United States Handel, Semele: Soloists, Chatham Baroque / Antony Walker, Pittsburgh Opera, Pittsburgh Opera Headquarters, Pittsburgh, 20.5.2022. (RP)
Pittsburgh Opera scores musically and visually with its Art Deco Semele
Rick Perdian
Frankfurt Opera announces 2021-2022 season
Frankfurt Opera’s 2021-2022 season will see eleven new productions, of which eight will be performed in the opera house and three in the Bockenheimer Depot, a former tram depot and the main workshop of the Straßenbahn Frankfurt am Main. In addition, there will be fifteen revivals of past productions and eight vocal recitals. Complete details … Read more
Carnegie Hall Selects – legendary concerts from around the world
CARNEGIE HALL SELECTS BEGINS ON 14 MAY
From 14 May, Carnegie Hall will offer weekly full-length and free concert streams via carnegiehall.org that feature legendary classical musicians in performances from some of the finest concert halls around the world. The new series, Carnegie Hall Selects, celebrates great artists, composers and musical works that have played a central role in Carnegie Hall’s history. A new Carnegie Hall Selects program will be offered each Friday throughout the summer.
For the love of bagels and pizza – New Camerata Opera presents The Brooklyn Job
United States Various, The Brooklyn Job: Soloists / Dan Franklin Smith (music director & piano). New Camerata Opera, New York. Streamed on 8.5.2021. (RP)
Opera Philadelphia takes the leap into live opera with The Drama of Tosca
United States Puccini, The Drama of Tosca: Soloists, Opera Philadelphia Chorus & Orchestra / Corrado Rovaris (conductor), Opera Philadelphia, Mann Center for the Performing Arts, Philadelphia, 5.5.2021. (RP)
Karen Slack stars in dwb (driving while black) for UrbanArias
United States Susan Kander, dwb (driving while black): Karen Slack (soprano), Rosanna Butterfield (cellist), Eric Plewinski (percussionist) / Robert Wood (conductor). UrbanArias, Tonal Park Studio, Takoma Park, MD. Premiered on 30.4.2021 and available to stream. (RP)
© Sylvester Finch
A new production of Don Giovanni at Prague’s Estates Theatre offers surprises, charms and thrills
Czech Republic Mozart, Don Giovanni: Soloists, National Theatre Chorus and Orchestra / Karsten Januschke (conductor). Performed at Národní Divadlo, Estates Theatre, Prague and premiered 24.4.2021 on Czech Television and available for streaming globally until 1.5.2021. (RP)
and Richard Samek (Don Ottavio) © Jan Pohribný