. Wasserman, Artistic Director Yuval Sharon, and Associate Artistic Director Christine Goerke as a member of the company’s artistic leadership under President and CEO Wayne S. Brown. In a statement, Kalb {…}
(Credit: Jennifer Ilene) Conductor Roberto Kalb has been named the 2021 Georg Solti Career Assistance Award Winner. Kalb has led several operatic productions with such companies as Opera Theatre of Saint Louis, Kentucky Opera, Tulsa Opera, Florida Grand Opera, Michigan Opera Theatre, and the International Vocal Arts Institute’s Summer Opera Tel Aviv Program. Of his production of “Die Zauberflöte” at {…}
Promethean Artists has announced its programming for the week of June 8, 2020. It all kicks off with Roberto Kalb, Resident Conductor and Head of Music at Opera Theatre of Saint Louis, taking questions from audience members on a variety of topics. Streaming Date: June 8, 2020, at 12 p.m. EDT Chase Schaap continues his weekly “Fitness for Singers” series, {…}
The Promethean Live series has unveiled its class offerings for the week of May 18. It all kicks off on Monday, May 18 at 12 p.m. EDT with an Audition Aria Class led by Roberto Kalb, the Resident Conductor and Head of Music at Opera Theatre of Saint Louis. This class will explore the Puccini aria “Che gelida manina” with {…}