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Melinda Whittington, Hysung Yu, & Dominic Armstrong in ‘La Traviata’ with Opera Carolina

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For its final production of the 2022-23 season, Opera Carolina will present Verdi’s “La traviata.” The famed opera will feature Melinda Whittington as Violetta, Hysung Yu as Germont, and Dominic Armstrong singing the role of Alfredo. Also among the cast members are Ashley West-Davis, Michael Owens, Dan Boye, Ramelle Brooks, John Fortson, and Hannah Hoyt. The company’s artistic director James {…}

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Brooklyn Art Song Society Announces New Young Artist Program

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Brooklyn Art Song Society is set to launch its inaugural Young Artist Program in fall 2026. The program will encompass a year-long residency in which selected singers and pianists will understudy repertory, attend rehearsals, and perform in outreach concerts, house concerts,a nd masterclasses. Moreover, artists will only be required to spend one concentrated week each month in Brooklyn rather than {…}

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Music of Remembrance’s 2025-26 Season Features Premieres by Heggie & Cipullo

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Music of Remembrance (MOR) announces its 2025-26 season. This article only features classical voice events. The west coast premiere of Jake Heggie’s “Crossing Borders” opens the season. Soloist are mezzo-soprano Catherine Cook, actor Curt Branom, and violinist Rachel Jung. They are joined by the Music of Remembrance Ensemble. Fifty percent of ticket sales will be donated to the Northwest Immigrant {…}

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Karen Slack, Kevin Burdette, Jill Gardner, & Richard Ollarsaba Headline Piedmont Opera’s 2025-26 Season

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Piedmont Opera announces its 49th season. Leoncavallo’s “Pagliacci” opens the season. Benjamin Werley, Cadie J. Bryan, and Jonathan Bryan are among the cast. Chas Rader-Shieber directs. Joseph Mechavich conducts the Winston-Salem Symphony. Performance Dates: November 8, 9, & 11, 2025 A festive in-home Holiday Concert features soprano Jill Gardner and pianist Joseph Mechavich. Performance Date: December 5, 2025 Bass-baritone Richard {…}

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Brooklyn Art Song Society Announces 2025-26 Season

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Brooklyn Art Song Society (BASS) has announced its 2025–26 season. Artistic Director Michael Bronfman said, “In times of crisis, BASS has always doubled down on the core belief that the experience of sharing something expressive face-to-face with others is not a luxury but a fiercely urgent necessity. We will not be silenced and we will not slow down.” The season {…}

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Brooklyn Art Song Society to Present ‘Histories III: Renaissance’

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On Dec. 1, the Brooklyn Art Song Society is set to present “Histories III: Renaissance.” The evening will explore the revolutionary shift of the Seconda pratica with madrigals by Monteverdi and Gesualdo. The concert will also feature music by Hugo Wolf and Benjamin Britten which is set to Michelangelo’s poetry. This concert marks the first collaboration between BASS and the {…}

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Brooklyn Art Song Society Unveils 2024-25 Season

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Brooklyn Art Song Society has revealed its 2024-25 season. Histories The first concert in the “Histories” series is “Das Wort,” which features music by Brahms, Dvorak, and Wolf. Soloists include Lucy Fitz Gibbon, Anna Laurenzo, Sidney Outlaw, and Brian James Myer. Pianists featured are Michael Brofman, Warren Jones, and Ryan McCullough. Performance Date: Oct. 6, 2024 “Medieval” showcases the music of {…}

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Maryland Opera 2023-24 Review: Tosca

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(Photo credit Madeline Grey) Lacking public monies common in Europe, opera becomes ever harder to produce in the USA, but its enthusiasts are a determined lot. The Old Line State used to enjoy a typical American setup for presenting opera, an established twentieth-century organization, the Baltimore Opera Company, situated in a sizable venue in Maryland’s largest city, the Lyric Opera {…}

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Brooklyn Art Song Society will Present ‘Circles VI: The February House’

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The Brooklyn Art Song Society is set to present “Circles VI: The February House,” which will be the final installment to its Circles series. The performance will be held on March 1, 2024 and will draw inspiration from an often overlooked sliver of history. Amidst the backdrop of a frenetic pre-WWII New York City, an experiment in communal living occurred {…}