Francisco Salazar

New York

Founder and Publisher at Opera Wire

Filmmaker for @laCuartaProd, Nowhere out now! Founder of @operawirenews, Musician 🇺🇸🇨🇴 Latinx List for The Black List / Quarter finalist - @screencrafting

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Articles

National Philharmonic Announces 2025-26 Season - OperaWire

6 days ago | operawire.com | Francisco Salazar

The National Philharmonic has announced its 2025-26 season, which will be performed at Strathmore. Here is a look at the vocal performances for the season. Eugene Rogers conducts J.S. Bach’s Magnificat and Reena Esmail’s This Love Between Us. The concert will also feature the Washington Chorus. Performance Date: Oct. 25, 2025Handel’s Messiah with Anthony Blake Clark conducts Händel’s “Messiah” with soloists Sarah Hayashi, Lucia Bradford, Brian Giebler, and Edmund Milly.
Opera Festival of Chicago to Open with 'L’Amore dei tre Re' - OperaWire

6 days ago | operawire.com | Francisco Salazar

The Opera Festival of Chicago is set to open its festival “L’Amore dei tre Re” by Italo Montemezzi. The opera will be directed by Sasha Gerritson and conducted by Uff. Emanuele Andrizzi. In a statement, General Director Sasha Gerritson said, “The 2025 Festival, our fifth season, is going to be a season of celebration here at the Opera Festival of Chicago.
Opera Colorado Announces New General Director & CEO - OperaWire

1 week ago | operawire.com | Francisco Salazar

Opera Colorado’s Board of Directors has announced the appointment of Barbara Lynne Jamison as the company’s new General Director & CEO, effective August 1. Jamison is known for her visionary leadership, commitment to civic engagement, and passion for connecting communities with opera in bold and meaningful ways.
Q & A: Carlos Simon on his New Piece 'Good News Mass' - OperaWire

1 week ago | operawire.com | Francisco Salazar

On April 17 & 18, 2025, the LA Philharmonic is set to present Carlos Simon’s “Good News Mass.”The work is a transcendent musical experience merging gospel and classical traditions, spoken word, and visual art. Composer Carlos Simon has become one of the most important voices in classical music, becoming the current Composer-in-Residence for the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and frequently writing for the National Symphony Orchestra and Washington National Opera.
Arte.TV to Stream 'Maria Stuarda' with Lisette Oropesa & Aigul Akhmetshina - OperaWire

1 week ago | operawire.com | Francisco Salazar

Arte.tv is set to present Donizetti’s “Maria Stuarda” from the Teatro Real. The production, which was filmed on Dec. 20, 2024, will be streamed on May 5, 2025. The production by Sir David McVicar stars Lisette Oropesa in the title role alongside Aigul Akhmetshina as Elisabetta. The cast also includes Ismael Jordi as the Earl of Leicester, Roberto Tagliavini as Giorgio Talbot, Andrzej Filonczyk as Lord Guglielmo Cecil, and Elissa Pfaender as Anna Kennedy. Jose Miguel Pérez-Sierra conducts.
Obituary: Tenor William Reeder Dies - OperaWire

1 week ago | operawire.com | Francisco Salazar

Tenor William Reeder has died. Reeder’s career took him to the Zurich Opera, where for eight years was a leading operatic tenor. He went on to perform more than 40 leading tenor roles in 15 major opera houses throughout Europe. Reeder was the dean of the College of Visual and Performing Arts and vice president and general manager of the Washington Performing Arts Society.
Obituary: Toledo Symphony Leader Robert Bell Dies - OperaWire

1 week ago | operawire.com | Francisco Salazar

President Emeritus of the Toledo Symphony Robert Bell has died. The Toledo Symphony said, “It is with deep sorrow that the Toledo Symphony and the Toledo Alliance for the Performing Arts mourn the passing of Robert “Bob” Bell, beloved colleague, visionary leader, master timpanist, and the heart and soul of our institution for nearly 70 years.”In a statement, TAPA Board Chair Marna Ramnath said, “Bob was the heart and soul of the Toledo Symphony for most of its existence and for most of his life.
Obituary: Bass-Baritone Peter Strummer Dies at 76 - OperaWire

1 week ago | operawire.com | Francisco Salazar

Bass-baritone Peter Strummer has died at 76. Praised for his “warm, firm, agile” voice, Strummer had an international career where he sang over 120 major roles, including eight world premieres. For 15 years, the bass-baritone performed in German and Austrian opera houses, where, in addition to opera roles, he sang many performances of German and Viennese operetta. He also spent three years as part of a special ensemble at Minnesota Opera.
Carmela Remigio, Enea Scala, Mariangela Sicilia & Paolo Bordogna Lead Donizetti Opera Festival's 2025 Season - OperaWire

1 week ago | operawire.com | Francisco Salazar

The Donizetti Opera Festival has announced its 2025 season. The festival will open with “Caterina Cornaro” conducted by Riccardo Frizza and directed by Francesco Micheli. Carmela Remigio leads the cast with Fulvio Valenti, Enea Scala, Riccardo Fassi, and Vito Priante. Performance Dates: Nov. 14-30, 2025“Il Campanello” will be conducted by Enrico Pagano and directed by Stefania Bonfadelli. The cast includes Lucrezia Tacchi, Eleonora De Prez, Pierpaolo Martella, and Francesco Bossi.
Q & A: David Radamés Toro on Directing 'Zorro' at Opera San José - OperaWire

1 week ago | operawire.com | Francisco Salazar

(Credit: Photo courtesy of Opera San José)On April 19, Opera San Jose is set to present “Zorro,” an opera about the famed masked vigilante set in the early 1800s in el pueblo de Los Angeles, still a colony of Spain. The opera will feature a Latin American cast and will be led by David Radamés Toro, a director who integrates his background in physical theatre into directing a wide variety of standard and non-traditional repertoire.