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In the 2022/23 season Alfred Walker returns to San Francisco Opera as Enobarbus in the world premiere of John Adams’ Antony and Cleopatra, joins the Lyric Opera of Chicago as Vater in Hansel und Gretel, the Metropolitan Opera as Masetto in Don Giovanni, Detroit Opera for Amonasro in Aida, and returns to Bard Summerscape for the title role in Saint-Saëns’ Henry VIII. He also sings Rachmaninoff’s The Bells with the LA Philharmonic under Maestro Gustavo Dudamel, and joins the Boston Philharmonic for Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9. Next season he reprises the role of Enobarbus in Adams’ Antony and Cleopatra with Gran Teatre del Liceu, sings Orest in Elektra with Dallas Opera, sings Rambaldo in La rondine in a return to the Metropolitan Opera, and joins Vashon Opera for Iago in Otello. Last season, he joined San Francisco Opera as Scarpia in Tosca, returned to the Metropolitan Opera for further performances of Crown in Porgy and Bess, joined Washington National Opera as Mtchll in It All Falls Down which is a part of Written In Stone, a tetralogy one-act operas by Carlos Simon and Marc Bamuthi Joseph. He also sang Nalikantha in Lakme with Washington Concert Opera, and sang Tom in Un ballo in maschera with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Maestro Ricardo Muti. He recently joined Michigan Opera Theatre as Alfio in Cavalleria Rusticana, the Metropolitan Opera for Crown in Porgy and Bess, San Francisco Opera for Vater in Hansel und Gretel, and Boston Lyric Opera for Oroveso in Norma.

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Bard Music Festival To Present BERLIOZ AND HIS WORLD This August

The Bard Music Festival will present a celebration of French Romantic composer Berlioz with 11 themed concerts, 5 livestreams, and more, starting August 9.
Meyerbeer's LE PROPHETE to Open At Bard SummerScape This Month

Meyerbeer’s LE PROPHÈTE will return to the U.S. stage for the first time in 47 years with a new treatment by Christian Räth at Bard SummerScape. Learn how to purchase tickets.
The Metropolitan Opera's Summer HD Festival To Return To Lincoln Center Plaza

The Metropolitan Opera’s Summer HD Festival will return to Lincoln Center Plaza this August. See full programming and learn how to attend!
LA BOHEME & More Set for The Met's 2024 Live In HD Summer Encores

Experience the magic of the MET's 2024 Live in HD Summer Encores, set to begin on Wednesday, July 24. Learn how to purchase tickets!
Bard Music Festival Presents BERLIOZ & HIS WORLD In August

This August, the Bard Music Festival returns for its 34th season with an intensive two-week exploration of “Berlioz and His World.” In eleven themed concert programs, the festival examines the life and times of visionary French composer Hector Berlioz, whose grand-scale works, startling sonorities, and advanced literary leanings helped redefine musical Romanticism.
Meyerbeer's LE PROPHETE Comes to SummerScape

As a highlight of the 2024 Bard SummerScapefestival, the Fisher Center at Bard presents the first new American production in almost five decades of Giacomo Meyerbeer’s Le prophète, an all-too-topical grand opera in which religion, politics, and power collide.
Video: Soprano Janai Brugger on Cherubini's MEDEA at Canadian Opera Company

Watch as Soprano Janai Brugger gives us a taste of Cherubini’s heady score for MADEA, exquisitely brought to life in this excerpt from her Act I aria “O Amore, vieni a me!'
Review: Fine Singing Makes RONDINE Easy to Swallow under Scappucci

The first night of the Met’s revival of Puccini’s LA RONDINE (THE SWALLOW) was filled with surprises of one sort or another, under the baton of that smart conductor, Speranza Scappucci. She knows her way around Puccini and deserves to be heard more frequently at the house. The production had glamour through Art Deco-ish scenic design by Ezio Frigerio, with lighting by Duana Schuler and costumes by Franca Squarciapino.
Soprano So Young Park to Play Juliette in This Afternoon's ROMEO ET JULIETTE at Met Opera

Soprano So Young Park will sing the role of Juliette in Gounod's Roméo et Juliette in the Saturday, March 30th afternoon performance, replacing Nadine Sierra, who has withdrawn due to illness.
Detroit Opera Reveals 2024-25 Resident Artist Lineup

After an international search, Detroit Opera has revealed the five singers who will train in Detroit Opera's Resident Artist Program during the 2024–25 season.
Bartlett Sher-Directed ROMEO ET JULIETTE To Screen In Cinemas As Part of THE MET: LIVE IN HD

The Metropolitan Opera's revival of Gounod's Roméo et Juliette will be transmitted live as part of the 2023–24 Live in HD season on Saturday, March 23, at 12:55PM ET.
MEDEA To Be Presented In Its First-Ever Appearance At The Canadian Opera Company

Experience the thrilling first-ever performance of MEDEA at the Canadian Opera Company. This captivating production promises to set the stage ablaze, offering a unique spectacle for opera enthusiasts.
Review: Sierra, Bernheim Soar in the Met's ROMEO ET JULIETTE

While I’ve admired soprano Nadine Sierra’s before, she seemed to reach a whole new level with her glorious turn as Juliette in the season’s first performance of Gounod’s ROMEO ET JULIETTE at the Met the other night. She was vivid and a delight to watch as she inhabited the teenaged heroine of the piece. Perhaps it was her stage partner, French tenor Benjamin Bernheim, who egged her on to such heights, with his nuanced singing and boyish demeanor.
Video: Watch Footage from The Metropolitan Opera's ROMEO ET JULIETTE

Watch video footage from Bartlett Sher's production of Gounod's Roméo et Juliette, as it returns to the Met stage for seven performances, with an all-star cast of artists making their Met role debuts.
Video: Get A First Look At The Met Opera's ROMEO ET JULIETTE

Get a first look as Nadine Sierra and Benjamin Bernheim come together as the star-crossed lovers in Gounod’s sumptuous Shakespeare adaptation, with Met Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin on the podium to conduct Bartlett Sher’s towering production
Nadine Sierra and Benjamin Bernheim to Star In Gounod's ROMEO ET JULIETTE at the Met

Bartlett Sher's production of Gounod's Roméo et Juliette returns to the Met stage for seven performances starting March 7, with an all-star cast of artists making their Met role debuts.
GROUNDED by Jeanine Tesori to Open The Metropolitan Opera's 2024�"25 Season

The Metropolitan Opera has unveiled the 2024–25 season lineup. Learn about the operas being presented and see how to purchase tickets.
Lila Palmer Appointed General & Artistic Director of New Orleans Opera

Following a comprehensive search, the board of New Orleans Opera Association (NOOA) has announced Anglo-American producer and librettist Lila Palmer as its new General and Artistic Director. Her term begins on May 15, 2024.
The Met: Live in HD Brings Gounod's ROMEO ET JULIETTE to Greenbrier Valley Theatre in March

The Met: Live in HD will bring Gounod's Roméo et Juliette to Greenbrier Valley Theatre in March. The performance will take place on March 23 at 12:55pm.
The Met: Live in HD 2023-24 Season to Feature DEAD MAN WALKING, X: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF MALCOM X & More

Get ready for an incredible lineup! The Met: Live in HD has revealed its 2023-24 season, featuring nine must-see performances. Find out when and where you can catch these amazing shows in this article.

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