19 Dec 2024
On December 19, 2024, at the Vzlet in Prague, Kangmin Justin Kim will star in a concert devoted to the Italian cantata, with the Collegium 1704 led by Václav Luks, who will also play the harpsichord. Kangmin Justin will perform Georg Friedrich Händel’s “Ah, crudel, nel pianto mio”, and Carl Heinrich Graun’s “Apollo e Dafne”. The program will also include Baldassarre Galuppi’s Concerto a quattro, No. 4 in C minor.
18 Dec 2024
On December 18, 2024, Kangmin Justin Kim will sing the role of Ruggiero in "Alcina" at the National Theatre Brno in a production by Jiří Heřman led by Václav Luks. He will sing two additional performances on December 21, 2024, and January 12, 2025. The Korean-American countertenor has already triumphed as Ruggiero in the same Brno production and at the Opéra Royal de Versailles, which earned him a Thálie Award nomination,
13 Dec 2024
Beth Taylor returns to Rossini, making her role debut as the protagonist of "La Cenerentola" at the Opéra National de Lorraine in Nancy on December 13, 2024, in a Fabrice Murgia production conducted by Giulio Cilona. She will share the stage with Dave Monaco as Don Ramiro, Gyula Nagy as Don Magnifico, Alessio Arduini as Dandini, Sam Carl as Alidoro, Héloïse Poulet as Clorinda, and Alix Le Saux as Tisbe. Additional performances will be on December 15, 17, 19, and 22. The production, still starring the Scottish mezzo-soprano, will travel to the Théâtre de Caen on January 10 and 14, to the Opéra de Reims on January 24 and 26, and finally to the Grand Théâtre de la Ville de Luxembourg on May 21 and 23, 2025. [Photo: John Cooper]
05 Dec 2024
On December 5, 8, 12, and 15, 2024, Michael Spyres sings the title role in Hans Pfitzner’s “Palestrina” at the Wiener Staatsoper, in a production by Herbert Wernicke and under the music direction of Christian Thielemann. [Photo: Marco Borrelli]
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]