James Darrah's LA VOIX Film Starring Patricia Racette Premieres in September
by Stephi Wild
- Jul 29, 2021
The role of Elle, the lone character in Francis Poulenc's La voix humaine, has been called a true tour de force for Patricia Racette, who has brought her characterization of the one-act opera to life in productions in Philadelphia, Chicago, St. Louis, and other cities over the past five years.
DIALOGUES OF THE CARMELITES Will Be Presented by NEC Opera This Week
by Stephi Wild
- Jun 22, 2021
The three-act opera, divided into sixteen scenes, is sung in English, and the production is approximately 2 hours and 45 minutes. Recorded in NEC's state-of-the-art Plimpton Shattuck Black Box Theatre with piano accompaniment, the opera is free.
Live Bard Music Festival Explores NADIA BOULANGER & HER WORLD
by A.A. Cristi
- Jun 14, 2021
The Bard Music Festival returns for its 31st season this August, with a rare and intensive two-week exploration of “Nadia Boulanger and Her World.” In twelve themed concert programs, performed live with limited in-person audiences, Bard examines Nadia Boulanger (1887–1979), the pioneering Parisian pedagogue, composer, conductor, pianist, organist and indomitable personality who shaped more than a generation of American musicians.
BWW Review: LA VOIX HUMAINE Opens At Saint Louis Opera Theatre
by Steve Callahan
- Jun 7, 2021
Alone on stage. Alone, alone and desperate. Alone forever. Opera Theatre of Saint Louis and that courageous soprano Patricia Racette bring us Francis Poulenc’s one-act opera LA VOIX HUMAINE. It’s a solo piece, a true tour de force for the singer. And Ms. Racette carries it off magnificently.
Opera Philadelphia Announces 2021-2022 Season
by Stephi Wild
- May 18, 2021
New film adaptations of Poulenc's La voix humaine starring Patricia Racette and Henze's El Cimarron starring Sir Willard White presented alongside an Academy of Music production of Verdi's Rigoletto and a Verizon Hall concert pairing Stravinsky's Oedipus Rex with George Walker's Lilacs
Boston Ballet's Digital Season to Conclude With BB@YOURHOME: PROCESS & PROGRESS
by Chloe Rabinowitz
- Apr 29, 2021
Boston Ballet’s digital season will conclude with BB@yourhome: Process & Progress, an approximately one-hour long program featuring a collection of dance films by international choreographic and new-to-North America voices Ken Ossola and Nanine Linning, boundary-breaking choreographer Lex Ishimoto, and Boston Ballet Principal Dancer John Lam.
BWW Feature: Virtual Opera Streaming 21-28 at Home Computer Screens
by Maria Nockin
- Apr 23, 2021
On Wednesday, April 21, We begin this week’s tour with one of the Los Angeles Opera website’s most popular “Living Room Recitals.” Soprano, Latonia Moore sings with pianist Roberto Berrocal. After the recital, we leave for NYC. On arrival, we go to Shut Up and Eat, a most generous Toms River restaurant that offers a discount to patrons in pajamas.
Opera Theatre of St. Louis Announces 2021 Festival Season
by Stephi Wild
- Apr 1, 2021
From contactless ticketing to a new smartphone festival app to socially distanced seating pods, Opera Theatre is taking all performances outside this year, creatively adapting the Festival Season in response to the pandemic.
Utah Opera to Present LA TRAGEDIE DE CARMEN This May
by A.A. Cristi
- Mar 9, 2021
Peter Brook's 1981 “La tragédie de Carmen” (The Tragedy of Carmen) is more than a shorter, recut version of Bizet's “Carmen.” While it pares the cast down to four singers, accompanied by a chamber orchestra, and is filled with musical passages from Bizet's famous opera, La Tragédie is a nearly complete reworking of the story focused on the intense interactions and tragedy of the four central characters.
Vocal Arts DC Presents Rod Gilfry in a Virtual Concert With Pianist Peter Walsh
by Chloe Rabinowitz
- Feb 24, 2021
On February 26th, Vocal Arts DC presents American baritone Rod Gilfry in a virtual concert with pianist Peter Walsh. The performance will include selections by Francis Poulenc, Jake Heggie, Morten Lauridsen, Charles Ives, Claude Debussy and Maurice Ravel as well as original jazz arrangements of classic French art songs.
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