Composer

A young woman is accused of infidelity just before her wedding.  But it turns out she's just a sleepwalker. A seemingly simple story that reveals a lot about the prejudice facing women in a male-dominated society. This is a true gem of the bel canto repertoire, featuring some of Bellini's most gorgeous vocal writing.

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La sonnambula

Lucie Stern Community Theatre

Many, many composers set to music the classic story of Romeo and Juliet, but as far as we know, Vincenzo Bellini had never considered doing so until about two months before the premiere of I Capuleti e i Montecchi, which took place on March 11, 1830 at Venice's Teatro La Fenice.

I Capuleti e i Montecchi

Montclair State University

Jazz At Lincoln Center

Since its inception in 2011, Art of the Piano has grown immensely over the years, in a variety of ways.  We started out in Cincinnati with a handful of applicants, which—to our delight—eventually blossomed to over 200 young pianists hoping to attend each year.

Pre-College Recital - Scott Pratt, piano

San Francisco Conservatory of Music

Join us for an enchanting evening of vocal performance as Audrey Neace, a talented mezzo-soprano and Bachelor of Music student at the Northwestern Bienen School of Music, takes the stage. Under the guidance of Patrice Michaels, Audrey will perform a captivating recital featuring a diverse repertoire that spans the breadth of classical music. The program includes Charles Gounod's "Faites-lui mes aveux" from Faust, selections from Gustav Mahler's Lieder und Gesänge, Gabriel Fauré's Cinq mélodies de Venise, Op. 58, and more, showcasing the depth and versatility of Audrey's vocal talent.

Accompanied by Julia Frodyma, soprano, and Jason Carlson on piano, the evening promises to be a showcase of exceptional musicality and a celebration of the human voice. The recital will also feature works by Vincenzo Bellini, Pauline Viardot, Libby Larsen, Jocelyn Hagen, William Bolcom, and Victor Herbert, offering a rich tapestry of musical expressions.

This special event is scheduled for Sunday, June 2, 2024, at 8:30pm CDT, in the Mary B. Galvin Recital Hall. Located in the Ryan Center for the Musical Arts, the Galvin Recital Hall is renowned for its stunning acoustics and breathtaking views of Lake Michigan and the Chicago skyline, providing the perfect backdrop for an evening of exquisite music.

Admission to this event is free, and tickets are not required. For those unable to attend in person, a live stream will be available, ensuring that no one misses out on this remarkable performance. Don't miss this opportunity to experience the artistry of Audrey Neace and her fellow musicians in one of the most beautiful concert venues in the country.

Audrey Neace, mezzo-soprano

Mary B. Galvin Recital Hall

In demand across the world, Ermonela Jaho is best known for her portrayals of Verdi and Puccini’s heroines. She returns to her bel canto roots in a recital of rare songs by Gaetano Donizetti, alongside a selection by his contemporaries, with Opera Rara’s Artistic Director and pianist Carlo Rizzi. They will explore repertoire that has been recently restored and rarely, if ever, performed. The programme is complete with two works for violin and piano by Donizetti performed by brothers Marco and Carlo Rizzi.

Ermonela Jaho & Carlo Rizzi: Donizetti and Friends

Wigmore Hall

Join us for an enchanting evening of vocal brilliance as Priya Krishnaswamy, a talented soprano from the Northwestern Bienen School of Music, takes the stage for her Bachelor of Music recital. This special performance is scheduled for Friday, May 17, 2024, at 8:30pm CDT, in the intimate setting of the McClintock Choral and Recital Room.

Under the tutelage of Theresa Brancaccio, Priya will be joined by Greta McNamee, mezzo-soprano, and Teresa Kang on piano, to present a diverse and captivating program. The evening's repertoire includes cherished works by J.S. Bach, such as "Ich folge dir gleichfalls" from St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244, and "Aus Liebe" from the same passion, alongside George Frideric Handel's "Come unto Him" from Messiah, HWV 56. The program will also feature pieces from Carl Orff's Carmina Burana, Vincenzo Bellini, Felix Mendelssohn, Franz Joseph Haydn, Stacy Garrop, Jean-Paul-Égide Martini, Claude Debussy, Léo Delibes, Andrew Lloyd Webber, and Frederick Lowe, promising a rich exploration of vocal music.

