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Opera For Everyone – 10 Days at the Vail Opera Camp (National Youth Opera Academy)

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(Credit: Matt Donnelly) At the beginning of August, around 50 students went to Vail, Colorado to participate in the Vail Opera Camp. The camp, which is a 10-day experience, brought students from ages 10 to 18 from all over the country to hone in on their craft of singing as well as learning about the art of opera from the {…}

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Valley Opera & Performing Arts to Present COVID-19 Set ‘La Bohème’

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Valley Opera and Performing Arts is set to present a Uniquely Relevant Production of Puccini’s “La Bohème.” The opera, which is set to be presented on Sept. 29 and Oct. 1, 2023, features a concept by Dylan F. Thomas and stage direction by Brayden Hade. The production will bring the classic opera back to the height of the Covid-19 pandemic {…}

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Valley Opera & Performing Arts Announces 2023-24 Season

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The Valley Opera in California has announced its 2023-24 season featuring three productions. The season opens with Puccini’s “La Bohème.” The production was conceived by Dylan F. Thomas and directed by Director Brayden Hade. This rendition of the famed opera will be transported to the bustling streets of New York in 2020, taking a poignant twist as Mimi’s health battle unfolds {…}

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National Children’s Chorus Announces New Opera Division & Who Will Lead It

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The National Children’s Chorus is set to launch an opera division and the new VAIL OPERA CAMP Initiative. The organization announced that it would appoint Jonathan McCullough as its Opera Program Director with Dylan F. Thomas set to take on the role of Opera Program Coordinator. McCullough is a Grammy-nominated baritone and director who led David T. Little’s “Soldier Songs” {…}

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Menotti, Puccini, Mozart Dominate Mission Opera’s 2019-20 Season

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The Los Angeles-based Mission Opera has announced its 2019-20 season, which will feature four classic works. The season kicks off with a double bill of “Suor Angelica” and “Gianni Schicchi.” The performances will take place at the Los Angeles Mission College and Santa Clarita United Methodist Church with Dylan F. Thomas directing the two works. Soprano Shira Reese will take {…}

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Benjamin Appl, Miah Persson, Dame Sarah Connolly, Roderick Williams, Masabane Cecilia Rangwanasha Headline Oxford International Song Festival 2023

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The Oxford International Song Festival has unveiled the schedule for its 2023 season. Kicking off the festival will be “Quiet Music: A Draw-Along,” featuring mezzo-soprano Bethany Horak-Hallet, pianist Natalie Burch, and Julia Thaxton. The program includes works by Schubert, Clara Schumann, and Hildegard von Bingen, among others. Performance Date: Oct. 13, 2023  Soprano Soraya Mafi will be joined by such {…}

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Brooklyn Art Song Society Announces 2022-23 Season

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The Brooklyn Art Song Society has announced its 2022-23 season. The main theme of the season will be “The World at War” and it will kick off with “In Memoriam I.” The showcase will include music by Berg, Ives, Poulenc, Ravel, and Granados. Singers include Amy Owens, Kate Maroney, Joshua Conyers, Mario Diaz-Moresco, and pianists Michael Brofman and Spencer Myer. {…}

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Inviting Luciano Pavarotti for Dinner – One of OperaWire’s Writers Remembers the Icon From a Unique Perspective

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The voice fell on me like a firebrand. I was sitting in the second balcony of the War Memorial Opera House in San Francisco. I wore my beige sheath and piled my hair  high on top of my head. Verdi’s “Un Ballo in Maschera.” It was a first for me. “Aida, Rigoletto, La Traviata” I’d heard countless times, but not {…}