Week of Events
‘Mtsensk’ In Concert At BSO
Fans of Shostakovich’s operas will have the rare chance to hear a concert version of Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk played by the Boston Symphony Orchestra at Carnegie Hall on Jan. 30. Led by BSO music director Andris Nelsons, the cast includes Kristine Opolais as Katerina and Pavel Černoch as Sergey, along with the Tanglewood Festival […]
Mariachi Opera ‘Cruzar’ In Austin
Austin Opera presents Cruzar la Cara de la Luna (To Cross the Face of the Moon), a mariachi opera by José ‘Pepe’ Martínez on Feb. 1-4. The production, directed by Leonard Foglia, is a collaboration with the Studio of the Ópera de Bellas Artes, based in Mexico City. Mariachi specialists Trío Chapultepec will play alongside […]
First Folio Celebrated In Song
Enchanted Woods: Shakespeare & Song, Feb. 2-11 at Portland Opera, is an evening of story and song inspired by 20th-century adaptations of Shakespeare’s enduring works. It will feature poetry and music by a variety of composers and literary figures, collected in homage to the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s First Folio. https://www.portlandopera.org/
Celebrating Irish Composer C.V. Stanford
Irish composer Charles Villiers Stanford died in 1924, and the National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland is marking that centenary by performing some of his works throughout their season. The first Stanford 100 concert takes place Feb. 2 and features his Clarinet Concerto with soloist Carol McGonnell. Mihhail Gerts will also conduct Brahms’ Fourth Symphony. https://bit.ly/45tBrQR
Søndergård Premieres Helsinki Tribute
Finnish composer Lotta Wennäkoski’s Om fotspår och ljus (Of Footprints and Light – Helsinki Variations) will receive its U.K. premiere with the London Symphony on Feb. 4. Another Finn is on the program: Jean Sibelius, whose Symphony No. 2 will be conducted by Thomas Søndergård. Leif Ove Andsnes is the soloist for Beethoven’s Fifth Piano […]
Jovanovich In New ‘Pique Dame’
The Bavarian State Opera is creating a new production of Tchaikovsky’s Pique Dame, directed by Benedict Andrews and conducted by Aziz Shokhakimov. Brandon Jovanovich stars as Hermann. The production runs Feb. 4-20. https://www.staatsoper.de/en/productions/pique-dame/2024-02-04-1800-14096
