Berkshire Opera Festival is set to celebrate its 10th anniversary season in 2025. The company will present Verdi’s masterpiece “La Traviata” with a cast that includes Vanessa Becerra, Joshua Blue, and Darren Drone. The festival will present the work on August 23, 26, and 29 at the Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center. In recent years, the company has presented productions of {…}
“An Evening of Opera” closes the Green Lake Festival of Music’s 45th season. Fan-favorite arias, duets, and trios will be performed by soprano Vanessa Becerra, mezzo-soprano Ashley Dixon, tenor Carlos Santelli, and collaborative pianist Laurann Gilley. In a press release Gilley said, “I’ve been hearing great things about the Green Lake Festival of Music for a long time, through friends {…}
Cleveland Chamber Music Society has unveiled its 2024-25 season. Here is a breakdown of the vocal performances on offer. Chanticleer will perform “Music of a Silent World” at Disciples Christian Church. The program features works by Byrd, Isaac, and Schumann. At the core of the showcase is a new arrangement of Majel Connery’s “The Rivers Are Our Brothers.” The work’s {…}
The Arizona Opera is set to conclude the 2023-24 Season with a production of Mozart’s “Don Giovanni.” The story of legendary libertine Don Juan is set to star Richard Ollarsaba, Joseph Lattanzi, Vanessa Vasquez, Lydia Grindatto, Toni Marie Palmertree, Mary-Hollis Hundley, Brad Bickhardt, Zachary Nelson, Vanessa Becerra, Véronique Filloux, Peter Barber, and Adam Lau. Daniela Candillari conducts the production by Tara Faircloth. {…}
Opera Omaha is set to present Donizetti’s “Don Pasquale” on Oct. 27 and 29 at Orpheum Theater. The comic opera is set to star baritone Jorell Williams in the title role alongside Vanessa Becerra as Norina They will be joined by Miles Mykkanen as Ernesto and Luis Alejandro Orozco as Dr. Malatesta. The production will feature direction by Octavio Cardenas {…}
The Fort Worth Opera has announced its 2023-24 season. The season opens with “Dinner with the Stars,” a fundraising dinner hosted by Joe Illick, Music Director Emeritus and dear friend to the company. The dinner will feature soloists Vanessa Becerra, Siphokazi Molteno, Alok Kumar, and Kofi Hayford. Performance Date: Sept. 22, 2023 The continues with “La Médium” in Spanish by Gian Carlo Menotti. Directed {…}
(Photo by Tavits Photography) The Phoenix Symphony Orchestra has announced its 2023-24 season. Here is a look at the vocal performances on offer. The season opens with “Carmina Burana” conducted by Tito Muñoz. The soloists include Jeni Houser, Arnold Livingston Geis, and Michael Adams. The program also includes Adam Schoenberg’s “Picture Studies.” Performance Dates: Sept. 29 – Oct. 1, 2023 {…}
Opera Omaha will conclude its 2022-23 Mainstage Season with a production of Mozart’s “The Marriage of Figaro.” The company will present a production by Dean Anthony with conductor Steven White. The cast will include Sidney Outlaw in his Opera Omaha debut as Figaro, with Vanessa Becerra as Susanna. The cast includes Michael Adams, Mary Feminear, Kristen Choi, Victoria Livengood, Rod Nelman, Graham Brooks, Karina Brazas, {…}
The Minnesota Opera has announced its 2023-24 season featuring four productions. David Radamés Toro directs “Cruzar la Cara de la Luna” with a cast that includes Octavio Moreno, Cecilia Duarte, Vanessa Alonzo, Efraín Solís, Zulimar López-Hernández, Efraín Corralejo, and Daniel Montenegro. Performance Dates: Nov. 4–12, 2023 Donizetti’s “L’Elisir d’Amore” is set to star Vanessa Becerra, Andrew Stenson, Joseph Lattanzi and Stefano de Peppo. Daniel Ellis directs. Performance Dates: Jan. 27–Feb. 4, {…}
Opera Omaha has announced its 2023-24 season. The season opens with Jorell Williams in the title role of Donizetti’s “Don Pasquale” alongside Vanessa Becerra, Luis Alejandro Orozco, and Taylor Stayton. Gary Thor Wedow conducts the production by Octavio Cardenas. Performance Dates: Oct. 27 & 29, 2023 Andriana Chuchman, Brian Vu, and Hyung Yun lead Verdi’s “La Traviata.” Steven White conducts the production by {…}
On August 11, 2022, Boston Lyric Opera will open its 2022-23 season with a free, public staging of Gounod’s “Romeo & Juliet.” The production comes in partnership with Commonwealth Shakespeare Company and the City of Boston. CSC Artistic Director Steven Maler will direct, with BLO Music Director David Angus conducting the chorus and orchestra. The cast features Ricardo Garcia making {…}