Art City Opera will present its first fully staged production with Puccini’s “Suor Angelica.” The production, set to open Feb. 20 and running through Feb. 23 at St. David’s Episcopal Church in Wayne, PA, will star soprano Ryan Colbert in the title role, alongside mezzo-soprano Rebecca Sacks as the Princess. The cast is completed by Philadelphia-area singers. Julian Grabarek serves {…}
Rai 5 is set to broadcast the Teatro dell’Opera di Roma’s Production of Puccini’s “Suor Angelica” and Dallapiccola’s “Il Prigioniero.” The broadcast will be held on June 12 at 9:15 local Italian time. The production, which opened in April 2025, was conducted by Michele Mariotti and directed by Calixto Bieito. Corinne Winters and Marie-Nicole Lemieux led Puccini’s opera, while Mattia {…}
Guild Opera Company is set to present a double bill of “Il Tabarro” and “Suor Angelica.” On Feb. 2 and 3 at River of the Valley in Canoga Park, the organization will showcase a production directed by Gabriel Reoyo-Pazos, led by music diretors Dr. Robert Chauls and Helen Wu. “Il Tabarro” will star baritone Carlos Oliva, soprano Yunjeong Choi, and {…}
Cape Town Opera is set to present a Puccini double bill this February at Artscape. Between Feb. 14-17, 2024, the organization will spotlight “Suor Angelica” and “Gianni Schicchi” in a production directed by Magdalene Minnarr. Jeremy Silver conducts the Cape Town Philharmonic Orchestra. Headlining “Suor Angelica” will be Nobulumko Mngxekeza. She is joined by Minette du Toit-Pearce as the Princess, {…}
(Photo: Padraig Grant) Each year, Wexford Festival Opera presents a number of Pocket Operas (Opera Beag), short operas played to piano accompaniment, performed during the afternoon in the opera house’s smaller Jerome Hynes theatre or other small venues in the city. Although they are usually low-budget productions, they are usually hugely entertaining and musically to a high standard. This year, {…}
U.K.’s Opera Greenwich will make its debut with a production of “Suor Angelica” at St. Alfege Church in Greenwich. The production, which will be directed by Valeria Perboni and conducted by Dominic Veall, is scheduled for August 19, 2023; there will be two shows – one at 5 p.m. and another at 8 p.m. local time. The opera will star {…}
SAS Performing Arts will present Pucinni’s “Il Trittico” with mezzo-soprano Tichina Vaughn taking on two roles. Vaughn will sing the roles of Frugola in “Il Tabarro” and La Zia Principessa in “Suor Angelica.” The Grammy Award-winning mezzo will be joined by sopranos Rebecca Kidnie and Juyoung Ma, tenor Eric Sebek, and baritones Shanley Horvitz, and Geoffrey di Giorgio who will {…}
Chautauqua Opera Company and Conservatory has announced its 2023 season. The season kicks off with “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street.” Steven Osgood conducts and Dennis Whiteheard Darling directs. The opera stars Kevin Burdette, Eve Gigliotti, Amanda Lynn Bottoms, Arnold Livingston Geis, Michael Colman, Angela Yam, Louis Tiemann, Felix Aguilar Tomlinson, and Brian Jeffers. Performance Dates: June 30 {…}
Listeners can refer to her however they wish, but Stephanie Blythe has always resisted categorizing herself as a mezzo-soprano, an alto, a contralto, or any other voice type. In her mind, she is a “vocalist.” Considering her upcoming appearances at San Diego Opera, her second foray into a role outside her gender, any attempt to categorize her voice will be {…}
Opera Omaha will continue its 2022-2023 season with a production of “Suor Angelica.” The opera, which is set to be conducted by Judith Yan, will star soprano Elaine Alvarez in her Opera Omaha debut. The production will also feature Ronnita Miller, Deborah Nansteel, Kelly Guerra, Hilary Ginther, and Jennifer Cherest. Keturah Stickann will direct the production featuring scenic designs by Wally {…}
Omaha Opera has announced its 2022-23 season. The season will open with a production of “X, the Life and Times of Malcolm X” in a production by Robert O’Hara. The work will star Adam Richardson in the title role, Victor Robertson as Elijah and Street, and Whitney Morrison as Louise / Betty. Gil Rose conducts Anthony Davis’ score. “Malcolm X {…}