Clay Hilley & Sara Duchovnay to Headline Opera Southwest’s New Year’s Eve Gala

https://operawire.com/clay-hilley-sara-duchovnay-to-headline-opera-southwests-new-years-eve-gala/

(Photo credit Kaleigh Rae Gamache) Opera Southwest has announced the lineup for its New Year’s Eve Concert. The performance, set for Dec. 31, 2024 at 2 p.m., followed by a dinner at La Fonda at 5:30 p.m., will feature tenor Clay Hilley as its featured guest singer. The heldentenor is having a massive international career and was recently the recipient {…}

News

Francesca Sassu, Jessica Pratt, Roman Burdenko & Clay Hilley Lead Teatro Verdi di Trieste’s 2024-25 Season

https://operawire.com/francesca-sassu-jessica-pratt-roman-burdenko-clay-hilley-lead-teatro-verdi-di-triestes-2024-25-season/

The Teatro Trieste di Verdi has announced its 2024-25 season. Opera The season opens with Verdi’s “La Traviata“ featuring Maria Grazia Schiavo, Francesca Sassu, Antonio Poli, Klodjan Kaçani, Roberto Frontali, and Federico Longhi. Arnaud Bernard directs and Enrico Calesso conducts. Performance Dates: Nov. 8-Dec. 19, 2024 Mozart’s “Die Entführung aus dem Serail” is set to be conducted by Beatrice Venezi {…}

News

Clay Hilley Wins Richard Tucker Award

https://operawire.com/clay-hilley-wins-richard-tucker-award/

The Richard Tucker Music Foundation has announced that Clay Hilley is the 2024 Richard Tucker Award winner. The award comes with a $50,000 cash prize as well as the ongoing support of the Tucker family and foundation. It is hoped that the award acts as a well-timed catalyst to elevate the selected artist’s career to even greater heights. In a {…}

News

Miina-Liisa Värelä & Clay Hilley Lead Canadian Opera Company’s ‘Fidelio’

https://operawire.com/miina-liisa-varela-clay-hilley-lead-canadian-opera-companys-fidelio/

The Canadian Opera Company is set to open its 2023-24 with Beethoven’s “Fidelio.” The opera, which will run from Sept. 29 to Oct. 20, 2023, will be directed by Matthew Ozawa. In a statement, the director said, “I would say the biggest takeaway [I would hope for audiences] is that someone comes away from Fidelio reminded that they have the {…}

DVD and CD Releases, News

Iréne Theorin, Clay Hilley & Katharina Kammerloher Lead New CD/DVD Releases

https://operawire.com/irene-theorin-clay-hilley-katharina-kammerloher-lead-new-cd-dvd-releases/

This week audiences are in for rarely performed works by unknown composers as well as a complete recording of Wagner’s final installment of the Ring Cycle. Here is a look: Nikolay Myaskovsky: Vocal Works, Volume Two: Complete Songs for Baritone and Piano Ilya Kuzmin and Dzambolat Dulaev perform the works of Nikolay Myaskovsky alongside pianist Olga Solovieva. The new album {…}

News

Antonio Pappano, Clay Hilley, Ausrine Stundyte & Nicky Spence Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia’s 2022-23 Season

https://operawire.com/antonio-pappano-clay-hilley-ausrine-stundyte-nicky-spence-accademia-nazionale-di-santa-cecilias-2022-23-season/

The Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia has announced it 2022-23 season featuring world class soloists. Here is a look at the vocal performances of the season. The season opens with Strauss’ “Elektra” with Ausrine Stundyte, Elisabeth Strid, Petra Lang, Neal Cooper, and Kostas Smoriginas. Antonio Pappano conducts. Performance Dates: Oct. 18-22, 2022 Antonio Pappano conducts Clay Hilley in a program {…}

News

Brandon Jovanovich, Clay Hilley, Nina Stemme, Elisabeth Teige, Iain Paterson Lead ‘Der Ring des Nibelungen’ at Deutsche Oper Berlin

https://operawire.com/brandon-jovanovich-clay-hilley-nina-stemme-elisabeth-teige-iain-paterson-lead-der-ring-des-nibelungen-at-deutsche-oper-berlin/

(Credit: Bernd Uhlig) The Deutsche Oper Berlin has announced its upcoming performances of Wagner’s iconic “Der Ring des Nibelungen.” Wagner’s tetralogy will star number of renowned Wagnerian singers, including Brandon Jovanovich as Siegmund; Elisabeth Teige as Sieglinde; Nina Stemme in the role of Brünnhilde; Clay Hilley as Siegfried; Derek Welton as Wotan in “Das Rheingold”; Iain Paterson as Wotan/Der Wanderer; {…}

News

Dorothea Herbert, Clay Hilley & Callum Thorpe Highlight Glyndebourne Tour 2021

https://operawire.com/dorothea-herbert-clay-hilley-callum-thorpe-highlight-glyndebourne-tour-2021/

(Credits: Linda Rabisch / Bethany Davis / Gerard Collett) The Glyndebourne Festival has announced its fall tour 2021 that will take place from October 8 – Dec. 12, 2021. Here is the full slate. Ludwig van Beethoven‘s only opera “Fidelio” will star Clay Hilley as Don Florestan, Callum Thorpe in the role of Rocco, Carrie-Ann Williams as Marzelline, Gavan Ring {…}

News

Joyce DiDonato, Clay Hilley, Will Liverman, Topi Lehtipuu Headline Top 10 Operas to Stream This Week

https://operawire.com/joyce-didonato-clay-hilley-topi-lehtipuu-headline-top-5-operas-to-stream-this-week/

We are reaching an interesting point in the summer for the opera world. Europe has essentially returned to “normalcy” as far as performances go. That also means an increasing lack of online content for operagoers from Europe’s biggest houses. Meanwhile, the rest of the opera world is in a transitional phase. With most companies preparing for digital starts to their {…}

58 search results for…

Clay Hilley & Sara Duchovnay to Headline Opera Southwest’s New Year’s Eve Gala

Francesca Sassu, Jessica Pratt, Roman Burdenko & Clay Hilley Lead Teatro Verdi di Trieste’s 2024-25 Season

Clay Hilley Wins Richard Tucker Award

Miina-Liisa Värelä & Clay Hilley Lead Canadian Opera Company’s ‘Fidelio’

Iréne Theorin, Clay Hilley & Katharina Kammerloher Lead New CD/DVD Releases

Antonio Pappano, Clay Hilley, Ausrine Stundyte & Nicky Spence Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia’s 2022-23 Season

Brandon Jovanovich, Clay Hilley, Nina Stemme, Elisabeth Teige, Iain Paterson Lead ‘Der Ring des Nibelungen’ at Deutsche Oper Berlin

Dorothea Herbert, Clay Hilley & Callum Thorpe Highlight Glyndebourne Tour 2021

Joyce DiDonato, Clay Hilley, Will Liverman, Topi Lehtipuu Headline Top 10 Operas to Stream This Week