One hundred years after its original performance in 1915, Dorothy Leona Jewell’s recital in Philadelphia received a reenactment this past weekend at Faith Chapel Gathering Place in Lucketts, VA. Jewell’s…
Author: Maggie Ramsey
Opera Baltimore and OperaDelaware’s Tosca: Viva To The Diva
It’s been said that opera companies program Tosca as an “easy” way to end their season. It is, after all, an opera that focuses on only three principal characters, and…
Opera Singers Bring A Beautiful Addition to Cherrydale UMC’s Concert Series
Started by pianist Mark Irchai last year, Cherrydale United Methodist Church’s concert series has twice so far featured a group of up-and-coming opera singers under the banner of “The Passion…
Shocking Twist On A Biblical Tale: INseries’ St John the Baptist
Premiered in 1675 as a concert work, until now, Alessandro Stradella’s San Giovanni Battista has never been staged. Cue INseries, always striving to do something new and daring, starting their…
Opera Baltimore Launches Season with Innovative Co-Production of Tosca Starring Soprano Emily Margevich, October 10 & 12
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Megan Ihnen, Director of External CommunicationsEmail: megan@operabaltimore.orgWebsite: www.operabaltimore.org Opera Baltimore Launches Season with Innovative Co-Production of Tosca Starring Soprano Emily Margevich, October 10 & 12 Baltimore, MD – Opera Baltimore launches its new…
Wolf Trap Opera’s Carmen: Getting The Best Of Fate?
It felt appropriate walking up to Wolf Trap’s Filene Center on a sweaty August night for this one-night-only performance, considering that Bizet’s Carmen takes place in southern Spain. It’s a…
Canto Vocal Programs Hosts A Romantic Evening With “The Love Concert”
Mere hours after the wonderful morning outreach performance last Saturday, the singers of Canto Virginia 2025 performed a larger, more formal concert with the theme of love. Canto Vocal Programs…
Canto Virginia Delights Audiences of All Ages with Outreach Performance Who’s Afraid of Opera?
Outreach performances are often viewed as a rite of passage for young aspiring opera singers, in many cases involving travel to schools for 8 A.M. assembly performances. The advantage Canto…
French Culture Professor Gives Lecture on Women in French Opera for Canto Vocal Programs
Last week, Canto Vocal Programs treated Loudoun County to a lecture on French opera with some musical surprises. Maurice Lugassy, professor of French culture, was invited by the faculty to…
Annapolis Opera’s Don Giovanni: Vocal Performances Worthy Of A Sold-Out House
Who can resist a well-done classic? No one, apparently, as Maryland Hall was sold out for the second performance of Annapolis Opera’s Don Giovanni this past weekend. From the moment…