Francis Poulenc News

In the spirit of Sankofa, in order to understand our present and ensure our future, we must know our past. Through Reframing the Narrative, June 14–19 with seven performances on the Opera House stage, the weeklong programming highlights and recognizes the extensive contribution of Black voices in ballet.

The Cathedral of St. John the Divine’s Great Music in a Great Space concert series will present Heaven’s Door, a performance by the Cathedral Choir and Orchestra, on Tuesday, April 5 at 7:30pm at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine, 1047 Amsterdam Avenue (at 112th Street). The concert will be held in person and available to livestream.

La Orquesta Sinfónica Nacional (OSN) del Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes y Literatura (Inbal), bajo la dirección huésped de Iván López Reynoso, ofrecerá el quinto programa de su primera temporada 2022, integrado por el Valse triste, Op. 44, núm. 1, de Jean Sibelius; el Concierto del sur, de Manuel M. Ponce, y la Sinfonietta, FP 141, de Francis Poulenc, el viernes 1 de abril a las 20:00 horas y el domingo 3 a las 12:15 en la Sala Principal del Palacio de Bellas Artes, en el marco de la estrategia #VolverAVerte de la Secretaría de Cultura federal. 

The new season of the Schwabacher Recital Series, presented by San Francisco Opera Center and Merola Opera Program, continues on Wednesday, April 6 and Wednesday, April 27 at San Francisco's Dianne and Tad Taube Atrium Theater. Featuring recent and current San Francisco Opera Adler Fellows and Merola Opera Program alumni, the programs showcase emerging young artists from around the globe in the intimacy of a recital setting.

The Cathedral of St. John the Divine's Great Music in a Great Space concert series presents Heaven's Door, a performance by the Cathedral Choir and Orchestra, on Tuesday, April 5 at 7:30pm at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine, 1047 Amsterdam Avenue (at 112th Street). The concert will be held in person and available to livestream.

Join the New York City Master Chorale for our first live performance in over two years - our upcoming concert What Sweeter Music on Sunday, March 27 at 4 p.m. at Saint Ignatius of Antioch at 552 West End Avenue in Manhattan. This program was originally scheduled for December and postponed due to the omicron surge.

Suzy Klein, the new head of BBC Arts and Classical Music TV, has announced a range of new and forthcoming highlights for audiences, including a major new commitment to performance with a new dedicated Sunday evening slot and more details on the landmark arts series Art That Made Us.

Kent’s spring concert schedule has undergone a few shuffles, but is going ahead largely as planned, featuring Mendelssohn’s Elijah with the Oratorio Society of New York and soloists Susanna Phillips, Lucia Bradford, Isaiah Bell, and Justin Austin at Carnegie Hall (May 9) and more.

I was fortunate enough to get to head down to DeVos Hall for the first live event I have been to there in over two years, the last being to see Charlie and the Chocolate Factory the week the tour was put on pause due to Covid.   I was very excited to come back for a very special event, to not only hear a great concert but to help send off someone whom I’ve gotten to see quite a bit since starting BroadwayWorld Detroit back in 2018.  Grand Rapids Symphony, Associate Conductor John Varineau, retired in May 2021. He was recognized at an outdoor event on August 1, 2021. This concert marked his farewell, where he lead the orchestra Grand Rapids Symphony Adult Chorus.

As only the third American opera company in history to reach this centennial milestone, the Company’s 2022–23 Season will honor San Francisco Opera’s glorious past while inviting the public into an exciting new era of musical excellence under Kim’s music directorship and a renewed commitment to innovation.

Join the New York City Master Chorale for our first live performance since February 29, 2020 - our upcoming concert What Sweeter Music on Sunday, December 19th at 3 p.m. at Saint Ignatius of Antioch at 552 West End Avenue in Manhattan.

The critically-acclaimed Palisades Virtuosi flute, clarinet and piano trio will be in concert on Saturday, December 4 @ 4:00 PM, performing Blow, Blow Ye Winter Winds!, a holiday concert at The Unitarian Society of Ridgewood, 113 Cottage Place in Ridgewood, NJ.

Ian Bostridge, ténor will perform alongside Saskia Giorgini, piano at Grand Theatre de Geneva next week.

Peace, joy, merriment, and hope — Christmas wouldn't be the same without Tafelmusik! Almost 21 months after its last live public performance at Jeanne Lamon Hall, Tafelmusik will make its long-awaited return to the stage with A Tafelmusik Christmas.

Née à Lyon, diplômée du Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Lyon dans la classe de Françoise Pollet. En 2006, elle intègre l’opéra-studio du Bayerisches Staatsoper, puis entre dans la troupe deux ans plus tard. Elle remporte, en 2011, le Quatrième Prix au prestigieux concours Reine Elisabeth à Bruxelles. Depuis, elle s’est produite sur les plus grandes scènes européennes dans nombre d’opéras du répertoire français, italien et allemand.

Today, Young Women's Choral Projects of San Francisco Founding Director Susan McMane announced the performances for its 10th anniversary season.

In La Voix Humaine, soprano Patricia Racette is enthralling as she engages with each twist and turn of the score as though it is an emotional punch. She created this role in several cities and in each she has pulled the audience into the immediacy of Elle’s predicament. The 40-minute musical work gives the soprano a wide range for expression.

Verdi’s Il Trovatore can be seen live online on Sunday, October 3 at 2:00 pm or on Wednesday, October 6 at 7:30 pm live streamed directly from the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion. Streamed live, they will not be able to be re-visited. Access to these performances is $30.00, available by clicking on the link below.   LINK https://www.laopera.org/performances/2122-season-page/il-trovatore-3/

The Cathedral of St. John the Divine, located at 1047 Amsterdam Avenue (at 112th Street), will present the eleventh season of Great Music in a Great Space under the direction of Kent Tritle, Director of Cathedral Music and Organist.

This bi-lingual presentation of Francis Poulenc and Jean Cocteau's one-act tragedy will be sung in French and spoken in English, combining the operatic monodrama with the original play.