Michigan Opera Theatre leadership has postponed its outdoor debut performance of the 2021-22 season in light of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and a chillier-than-usual weather forecast for mid-May. Cavalleria rusticana, Pietro Mascagni s one-act tale of lust, betrayal and murder in rural Sicily, was to be performed as a concert piece at Meadow Brook Amphitheatre on May 15, but will now be staged at 7 p.m. June 12 to take advantage of more favorable weather conditions and allow patrons more time to benefit from vaccine options, according to a news release. While COVID safety measures have already been planned by MOT and the 313 Presents staff for the performance, both companies continue to operate with audience safety and comfort as their top priority, the statement said.
8 am ET: Wigmore Hall presents Jonathan Plowright. The British pianist opens this concert with Busoni’s arrangement of Bach’s D minor
Chaconne which was performed by Busoni himself at the opening of the Hall almost 120 years ago. This is followed by the six pieces that make up Liszt’s
Consolations S172. The concert closes with Grieg’s
Holberg Suite Op. 40, originally written for piano before Grieg adapted it for string orchestra. Register, view here and on demand for 30 days. LIVE
1 pm ET: Wiener Staatsoper presents
Cavalleria Rusticana & Pagliacci. Conductor: Marco Armiliato, director: Jean-Pierre Ponnelle. With Eva-Maria Westbroek, Brian Jagde, Ambrogio Maestri, Zoryana Kushpler, and Isabel Signoret; Roberto Alagna, Aleksandra Kurzak, Ambrogio Maestri, Andrea Giovannini, and Sergey Kaydalov. Production from November 2020. Register for free and view here.
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Enrique Márquez Named Director of Music at Interlochen Center for the Arts
Márquez joins Interlochen from the Harvard Department of Music, where he oversaw Music Department concerts and events.by Chloe Rabinowitz
Interlochen Center for the Arts announced today that Enrique Márquez has been named Director of Music. In this role, Márquez will lead music programming, pedagogy, and curricula at Interlochen Arts Academy, Interlochen Arts Camp, Interlochen Online, and Interlochen College of Creative Arts. Márquez begins his new role June 1. An accomplished educator, arts leader, musician, and Interlochen alumnus whose career in the arts spans continents and cultures, Enrique brings a unique global perspective to this position, said Interlochen Center for the Arts President Trey Devey. We re thrilled that he will return to Interlochen to energize and guide our music programs into the future.
Now the organization has announced its 77th season which marks a return to a full schedule of classical music stars and emerging artists featured in five concert programs at the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall and the Riverview Performing Arts Center.
“We’re thrilled to be able to return to the concert hall and resume our Great Performers Series,” said Linda Moxley, who joined the organization last summer as executive director. “It’s an exciting season, highlighted by the fact that we were able to bring back three of the artists who were scheduled to be part of our canceled 2021 season.”