Michael Spyres, Ben Bliss & Susanna Phillips Lead St. Louis Symphony’s 2024-25 Season

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St. Louis Symphony has announced its 2024-25 season. Here is a rundown of its vocal performances. Stéphane Denève conducts Mozart’s Requiem with Dashon Burton, Kelly O’Connor, Joélle Harvey, and Ben Bliss. The program will also includes Mozart’s Adagio and Fugue in C minor, K. 546 and Detlev Glanert’s Four Preludes and Serious Songs. Performance Date: Nov. 9, 2024 Take 6 {…}

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J’Nai Bridges, Ben Bliss, Marco Jordao, & Patrick Carfizzi in Art Bath Spring 2023 Season

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Art Bath announced its spring 2023 season. The immersive arts salon will host a variety of performances this season, this article will only mention the opera-related events. All concerts take place at the Blue Building in NYC and start at 8 pm. Courtesy of the Metropolitan Opera bass-baritone Patrick Carfizzi will provide vocals alongside instrumental, ballet, and visual arts. Performance {…}

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Ben Bliss, Golda Schultz, Raehann Bryce-Davis, Christian Van Horn Headline the Metropolitan Opera’s ‘The Rake’s Progress’

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(Credit: Marty Sohl) The Metropolitan Opera is set to revive Stravinsky’s iconic “The Rake’s Progress” on May 30, 2022. The opera will be conducted by Susanna Mälkki, making her company return for the first time since 2016. The Jonathan Miller production will be headlined by Ben Bliss, Golda Schultz in her role debut as Anne, and Raehann Bryce-Davis as Baba {…}

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Ben Bliss, J’Nai Bridges, Liv Redpath Win LA Opera’s 2022 Eva and Marc Stern Artist Award

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The Los Angeles Opera has announced the 2022 recipients for the Eva and Marc Stern Artist Award. This year’s recipients include Ben Bliss, J’Nai Bridges, and Liv Redpath. The trio will split the $60,000 award, which aims to recognize artists with deep connections to LA Opera. Bliss is a former member of the Domingo-Colburn-Stein Young Artist Program from 2011-2013 and {…}

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Susan Graham, Tamara Wilson, Ben Bliss Headline Los Angeles Opera’s ‘St. Matthew Passion’

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The Los Angeles Opera is set to present Bach’s “St. Matthew Passion” in a new staging by John Neumeier. The showcase will be conducted by James Conlon and will star tenor Joshua Blue, baritone Michael Sumuel, soprano Tamara Wilson, mezzo-soprano Susan Graham, tenor Ben Bliss, and bass Kristinn Sigmundsson. They will be joined by the Hamburg Ballet. “John Neumeier has {…}

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Ben Bliss, Tyler Duncan, Joélle Harvey, Samantha Hankey Headline Bard Music Festival’s ‘Nadia Boulanger and Her World’

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The Bard Music Festival has unveiled the full slate of its “Nadia Boulanger and Her World.” For the purposes of this article, the focus will be on operatic and vocal programs and performers. First up is “Program One: The Exemplary” which will feature Boulanger’s music alongside that of Lili Boulanger, Praulx Rainier, Louise Talma, Grazyna Bacewiz, and Julia Perry. The {…}

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Luciano Pavarotti, Julia Bullock, J’Nai Bridges, Ben Bliss Headline Top 10 Operas to Stream This Week

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We are now entering the final weeks of summer, which means that opera companies in Europe will be in full swing while many opera companies in North America will start to test the waters with their brand new digital seasons. Nonetheless, the streaming has continued at a steady clip with another set of unique offerings coming your way this week. {…}

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Metropolitan Opera 2019-20 Preview: Nicole Car, Ben Bliss, Luca Pisaroni Star in ‘Così Fan Tutte’

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(Credit: Jonathan Tichler / Metropolitan Opera) The Metropolitan Opera is set to revive its new production of “Così Fan Tutte” for the first time since its initial run back in 2018. With the exception of Serena Malfi and Ben Bliss, who were among the singers to open the production, every other singer in this run is new to Phelim McDermott’s {…}

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Malin Byström & Ben Bliss Headline New CD/DVD Releases

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This week, two debut albums will dominate the headlines. There is also a DVD release of an acclaimed production. Here are our recommendations. Overture Ben Bliss has released his new album “Overture” on streaming platforms including Spotify, iTunes, Apple Music, and Google Play among others. The new album features music from Bernstein, Donizetti, and Mozart, among others. Street Scene Bel {…}

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Michael Spyres, Ben Bliss & Susanna Phillips Lead St. Louis Symphony’s 2024-25 Season

J’Nai Bridges, Ben Bliss, Marco Jordao, & Patrick Carfizzi in Art Bath Spring 2023 Season

Ben Bliss, Golda Schultz, Raehann Bryce-Davis, Christian Van Horn Headline the Metropolitan Opera’s ‘The Rake’s Progress’

Ben Bliss, J’Nai Bridges, Liv Redpath Win LA Opera’s 2022 Eva and Marc Stern Artist Award

Susan Graham, Tamara Wilson, Ben Bliss Headline Los Angeles Opera’s ‘St. Matthew Passion’

Ben Bliss, Tyler Duncan, Joélle Harvey, Samantha Hankey Headline Bard Music Festival’s ‘Nadia Boulanger and Her World’

Luciano Pavarotti, Julia Bullock, J’Nai Bridges, Ben Bliss Headline Top 10 Operas to Stream This Week

Metropolitan Opera 2019-20 Preview: Nicole Car, Ben Bliss, Luca Pisaroni Star in ‘Così Fan Tutte’

Malin Byström & Ben Bliss Headline New CD/DVD Releases