(Credit: Cory Weaver) “I am fire and air; my other elements I give to baser life.” So sings Cleopatra in John Adams’ “Antony and Cleopatra.” The baser life about which Cleopatra sings is everything that is not she and everything that was not Antony. So Adams tells us in the latest from his roster of remarkable operas. San Francisco Opera {…}
North Carolina Opera has announced its 2022-23 season, featuring two company premieres and audience favorites. Here’s what the company has in store for audiences. NCO will present its season opener and company premiere of Puccini’s “Manon Lescaut” in concert for one night only. The presentation stars Marina Costa-Jackson, Jonathan Burton, Levi Hernandez, and Donald Hartmann. NCO’s presentation of Puccini’s devastating {…}
The Metropolitan Opera has announce the 10 finalists for the 2021 National Council Auditions. The finalists include Korean bass-baritone Jongwon Han, Korean tenor Duke Kim, Korean soprano Hyoyoung Kim, American soprano Brittany Olivia Logan, American soprano Raven McMillon, American baritone Timothy Murray, 29, American soprano Murrella Parton, American soprano Erica Petrocelli, American mezzo-soprano Emily Sierra, and American mezzo-soprano Emily Treigle. Han {…}