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Opera star Denyce Graves was in his first year teaching at Johns Hopkins University’s Peabody Institute when he says he met a graduate student with a Read More…

Central Iowa opera fans might consider it a tragedy of lyrical proportions to have missed the final performance of world-renowned Iowa bass-baritone SRead More…

There are a lot of things that attract Ethan Daniel Davidson these days.
He is president of the Detroit Opera and a member of the board of trustees ofRead More…

As One presented by Opera Steamboat.Opera Steamboat/Screenshot The opera “As One” will be performed at Steamboat forRead More…

Although he has always been drawn to music, Miles first learned opera in his freshman year at college and has since performed in numerous shows. (PhoRead More…

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Aspen Laugh Festival returns February 21-25.Courtesy of Wheeler Opera Wheeler Opera House 2022-23 wilRead More…

BRADFORD, England — In October 1958, Duke Ellington gave a concert in Leeds, an old-fashioned industrial city in the north of England. Elizabeth Read More…

Andrew Lloyd Webber Photo: Jamie McCarthy (Getty Images)There’s another murder mystery comedy series, this time with the songs of Andrew Lloyd Webber Read More…

After recently celebrating its 25th anniversary last spring, the UGA Performing Arts Center is back in full force with a stacked new season briRead More…

Chances are you’re not totally new to the world of Queen. Excerpt from the 2018 biopic Bohemian Rhapsody (which won Rami Malek an Oscar) at seemiRead More…

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Published on: 09/01/2022 – 14:14 Vienna (AFP) – Dutch opera director Lotte de Beer takes oveRead More…

Tenor Tyrone Owen Lucas has won the 12th Glenarm Festival of Voice competition which took place on Sunday 28th August. The competition is a regular fRead More…

Lizzo brings her A-game to the 2022 MTV Video Music Awards.The singer arrived on the red carpet wearing a puffy navy dress. The dramatic piece, takenRead More…

Opera in the Park is a free outdoor concert dedicated to celebrating community and the arts at the San Francisco Opera. Music Director Eun Sun Kim leRead More…

Although he never had a best-selling novel or essay book, although his spoken word albums never sold beyond a few ephemera, William Read More…

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St Davids Cathedral will host two major classicRead More…

Before the universe, there was… what? Haydn ventures a musical guess in the enigmatic introduction to his oratorio ‘Creation’. When the notes fiRead More…

Oliver Sewell, Wade Kernot and Catrin Johnsson at the Christchurch performance of New Zealand Opera’s Call of the Huia. Photo / ProvidedIn 1995, whenRead More…

Six decades ago, opera companies began bringing Handel’s musical dramas to life, but it wasn’t until 2002 that San Diego Opera entered the game with “Read More…

PORT CITY — The Olympic Music Festival begins its 2022 summer season in Port Townsend today.
The 39th summer season of the festival features in-Read More…

THERE was something unfamiliar about Longborough Festival Opera’s final production of the 2022 season with its double bill of ancient and modern. BuRead More…

For some in the European film industry, the FIFA Winter World Cup, which takes place in Qatar from November 21 to December 18, is like a meteor cRead More…

BAYREUTH, Germany – Some 150 years ago, during a megalomaniac coup, Richard Wagner built a hilltop theater here in northern Bavaria.His immense, complRead More…

Chelsea Lehnea (centre) as Pamina with (left to right) Olivia Prendergast, Maggie Reneé and Cody Bowers in the Merola opera program production ofRead More…

Celebrating its 10th anniversary, the Savannah Voice Festival (SVF) is jam-packed with songs in anticipation of kicking off the summer feRead More…

Emmanuel Fonoti-Fuimaono won the Kiri Te Kanawa Foundation Scholarship at Lexus Song Quest. Photo / John WansbroughOnce again, the prowess and talentRead More…

COOPERSTOWN — Religious zeal and spiritual service are the intertwined themes of new operas in the double bill which opened Friday night at the GlimRead More…

marie claire: congratulations on your new movie Fall for the Figaro. What stood out to you in the script? Danielle MacdonRead More…

The School of Film, Music and Drama at University College Cork, Ireland is seeking a candidate for a Mes – Masters by Research – Studentship as part oRead More…

David Blocher, left, receiving a certificate presented by Maine Music Society President Richard O’Brien. Photo submitted The Maine Music Society BoRead More…

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The wood brothers have announced seven shows this fall. They kick off the run with three dates in the Southeast beginning at the Knight Theater in ChRead More…

Comment this storyCommentWhen people ask Rhiannon Giddens how she plans to replace Yo-Yo Ma as Silkroad Ensemble’s new artistic director, they probablRead More…

Uptown Theater in downtown Napa doesn’t have to be profitable to be successful. At least that’s the philosophy of the new owner.
“The wineRead More…

