The Atlanta Opera has announced its 2021-22 Season featuring four mainstage productions. Händel’s “Julius Caesar in Egypt” opens the season with Gary Wedow leading Tomer Zvulun’s new production. The opera will feature Jasmine Habersham and Meg Marino. Performance Dates: Nov 6-14, 2021 The second work of the season will be W. S. Gilbert & Arthur Sullivan’s “The Pirates of Penzance.” {…}
The Teatro Colón de Buenos Aires has announced programming for its 2021 season which will kick off this April. For our purposes, we will focus on vocal content and operatic performances. Opera It all kicks off with Monteverdi’s “Altri Canti.” Marcelo Birman conducts an ensemble that includes Oriana Favaro, Daniela Tabernig, Constanza Díaz Falú, Adriana Mastrángelo, Martín Oro, Víctor Torres, {…}
The Teatro Colón will stream Gioachino Rossini’s “L’italiana in Algeri” on its digital platforms on Sunday, Dec. 6 starting at 8 p.m. local time in Argentina (GMT -3). This performance, dating from the 2018 season, features mezzo-soprano Florencia Machado as Isabella, tenor Santiago Ballerini as Lindoro, baritone Omar Carrión as Taddeo and bass Ricardo Seguel as Mustafà, the Bey of {…}
With opera companies returning in full force digitally, this week’s selections will highlight a mix of repertory staples with some unique and experimental new works. Before we kick off our list, don’t forget to check out important discussions taking place regarding issues of race and equality in opera with such programs as Karen Slack’s “KikiKonversations,” Kenneth Overton’s “Black Opera Live,” and Mark {…}
Teatro Nuovo has announced the release of Bel Canto in Thirty Minutes, premiering Sept. 15 at 7:30 p.m. on YouTube Live. The new video production is set to feature the first-ever complete recording of Nicola Vaccai’s “Practical Method of Italian Singing,” a delicious collection of miniature arias that has been a cornerstone of Bel Canto training for nearly two centuries. {…}
(Credit: Roey Yohai Studios) The Americas Society will present a concert featuring several major artists from the Teatro Colón de Buenos Aires’ Instituto Superior de Arte on April 16, 2020 at 6: 30 p.m. EDT. Among the artists to be featured in this week’s program are Oriana Favaro, Santiago Ballerini, and Florencia Machado; all three have been major artists at {…}
The Atlanta Opera has announced its 2020-21 season celebrating its 41st anniversary. As part of this new season, the company will also introduce a new partnership with two local institutions, the Georgia Institute of Technology and the LGBTQIA+ community-focused Out Front Theatre Company. The season opens with Puccini’s “La Bohème” starring Jessica Nuccio in her U.S. debut with Timothy Myers {…}
OPERA San Antonio has announced the addition of a winter performance series to commence this February for the first time in the company’s five-year history. The company’s new slate will feature performances of Bellini’s “I Capuleti e Monetcchi” on Feb. 13th and 15th, 2020. The concert performances of Bellini’s work are set to star Rachele Gilmore as Giulietta and Corrie {…}
The Arizona Opera has announced its 2020-21 season featuring the company’s second World Premiere, the Regional Premiere of a New Mariachi Opera, a New Production of a Modern Masterwork and the Return of Two Beloved Classics. “Arizona Opera continues to deepen its commitment to presenting the most vibrant programming possible on our stages and throughout the community. This spans the {…}
(Credit: Courtesy of The Atlanta Opera) The Atlanta Opera will open its 2019-20 season with Rossini’s “La Cenerentola.” The production, directed by Spanish director Joan Font, will star rising star and Atlanta Opera favorite Santiago Ballerini, Emily Fons in the title role, Thomas Glass, Dale Travis, and Alan Higgs. Dean Williamson will conduct the comic gem. In a press release, {…}
The Savannah VOICE Festival has unveiled its 2019 season, which is titled “Heaven and Earth.” The festival will feature a wide range of events, including many specifically related to opera and its repertory. Among these is “Death, by Aria I” and “Death, by Aria II,” which will feature Milnes VOICE Studio artists and cast members, presenting a number of noted {…}