(Photo credit: Cory Weaver) Portland Opera has announced the receipt of a grant from the Oregon Cultural Trust. The grant for $31,669 aims to support the company’s workshop of “The Factotum.” The opera, created by Will Liverman and DJ King Rico, sets the famed Rossini opera “The Barber of Seville” in a Black barbershop n Chicago. The work feaures opera, {…}
The U.S. Open has announced that Will Liverman, the Metropolitan Opera Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin and members of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra will perform at the Men’s final on Sept. 10, 2023. They will perform “America the Beautiful/Lift Every Voice and Sing” on Arthur Ashe Stadium court prior to the 2023 US Open men’s singles championship and it will mark {…}
Photo credit: Cory Weaver The original film of the world-premiere production of “The Factotum” by Grammy award-winning baritone Will Liverman, DJ King Rico, and Rajendra Ramoon Maharaj is now available for free streaming through Sept. 5 on Lyric Opera of Chicago’s YouTube channel. The film version of “The Factotum,” which premiered in the spring of this year, features the full {…}
Caramoor maintains its dedication to innovative programming with it’s 2023-2024 season, showcasing a diverse selection of genres and exceptional artists. The Emmet Cohen Trio is joined at Caramoor by American-Armenian vocalist Lucy Yeghiazaryan, a frequent collaborator who has become a leading voice in American straight-ahead jazz. Presented in collaboration with Jazz at Lincoln Center. Performance Date: Sept. 29. 2023 Carole {…}
The Metropolitan Opera has unveiled its 2023 Summer Recital Series, set to bring opera to all five New York City boroughs in late June. Featuring both young and established artists, the concerts will include famous arias, duets, and other classical favorites. The series begins on June 20, 2023, at Central Park’s SummerStage in Manhattan, before moving to Brooklyn Bridge Park {…}
On May 26, 2023, the Portland Opera will celebrate the work of Terence Blanchard with “Absence.” The one-night showcase will feature such artists as Karen Slack and Will Liverman. They will be joined by the Portland Opera Orchestra, the E-Collective, the Turtle Island Quartet, and conductor Damien Geter. “What an honor to share the stage with my dear friend the {…}
Ohio’s Dayton Opera has announced its 2023-24 season featuring four productions. The season opens with “Prince Orlofsky’s Grand Masquerade.” It will feature Act two of “Die Fledermaus” with Kathleen Clawson directing and Neal Gittleman conducting. Performance Dates: Sept. 16 & 17, 2023 Kathleen Clawson directs Sondheim’s “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street.” Neal Gittleman conducts a cast that {…}
(Credit: Cory Weaver) The Lyric Opera of Chicago has announced that it will produce an expanded film version of “The Factotum.” The sold-out event, which premiered earlier this month, will be online on the opera company’s official YouTube channel in early spring. The production by Will Liverman and Rajendra Ramoon Maharaj will be showcased in a video production by Endangered {…}
On June 4, 2023, Rhode Island College will present “Art Song to Aria,” featuring baritone Will Liverman, Liverman will perform works by Florence Prince and Margaret Bonds, an aria from his own new opera “The Factotum,” and the world premiere of “Where There’s a Will…” a new song cycle composed for Liverman by Dr. Judith Lynn Stillman, who will accompany {…}
Photo: Jaclyn Simpson Grammy award-winning baritone Will Liverman performed a comprehensive collection of works by Black composers at Alice Tully Hall on February 15, 2023, alongside pianist Paul Sánchez, in an astounding breadth of numerous complexities. The selected songs were from his Grammy-nominated album “Dreams of a New Day: Songs by Black Composers” and presented in collaboration with The Metropolitan {…}
Opera Philadelphia has announced its 2023-24 season. Dubbed Festival 023, the company will bring music to venues around the city. The following productions are included in the Festival. The world premiere of composer Rene Orth and librettist Hannah Moscovitch’s “Ten Days in a Madhouse,” starring Kiera Duffy, Will Liverman, and Raehann Bryce-Davis. Joanna Settle directs, and Daniela Candillari conducts. The work is co-commissioned {…}
