(Credit: Lewis Valdes) To commemorate the 100th anniversary of the world premiere of Puccini’s “Turandot,” the Florida Grand Opera revived the iconic work for the first time since 2010. For the occasion, the company’s CEO Maria Todaro took the stage to give the audience a brief intro to the evening and its significance for the community, while also previewing what {…}
(Photo credit: Hunter Hart) The Phillips Collection announces its 2025–26 concert season. This article only features vocal concerts. Bass-baritone Dashon Burton and pianist Lindsay Garritson perform. Performance Date: October 5, 2025 Soprano Yulan Piao and tenor Woo Young Yoon, with members of Ensemble FIRE present a work by Huang Ruo as part of the Leading International Composers series. Performance Date: December {…}
Boston Lyric Opera (BLO) has announced the conclusion of its initiative, “The Butterfly Process,” and will close out the project with a public town hall, film series, and a new production of “Madama Butterfly,” slated for the company’s 2023-24 season. The scheduled events round out an 18-month deep dive into the standard repertoire that explored Puccini’s “Butterfly,” in particular. BLO {…}
Boston Lyric Opera has announced its 44th Season with four new productions including three company premieres and a Northeast premiere. The season opens with Puccini’s “Madama Butterfly” starring soprano Yulan Piao in her company and role debut as Cio-Cio San, tenor Zach Borichevsky as Lieutenant Pinkerton, mezzo-soprano Nina Yoshida Nelsen in her company debut as Suzuki, and baritone Levi Hernandez as {…}
The International Vocal Arts Institute is set to kick off its New York programming this week with a number of showcases. The program, led by Joan Dornemann and Paul Nadler, will offer concerts between Friday, June 8 and Saturday, June 16 at the Mannes School of Music, including a masterclass on June 11, 2018, led by Dornemann. Dornemann is not {…}