Baritone Benjamin Sokol, an artist in development with Sherrill Milnes VOICE Programs, received the Carlisle Floyd Centennial Prize — the organization's first time awarding the honor.
Henry Drangel was named grand prize winner of the 20th annual Sherrill Milnes VOICE Scholarship Competition at the National Opera Center, earning a full scholarship to the Milnes VOICE Studio in Savannah, Georgia.
Carnegie Hall will host a centennial concert honoring American opera composer Carlisle Floyd, featuring mezzo-soprano Susan Graham, conductor Christopher James Ray, and the inaugural Carlisle Floyd Prize for Voice.
The Sherrill Milnes VOICE Programs will present the 2026 VOICE Gala on May 6 at the Harmonie Club in New York City. This annual event, a key fundraiser for opera scholarships, will celebrate the legacy of opera with a lineup of distinguished honorees and talented performers. The gala aims to support the development of future opera stars by raising funds for scholarships, ensuring the continuation of high-caliber vocal performance and education.
The Amernet String Quartet will appear in concert on Tuesday, September 9 @ 8:30 PM at Marc A. Scorca Hall at The National Opera Center. They will present Gerber's Spirituals for String Quartet, his String Quartet #5, Bernard Rands' String Quartet #2 and the World Premiere of Judith Zaimont's String Quartet #3, 'Structures.'
Maria Zouves will return to New York City with a brand-new cabaret concert, More, joined by jazz pianist and arranger Assaf Gleizner. The performance will take place at 7 p.m. on Thursday, August 28, at Don’t Tell Mama (343 West 46th Street), with doors opening at 6:15 p.m.
Tickets have gone on sale for the Savannah VOICE Festival's 13th season, “Once Upon a Time,” scheduled for August 7-17 at various venues around The Hostess City.
Savannah VOICE Festival is slated to host 'ALMO & Julio Resende - Portuguese Music Reimagined' at 3 p.m. This unique and innovative concert, which has been touring the United States, will take place at Asbury Memorial Church.
Casting has been announced for Sarasota Opera’s 2025 Winter Opera Festival. Learn more about the upcoming festival, which is set for this February 2025.
Sarasota Opera will revisit that Verdi's legacy with its Fall concert, The Music of Giuseppe Verdi.
Savannah Voice Festival has announced a collaboration with Green-Meldrim House to launch the VOICE Salon Series, offering intimate performances and events in a historic setting.
MidAmerica Productions Founder and General Music Director Peter Tiboris has passed away. Learn more.
Sarasota Opera is world-renowned for its Verdi Cycle. Between 1989 and 2016, the company performed every note that Giuseppe Verdi wrote. It is in that spirit that Sarasota Opera will launch its 2024-2025 season with its fall concert, The Music of Giuseppe Verdi.
For its 12th “Homecoming” season, the Savannah VOICE Festival (SVF) is serving the community by collaborating with community partners and making the vocal arts accessible to once again through outreach and free events. The season includes festival venue partnerships with nonprofit organizations including Yamacraw Performing Arts Center, The Davenport House Museum, and The Demere Center for Living/Hospice Savannah.
It’s a big season at the Met for tenor Jonathan Tetelman—born in Chile, raised in New Jersey—and he’s taking every advantage of it. He’s come to town with a reputation as a Puccini specialist (not that there’s anything wrong with that). How does he feel about that? “Well, I basically built my voice on Puccini repertoire. I’ve taken it as a gift because he’s a great writer for my voice.” His debut at the Met in March was in LA RONDINE but he’s looking forward to showing off more of his dramatic chops with Pinkerton in MADAMA BUTTERFLY, starting this week, because there’s more 'there' there.
New York City Opera presents Caruso and His Songs, a recital by tenor Mark Milhofer and pianist Marco Scolastra, paying homage to the legendary Enrico Caruso. The program features songs written for Caruso, including compositions by Caruso himself.
New York City Opera will present a presentation of Pedro Halffter's opera KLARA, an operatic and dance performance about artificial intelligence this month.
New York City Opera presents an evening of caroling at Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant Park, featuring singers from Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts Show Choir.
Join MidAmerica Productions on January 7, 2024 at Carnegie Hall for a special 40th anniversary concert featuring over 500 musicians. Maestro Tiboris and John Rutter will lead an epic performance of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony and Rutter's Magnificat. Don't miss this unforgettable celebration of four decades of making life-changing music.
New York City Opera has announced Angels in America has received the Austrian Musical Theater Award for Best Contemporary Musical Theater Production for its co-production with The Salzburger Landestheater. The eleventh annual Austrian Music Theater Awards ceremony took place in Vienna City Hall, honoring exceptional works of music, theater, and musical theater, from across Austria.
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