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Rob McGinness & Chrystal E. Williams Headline Counterpoints Concerts’ 2025-26 Season

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Counterpoints Concerts has announced its 2025-26 season. Here is a rundown of the vocal performances on offer. First up is “Mostly Mahler” at the S Street Salon. The concert features Mahler’s “Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen” and “Rückert-Lieder” as well as three romances for cello and piano by Clara Schumann and “The Seed of a Dream” by Lory Laitman. Baritone Rob {…}

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Nicole Haslett, Hannah Cho, Bernard Holcomb, Eliam Ramos, & Chrystal E. Williams Star in the World Premiere of ‘Song of the Nightingale’

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Photo credit: Nicole Haslett Offical Website The world premiere of Lisa DeSpain and Melisa Tiennew’s opera “Song of the Nightingale” stars Nicole Haslett, Hannah Cho, Bernard Holcomb, Eliam Ramos, and Chrystal E. Williams. “Song of the Nightingale” is a modern adaptation of Hans Christian Anderson’s “The Nightingale” as it explores themes of self-discovery and self-love. On Site Opera’s music director {…}

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Toby Spence, Eric Greene & Chrystal E. Williams Lead Opera North’s 2021-22 Season

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Opera North in the United Kingdom has announced its 2021-22 featuring new productions and several classic works. The season launches with Bizet’s “Carmen“ conducted by Garry Walker and Anony Hermus. The production will open the Autumn season at Leeds Grand Theatre and will also be performed as part of the Winter season. The cast includes Chrystal E. Williams as Carmen, Antoine {…}

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Women Serial Killers Take Center Stage in New Opera, ‘The Hive’

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Harvey Brough and Carole Hayman’s new opera, “The Hive” makes its world premiere on Nov. 8, at The Tung in Liverpool. “The Hive” draws the research conducted by Hayman during her fellowship at King’s College, London, where she focused on real stories of women who have committed serial murder. The libretto fuses verbatim interviews with text drawing from dark fairy {…}

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Lyric Opera of Kansas City 2024-25 Review: The Barber of Seville

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(Photo: “The Barber of Seville” debuted just over 200 years ago in Rome. The opera played to a jeering audience, a staged event where adherents of the composer Giovanni Paisiello – whose own version of the opera, “Il barbiere di Siviglia, ovvero La precauzione inutile” had pleased operagoers 20 years earlier – packed the house and catcalled throughout the premiere {…}

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American Composers Orchestra Announces 2023-24 Season & Collaborations

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The American Composers Orchestra (ACO) released its 2023-24 season lineup and exciting collaborations. This article features vocal related works only. Mezzo-soprano Chrystal E. Williams performs in the featured world premiere of a new work for mezzo-soprano, accordion, and orchestra by John Glover and librettist Kelley Rourke. Performance Date: October 25, 2023 Baritone Sidney Outlaw serves as soloist in the world {…}

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American Lyric Theater Announces Concert Readings for New Commissions

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American Lyric Theater has announced two upcoming concert readings for its latest commissions. First up is “SHE WHO DARED” by Jasmine Barnes and Deborah D.E.E.P. Mouton. Per the company’s website, “’SHE WHO DARED’ recenters the spotlight on the courageous women who helped desegregate the Montgomery bus system. These Civil Rights pioneers pay homage to the quiet struggle for justice that {…}

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Diana Damrau, Kristine Opolais, Elīna Garanca & Juan Diego Flórez Lead Carnegie Hall’s 2023-24 Season

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Carnegie Hall has announced its 2023-24 season bringing some of the greatest artists in the world. Here is a look at the vocal performances of the season. Sphinx Virtuosi will feature bass players Xavier Foley and Kebra Seyoun-Charles with special guests Raquel González and Abel Selaocoe. The program will include Javier Farias, Andrea Casarrubios, Villa-Lobos, and Xavier Foley music. Performance {…}

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On Site Opera Brings Back Holiday Favorite ‘Amahl and the Night Visitors’

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On December 8, 2022, On Site Opera will present its acclaimed, holiday production of Gian Carlo Menotti’s “Amahl and the Night Visitors,” following a three-year hiatus. This site-specific staging will be held at the Holy Apostles Soup Kitchen, and is presented in partnership with Breaking Ground, New York’s largest provider of supportive housing. The performances will feature a community choir {…}