In 1998 Welsh actor Michael Sheen was nominated for an Olivier Award for his portrayal of Mozart in Peter Shaffer’s play. Amedee, directed by Peter HaRead More…

TORRINGTON — Chaz DiVito, a seasoned music industry sound technician, has put down roots in Torrington, living in and restoring a former church at 5Read More…

It’s a lighter than normal weekend for major events in the Wilmington area, which is to be expected after a long, action-packed 4th of July holiday weRead More…

San Francisco Opera conductor Eun Sun Kim receives a standing ovation during “Eun Sun Kim Conducts Verdi” at the War Memorial Opera House on ThursRead More…

Another Leonard Cohen song, Anthem, is the one I’d love to play at my own funeral, rather than Hallelujah (editorial, July 1). Cohen died in NovemberRead More…

Producers Richard Bell, N’Kenge, Park Row Equity Partners, Tegan Summer, Sam Williams, Michael Loeb and Derow Enterprises, in association with the CoaRead More…

For their latest collaboration and cultural event co-presented with SFJAZZ, the Bay Area Parallel Opera and an ensemble of world-class musicians Read More…

Carol Noonan, Duke Levine and Kevin Barry. Photo by David Griffin Carol Noonan Trio Big Barn Musical Dinner6 p.m. Thursday. Stone Mountain Center Read More…

AMHERST — Fairly early in his life, Walter Carroll developed a great interest in classical music. But it was not clear that this would be his callRead More…

The concert will feature Ukrainian chamber music performed with traditional instruments and featuring an international team of musicians. Read More…

This formidable opera, first performed in Hamburg in 1920 when Korngold was 23, admittedly created its own problems from the start. It was the era Read More…

The American history of opera dates back to the 18th century, and throughout its history, black musicians have shaped an art form thaRead More…

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This summer, Union Avenue Opera will make its long-awaited return to its main stage within the historic Union Avenue Christian Church at 733 N. Union Read More…

Dthe rizzle falls from the mush-colored sky as I rush from the station to an abandoned gasometer in an industrial area on the wrong side of Rotterdam.Read More…

For the musicians and staff of the Missouri Symphony, summer is not a time to take it easy. In about six weeks each June and July, they crank up an enRead More…

Kim Mendez was given the role of Baba the Turk, the bearded lady in Igor Stravinsky’s opera in 1951 The progress of the rake. It didn’t feel right. Read More…

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Thursday 9, 8 p.m.: Sharaa Al-Fan (the street art troupe). Fri 10, 8 p.m.: Maestro Iman GeneRead More…

The Platinum Party at the Palace began with a tea party of hilarity, when Paddington and the Queen shared marmalade sandwiches and a moment this countRead More…

It’s time to pack your lawn chairs and picnic baskets and get out and listen to the music at several free and low-cost outdoor music series this summeRead More…

The Jolla Music Society has announced the performances for SummerFest 2022, a series of return concerts at the Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center inRead More…

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When he composed “Harvey Milk,” in the early 1990s, Stewart Wallace was adding to a series of much-discussed “biopic” operas based on recent hRead More…

After presenting drive-in and smaller productions for the past two seasons, the San Diego Opera plans to come back strong for its 2022-23 season. The Read More…

Instead of asking the public to come to the opera, Opera Saratoga comes to them. Up to six different locations will host the company’s offerings froRead More…

LEWES, England – Late last autumn there was an unusual sight on a beach in southern England: a team of Glyndebourne Festival Opera staff combing the pRead More…

Carmen Giannattasio in the title role of Puccini’s “Tosca” at the SF Opera in 2018 Photo: Cory Weaver/SF Opera
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The new music economy is here for artists and fans
LOS ANGELES, May 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — The INFLOW music app announced the official launch ofRead More…

LAS CRUCES — A New Mexico State University student has the opportunity to travel to Austria this summer for a month-long intensive dive into voice, Read More…

The World Music Spring Festival is back, and back in full force. The historic showcase, which dates back to 1960, returns to live performances at SchRead More…

The 2022 nominations for the annual Tony Awards, recognizing achievement in Broadway productions, were announced last night by the Broadway League andRead More…

A few years ago, musician Ali Sethi was driving through Punjab, behind a jingle truck – the long-haul trucks known in his native Pakistan for their fiRead More…

Residents had the opportunity to attend a chamber music recital on Saturday at Penryn Chapel, offered by the Lowveld Chamber Music Association.
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In case you forgot, this Sunday is Mother’s Day! Give her a call, or better yet, invite her to do something fun with you this weekend. And for thoseRead More…

Ann Getty and Gordon Getty watch photographer Tara Lutz Stevens (left) take a photo of their granddaughter and her friends at Gordon Getty’s 80th Read More…

