(Ph. Nicola Allegri) Countertenor and conductor Raffaele Pe will be taking his La Lira di Orfeo to three major halls this fall. The first stop on the all-Vivaldi concert tour is Wigmore Hall in London where the countertenor and the ensemble presented “#solomonteverdi.” The showcase is set for Oct. 23, 2024. From there, the ensemble heads to the Teatro Auditorium {…}
Caramoor has announced its 2024-25 season. Here is a rundown of the vocal performances on offer. Vocal group Trio Mediaeval will present a performance featuring numerous folk and traditional songs. The ensemble is joined by Catalina Vicens on the organetto. Performance Date: Dec. 8, 2024 “Beginner’s Luck: The Artist’s Journey” will feature the Schwab Vocal Rising Artists under artistic director Steven {…}
Photo credit: Marco Caselli Nirmal Vivaldi’s “Orlando Furioso” is a work that represents baroque opera at its most exciting. Set on Alcina’s magical island, where the weird and wonderful are commonplace, it opens up the possibility for colorful and spectacular stagings with shipwrecks, fantastical beasts, monsters and statues that come to life. There are high mountains, wooded groves, steep cliffs {…}
Ensemble Caprice, Ensemble ArtChoral, and the Jerusalem Baroque Orchestra are joining forces to present a unique night of music by Vivaldi. Scheduled for Oct. 13 and 15, 2023, the performance will be conducted by Matthias Maute and David Shemer. Audiences will hear “In exitu Israel (Salmo 113),” RV 604; “Laudate Dominum omnes gentes (Salmo 116),” RV 606; Concerto grosso, RV {…}
The Stockholm University of the Arts is set to showcase a special spring performance at the Thielska Galleriet on May 24, 2023. The showcase will feature three opera soloists, all part of the master’s program in opera singing. The soloists include mezzo-soprano Milanka Noveska, soprano Alexandra Linde, and soprano Lina Carlsson, Jaroslaw. They will be joined by cellist Johannes Rydén {…}
Photo: Marco Caselli Nirmal Ferrara’s Teatro Comunale served up a rare treat with a production of Vivaldi’s 1737 opera “Catone in Utica” to a libretto by Metastasio. Well, it was not a complete presentation, as the music for the first act was lost. As a result, we were left with a truncated version comprising Acts two and three, which had {…}
Pacific Opera Project (POP) will present the US premiere of Vivaldi’s rare opera, “Ercole su’l Termodonte,” written in 1723, 300 years after its original premiere. The show will run from Jan. 6-21, 2023. Featured vocalists include tenors Logan Webber and Manfred Anaya; sopranos Janet Todd, Véronique Filloux, and Audrey Yoder; mezzo-soprano Meagan Martin; and countertenors Michael Skarke and Kyle Tingzon. {…}
Lirica Arts Singapore is set to present “Viva Vivaldi: The Lost Operas” on Jan. 14, 2023. Per an official press release issued by the company, this will be the first time that an entire concert will be dedicated to the Italian composer. The concert will feature such artists as soprano Cheng Szu Yun, mezzo-soprano Rebecca Chellappah, soprano Joyce Lee, baritone {…}
Dutch soprano Channa Malkin will make her debut with the Joven Orquesta Barroca de Andalucía on Dec. 23, 2022. The concert will feature a program made up of works Händel and Vivaldi. Audiences will hear excerpts from “Messiah,” “Orlando,” and “Giulio Cesare” from the former and passages from “Arsilda” and “La Fida Ninfa” from the latter, among others. Salvador Vázquez {…}
Countertenor Anthony Roth Costanzo will headline the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center’s “Handel and Vivaldi” concert. The showcase, which will feature a number of concertos and arias from both composers, will also include such vocal works as “Pena tiranna” from “Amadigi di Gaula,” “Quella fiamma” from “Arminio,” and “Vivi, tiranno” from “Rodelinda.” Joining the opera star will be harpsichordist {…}
The Cathedral of St. John the Divine will celebrate the Christmas season with two concerts on December 9 and 10. The showcases, which will be conducted by Kent Tritle, Director of Music for The Cathedral and Bryan Zaros, Associate Director of Music and Choirmaster, will feature Vivaldi’s “Magnificat,: Yshani Perinpanayagam’s “In Bethlehem above,”and Sheena Philips’ “The Christmas Bird.” Additionally, the {…}