The National Symphony Orchestra announces its 2026-27 and first season outside of the Kennedy Center. The season opens on Sept. 26 with an concert of orchestral works conducted by Music Director Gianandrea Noseda. This article only features classical vocal works. Bass-baritone Will Liverman joins the orchestra for the world premiere of Sarah Kirkland Snider’s “Urge,” a NSO co-commission setting texts {…}
(Photo credit: Catherine Hancock) Lincoln Center Presents announces its 2026-27 season. Here’s a look at the classical voice programming. Baritone Will Liverman and pianist Adam Tendler present “Songs of Humanity & Peace.” Performance Date: Sept. 17, 2026 Francisco J. Núñez leads the Young People’s Chorus of New York City with the Guangzhou Experimental Choir of China led by Xie Mingjing {…}
(Photo credit: Elijah Ross) The new Chicago-based chamber opera company 3000 Hz Opera Lab is set to launch its first season in 2027. For its first production, Benjamin Britten’s “Curlew River,” Will Liverman takes on the role of Ferryman, with Michael Sumuel as Abbot, Theo Hoffman as Traveler, and Adrian Kramer as Madwoman. Marcus Shields directs and Dame Jane Glover {…}
(Photo credit: GSA) Will Liverman is one of the great baritones of his time performing at the Metropolitan Opera, Seattle Opera, Atlanta Opera, Minnesota Opera, Tulsa Opera, and Santa Fe Opera. In the midst of his run as Figaro in Rossini’s “The Barber of Seville” at Houston Grand Opera, Will Liverman took time to talk with OperaWire about “Factotum: The {…}
Opera Colorado is set to present a 20th anniversary concert at the Ellie Caulkins Opera House. The performance will be held on Feb. 27 and will feature GRAMMY Award-winning baritone Will Liverman with pianist Elizabeth G. Hill. In a statement, Barbara Lynne Jamison, the Ellie Caulkins General Director & CEO said, “At this 20 year anniversary, we celebrate The Ellie for {…}
The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra has announced its 2026-27 season. Here is a look at the two vocal performances. Manfred Honeck conducts Hindemith’s “Mathis der Maler,” Beethoven’s “Mass in C Major” and Arvo Pärt’s “Fratres.” Soloists include Jeanine De Bique, Julie Boulianne, John Matthew Myers, and Alexander Birch Elliot. The concert also features the Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh. Performance Dates: Dec. {…}
Wolf Trap has announced its 2026 season which will include an Opera and Classical music program. Opera Rossini’s “La Cenerentola“ will be conducted by Louis Lohraseb and Joel Ivany. Angela Yam, Sophia Maekawa, Cumhur Görgün, Ziniu Zhao, Angel Gomez, and Korin Thomas-Smith star. Performance Dates: June 18, 21, 25, and 27, 2026; The Barns at Wolf Trap Tchaikovsky’s “Eugene Onegin“ will {…}
On March 1, 2026, Rhode Island College will present “Portraits in Song.” The free vocal recital, which kicks off at 4 p.m. local time, features baritone Will Liverman, soprano Kiera Duffy, and pianist Judith Lynn Stillman at Sapinsley Hall in the Nazarian Center for the Performing Arts. The program is curated by Stillman, the College’s Artist-in-Residence, and features works by {…}
Opera Omaha has announced its 2026-27 season The season opens with Opera Outdoors. Performance Date: August 29, 2026 at Stinson Park Will Liverman will perform in concert. Performance Date: Sept. 27, 2026 at Slowdown Karen Chia-ling Ho, Demetrious Sampson, Susanne Burgess, Darren Drone, Johnathan McCullough, Nicholas Newton, and James Demler star in Puccini’s “La Bohème.” Rebecca Herman directs and Jonathan Brandani {…}
(Photo credits: Acosta, Brown, Simpson, Adjahoe) Philadelphia Orchestra announces its 2026-27 season. This article only features vocal concerts. Opening night features soloists Leah Hawkins, J’Nai Bridges, Issachah Savage, and Ryan Speedo Green in Beethoven “Symphony” No. 9. They are joined by the Philadelphia Symphonic Choir led by Joe Miller. The U.S. premiere of Hisaishi’s “Orbis” is also slated. Yannick Nézet-Séguin {…}
Following the departure of the Washington National Opera’s decision to leave the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, more than 60 artists have signed an open letter pledging support to the company. The letter, which is an ongoing effort organized by Pulitzer and Grammy-award winning librettist Mark Campbell, states “We, the undersigned, support the recent decision between Washington {…}