This recital is a free event, open to all who appreciate the power and beauty of the human voice in its many forms. Whether you're a lover of classical opera, contemporary compositions, or timeless classics, Priya's performance is sure to captivate and inspire.

The McClintock Choral and Recital Room, located at 70 Arts Circle Drive, Evanston, IL 60208, within the Patrick G. and Shirley W. Ryan Center for the Musical Arts, offers a cozy and acoustically pleasing environment, perfect for the nuances of vocal performance. With seating for 120, it's an ideal space for an intimate musical experience.

For those unable to attend in person, we are pleased to offer a live stream of the event. Ensure you don't miss this remarkable display of musical talent and passion.

Mark your calendars for an unforgettable night of music and emotion with Priya Krishnaswamy and guests.

Priya Krishnaswamy, soprano

Ryan Center for the Musical Arts

Join us for an enchanting evening of vocal performance as Ben Breitman, a talented baritone and Bachelor of Music student under the guidance of Nancy Gustafson, graces the stage. This recital is set to take place on Saturday, May 11, 2024, at 6:00pm CDT in the intimate setting of the McClintock Choral and Recital Room, located within the prestigious Patrick G. and Shirley W. Ryan Center for the Musical Arts.

Accompanied by the skilled pianist Olga Sklyanskaya, Ben will delve into a repertoire that spans the emotional spectrum of classical music. The program includes heartfelt compositions by Francesco Paolo Tosti such as "Non t’amo più," "A vucchella," and "L’ultima canzone." The evening will also feature captivating arias from W. A. Mozart's operas "Le nozze di Figaro" and "Die Zauberflöte," alongside Vincenzo Bellini's poignant "Ah per sempre io ti perdei" from "I puritani." The recital will be rounded off with selections from Franz Schubert's "Schwanengesang," D. 957, and the timeless standard "It Had to Be You" by Isham Jones.

This event is a wonderful opportunity to experience the depth of classical and operatic music, brought to life by emerging talent within the Northwestern Bienen School of Music community. Admission is free, and no tickets are required, making it accessible to all who wish to immerse themselves in the beauty of music. For those unable to attend in person, a live stream will be available, ensuring no one misses out on this captivating performance.

Mark your calendars for an evening of exquisite music that promises to be both inspiring and memorable.

Ben Breitman, baritone

Grammy Award-nominated soprano Chelsea Basler continues to make her mark on an extensive array of operatic roles with her unique combination of vocal appeal and artistry. Praied for her "luminous voice" with its "easy soaring range," she has been noted for her "wonderful acting" and declared "simply superb" by Opera Today. In the spring of 2019, Ms. Basler appeared with the Boston Lyric Opera as Moira in Poultries Ruder's The Handmaid's Tale and made a company debut with Boston Midsummer opera as Clorinda in La Cenerentola. In the fall of 2019, Ms. Basler joined the Metropolitan Opera roster, covering Pousette in Manon. Her other roles include Micaëla in Carmen, the High Priestess in Aida, Valencienne in The Merry Widow, Glasha in Katya Kabonova, and the title role of Carlisle Floyd's Susannah.

A Night at the Opera

Bishop McVinney Auditorium

 May 6, 2024 5:00 pm Huizhong Jiang, Classical Voice – Mezzo Soprano

Manhattan School of Music

An epic tragedy where love, betrayal, and honor collide. Vincenzo Bellini’s fiery Norma marks Palm Beach Opera’s final opera of the 2024 Season. Featuring a timeless story, dazzling vocals and one fearless priestess, the rarely performed Norma is a bel canto masterpiece

Palm Beach Opera Presents Norma

Alexander W. Dreyfoos Concert Hall

Micheal Dewayne Jackson, Voice – Master’s Recital

University of Arizona

Madeleine Zuckerman, soprano and Isabel Yang, mezzo-soprano

Northwestern Bienen School of Music

Bellini’s Norma: Act 1 is a poignant tale set as a mesmerizing opera that delves into the complexities of love and infidelity. The heart of the story lies in the tangled web of love and betrayal involving Norma, the high priestess, her wayward lover Pollione, and the innocent novice priestess, Adalgisa. Step into the magic of this opera, and be prepared to be swept away by the haunting melodies and emotional crescendos that bring this timeless tale to life. Join us on a journey where the human spirit grapples with the complexities of love, and where every note resonates with the universal themes that bind us all. Don’t miss this unforgettable night of drama and music that transcends time and speaks to the soul.

