Oscar Strauss

Enjoy a recital of lied and operetta by soprano Cristina Ortega and pianist Jozef Olechowski at Munal. Featuring works by Schumann, Schubert, Dvořák, Grieg, R. Strauss, Lehár, O. Strauss, and Kálmán.

Metropolitan Opera soprano Amanda Woodbury and pianist Aurelia Andrews, both of whom are graduates of the Los Angeles Opera Young Artist Program, will give a Living Room Recital on the LAO website Friday, May 29, at 4:00 PM Pacific Time. It will also be available later for those readers who cannot watch it live.

Opera Saratoga's Artistic and General Director Lawrence Edelson announced the complete casting and programming for the company's 2018 Summer Festival, which will feature new productions of four operas at The Spa Little Theater in Spa State Park, along with a wide variety of free and ticketed concert events from May 26th through July 15th at venues throughout the region. Single tickets, as well as subscription packages, are on sale now at www.operasaratoga.org.

Nellie McKay's return to Feinstein's/54 Below went up in smoke. No, literally.