On April 21, 1977, the musical Anne opened on Broadway at the Alvin Theater (since renamed The Neil Simon Theatre.) In the title role was Andrea McArdRead More…

For parents who work in the demanding field of opera, juggling family chores while employed in live performance is a daredevil act. Their parenting roRead More…

Natural debate: A group of nature lovers will discuss “Prairie Time, A Blackland Portrait” by Matt White fRead More…

OWhatever you do discussing musicians’ concert attire choices, it takes an unusual level of fame before a singer’s jewelry gets its own credit in the Read More…

Opera Orlando is ready to hit the ball in its 2022-23 season with a tribute to the national pastime: baseball. The season, announced today, will alsoRead More…

Chinese-born composer Huang Ruo, gifted with the ability to transcend conventional lines between East and West through aesthetics and cRead More…

Encanto was one of the biggest films since its release in late November 2021, spawning TikTok trends and #1 hits with its catchy soundtrack.Read More…

RTE Jr, 4 p.m. Who knows better than a child what music he would like to hear? DJ Cara has the answer to this question. Email Read More…

In 2020, Emma Pask lost a close friend to breast cancer. She was with the singer when she took her last breath, and the experience had a profound effRead More…

WATERTOWN, New York (WWNY) Classically-trained musical comedy group, the “3 Redneck Tenors,” will bring their unique blend of Broadway favorites and fRead More…

Folks Operetta at the cast of “Die Kathrin” (Credit: Anthony Nguyen) True love is indestructible, and perhaps the more it is tested, the stronger itRead More…

“Even when I debuted at the Met when I was 19,” she explains, “there was an understanding that there was a trend toward roles that required acting skRead More…

The Royal Opera House has announced its 2022-23 season which will feature 20 new productions, nine world premieres and three UK premierRead More…

Opera director and producer Christopher Mattaliano, who served as general manager of Portland Opera from 2003 to 2019, has announced the creation of ORead More…

New Music USA’s Amplifying Voices program, which encourages collaboration for racial and gender equity in new orchestral music, has annRead More…

The Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra will present a concert featuring three works by Romantic-era master Johannes Brahms. Led by IPO Music Director StRead More…

Opera, once divided into local companies of singers mostly from the same country, blossomed with the advent of air travel into a fully international aRead More…

Auditions begin April 1 for the Tulsa PAC Youth Choir, a new community performance program designed for students ages 11-18.Jeremy StRead More…

This moment offers a bath of patient calm and humanity after 80 minutes of quick drama. “Upload” contains elements of the darkly speculative “BRead More…

Anything that brings us closer to this experience surely serves Bach’s purposes; in any case, something must be done to extricate these wRead More…

It’s not meant to be a concert, but a musical gathering for peace. In Berlin on Sunday, some of Germany’s most famous pop stars will rally for peaceRead More…

On an eerily comforting morning in early March, composer Heather Christian visited the Ars Nova space in Greenwich Village, Manhattan, for the first tRead More…

On May 1, 1989, a full-page ad appeared in all four major New York newspapers calling for the return of the death penalty. The ad, paid for by DonaldRead More…

The 11th Wakkerstroom Music Festival will be held March 18-21 and will feature a fantastic selection of classical music.
The program includes baroquRead More…

Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne both made appearances in the music video for alt-rock sensation Yungblud’s “The Funeral.” At the end, we learn why a funeralRead More…

The UK-based Cheltenham Music Festival has announced its 2022 season.
For the purposes of this article, we will only focus on vocal andRead More…

“There’s so much work to do, but the most important thing is that we’re on the right track and moving forward,” said Arizona Opera president and generRead More…

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, TX – Audiences will experience classical music performances by extremely gifted young musicians on Saturday, March 12, whRead More…

It’s probably safe to say that Herbert Blomstedt won’t be the New York Philharmonic’s next music director.When Jaap van Zweden leaves the orchestra inRead More…

March 4, 2022, 1:46 p.m. | Updated: March 4, 2022, 2:14 PM As Russia contRead More…

EMMA Concert Association will present the “Bad Boys Of Opera”, a new touring concert production featuring four highly acRead More…

The remarks were in line with a video statement released by the Met on Sunday, in which Gelb said emphatically that the company “can no longer engage Read More…

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‘CYRANO DE BERGERAC’ There is no shortage of variations on Edmond Rostand’s 19th century play “Cyrano de Bergerac”, in which the brilliant but big-nosRead More…

The Manhattan School of Music has named two Met Opera alumni and current staff to join its faculty.
Thomas Lausmann, who is the Met OpeRead More…

The eight-week festival will also feature the world premiere of a new dance commission. Bard SummerScape returns to the Hudson VallRead More…

Rising tenor Limmie Pulliam will play the title character in Livermore Valley Opera’s production of Verdi’s ‘Otello’. (Photo courtesy of LVO) TriRead More…