Norma Act 1 by Bellini

Union County Performing Arts Center

Angelica Adams, Senior Voice (Classical) Recital

Newman Recital Hall (AHF 151)

Guitar & Friends is a concert series developed by the classical guitarist, Bozena Wetchacz. 

The concerts offer classical music with a rhythmic twist in traditional and new arrangements.

This time you can experience the classical guitar in the company of two opera singers and rhythmic vocals/percussion in the beautiful surroundings of Frederiksberg Church.

Aftenmusik: Guitar & Friends

Frederiksberg Kirke

Soprano Elena Zamudio and pianist James Southall present a concert of rare and forgotten songs alongside some of opera's greatest arias. Elena Zamudio, a recent winner of the Janet Price Opera Prize and the Sir Ian Stoutzker Prize at the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama, was a finalist in the 2022 Kathleen Ferrier Awards. She is joined by the Music Director for the David Seligman Opera Studio at the Royal Welsh College, James Southall, in a program that also features recently restored songs by Donizetti, a part of Opera Rara's Donizetti Song Project. Following Ms Zamudio and Mr Southall's performance, a contrasting encore of selections from Wolf's Italienisches Liederbuch will be presented by soprano Helen Lacey and pianist Stella Marie Lorenz. The intimate evening includes a post-concert reception with artists which spans the gallery of Sloane Street Auctions, together with their neighbour, the bar-restaurant Chucs.

Elena Zamudio and James Southall Salon Concert

Sloane Street Auctions

Da Bellini in poi

Villa Bellini

BBC National Orchestra of Wales and conductor Nil Venditti return to Brecon and Newport this September with a programme of Busoni, Bellini, Mendelssohn and our very own Grace Williams’ rhapsodic Violin Concerto with the prodigiously talented Geneva Lewis.

Visions of Italy

Theatr Brycheiniog

The Riverfront

For the final piano-vocal recital of the season, husband-and-wife duo Jennifer Johnson Cano and Christopher Cano perform songs by 19th-century Romantic composers Bellini, Grieg, and Duparc as well as the 21st-century song cycle Nights Not Spent Alone, by leading English composer Jonathan Dove, whose text comes from poems by early-20th-century American poet Edna St. Vincent Millay.

Jennifer Johnson Cano & Christopher Cano Recital

New Mexico Museum

Join us at the Jay Pritzker Pavilion for a free intimate Sunday afternoon concert on July 16 showcasing the Grant Park Music Festival’s 2023 artists-in-residence: composer and bassist Xavier Foley and pianist Joyce Yang. You’ll hear the world premiere of Foley’s Midnight Sonata, commissioned by the Grant Park Music Festival, featuring the composer and Ms. Yang. 

2023 CenterStage

Millennium Park

In accordance with Carnegie Mellon’s COVID-19 mitigation policies, all visitors to the university’s campus age 12 and older are required to be either fully vaccinated against COVID-19 or, if not fully vaccinated, must have received a negative COVID-19 test result within three days of the event.

Student Recital: Axel Ferguson

Carnegie Mellon University

Lucy Martindale (B.M. '24) and Claire Burreson (B.M. '24) present a voice recital.

Student Recital: Claire Burreson and Lucy Martindale, Voice

Boston Conservatory at Berklee

Emma Shelton (M.M. '23) presents a voice recital.

Student Recital: Emma Shelton, Voice

Soprano Sonya Yoncheva adds another major heroine to her impressive list of Met roles, starring as the fearless title priestess of Bellini’s scorching bel canto drama. The extraordinary cast also features tenor Michael Spyres as Norma’s unfaithful Roman lover, mezzo-soprano Ekaterina Gubanova as Norma’s protégé turned rival, and bass-baritone Christian Van Horn as Norma’s warrior father out for blood. Maurizio Benini conducts David McVicar’s fiery production, which played to sold-out audiences when it premiered in 2017.

Norma

Lincoln Center

Join students Madison Hablas, Brian Moll, and Marco Chen for an evening of music by Schubert, Rodrigo, Bellini, and more.

Student Recital: Madison Hablas, Voice, with Brian Moll and Marco Chen

Students of Kerry Deal's classical voice and musical theater voice studios perform a selection of songs from classical works and Broadway, accompanied by pianists Patricia Au and Lisa DeSiro.

Studio Recital: Kerry Deal Classical Voice and Musical Theater Voice Studios

First-year students in Boston Conservatory's voice program present a recital of Italian songs.

