Sonya Yoncheva to Spotlight Pauline Viardot, Verdi, Puccini, Duparc in Metropolitan Opera Recital Debut

The Lerici Music Festival has unveiled its 2022 season, which will be entitled “Percy Shelley 200: A Celebration of British Culture.”. For the purposes of this article, our focus will be solely on vocal performances. Soprano Melinda Hughes and pianist Jeremy Limb will present an open air show at...

The Metropolitan Opera is set to revive Stravinsky’s iconic “The Rake’s Progress” on May 30, 2022. The opera will be conducted by Susanna Mälkki, making her company return for the first time since 2016. The Jonathan Miller production will be headlined by Ben Bliss, Golda...

The Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra & Chorale has announced its 2022 summer tour. For the purposes of this article, our focus will be solely on vocal and operatic performances. The season kicks off with Händel’s “Dixit Dominus” under conductor Richard Egarr at Hovingham Hall in York. The performance will also feature the National Youth Chamber Choir of Great Britain.

Following Controversy, Anna Netrebko Returns to the Stage in Paris. It could have seemed like an ill-advised idea for some, but Russian soprano Anna Netrebko hit her stride on a remarkably successful return to the concert stage this week after a brief hiatus marked by political controversies. Accompanied by pianist...

In 2019, Gail Gordon started Numi Opera with the aim of sharing works by composers and artists who were suppressed and banned by Nazi regime due to their Jewish origins. The opening productions that the company presented were Alexander von Zemlinky’s “Der Zwerg” and Erich Wolfgang Korngold’s “Der Ring des Polykrates.”

(Credit: Picture from IMDB) Soprano June Preston has passed away at the age of 93. Born in Glendale, California on December 29, 1928, Preston trained at the Meglin Dance Studio and began a career in Hollywood at the age of four. She appeared in a number of major motion pictures including “It Happened One Night,” “Christmas in July,” and “Strawberry Blond, among others.”

The Opera National de Lorraine has announced its 2022-23 season. Here is a look at the opera productions. Viktoriia Vitrenko stars in “Rendez-vous près du feu.”. Eldar’s “Like Flesh” will star Helena Rasker, William Dazeley, and Juliette Allen with Maxime Pascal conducting and Silvia Costa directing.

Ostrava’s National Moravian-Silesian Theatre has announced its 2022-23 season. Here is a look at the premieres for the season. Marek Šedivý conducts Smetana’s “The Bartered Bride” in a new production by Jiří Nekvasil. Performance Dates: Dec. 15, 2022-May 23, 2023. Purcell’s “Dido...

OPERA America has announced librettist Stephanie Fleischmann as the 2022 Campbell Opera Librettist Prize winner. Conceived and funded by Pulitzer Prize and Grammy Award-winning librettist Mark Campbell, the prize seeks to raise the profile of librettists, who seldom receive recognition for their work. The award comes with a $7,000 prize to support creative and career development.

Haymarket Opera is set to present Joseph Bologne’s “L’Amant Anonyme” starting on June 17, 2022. The company will present a full staging of the opera with a cast starring Nicole Cabell, Geoffrey Agpalo, David Govertsen, Erica Schuller, Michael St. Peter, and Nathalie Colas.The performance will also feature the Haymarket Opera Ballet.

This week audiences will get to check out full opera recordings, world premiere recordings, and new solo albums by some of the great artists. Here is a look!. The Dresdner Philharmonie, Sächsischer Staatsopernchor Dresden and conductor Daniel Oren present Verdi’s masterpiece with a stellar cast including René Barbera as Alfredo, Lester Lynch as Germont, and world star soprano Lisette Oropesa as Violetta. Pentatone releases the San Francisco Classical Recording Company Production.

The Glimmerglass Festival has announced the appointment of Robert Ainsley as the company’s next Artistic and General Director. Ainsley will succeed Francesca Zambello, who has served in the position since late 2010 and recently announced the 2022 summer season would be her last with the company. In a statement,...

On June 4, 2022, the Tulsa Opera will broadcast its 2021 performance “Greenwood Overcomes” which commemorated the 100th anniversary of the Tulsa Massacre. The showcase, which will be presented via public media stations on June 4 and then will stream on-demand on CRB Classical starting on June 5, featured works by 23 living Black composers, performed by Black artists.

The Polish National Opera is set to celebrate the 20th anniversary of baritone Artur Ruciński with a special gala. The concert will showcase the baritone alongside Pretty Yende on June 23. The baritone made his debut as Tchaikovsky’s “Eugene Onegin” and has returned to the Polish National Opera many...

Primo Artists is diving into the public relations business. The company announced that it would be launching a public relations division within the organization and bringing in Katy Salomon to be its Vice President. Salomon, who has been a member of Morahan Arts and Media for the past five years,...

The Pittsburgh Festival Opera has unveiled its 2022 summer festival season. This year’s festival represents a return to in-person performances for the organization, following a two-year hiatus due to COVID-19. “After two and a half years of a pandemic, I am excited to present our summer festival in person,”...

Opera San José has announce the winners of the Irene Dalis Vocal Competition which took place on May 21, 2022. First prize went to tenor Kyle van Schoonhoven with mezzo-soprano Shanley Horvitz taking winning second place. Meanwhile Andres Cascante was the winner of the third prize. The jury for...

The Teatro Real has announced its 2022-23 season featuring nine company premieres. Philip Glass’ “Orphée” opens the season with Jordi Francés conducting Rafael Villalobos’ production. The chamber work stars María Rey-Joly, Isabella Gaudí, Sylvia Schwartz, Natalia Labourdette, Mikeldi Atxalandabaso, Juan Antonio Sanabria, Edward Nelson, Karina Demurova, Pablo García-López, and Emmanuel Faraldo.

Following the high-profile cancellation of “Tosca” at the Gran Teatre del Liceu, Roberto Alagna is finally opening up. The tenor, who was set to take the role of Cavaradossi alongside his wife and frequent collaborator Aleksandra Kurzak at the Barcelona theater in January 2023, spoke to Conessi all’Opera and said, that the two of them had signed contracts for the Liceu’s old production and learned about the change during the season’s announcement.

River City Opera is returning to live events for the first time in two years. The company has announced that it will present “Sunday Funday with Riverside Opera” on June 12, 2022 at Bingo Beer Co in Richmond, Virginia. The showcase will star soprano Vanessa Naghdi, mezzo-soprano Mia...