With music and libretto by Grigory Frid, the monodrama The Diary of Anne Frank (for soprano and chamber orchestra) premiered in 1972. It will be presented by Opera Birmingham, with soprano Kathleen Buccleugh singing 21 excerpts from Frank's journal. Lester Seigel conducts. (April 5-6) https://app.arts-people.com/index.php?show=243958
Ontario’s Opera Atelier will present the North American premiere of the 1688 opera David and Jonathan by Marc-Antoine Charpentier. The staging and choreography, originally produced in Versailles in 2022, was created by co-artistic directors Marshall Pynkoski and Jeannette Lajeunesse Zingg. (April 9-13) https://www.operaatelier.com/shows/david-and-jonathan/
Houston Grand Opera will present Missy Mazzoli and Royce Vivrek’s adaptation of Lars von Trier’s film Breaking the Waves, the work’s Houston premiere. The bcast will be led by soprano Lauren Snouffer as Bess and bass-baritone Ryan McKinny as Jan. Sara Brodie directs the revival of Tom Morris’s production, with Patrick Summers conducting. (April 19-May […]
The world premiere of Jennifier Higdon’s Woman with Eyes Closed will take place at Pittsburgh Opera on April 26-May 4. The opera, with a libretto by Jerre Dye, tells the story of an art heist. https://pittsburghopera.org/season/woman-with-eyes-closed
Osvaldo Golijov’s dramatic, flamenco-inspired score meets a poignant libretto by David Henry Hwang in LA Opera’s production of Ainadamar. Lina González-Granados conducts this company premiere, featuring Daniela Mack as Federico García Lorca and Ana María Martínez as his inspiration and friend, Margarita Xirgu. (April 26 - May 18) https://www.laopera.org/performances/2025/ainadamar
On May 3, Benjamin Britten’s Noah’s Flood will be performed by Boston Lyric Opera in collaboration with Boston Children’s Chorus, Boston String Academy, Back Bay Ringers, Boston Symphony Orchestra, New England Conservatory Preparatory School, and more. Conductor David Angus will rally the forces in what promises to be an epic experience for the whole family. https://blo.org/noahs-flood/