Class Recital: First-Year Voice Students’ Italian Recital

Music from sunny Italy! What better way to spend Valentine’s Weekend than listening to Italian classics by your Sacramento Philharmonic & Opera from the SAFE Credit Union PAC. With excerpts from Donizetti’s Lucia di Lammermoor and Bellini’s Norma – plus Mendelssohn’s jolly “Italian” Symphony – make this year’s Valentine’s Weekend one to remember.

Valentine's Weekend Opera Favorites

Safe Credit Union Performing Arts Center

Season Opener at the Chamber Music Palisades

St. Matthew's Parish

All Visiting Orchestras tickets include same-day admission to The Baker Museum. Museum hours on days of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra performances: 10am-7:30pm. In addition, the doors to Hayes Hall will open 90 minutes prior to this performance. Arrive early to enjoy the exhibitions and light fare available at Heidi's Place.

Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Artis–Naples

Witness the legendary sound of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, led by indomitable Music Director Emeritus Riccardo Muti. With more than 500 astonishing concerts with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra under his belt, “Muti can still galvanize musicians as few others ever will. He has never been better” (The Times, London). Muti and the CSO have forged one of the most riveting classical music partnerships of our time. Their musicmaking is all plush power and shimmering finesse, performing with “a crackling energy and a sense of reveling … with crashing cymbals, all-out brasses and majestic strings” (The New York Times).

Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts

Revered conductor Riccardo Muti leads the Chicago Symphony Orchestra (CSO) in music by two of the great Italian opera composers, plus Tchaikovsky’s formidable Fourth Symphony. Our 2023–2024 season-opening concerts at Carnegie Hall showed Muti and the CSO in peak form as one of the world’s top Verdi partnerships, performing the overture to Giovanna d’Arco with a “crackling energy and a sense of reveling—not just in the music, but also in the ensemble itself,” according to The New York Times. Muti is also highly renowned for his performances of the Tchaikovsky symphonies, and this concert promises an evening of high drama and thrilling orchestral playing.

Carnegie Hall

This concert, Shakespeare in Paradise, showcases Hawai‘i’s emerging talent as it features of the winners of the Philharmonic’s 2024/25 Madeline Schatz-Harris Youth Concerto Competition, a perennial season standout. Additionally, Vincenzo Bellini’s The Capulets and the Montagues Overture evokes the drama and romance of Shakespeare’s classic tale. Carl Maria von Weber’s Overture to Oberon enchants listeners with its fairy-tale charm. Richard Strauss’s Macbeth, op. 23 adds a dark, intense interpretation of Shakespeare’s tragic hero. Felix Mendelssohn’s Midsummer Night’s Dream: Nocturne brings a serene, magical atmosphere to the program. Expect a rich tapestry of music inspired by Shakespeare’s timeless works.

Shakespeare In Paradise

Kahilu Theatre

ETO returns to Norwich Theatre Royal with a tale of two households, both alike in dignity, and two lovers, doomed by the conflict between their families. Bellini’s The Capulets and the Montagues is a gritty re-working of Shakespeare’s Romeo & Juliet, where loyalty and love are put to the test amidst political violence, set to exquisite bel canto peratic music that brings the story’s tragedy to the fore.

English Touring Opera present: The Capulets and the Montagues

Norwich Theatre Royal

Italian composer, Vincenzo Bellini’s The Capulets and the Montagues (I Capuleti e i Montecchi) is a gritty re-working of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. Loyalty and love are put to the test amidst political violence, set to exquisite ‘bel canto’ (literally meaning beautiful singing) operatic music that brings the story’s tragedy to the fore.

Vincenzo Bellini

Composer

Events

Upcoming events

14 - 15 Jan, 2025

Chicago Symphony Orchestra · Naples Philharmonic

Jan 16, 2025

Chicago Symphony Orchestra · Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts

Jan 21, 2025

Chicago Symphony Orchestra · Carnegie Hall

Jan 26, 2025

Shakespeare In Paradise · Kamuela Philharmonic Orchestra

Mar 14, 2025

English Touring Opera present: The Capulets and the Montagues · Norwich Theatre

Past events

11 - 20 Oct, 2024

La sonnambula · West Bay Opera

21 - 25 Jul, 2024

I Capuleti e i Montecchi · Teatro Nuovo

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