The Metropolitan Opera has announced that The Robert K. Johnson Foundation will become the new sponsor of its Saturday Matinee Radio Broadcasts. The Robert K. Johnson Foundation–Metropolitan Opera International Radio Network will present 27 broadcasts in the upcoming 2023-24 season. The first is Catán’s “Florencia en el Amazonas” on Dec. 9, 2023. “Mr. Johnson has long held the Met Saturday {…}
Arkansas’ Opera in the Ozarks has announced its 2023 season, which runs between June 23 – July 21, 2023. The season opens with “L’Elisir d’Amore.” The opera, which will be conducted by Anthony Barrese, will be directed by Robert Swedberg. The cast stars Jesús Bravo and Ilhee Lee as Nemorino with Helena Losado and Laura Romero alternating as Adina. Other {…}
The San Francisco Early Music Society has announced its 2023-24 season. Here is a look at the vocal performances. First up is “El Mundo” presenting “Archivo de Guatemala.” The event features sopranos Jennifer Ellis Kampani and Nell Snaidas, as well as tenor/countertenor Ryland Angel. Performance Date: Oct. 27 – 29, 2023 Vox Lumunis will then present “Bach: The Early Cantatas.” {…}
Boston Camerata has unveiled its 2023-24 season. Here is a look at the vocal performances on offer. First up is “We’ll Be There!: American Spirituals, Black and White, 1800-1900.” It will star Anne Azéma, Camila Parias, MaKayla McDonald, Deborah Rentz-Moore, Jordan Weatherston Pitts, Corey Hart, Phillip Bullock, and Luke Scott, among others. Performance Date: Oct. 21, 2023 Next up is {…}
The Academy of Vocal Arts (AVA) has announced the selection of Scott Guzielek as its incoming president and artistic director, effective July 1. Guzielek, who is currently serving as the Academy’s Vice President and General Manager since 2019, will take over for K. James McDowell, who is retiring after nearly four decades of distinguished service in the top role. As {…}
Central Massachusetts’ Music Worcester has announced its 2023-24 season celebrating its 165th season. Here is a breakdown of the vocal performances. Händel’s “Messiah” will be performed with the Worcester Chorus and led by Chris Shepard. Performance Date: Dec. 2, 2023 The Holiday Concert will feature the Worcester Chorus Women’s Ensemble and Mark Mummert. Performance Date: Dec. 17, 2023 The Voces8 {…}
Music Director Carl St. Clair will lead the Pacific Symphony & Pacific Chorale in “Cathedral of Sound” on June 15 – 17, 2023 as part of the Hal and Jeanette Segerstrom Family Foundation Classical Series. The program will feature Gregorio Allegri’s “Miserere mei, Deus,” Richard Strauss‘ “Death and Transfiguration,” and the world premiere of Sir James MacMillan’s “Fiat Lux,” featuring {…}
On June 9, 2023, The North End Music & Performing Arts Center Opera Project (NEMPAC), in collaboration with Boston Festival Orchestra, will present “Le nozze di Figaro.” Held at the Dante Alighieri Society of Massachusetts in Cambridge, the production will take the work to a 1950s American setting. This marks the second collaboration between NEMPAC and BFO, following their sold-out {…}
Photo Credit: Adrianna Tan Chromic Duo curated “Kravis Nightcap,” a cabaret-style series, on May 27th 2023 at David Geffen Hall’s Kenneth C. Griffin Sidewalk Studio. Chromic Duo blends classical music, electronics, toy piano and voice samples to create musical atmospheres that inspire and investigate deeper meanings behind multimedia and genre-fluid performances. For this special night, members Lucy Yao and Dorothy {…}
Composer/pianist Felix Jarrar will present an abridged concert version of Giacomo Meyerbeer’s “Robert le Diable” at 7 p.m. on Saturday, June 10, at St. John’s in the Village. Titled “Speak of the Devil,” the concert presentation showcases highlights from the opera, including the “Evocation Scene,” in a condensed format lasting less than 90 minutes. In the showcase, the roles of {…}