Opera Colorado Music Director Ari Pelto returned to Puccini’s Madama Butterfly at the Ellie Caulkins Opera House, leading five performances from May 2–10. Directed by Mo Zhou, the production starred Eri Nakamura as Cio-Cio-San alongside Joseph Dennis, Kristen Choi,...

Conductor Celia Llácer continues a summer of high-level professional development after being selected as one of four participants in the Ammodo Conducting Masterclass with Iván Fischer and the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra. Held June 23–25 in Amsterdam’s...

Eric Taylor opened as B.F. Pinkerton in Glimmerglass Festival’s revival of Francesca Zambello’s Madame Butterfly on July 11, with additional performances through August 17. “This is the essence of opera.” — Words and Music “A top-notch cast and creative team.” — Words...

Joseph Lattanzi reprised the role he created, Hawkins Fuller, for the Southern California premiere of Gregory Spears’s Fellow Travelers. San Diego Opera presented the work July 10–12 as part of its 10th-anniversary tour. “The tight, inescapable synthesis of text and...

Yves Abel returned to the Royal Opera House to conduct Laurent Pelly’s production of Donizetti’s La fille du régiment. The engagement opened July 7 and continues through July 24. “Conductor Yves Abel was splendid in his command of both orchestra and artists; guiding...

Adam Lau joined the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra as bass soloist in Beethoven’s Missa solemnis on June 13 and 14. The concerts marked Ken-David Masur’s farewell as music director and celebrated the Milwaukee Symphony Chorus’s 50th anniversary. “Bass Adam Lau had the...

Opera Colorado Music Director Ari Pelto returned to Puccini’s Madama Butterfly at the Ellie Caulkins Opera House, leading five performances from May 2–10. Directed by Mo Zhou, the production starred Eri Nakamura as Cio-Cio-San alongside Joseph Dennis, Kristen Choi,...

Conductor Celia Llácer continues a summer of high-level professional development after being selected as one of four participants in the Ammodo Conducting Masterclass with Iván Fischer and the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra. Held June 23–25 in Amsterdam’s...

Eric Taylor opened as B.F. Pinkerton in Glimmerglass Festival’s revival of Francesca Zambello’s Madame Butterfly on July 11, with additional performances through August 17. “This is the essence of opera.” — Words and Music “A top-notch cast and creative team.” — Words...

Joseph Lattanzi reprised the role he created, Hawkins Fuller, for the Southern California premiere of Gregory Spears’s Fellow Travelers. San Diego Opera presented the work July 10–12 as part of its 10th-anniversary tour. “The tight, inescapable synthesis of text and...

Yves Abel returned to the Royal Opera House to conduct Laurent Pelly’s production of Donizetti’s La fille du régiment. The engagement opened July 7 and continues through July 24. “Conductor Yves Abel was splendid in his command of both orchestra and artists; guiding...

Adam Lau joined the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra as bass soloist in Beethoven’s Missa solemnis on June 13 and 14. The concerts marked Ken-David Masur’s farewell as music director and celebrated the Milwaukee Symphony Chorus’s 50th anniversary. “Bass Adam Lau had the...