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Aigul Khismatullina Joins TACT Artist Management

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Soprano Aigul Khismatullina has joined the roster of TACT Artist Management for Worldwide Management. The soprano will be represented by Valeriy Serkin and Kamelia Manovska. Khismatullina recently made her Metropolitan Opera debut and has performed with the Teatro dell’Opera di Roma, Semperoper Dresden, Deutsche Oper Berlin, Opera Hong Kong, Dutch National Opera, Gran Teatre del Liceu, and the Royal Opera House. She {…}

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Ivan Ayon & Aigul Khismatullina Win The 56th Viñas Competition

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The 56 Concurso de Canto Tenor Viñas has announced its 2019 winners. After the finals held at the Gran Teatre del Liceu on Jan. 25, 2019, Peruvian tenor Ivan Ayon and Russian soprano Aigul Khismatullina took home first place. Meanwhile, American soprano Liv Redpath took home second prize while Chinese-born Long Long went home with third prize. Slovenian Jaka Mihelac won {…}

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Marina Shakhdinarova Joins TACT Artist Management

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Soprano Marina Shakhdinarova has joined the roster of TACT Artist Management. She will be managed by Samuel Levine Shakhdinarova is a winner of numerous competitions and prizes First Prize at the Magda Olivero International Competition (2023), Second Prizes at the Ottavio Ziino Competition (Rome, 2024), Voci Verdiani (Parma, 2023), and the Ghena Dimitrova Competition (2025), along with the Mirella Freni {…}

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Yiorgo Ioannou Joins Roster of TACT Artist Management

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Baritone Yiorgo Ioannou has joined the roster the TACT Artist Management for worldwide representation. He will be represented by Sofia Rukin and Zarina Khazrat. Ioannou has performed at the  Teatro Regio di Torino, Opéra National de Paris, Opéra de Dijon, Opéra Bastille, Lincoln Center in New York, Musikverein Wien, and Opera Oviedo. This summer, he is set to perform at the Athenaeum {…}

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Opera Hong Kong to Showcase Shuang Zou’s Production of ‘The Magic Flute’

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Opera Hong Kong is set to present “The Magic Flute” this May. The production will be a special collaboration between Opera Hong Kong, China National Opera House, and State Opera South Australia, and it will be directed by Shuang Zou. The opera is set to star Andrés Moreno García, Sofia Troncoso, John Chest, and Aigul Khismatullina. Dane Lam will conduct, {…}

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Joyce DiDonato, Asmik Grigorian, Piotr Beczala, Sonya Yoncheva, Lisette Oropesa Headline Metropolitan Opera’s 2025-26 Season

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The Metropolitan Opera has announced its 2025-26 season. New Productions The season opens on a Sunday with Mason Bates and Gene Scheer’s  “The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay” in its Met Opera premiere. Bartlett Sher directs and Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts a cast starring Lauren Snouffer, Sun-Ly Pierce, Miles Mykkanen, Patrick Carfizzi, Craig Colclough, and Andrzej Filoncyzk. Performance Dates: Sept. {…}

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Janai Brugger, Juan Diego Flórez, Nadine Sierra, Gabriella Reyes, John Holiday Lead LA Opera’s 2025-26 Season

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LA Opera has announced its 2025-26 season. Here is a look at the program. Opera Gabriella Reyes and Duke Kim star in the company premiere of Leonard Bernstein’s “West Side Story.” James Conlon conducts the production by Francesca Zambello.  Performance Dates: Sept. 20-Oct. 8, 2025 Puccini’s “La Bohème” will return Janai Brugger, Oreste Cosimo, Erica Petrocelli, Gihoon Kim, Emmett O’Hanlon, and {…}

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Jessica Pratt Cancels Upcoming Performances Due to Family Matter

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Jessica Pratt has canceled upcoming performances due to a family matter. The soprano took to social media and said, “I want to thank everyone who has called and sent messages of concern. I am okay, but on Friday, my father’s oncologist shared some difficult news. I have decided to cancel all my engagements and have flown to Australia to spend {…}