14 Nov 2024
On November 14, 2024, Beth Taylor will sing the alto soloist in Edward Elgar's “Sea Pictures” with the BBC National Orchestra of Wales led by Martyn Brabbins at the Aberystwyth Arts Centre. A repeat performance will take place the following evening. The program also includes Grace Williams’ Hen Walia and Vaughan Williams’ 5th Symphony in D major. The Scottish mezzo-soprano has already sung the version for voice and piano of Elgar's atmospheric song cycle on several occasions, most recently at the Schubertiada Festival in Vilabertran this past summer.
29 Oct 2024
On October 29 and November 1, Beth Taylor will perform the alto soloist part in Michael Tippet’s A Child of Our Time at the Glyndebourne Festival Opera, with Adam Hickox at the helm of The Glyndebourne Sinfonia, singing alongside soprano Nadine Benjamin, tenor Kieran Carrel, and bass Sam Carl. The program also includes Beethoven’s Symphony No. 4. [Photo: John Cooper]
25 Oct 2024
In the summer of 2022, Kangmin Justin Kim created a sensation as he originated the title role of Huang Ruo’s M. Butterfly at the Santa Fe Opera. On October 25, he reprises this part at the Barbican Centre in London in a performance directed by James Robinson, with Carolyn Kuan leading the BBC Orchestra, singing alongside Mark Stone as René Gallimard, Fleur Barron as Comrade Chin/Shu Fung, and Kevin Burdette as Manuel Toulon/Judge.
19 Oct 2024
On October 19, 2024, at the Stadtcasino Basel, Kangmin Justin Kim will sing the role of Orfeo in Handel’s serenata Parnasso in Festa per gli sposali di Teti e Peleo, with La Cetra Baroque Orchestra led by Andrea Marcon. He will be partnered by Robin Johannsen as Clio, Valer Sabadus as Apollo, Jenny Högström as Calliope, Francesca Ascioti as Euterpe, and José Antonio López as Marte.
18 Oct 2024
Beth Taylor performs the contralto solos in Manuel De Falla’s El Amor Brujo with the Tonkunstler Orchestra led by Kerem Hasan in an Austrian mini-tour that kicks off on October 18 at the Baden Congress Center, proceeds on the 19th to the Grafenegg Auditorium, on the 20th at the Kasematten Wiener Neustadt, and concludes on the 21st at the Festspielhaus St. Pölten. The program also includes Ludwig van Beethoven’s Symphony No. 4 and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Haffner Symphony. [Photo: John Cooper]
Michael Spyres debuts one of the most iconic tenor roles in the entire repertoire by singing his first Manrico in Il trovatore, in a new production by Stephen Wadsworth and under the musical production of Patrick Summers at the Houston Grand Opera. The premiere is on October 18, 2024, with additional performances on October 20, 26, 29, and November 3. He will share the stage with Ailyn Pérez as Leonora, Lucas Meachem as Conte di Luna, Raehann Bryce-Davis as Azucena, and Morris Robinson as Ferrando. [Photo: Marco Borrelli]