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Opéra National de Paris 2024-25 Review: La Fille du Régiment

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(Photo: Elisa Haberer / Opéra national de Paris) I sensed two ghosts on the stage of Opéra Bastille last night. Don’t worry—they were as nice as ghosts can be. In fact, they were so congenial that they enhanced the operatic experience, turning what would have been a merely jolly evening into a thought-provoking one. The problem is, no matter how {…}

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Julie Fuchs & Lawrence Brownlee Lead Paris Opera’s ‘La Fille du Régiment’ Stream

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(Credit: Elisa Haberer/ONP) On  Nov. 6, 2024, Opera de Paris Play is set to present Donizetti’s “La Fille du Régiment.” The production will be streamed in Laurent Pelly’s legendary production. It sets the comedy during the 1914 war rather than the Napoleonic Wars and modernizes the piece without sacrificing a single ounce of its brio. Julie Fuchs leads the cast in {…}

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Leeds Lieder Festival Announces 2024 Lineup

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(Photo credit: Christian Kleiner & Theo Williams) The Leeds Lieder Festival has announced the 2024 event schedule. For its 20th anniversary celebration soprano Nikola Hillebrand, Joseph Middleton and Oliver Casanovas Nuevo perform the “Schubertiade lunchtime opening recital.” Performance Date: April 14, 2024 The “Young Artists Schubertiade” features Richard Stokes and the Leeds Lieder Young Artists. Performance Date: April 14, 2024 {…}

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Ljiljana Winkler to Perform with Composers Concordance

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On November 29, Composers Concordance is set to present at DROM a concert program propelling an age-old compositional form into the 21st Century. “The Art of the Art Song” features soprano Ljiljana Winkler, of the German group Formation Solenne. She will interpret songs from some of today’s most dynamic composers. Among the works that will be performed include Melanie Mitrano’s {…}

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Véronique Gens, Helen Charlston, Cyrille Dubois Among Major Gramophone Classical Music Award 2023 Winners

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Photo credit: Colin Miller Winners of the Gramophone Classical Music Awards 2023 have been announced. This article only features winners of vocal-related works. Soprano Dame Felicity Lott took home the Lifetime Achievement Award, honoring her performance career and discography of more than 100 recordings. French soprano Véronique Gens was awarded Artist of the Year and the won the Voice and Ensemble {…}

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Dame Sarah Connolly & Sir Simon Keenlyside to Give Inaugural Performances in Pembroke College Cambridge’s Newly Refurbished Auditorium

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(Photo credit: Marco Borggreve, Christopher Pledger, & Robert Workman) The recently updated 200-seat chamber hall at Pembroke College Cambridge welcomes baritone Sir Simon Keenlyside on Oct. 5 and mezzo-soprano Dame Sarah Connolly on Nov. 1. Keenlyside opens the Bliss International Song Series with Schubert’s “Winterreise.” Connolly follows with selections by Brahms, Mahler, Frank Bridge, and Edmund Rubbra. Artistic Director Joseph {…}

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Northern Aldborough Festival Announces 2023 New Voice Competition Winners

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The Northern Aldborough Festival’s ⁩ inaugural New Voices Competition has announced its winners.  Mezzo-soprano Lea Shaw alongside pianist Kristina Yorgova won the £5000 Seastock Trust Prize. Meanwhile, soprano Alexandra Beason (with Ilan Kurtser) won the £1500 Yorkshire Music Future Fund Prize. The other finalists were Victoria Mulley, a late edition to the semi-finals, and soprano Georgie Malcolm, who performed with pianist {…}

DVD and CD Releases, News

Renée Fleming, Amitai Pati & Ekaterina Bakanova Lead New CD/DVD Releases

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This week, one of the biggest divas releases a highly anticipated album. There is also a world premiere recording and a re-release of a classic recording. Psyché Château Versailles Spectacles will release Jean-Baptiste Lully’s work featuring a cast that includes Ambroisine Bré, Déborah Cachet, Bénédicte Tauran, Cyril Auvity, Eugénie Lefebvre, Robert Getchell, Zachary Wilder, Fabien Hyon, Philippe Estèphe, Anas Séguin, Matthieu Heim, {…}

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Decca Classics to Release ‘Renée Fleming – Greatest Moments at the Met’

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On the heels of her return to the Metropolitan Opera, Renée Fleming and Decca Classics have announced a new album, “Greatest Moments at the Metropolitan Opera.” The specially remastered collection compiles highlights chosen by Renée captured live on stage in this pinnacle of opera houses. Produced by GRAMMY-winning David Frost, the collection features duets with Cecilia Bartoli, Susan Graham, Dmitri Hvorostovsky, {…}