J’Nai Bridges, Golda Schultz & Gabriella Reyes Lead LA Philharmonic’s 2021-22 Season

(Credit: Dario Acosta) The LA Philharmonic has announced its star-studded and diverse 2021-22 season. Here is a look at the vocal performances to be offered throughout the season. Gustavo Dudamel conducts Golda Schultz in Strauss’ Four Last Songs. The program also includes the composer’s Death and Transfiguration and Schoenberg’s Transfigured Night. Performance Dates: Oct. 14-17, 2021 Gustavo Dudamel will conduct {…}

May 23, 2021

Ryan Speedo Green & Michelle DeYoung Headline San Diego Symphony’s Fall 2021 Season

The San Diego Symphony has announced its fall 2021 season, which represents its first at The Rady Shell. The season is being moved to an outdoor program venue and runs through November 14, 2021. For the purposes of this article, our focus will be solely on vocal and operatic performances. Ryan Speedo Green will be among the many soloists of {…}

May 13, 2021

Isabel Leonard, Pretty Yende, Michael Fabiano & J’Nai Bridges Headline Washington National Opera’s 2021-22 Season

The Washington National Opera has announced its 2021–2022 season featuring four world premiere commissions celebrating the Kennedy Center’s 50th Anniversary and several debuts from acclaimed and rising opera stars. The season opens with “Come Home: A Celebration of Return,” a concert performance of opera excerpts highlighting liberty and artistic idealism, themes embraced by John F. Kennedy and featuring a musical tribute {…}

Apr 6, 2021

Sondra Radvanovsky, Piotr Beczala, Robert Alagna, Aleksandra Kurzak Headline Wiener Staatsoper’s Streaming Slate

The Wiener Staatsoper has announced the streaming program for the week featuring Wagner, Beethoven, Puccini, Mascagni, and Leoncavallo. Klaus Florian Vogt, Anja Kampe, Evgeny Nikitin, Stephen Milling, and Valentina Naforniţă star in Beethoven’s “Fidelio“ from a 2016 performance. Peter Schneider conducts Otto Schenk’s production. Streaming Date: April 7, 2021 Wagner’s “Lohengrin“ will be streamed from a 2018 production. Simone Young conducts the production {…}

Mar 2, 2021

Ryan Speedo Green Named Artist in Residence of Texas Opera Alliance

The Texas Opera Alliance has announced that bass-baritone Ryan Speedo Green will be its first Artist in Residence. Green will take the position beginning March 12, and will end it with his performance at the end of the month in Austin Opera’s An All-Star Concert. Green will participate in a variety of outreach and performance programs for the Alliance’s five-member {…}

Jan 29, 2021

Metropolitan Opera Announces 5 Beverly Sills Artist Award Winners for 2021

The Metropolitan Opera has announced that due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, it will be splitting the 2021 Beverly Sills Artist Award between five artists including Erin Morley, Brenda Rae, Anthony Roth Costanzo, Ben Bliss, and Ryan Speedo Green. Each artist will receive $10,000 awards. This is the first time in the company’s history that the award is given to {…}

Jan 25, 2021

Lisette Oropesa, Bryn Terfel, Tomasz Konieczny, Anna Pirozzi & Federica Lombardi Headline Wiener Staatsoper Streaming Slate

(Credits: Jason Homa / © Brian Tarr / Lyric Opera of Chicago official website / Opera Online website / Schneiderphotography) The Wiener Staatsoper has announced the next slate of operas that it will be presenting on its streaming platform over the next week. All streams begin at 7 p.m. CET, except for the live stream of “Le Nozze di Figaro” {…}

Jan 18, 2021

Lawrence Brownlee, Ryan Speedo Green, Olga Borodina, Nicole Heaston, Johnathan McCullough Headline Top 10 Operas to Stream This Week

It turns out that despite some progress, we are in for a sustained lockdown period to start 2021. But what we are also seeing from opera companies is greater flexibility and creativity on the streaming front. That is on full display in this week’s edition of our top 10 operas to stream with a bevy of new short opera films, {…}

Dec 12, 2020

Cleveland Orchestra Postpones Live Audience Concerts, Announces Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration Concert

The Cleveland Orchestra has announced that it will not perform for live audiences in January or February due to ongoing concerns over the spread of COVID-19. “Our guiding principal throughout the Covid-19 pandemic is the health and safety of The Cleveland Orchestra’s musicians, staff, guests and volunteers,” said André Gremillet, President & CEO of The Cleveland Orchestra, in a press release. {…}

Dec 10, 2020

Isabel Leonard, Ryan Speedo Green Headline Austin Opera’s All-Star Concert

Austin Opera is set to present an All-Star Concert which will be presented in mid-February via the company’s official channels. The gala will eventually make its way to PBS in the Spring of 2021. The showcase will feature mezzo-soprano Isabel Leonard, Bass-baritone Ryan Speedo Green, tenor Chad Shelton, and soprano Sara Gartland. Timothy Myers, in his first performance as the {…}

Nov 17, 2020

Michael Fabiano, Latonia Moore, Isabel Leonard, Matthew Polenzani, Ana María Martinez Headline Palm Beach Opera’s 2021 Festival

Palm Beach Opera has announced its star-studded, outdoor 2021 Festival which will take place at the South Florida Fairgrounds’ iTHINK Financial Amphitheatre. The festival will kick off with Puccini’s “La Bohème” starring Michael Fabiano as Rodolfo, Latonia Moore as Mimì, Isabel Leonard as Musetta, Quinn Kelsey as Marcello, Ryan Speedo Green as Colline, and Samuel Ramey as Benoit / Alcindoro. {…}