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News

Thomas Adès, Brett Dean, Tansy Davies, Brian Irvine, Hannah Kendall, Ben Nobuto, John Rutter, Josephine Stephenson, & Dobrinka Tabakova Take Home Ivor Novello Awards

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((c) Hogan Media Shutterstock) The Ivors Academy revealed the winners of the Ivor Novello Awards at The Ivors Classical Awards. The 11 winners were announced during a ceremony hosted by BBC Radio 3’s Hannah Peel and Tom Service at the British Film Institute in London. Winners in opera and classical voice categories are Thomas Adès, Brett Dean, Tansy Davies, Brian {…}

Behind the Scenes, Interviews

Q & A: Creators Brian Irvine & Netia Jones on their Opera ‘Least Like The Other’

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In July 2019, Irish National Opera premiered “Least Like The Other” at the Galway International Arts Festival to a raft of fabulous reviews.  The short opera, which lasts approximately 70 minutes, is an intensely disturbing work that explores the brutal and life-destroying system that led to Rose Kennedy having a lobotomy at the age of 23. She was born into {…}

Business

The Ivor Academy Announces New Commissioning Templates

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The Ivors Academy has introduced new commissioning template agreements to support composers working in classical music. The new templates are being developed by legal experts with input from composers and commissioners and aim to ensure that new works are created under fair and transparent terms. The templates will cover single and co-commissioning agreements, and outline key areas including performance details, fees, {…}

News

Quince Ensemble to Perform at Miller Theatre

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( Photo by Aleksandr Karjaka / Karjaka Studios) Miller Theatre in New York City will present Quince Ensemble on Nov. 18, 2025. The program will feature works from their recent studio album “Dust Bowl,” including the New York premiere of Ricardo Zohn-Muldoon’s “Destierros” (2025), Evan Williams’ “Dust Bowl” (2021), Carrie Henneman Shaw’s “the smallest gap” (2019), Eliza Brown’s “Cassandra, IL” {…}

News, Season Announcement

Miller Theatre at Columbia University Announces 2025-26 Season

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Columbia University’s Miller Theatre announces its line up for the 2025-26 season. This article only features classical voice works. The season opens with a special concert in honor of Tania León, the 2025 recipient of the William Schuman Award given by Columbia University School of the Arts. The program showcases her body of work. Sorpanos Rachel Doehring Jackson and Sophie {…}

Reviews, Stage Reviews

Royal Opera House / Irish National Opera 2023 Review: Least Like The Other, Searching for Rosemary Kennedy

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(Photo: INO, Kip Carroll) “Least Like The Other” continues the Royal Opera House’s partnership with Irish National Opera in Covent Garden’s Linbury Theatre, following last year’s “Bajazet.” This new work is centuries away from Vivaldi’s pasticcio and a world apart stylistically, but what binds them both is the unerring pursuit of bracing theatrical intensity. “Least Like The Other, Searching for {…}

News, Streaming

The Royal Opera to Present New Works in Digital ‘8bit’ Series

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On April 30, 2021, The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden will present “8bit,” a series of eight new commissioned works, featuring innovative contemporary artists. The series will be made up of six short films, one audio performance, and a web browser experiment, which will present well-known works in new ways, alongside the new, short works. First in the suggested sequence {…}

News

Netia Jones Jones Royal Ballet and Opera as Associate Director

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The Royal Ballet and Opera has announced that Netia Jones will take up the newly created position of Associate Director of The Royal Opera. Jones will take the position on Dec. 3, 2024, and will be responsible for commissioning and creating bold, adventurous projects in the Linbury Theatre. She will work alongside Oliver Mears (Director of Opera) and will play {…}