The Shanghai Symphony Orchestra has unveiled its 2024-25 season. Here’s a rundown of vocal performances on offer. The opening night showcase will be headlined by baritone Matthias Goerne in a program that includes works by Mozart, Wagner, Ma Sicong, Huang Yijun, Suppé, Sarasate, Tchaikovsky, and Mahler. Long Yu, Chen Xieyang, Cao Peng, and Hou Runyu conduct the concert which also {…}
The Shanghai Symphony Orchestra has announced its 2022-23 season. For the purposes of this article, our focus will be solely on vocal performances. Soprano Ying Huang will lead a performance in commemoration of the 100th anniversary of Zhu Jian’er. The showcase will feature music by the famed composer including “Water Dragon Chant” for soprano and orchestra as well as the {…}
The Shanghai Symphony Orchestra will present the world premiere of Hao Weiya’s new science fiction chamber opera “AI’s Variation on Nov. 4-5, 2021 at the Jaguar Shanghai Symphony Hall. The opera, which was composed by Hao Weiya and Wang Yuanfei, will be directed by Zhang Jiemin and stars baritone Zhou Zhengzhong, mezzo-soprano Dong Fang, and soprano Jingling Li. The work {…}
The Shanghai Symphony Orchestra has announced its 2021-22 season. For the purposes of this article, we will focus on vocal and operatic performances. The season opens with a concert featuring Conductor Long Yu and performances of Ye Xiaogang’s “The Song of the Earth” and Mahler’s “Das Lied von der Erde.” The showcase will star soprano Guo Sen, mezzo Zhu Huiling, {…}
Shanghai Symphony Orchestra has announced the programming for their annual Music in the Summer Air (MISA) Festival. Running From July 10-24, 2021, the festival will see 23 concerts held in Shanghai Symphony Hall’s Concert Hall, Chamber Hall, Urban Music Lawn, and Yellow Lounge China’s TRI venue. For this article, we will focus exclusively on vocal performances. A full listing of {…}
The Shanghai Symphony Orchestra and Music Director Long Yu have announced the 2020-21 season. For the purposes of this article, we will focus primarily on vocal and operatic performances. Long Yu will conduct Fauré’s “Requiem” in a performance starring Soprano Ying Huang and Baritone Liao Changyong. The concert will also feature Huang Ruo’s “A Dust in Time” and Chopin’s “Andante {…}