One of the most sought-after British composers today, Belize-born Errollyn Wallen has created a new work called Dances for Orchestra, which will receive its world premiere on Nov. 2-3 with the Scottish Chamber Orchestra. The rest of the program, conducted by Ryan Bancroft, is thoroughly American: Ives’ Three Places in New England and Copeland’s complete […]
Cellist Camille Thomas makes her National Symphony Orchestra debut playing Elgar’s Cello Concerto under the baton of Gustavo Gimeno. In a Nov. 2-4 program that concludes with Brahms’ Fourth Symphony, the orchestra will also give the East Coast premiere of Pasajes, a work written as part of the Amplifying Voices project by Tania León. https://www.kennedy-center.org/nso/home/2023-2024/gimeno-thomas/ […]
Based on the 2007 film and the memoir that inspired it, The Diving Bell and the Butterfly is an opera by Joby Talbot and librettist Gene Scheer that will receive its world premiere at the Dallas Opera Nov. 3-11. Lucas Meachem, Sasha Cooke, and Andriana Chuchman star in this production directed by Leonard Foglia. https://dallasopera.org/performance/diving-bell-and-the-butterfly/
7 Deaths of Maria Callas, conceived by Marina Abramović, will receive its U.K. premiere Nov. 3-11 at the English National Opera. Seven powerful sopranos will recreate death scenes made famous by Callas, singing classic arias; the score also includes new music by Marko Nikodijević. Actor Willem Dafoe co-stars with singers Eri Nakamura, Elbenita Kajtazi, Nadine […]
Nov. 4 marks the world premiere of The Old Man and the Sea, a new chamber opera by Paola Prestini and Royce Vavrek. While Ernest Hemingway’s famous story is the core of this piece, Vavrek’s libretto interpolates other tales about looking back on one’s life and accomplishments. Karmina Šilec directs this production at Arizona State […]
In its Nov. 4 season opener, the San Diego Symphony, conducted by music director Rafael Payare, will present the world premiere of A Casual Walk to Distinction, by Spanish composer Juan Colomer. The orchestra, along with soloist Steven Banks will also play Billy Child’s Saxophone Concerto in the work’s West Coast premiere. Soprano Liv Redpath […]
