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The Badisches Staatstheater Karlsruhe has announced its 2022-23 season featuring six premieres and several revivals. Wagner’s “Der fliegende Holländer” with Georg Fritzsch conducting and Ludger Engels directing. Premiere Date: Dec. 10, 2022. Yura Yang conducts Bizet’s “Carmen” in a new production by Immo Karaman....

(Credit: Monika Ritterhaus) A lot of modern opera is based on original and new stories. But it wasn’t always like that. For hundreds of years, operas in the standard repertory, regardless of their style (baroque, classical, romantic, impressionistic) were based on some other story or event. So in honor...

Palm Beach Opera has announced its 2023 Season celebrating its 60th anniversary. PBO’s General and Artistic Director David Walker said, “After the success of our historic 60th anniversary season, we are thrilled to follow up with another extraordinary season of live opera, featuring three timeless operas and artists from around the world. PBO’s 2023 Season offers a unique chance for audiences to experience three must-see operas all in one season, making it a perfect opportunity for new operagoers and devoted fans alike.”

The Academy of Vocal Arts has announced two cancelations. The organization revealed that due to an increase in cases of COVID-19 at the institution, the Farewell Recital and the May 14 showcase of “La Bohème” have been canceled. AVA did note that it would be streaming the...

Tenor Nicky Spence is one of two patrons of the An Tobar and Mull Theatre. Per an official press statement, “The An Tobar and Mull Theatre is a multi-artform creative hub on the Hebridean island of Mull. It is a place for joining in, with a welcoming and joyous heart. It tells stories that matter and it aspires to be an island voice on a national stage in an international conversation. It supports art of all kinds for people of all kinds. Its aim is for its audiences to leave feeling nourished, connected, and understood. It values fun, openness, bravery, and generosity and aims for innovation in a sustainable way. The art it makes is a beacon; a shining light guiding the way back to Mull.”

The Royal Opera has announced a cast change for its concert performance of Verdi’s “Attila.”. The company noted that Maria José Siri will sing the role of Odabella replacing Sondra Radvanovsky. Siri took to social media to announce that it will be her debut at the London...

Greenwood, South Carolina’s Glow Lyric Theatre, has announced the Southern premiere of Frances Pollock and Tia Price’s new opera, “Stinney: An American Execution,” at the Fred Collins Performing Arts Stage in Greenville, South Carolina’s Kroc Center from July 22 to 31, 2022. The opera relates...

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...

Vancouver Opera has unveiled its 2022-23 season. “We are thrilled to announce Vancouver Opera’s 2022–2023 season which will include three full-scale productions, all centered on the theme of love,” said Tom Wright, Vancouver Opera General Director, in an official press release.“The 2022–2023 season will see the return of two beloved operas for our Vancouver Opera patrons along with an incredible, fantastical company premiere which is sure to entice a new audience who loves theatrical magic.”

In celebration of Opera Columbus’ 40th season, the company is presenting its “4o Days of Opera Festival.”. There will be two 90-minute performances taking place on May 22 at the Lincoln Theatre at 2 p.m. and 5 p.m. Leslie Savory Burr and John A. Williams’ “Vanqui” will be part of this series.

The Boston Lyric Opera has canceled a performance of “Champion” due to COVID-19. The company announced that “due to a series of COVID cases, Boston Lyric Opera will cancel the Wed., May 18 performance of ‘Champion: An Opera in Jazz. The company plans to mount the Fri., May 20 @ 7:30 PM performance and the 3 PM performance on Sun., May 22 as planned at the Emerson Cutler Majestic Theater.”

The 11th year of the Los Angeles Master Chorale’s Oratorio Project will culminate with a special performance on May 20, 2022 at the Van Nuys High School Auditorium. The concert will feature 50 students from the High School performing “Imagine a City,” a work that they created.

On May 21, 2022, Washington Irving High School will present “Tribute to Kurt Weill.”. This one-night only concert comes as part of People’s Symphony Concerts, and will feature soprano Katherine Riddle and bass Zachary James, accompanied by Laura Bergquist. Both prior winners of the Lotte Lenya Competition through...

Ukrainian Pianist Irena Portenko will join forces with four artists to present “From Georgia With Love” on May 18, 2022. The performance, which will take place at Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall. Portenko will be joined by Georgian baritone Gocha Abuladze as well as tenor Ucha Abuladze,...

This week audiences will get a chance to hear three complete recordings of three very diverse operas. Here is a look at this week’s releases. Navona Records presents “Hamlet” by Joseph Summer. In this installment of the Shakespeare Concert Series, composer Joseph Summer’s adaptation of the famous play is performed by Bulgaria’s State Opera Ruse orchestra, choir, and selected Bulgarian soloists with nine international soloists singing the lead roles. The cast is led by Omar Najmi, Brianna Robinson, Kevin Thompson, Evan Bravos, Michelle Trainor, Katherine Pracht, and Neal Ferreira.

(Image Copyright www.peterrigaud.com) The Latvian National Symphony has announced that 22-year-old conductor Tarmo Peltokoski will be its new music and artistic director. The Finnish maestro started off his career at age 14, working with conductor Jorma Panulu. In 2017, he debuted with the Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen where, earlier this year, he was named the ensemble’s first-ever principal guest conductor.

Francisco J. Núñez, artistic director/founder of the Young People’s Chorus of New York City, will present the world premiere of his new work, “MAP: A New World.”. The new work will be performed at The Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine in New York City on May 14.

Over the next month baritone, Igor Golaventko will perform at the Bolshoi Theatre. The baritone, who is set to return to the Metropolitan Opera over the next few seasons, will perform productions of “La Bohème,” “Boris Godunov,” “The Queen of Spades,” and “Iolanta.”

The American Opera Project’s fellowship program, Composers & the Voice, is set to premiere the current fellows’ songs in “First Glimpse: Songs From the Great Room.”. Current composers in C&V are Gabrielle Herbst, J.E. Hernández, Raquel Acevedo Klein, Paul Pinto, Tidtaya Sinutoke, Ania Vu. C&V librettist include jeesun Choi, Isabella Dawis, and Troy Defour.

Allan Clayton, Brenda Rae, Rod Gilfy & Cast Shine, Shakespeare Does Not. (Credit: Karen Almond / Met Opera) Back in 2017, The Guardian meditated on why, despite being one of the world’s greatest plays, “Hamlet” had no great corresponding operatic adaptation. The article notes that despite there being about 40 actual operatic adaptations, none have stood the test of time or held the stage.