Los Angeles Opera s new Signature Recital Series gives vocal music fans exclusive access to astounding performances in intimate settings-filmed in stunning venues across this country and in Europe-streamed directly to home screens. Tenor Russell Thomas, LA Opera s Artist in Residence, partners with pianist Mi-Kyung Kim for a mesmerizing rendition of Schumann s
Dichterliebe (Poet s Love), Total Eclipse from Handel s Samson, and love songs by Adolphus Hailstork and Robert Owens.
From the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles, mezzo-soprano Susan Graham sings a collection of songs by 20th-century composer Kurt Weill that range from the yearning Lonely House, to the tantalizing I m a Stranger Here Myself, and the nostalgic September Song. Russell Thomas and Susan Graham s recitals will be available until July. Recitals by Christine Goerke, Julia Bullock and J Nai Bridges will become available in May and June. Access to all five concerts costs $30 for LAO subscribers and $45
Opera San José And LA Opera Present Free Digital Stream Of Latina Composers Recital
The program honors the invaluable contributions Latina composers have made to the world of classical music.by BWW News Desk
Opera San José formed an exciting partnership with LA Opera to create the Latina Composers recital, honoring the invaluable contributions Latina composers have made to the world of classical music.
Curated by LAO Artist in Residence Russell Thomas, and featuring OSJ Resident Company members, this recital includes songs by Modesta Bor (1926-1998), María Luisa Escobar (1903-1985), Chabuca Granda (1920-1983), María Grever (1885-1951), Ernestina Lecuona (1882-1951), Ángela Peralta (1845-1883), and Consuelo Velázquez (1916-2005).
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San Diego Opera returned to the Pechanga Arena parking lot over the weekend for a spring festival with a pandemic-themed recital and a colorful production of “The Barber of Seville.”
The festival which continues with three more performances of “Barber” this week takes place in the same spot as the company’s last drive-in opera last fall, “La bohème,” but it improves on the formula.
This time there’s better video screen placement, more live close-ups of the singers, a performance area that expands beyond the stage and the ability for audience members to view program notes and English translations on their cellphones mid-show. Artistically, it’s a feast for the ears, with many fine vocal and musical performances.
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Last October, San Diego Opera became one of the first opera companies in America to return to production during the pandemic, with a well-attended “La bohème” presented for an audience of 4,200 people seated in their cars in the Pechanga Arena parking lot.
Next weekend, the company will return to the Pechanga lot for its spring opera festival, with a pandemic-inspired “One Amazing Night” concert on Saturday night, followed by a four-night run of Gioachino Rossini’s “The Barber of Seville,” April 25 through May 1.
Like last time, the festival will feature a cast of singers from around the country, the San Diego Symphony, video screens throughout the parking projecting close-ups of the singers and English translations of the libretto and high-definition audio streamed through the car radio.
An die ferne Geliebte, Op. 98, Schumann’s
Liederkries, Op. 39, and Beethoven’s
Aus Goethes Faust, Op. 75, No. 3. Register and view here until April 18.
8 pm ET: Tippet Rise Art Center presents
Spring Festival. For the first day of Tippet Rise’s Spring Festival, two films have been captured at the DiMenna Center. The first features violinist Katie Hyun founding member of the Amphion String Quartet performing Vytautas Barkauskas’s Partita for violin solo. For the second film, Tippet Rise’s Artistic Advisor Pedja Mužijevic performs in a program titled
Is It Real (A Loving Homage to Surrealism), which includes music and spoken word by Satie, Schwitters, and Antheil. At 7:30 pm ET there will be a “backstage” gathering via Zoom, giving artists the opportunity to discuss their performances, followed by the release of the films. View here.