Posts Tagged ‘Baltimore Concert Opera’
The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Baltimore Concert Opera is presenting Stephen Sondheim’s extraordinary piece, Sweeney Todd. Managing Director, Courtney Kalbacker, who is also the stage director for this production, came in to talk about it.
Massenet’s quintessential French Romantic opera, “Werther”
Baltmore Concert Opera is presenting one of the most beautiful, popular, and tragic examples of French Romantic opera, Jules Massenet’s Werther. Here is BCO’s Managing Director, Courtney Kalbacker.
Baltimore Concert Opera takes a shot at its new season
Baltimore Concert Opera opens its new season with Rossini’s final opera, William Tell. BCO’s Managing Director, Courtney Kalbacker, came to talk about it.
Semiramide closes the BCO’s current season
Baltimore Concert Opera’s celebration of the 225th anniversary of Rossini’s birth concludes with Semiramide, a tour de force of bel canto-era opera seria. Here’s the BCO’s Managing Director, Courtney Kalbacker.
Rigoletto, or “The Curse”
Concert Opera Baltimore continues its season at the Engineer’s Club with Verdi’s middle period masterpiece Rigoletto on November 18th and 20th. Managing Director, Courtney Kalbacker, came in to talk about that and more.
BCO and Rossini’s breakthrough opera
Baltimore Concert Opera is opening their 2016-2017 season with Rossini’s early opera seria, Tancredi. BCO’s Managing Director Courtney Kalbacker came in to talk about it.
Honoring Two Great Ladies of Music
In honor of Black History Month, Baltimore Concert Opera is presenting This Little Light of Mine: The Stories of Marian Anderson and Leontyne Price. Commissioned by Cincinnatti Opera, this one-woman “live documentary” will be performed by its creator, critically acclaimed soprano and narrator Adrienne Danrich. Recently, I had the pleasure of speaking to Julia Cooke, […]
Simply (La) Divina
Greek-American soprano Maria Callas possessed extraordinary musical and dramatic talent, yet led a tumultuous life offstage. She is often referred to as “La Divina”, and Leonard Bernstein called her ‘the Bible of Opera.” On Friday, May 16th, Baltimore Concert Opera will present soprano Francesca Mondanaro and director Fabrizio Melano in “The Life and Music of […]
