(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 {…}
The Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra has announced its 2023-24 season. Here is a look at the vocal performances of the season. Thomas’ “Hamlet” will be presented in collaboration with Ópera Comique and will be conducted by Louis Langrée. The opera stars Jodie DeVos, Stéphane Degout, and Laurent Alvaro. Céline Gaudier directs. Performance Dates: Nov. 17 & 19, 2023 Dalia Stasevska and {…}
Princeton Symphony Orchestra has announced its plans for the 2023 Princeton Festival. The Princeton Festival, which runs between June 9-25, will feature a wide range of events. For the purposes of this article, the focus will be solely on vocal and operatic performances. Opera fans will get a chance to enjoy Rossini’s “The Barber of Seville” at the Performance Pavilion {…}
The Grammy Awards have announced their 2023 winners. In the Best Opera Recording category Terence Blanchard’s “Fire Shut up in my Bones” took home the award. The recording to “Fire Shut Up In My Bones” features Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Angel Blue, Will Liverman, Latonia Moore, and Walter Russell III. David Frost, produced and the record features the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and {…}
Will Liverman has released a new Music Video for the piece “I Dream a World.” The video is performed by Will Liverman and Damien Sneed. Sneed composed the music while the text comes from a work by Langston Hughes. The video comes a few days before Liverman performs a program on Feb. 15 at Alice Tully Hall dedicated to the work of {…}
With the year coming to an end, we bring you the last releases of 2022. Audiences will get a chance to hear a monodrama, a Christmas album, a solo album and rarities. Eternal Heaven Long-time musical partners Lea Desandre and Iestyn Davies present Thomas Dunford’s complete Handel program recorded with Ensemble Jupiter. Featuring Dunford on the lute, the new album {…}
Cecilia Violetta López has joined the cast of the Lyric Opera of Chicago’s “The Factotum.” She will take over for Gabriella Reyes, who was originally announced as part of the cast. López recently appeared at the Houston Grand Opera in “La Traviata;” she will reprise the role in May with the same company. She will also perform “Rusalka” at Opera {…}
Chicago Harris Theater is set to hold the world premiere of “The Factotum.” The work, which was commissioned by the Lyric Opera of Chicago will be performed for the first time on Feb. 3, 2023 for five performances. The opera by Grammy-nominated baritone Will Liverman and DJ King Rico showcases a blend of diverse musical styles with imagination to create a {…}