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Lincoln Center’s Summer for the City 2024 Review: Carlos Miguel Prieto Conducts Haydn & Ginastera

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(Photo credit: Tuesday night at Lincoln Center offered some true gems, an enticing evening even for seasoned New Yorkers. All the more delightful, as part of Lincoln Center’s Summer for the City, tickets for the show were “choose-what-you-pay”, making it accessible to a wider, more relaxed summer crowd in the Wu Tsai Theater of David Geffen Hall.  It’s a welcome {…}

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Saioa Hernandez, Carlos Alvarez, Sabina Puertolas & Juan Jesus Rodriguez Lead Teatro de La Zarzuela’s 2023-24 Season

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The Teatro de la Zarzuela has announced its 2023-24 season featuring zarzuela productions, concerts, and recitals. Zarzuela The season opens with “El Caballero del Olmedo” starring Joel Prieto, Cesar Arrieta, Rocio Perez, Alba Chantar, German Olvera, Ramiro Maturana, Nicola Beller Carbone, Berna Perles, Gerado Bullon, and Ruben Amoretti. Guillermo Garcia Calvo conducts the production by Lluis Pasqual’s production. Performance Dates: {…}

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Bravo! Vail Music Festival Recieves Grant from NEA for Orchestra Residency

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The Bravo! Vail Music Festival has announced it has been approved for a $50,000 Grants for Arts Projects award from the National Endowment for the Arts to support the 2024 residency of Mexico’s Sinfónica de Minería. In total, the NEA will award 1,135 Grants for Arts Projects awards totaling more than $37 million as part of its second round of {…}

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Summer for the City Returns to Lincoln Center in 2024

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(Photo credit: Lawrence Sumulong) Summer for the City has announced hundreds of free events to take place at Lincoln Center over three months. For the purposes of this article, only vocal works are featured. Opening the summer series is the Lincoln Center’s new commission from director James Blaszko in a new work that unites opera, drag, queerness, and gender expression {…}

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Masabane Cecilia Rangwanasha, Catalina Cuervo & Jennifer Johnson Cano Lead Cincinnati Symphony’s 2024-25 Season

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The Cincinnati Symphony has announced its 2024-25 season. Here is a look at the vocal performances on offer. Larisa Martínez and Peter Dugan join Joshua Bell for an evening of Mendelssohn, Bernstein, Puccini, and more. Performance Date: Oct. 6, 2024 Marin Alsop conducts the May Festival Chorus in a Shostakovich and Bernstein program. Performance Dates: Nov. 16 & 17, 2024 {…}

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J’Nai Bridges & Sonya Headlam Star in Lincoln Center’s 2024 ‘Summer for the City’

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(Photo credit: Freddie Collier & Jennifer Taylor) The Lincoln Center announced its “Summer for the City” series in its inaugural season under Renée and Robert Belfer Music Director Jonathon Heyward. This article only features vocal works. Mezzo-soprano J’Nai Bridges sings Peter Lieberson’s “Neruda Songs,” in “Carlos Miguel Prieto Conducts Haydn and Ginastera.” Performance Dates: July 30 & 31, 2024 “An {…}

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Karina Gauvin & Guadalupe Paz Lead Orquesta Sinfónica de Minería’s Closing Concert

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The Orquesta Sinfónica de Minería is set to close its 2023 summer festival with Mahler’s Symphony No. 2. The concert, which will be held at the Sala Nezahualcóyotl in Mexico City will see Carlos Miguel Prieto conduct the famous piece. Soloists will include soprano Karina Gauvin and mezzo-soprano Guadalupe Paz. The Coro de la Orquesta Sinfónica de Minería will be led {…}

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Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra Announces 2023-24 Season & New Music Director

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The Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra has announced its 2023-24 season. For the purposes of this article, we will focus solely on vocal performances. The company will present “Classical Christmas: George Handel’s “Messiah.” The performance will be conducted by Matthew Kraemer. The showcase is set to take place at the Orpheum Theater. Performance Date: Dec. 14, 2023 The company also announced that {…}

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Solange Merdinian to Headline The Orchestra Now’s NYC Season Opener

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(Credit: Fay Fox) The Orchestra Now is set to kick off its New York City Season on Halloween day with a unique performance at Jazz at Lincoln Center. The performance, which kicks off at 3 p.m. on Oct. 31, 2021, will be headlined by mezzo-soprano Solange Merdinian and conductor Carlos Miguel Prieto as they take on music by Messiaen, Debussy, {…}