The Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama has announced its online summer program which will feature performances by some of opera’s greatest and upcoming stars. For the purposes of this article, our focus will be mainly on operatic performances. First up, baritone Gerald Finley will present a performance as part of the Schubert Song series. He will be accompanied {…}
The Cumbria Opera Group has announced the 2021 season. The festival based in Kendal, U.K. will open with an Education Workshop followed by an Open Rehearsal for “Così fan tutte.” Performance Date: Sept. 4, 2021 Roderick Williams OBE will give a recital alongside Christopher Glynn at the Penrith Methodist Church. Performance Date: Sept. 4, 2021 The festival will present a Jazz {…}
This week audiences will get a chance to hear a complete catalog of one of the great opera singers of our time. They will also get a chance to experience rarely performed works and the culmination of one of the most revered recitalist’s experiments. Here is a look. The Freischütz Project Erato releases highlights from Weber’s exhilarating, ground-breaking work in {…}
The Gstaad Menuhin Festival & Academy has announced its 2021 slate. For the purposes of this article, our focus will be on opera related performances. It all kicks off with “Daniel Hope & Friends II – Menuhin in London II” which will feature VOCES8 and violinist Daniel Hope as they take on music by Britten, Elgar, Tallis, Byrd, and many {…}
The Royal Opera House has announced a new holiday streaming slate on Dec. 18, 19, and 20. In addition to a production of Tchaikovsky’s “The Nutcracker,” the company will be showcasing four performances of a “Christmas Concert” featuring scenes from Rossini’s “La Cenerentola,” Humperdinck’s “Hansel and Gretel” as well as extracts from Puccini’s “La Bohème,” Mozart’s “The Magic Flute,” and {…}
This week audiences will be able to stream a summer concert, a legend’s unreleased recordings, and a world premiere piece. These are the latest albums that OperaWire recommends. Summer Night Concert 2020: Vienna Philharmonic with Valery Gergiev & Jonas Kaufmann Sony Classical will release this year’s Summer Night Concert 2020 with the Vienna Philharmonic, conducted by Valery Gergiev with tenor Jonas Kaufmann as soloist. The concert will {…}
This week, audiences can stream a variety of new releases ranging from contemporary music to baroque to bel canto. The week also marks one of the most anticipated releases of the year from one of opera’s biggest stars. Here is a look at this week’s new releases. Il Tamerlano Naïve Classiques releases Vivaldi’s “Il Tamerlano (Il Bajazet)” marking the 65th release {…}
(Credit: Marco Borggreve Simon Canetty) The Oxford Lieder Festival is set to present a program of over 40 events streamed over the course of eight days, running from October 10 – 17, 2020. Titled, “Connections Across Time: A Brief History of Song,” the festival will also include live study events, masterclasses, pre-recorded talks and interviews, listening notes, curated playlists, and {…}
(Credits: Gerard Collett / Groves Artists official website) The Royal Liverpool Philharmonic has announced a series of October and November performances. Fourteen socially-distanced concerts will take place from Oct. 1 to Nov. 4, 2020. For the purpose of this article, we will focus only on vocal works. Baritone Roderick Williams will perform a program that includes works by Finzi, Ireland, {…}
The Finzi Trust and Boosey & Hawkes are joining forces to launch a new international online vocal competition. Those interested in competing will be given the opportunity to submit videos of music by Gerald Finzi for voice and piano starting on Oct. 5, 2020 with a closing date set for March 1, 2021. The jury for the competition includes a {…}
The Oper Köln has announced its 2020-21 season featuring nine new productions and several revivals. Premieres The first new production of the season will be Mozart’s “Die Zauberflöte“ with Michael Hampe directing. Christoph Gedschold, Alfred Eschwé, and Rainer Mühlbach alternate at the pit with Julien Behr as Tamino, Antonina Vesenina, and Emily Hindrichs as the Queen of the Night, Kathrin Zukowski {…}