Christine Goerke

Review: Met Orchestra with Goerke, Jovanovich, Owens under Nezet-Seguin Conquers Wagner, Lets Mazzoli Shine Through

You’d have thought that the Met Orchestra would have had enough by the end of the season in the opera house, but, no. Their New York season really ended at Carnegie Hall this week with a pair of concerts combining some opera excerpts with orchestral pieces by composers also known for their opera work.

George London Foundation For Singers Announced 2022-23 Season

The George London Foundation for Singers presents three events at The Morgan Library & Museum in the 2022-23 season: the 51st annual George London Foundation Competition for American and Canadian opera singers, one of the opera world's most prestigious competitions, and two recitals showcasing recent winners: rising stars mezzo-soprano Raehann Bryce-Davis and baritone Benjamin Taylor, who both won their George London Awards in 2018.

New Summer Programming Announced For BSO NOW Concert Streaming Platform

Select Spring Pops 2022, Tanglewood 2022, and Archival Pops and Tanglewood Programs are available for video-On-Demand viewing at BSO.ORG/NOW from June 23 through September 30 and can be viewed on the web and via Apple TV, Roku, Amazon Fire TV, and Select Samsung Smart TVs

Yannick Nézet-Séguin And The Met Orchestra Return To Carnegie Hall, June 15 & 16

The MET Orchestra returns to Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage for the first time since June 2019, performing two concerts under the baton of Music Director and Conductor Yannick Nézet-Séguin, both showcasing internationally acclaimed vocalists who have been featured on The Metropolitan Opera stage.

Schmidt Vocal Arts Names Award-Winners of Inaugural High School National Competition

Schmidt Vocal Arts has announced that soprano Nicole DiPasquale (18) has won the top prize of $10,000 in the first national edition of the Schmidt Vocal Competition. Hailing from Tampa, Florida, DiPasquale has just graduated with a Cambridge international diploma from Bell Creek Academy High School. Second prize of $7,500 went to soprano Dalila Lugo (17) of Miami, Florida, and third prize of $5,000 to tenor Benjamin Riverón (17) of San Antonio, Texas.

Noseda Extends With National Symphony Orchestra Through 2027

Today, the National Symphony Orchestra (NSO) announced it has extended Gianandrea Noseda's contract as Music Director for an additional two seasons, through the 2026–2027 season, his tenth at the helm of the NSO.

Merola Opera Program to Kick Off 2022 Season With A CELEBRATION OF AMERICAN SONG

San Francisco’s acclaimed Merola Opera Program, one of the most prestigious and selective opera training programs in the world, kicks off its historic 2022 Summer Festival with A Celebration of American Song, an exuberant recital curated by Grammy Award winner Craig Terry.

Richard Tucker Music Foundation Announces 2022 Award Winner And Grant Recipients

The Richard Tucker Music Foundation today announces the 2022 recipients of its prestigious Richard Tucker Award, Richard Tucker Career Grant, and Sara Tucker Study Grant.

Sarasota Opera Will Host National Finals Of Schmidt Vocal Competition in June

The top three winners from each of 13 regional competitions will compete for the first national prize in the competition's 25-year history.

Schmidt Vocal Arts Holds First National Prize Competition, June 3-5

As it moves into the final stretch of its 25th anniversary season, Schmidt Vocal Arts (SVA) is eagerly anticipating the final destination: from June 3–5, 2022, Sarasota Opera will host over 30 singers – the top three winners from each of 13 regional competitions and from an independent, virtual cohort are eligible – competing in the company's William E. Schmidt Opera Theatre for the first national award in the Schmidt Vocal Competition's history.

VIDEO: Watch Highlights From MET STARS LIVE IN CONCERT Presents Sonya Yoncheva

Soprano Sonya Yoncheva performed a live concert on Saturday, February 27, 2021 from the Schussenried Cloister in southwest Germany as part of the Met Stars Live in Concert series. 

VIDEO: Get an All New Sneak Peek at LA Opera's SIGNATURE RECITALS Series

The new Signature Recital Series gives you exclusive access to astounding performances in intimate performances-filmed in stunning venues across the country and in Europe-streamed directly to your home screen.

VIDEO: Sneak Peek at LA Opera's SIGNATURE RECITALS

The new Signature Recital Series gives you exclusive access to astounding performances in intimate performances—filmed in stunning venues across the country and in Europe—streamed directly to your home screen.

VIDEO: Go Behind The Scenes Of Three Divas Live in Concert Streaming Live From Versailles 5/22

Wagnerians in Concert features sopranos Christine Goerke and Elza van den Heever, tenor Andreas Schager, and baritone Michael Volle, live from the Hessisches Staatstheater, in Wiesbaden, Germany, on May 8. Three Divas showcases sopranos Ailyn Pérez and Nadine Sierra and mezzo-soprano Isabel Leonard, live from the Opéra Royal-Château de Versailles, in France, on May 22. Both concerts will be streamed live on the Met's website at 1pm EST/7pm CET, and will then be available on demand for 14 days.

VIDEO: Get An Extended Look At WAGNERIANS IN CONCERT

Wagnerians in Concert, with piano accompaniment by Craig Terry, will include arias and duets from Wagner's Der Fliegende Holländer, Lohengrin, Parsifal, Das Rheingold, Tannhäuser, and Die Walküre, as well as songs by Richard Strauss. Get an extended look at the show!

VIDEO: Three Divas Live in Concert To Stream Live From Versailles 5/22

Wagnerians in Concert features sopranos Christine Goerke and Elza van den Heever, tenor Andreas Schager, and baritone Michael Volle, live from the Hessisches Staatstheater, in Wiesbaden, Germany, on May 8. Three Divas showcases sopranos Ailyn Pérez and Nadine Sierra and mezzo-soprano Isabel Leonard, live from the Opéra Royal-Château de Versailles, in France, on May 22. Both concerts will be streamed live on the Met's website at 1pm EST/7pm CET, and will then be available on demand for 14 days.

Video: First Look at TURANDOT at Metropolitan Opera

Turandot begins performances at the Metropolitan Opera this week and we have a first look for you. Check out the clips below!

VIDEO: The Met Announces Live In HD 2019/20 Series

The Met: Live in HD, the Metropolitan Opera's award-winning series of live high-definition cinema simulcasts, will begin its 14th season on October 12, with the Met's production of Puccini's Turandot, starring Christine Goerke in the title role, led by the Met's Jeanette Lerman-Neubauer Music Director, Yannick Nézet-Séguin.

VIDEO: “Hojotoho!” from Die Walküre at the Met Opera

World Premiere: Court Theater, Munich, 1870. The second opera in Wagner's monumental Ring cycle, Die Walküre has long stood on its own as an evening of extraordinarily powerful theater. Part of this appeal lies in its focus on some of the Ring's most interesting characters at decisive moments of their lives: Wotan, the leader of the gods; his wife, Fricka; his twin offspring, Siegmund and Sieglinde; and, above all, Wotan's warrior daughter Brünnhilde. These characters and others follow their destinies to some of Wagner's most remarkable music.

VIDEO: Christine Goerke and Pretty Yende on Singing Brünnhilde at the Met

Soprano Christine Goerke discusses singing Brünnhilde in Wagner's “Ring” cycle during the Live in HD transmission of “La Fille du Régiment.”