Tenor Santiago Ballerini Headlines Savannah VOICE Festival & Savannah Music Festival Collaborative Concert

The Savannah VOICE Festival has announced that for the fifth straight year, it will be collaborating with the Savannah Music Festival starting in April. “Savannah VOICE Festival always looks forward to our annual partnership with the Savannah Music Festival, as they share our mission of providing world-class performances to our community,” says Maria Zouves, SVF Executive Director and co-founder in {…}

Feb 14, 2019

Jennifer Larmore, Morris Robinson & Michael Mayes Headline The Atlanta Opera’s 2019-20 Season

The Atlanta Opera has announced its 2019-20 season. According to the press release, for its 40th anniversary season, The Atlanta Opera will present operas which fall under the overarching theme of “dangerous liaisons,” where the “protagonists share a propensity for self-destructive relationships that threaten to bring about their downfall.” Additionally, during this season four internationally acclaimed artists will return home to {…}

Sep 3, 2018

Opera Saratoga To Present World Premiere Of Ellen West In 2019 Season

Opera Saratoga’s has announced its 2019 season featuring three operas that will be featured at the center of the company’s 2019 Summer Festival. The season, which will run from June 29 through July 14, 2019, is set to present two classics from the standard repertoire and one world premiere. Program The season will open with Donizetti’s “La Fille du Régiment” in a {…}

May 23, 2018

David Bizic, Ginger Costa-Jackson & Marco Ciaponi Headline Opera De Toulon’s 2018-19 Season

The Opera de Toulon has announced its 2018-19 season, featuring rarely performed works, modern operas and a number of classics. Here is a look at what the company will showcase next season. Productions Francesco Landolfi stars in the title role of Verdi’s “Rigoletto” with Marco Ciaponi and Mihaela Marcu. Daniel Montané conducts Elena Barbalich’s production. Performance Dates: Oct. 5-9, 2018 Anna Maria Sarra, Yael Raanan-Vandor, Marco {…}

Nov 7, 2017

Santiago Ballerini Replaces Paolo Fanale At Bilbao Opera

Paolo Fanale has cancelled “Don Pasquale” at the Bilbao Opera. The company announced that due to medical reasons Fanale would not be able to sing the role of Ernesto. As a result, Argentine tenor Santiago Ballerini will take over the role and make his company debut. The debut follows his performances with the Atlanta Opera, Rio de Janeiro, Opéra National de {…}

Jan 9, 2017

Caramoor Festival 2017 Season: Angela Meade Celebrates The Festival’s 20th Anniversary Of Bel Canto At Caramoor In Bellini’s ‘Il Pirata’

Caramoor has announced its 2017 summer festival program. The festival, which comprises seven summer weeks of opera, orchestral, chamber, jazz, world and American roots music, family programs, young artist showcases, and sound artwork, will celebrate its 20th anniversary of Bel Canto at Caramoor with five summer operatic offerings The program will include two offering with 2017’s Artist in-Residence Angela Meade. Meade will headline Caramoor’s opening-night opera gala with tenor Santiago {…}