International Opera Awards 2023 Shortlist Revealed
by Stephi Wild
- Oct 11, 2023
The International Opera Awards has announced the shortlist for this year's Awards, which will be held at Teatr Wielki, Polish National Opera, Warsaw on Thursday 9 November.
ArtSmart Brings THE POWER OF MUSIC to Kensington Quarters
by Stephi Wild
- Sep 27, 2023
In partnership with Artsi, ArtSmart presents The Power of Music, an “artsi” evening of music with international opera star Michael Fabiano and local Philadelphia artists. Learn more about the event and find out how to get tickets here!
Richard Tucker Music Foundation Hosts 2023 Gala in October
by Stephi Wild
- Sep 19, 2023
The Richard Tucker Music Foundation presents its annual Gala on Sunday, October 29, 2023 at 6:30 p.m. in Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage at Carnegie Hall. Learn more about the gala and how to attend here!
Academy Of Vocal Arts Reveals 2023/24 Season Lineup
by Stephi Wild
- Jul 21, 2023
The season, which is AVA's 89th, kicks off with a stunning production of Gaetano Donizetti's masterwork Anna Bolena, followed by Benjamin Britten's hauntingly beautiful The Rape of Lucretia and ending with Gioachino Rossini's beloved comic masterpiece, Il barbiere di Siviglia ('The Barber of Seville'). Also returning this season is the annual Giargiari Bel Canto Competition, New Artists Recital, Winter Recital, and Farewell Recital.
San Francisco Opera Presents New Production of Puccini's MADAME BUTTERFLY
by Stephi Wild
- May 12, 2023
San Francisco Opera’s 2023 Summer Season opens June 3 with Giacomo Puccini’s Madame Butterfly (Madama Butterfly) at the War Memorial Opera House. Caroline H. Hume Music Director Eun Sun Kim leads the San Francisco Opera Orchestra and a brilliant cast in a new production by visionary Japanese director Amon Miyamoto. San Francisco Opera Chorus Director John Keene prepares the artists of the Opera Chorus.
San Francisco Opera Reveals Program For One-Night-Only Centennial Concert Celebration
by Stephi Wild
- May 9, 2023
San Francisco Opera announced the program for its 100th Anniversary Concert at the War Memorial Opera House on Friday, June 16. Caroline H. Hume Music Director Eun Sun Kim, former Music Director Sir Donald Runnicles and former Principal Guest Conductor Patrick Summers will conduct the San Francisco Opera Orchestra and Chorus along with a host of star soloists in selections inspired by the Company's history.
Review: The Met Welcomes the Next Generation at Its Laffont Competition
by Richard Sasanow
- Apr 25, 2023
While there’s always a great deal of talk about where the next generation of operagoers is coming from, there’s much less hand-wringing about the sources of the new generation of singers. After hearing the Eric and Dominique Laffont Competition’s Grand Finals Concert at the Met on Sunday afternoon, we could plainly hear that the future of the Met roster is alive and well and waiting to take center stage.
Bass-baritone Ryan Speedo Green Wins Met's 2023 Beverly Sills Artist Award
by Stephi Wild
- Apr 20, 2023
The Metropolitan Opera has named bass-baritone Ryan Speedo Green the winner of the 2023 Beverly Sills Artist Award, the second time that Green has received this honor. Previously, Green shared the award with four other artists in 2021, the season that had been canceled due to the pandemic.
39th Season Of Schwabacher Recital Series Begins Next Month
by Stephi Wild
- Feb 22, 2023
The 39th season of the Schwabacher Recital Series, presented by San Francisco Opera Center and the Merola Opera Program, opens on March 1 with soprano Meigui Zhang and pianist John Churchwell and continues on March 22 with a program curated by Nicholas Phan featuring five San Francisco Opera Adler Fellows and Merola alumni.
San Francisco Opera Center and Merola Opera Program Announce 2023 Schwabacher Recital Series
by Stephi Wild
- Feb 3, 2023
Now in its 39th year, the Schwabacher Recital Series, presented by San Francisco Opera Center and the Merola Opera Program, returns this spring with a series of four recitals (March 1, March 22, April 12 and May 18) at San Francisco's Dianne and Tad Taube Atrium Theater and San Francisco Conservatory of Music's Barbro Osher Recital Hall.
The Santa Fe Opera Names 44 Apprentice Singers For The 2023 Season
by A.A. Cristi
- Jan 12, 2023
The Santa Fe Opera has announced the 44 members of its 2023 Apprentice Program for Singers. The roster includes promising young vocalists from across the USA including the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, as well as from East Africa, Australia, Canada, China, South America and South Korea.
Review: An Old-Fashioned Sing-Off Celebrates ANGEL BLUE at Geffen Hall's 2022 Richard Tucker Gala
by Richard Sasanow
- Nov 15, 2022
Award-winner Angel Blue started off the proceedings at the Richard Tucker Gala (after Barry Tucker’s usual introduction/ode to his father, the great tenor) with a bang: Puccini’s justly famous aria “Vissi d’arte” from TOSCA. For those of us who’ve only heard her as Bess in Gershwin’s PORGY & BESS at the Met, it was a revelation to hear her lush, velvety voice raise the rafters on the hall, with no warm up.
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