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Jamie Barton & Fleur Barron Headline Celebrity Series of Boston’s 2024-25 Season

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The Celebrity Series of Boston has announced its 2024-25 season. Here are the vocal performances. Mezzo-soprano Jamie Barton, violist Matthew Lipman, and pianist Tamar Sanikidze join forces for an evening of music by Clara Schumann and Johannes Brahms. There will also be music by composer Joel Thompson. Performance Date: Jan. 25, 2025 at NEC’s Jordan Hall Mezzo-soprano Fleur Barron and {…}

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Jamie Barton, Mary Bevan, & Dame Sarah Connolly Star in the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra’s 2024-25 Season

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(Photo credit: Thalhammer & Pledger) The City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra has announced its lineup for the 2024-25 season. This article only features vocal works. Soprano Mary Bevan opens the season with a program of works by Schubert. Edward Gardner conducts. Performance Date: July 17, 2024 Soprano Lucy Crowe, mezzo-soprano Jennifer Johnston, tenor Nicky Spence, and baritone Jonathan Lemalu serves {…}

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Angel Blue, Latonia Moore, Jamie Barton, Corinne Winters & Christopher Maltman Lead BBC Proms’ 2024 Season

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The BBC Proms has announced its 2024 season. Here is a look at the vocal performances. Elim Chan conducts the First Night at Proms with soloists Sophie Bevan and Isata Kanneh‐Mason. The program includes Handel, Ben Nobuto, Beethoven Bruckner, and Clara Schumann. Performance Date: July 19, 2024 British choral groups The King’s Singers and VOCES8 present a Prom that showcases {…}

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Jamie Barton to Feature in Fortas Chamber Music Concerts’ 2024-25 Season

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Fortas Chamber Music Concerts has announced its 2024-25 season. This season, there is one vocal classical showcase on offer. Mezzo-soprano Jamie Barton joins forces with violist Matthew Lipman and pianist Tamar Sanikidze at the Kennedy Center Terrace Theater for music by Clara Schumann, Brahms, and Joel Thompson. Performance Date: Jan. 30, 2025 Among the other major performers throughout the season are {…}

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Kathleen Battle, Thomas Hampson, Matthew Polenzani & Jamie Barton Lead Chamber Society of Lincoln Center’s 2024-25 Season

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The Chamber Society of Lincoln Center has announced its 2024-25 season featuring a number of vocal performances. Here is a look. The company will present an Opening Night concert entitled “Haydn’s Suprise” dedicated to Haydn. Soloists include Stephanie Blythe, Michael Stephen Brown, Wu Han, Aaron Boyd, Daniel Phillips, Pinchas Zukerman, Paul Neubauer, David Finckel, Nina Bernat, and the Viano Quartet. {…}

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Jamie Barton Cancels ‘Il Trovatore’ Performance Due to COVID-19

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Jamie Barton has canceled the June 8 performance of “Il Trovatore” at the Royal Opera House. The mezzo took to social media and said, “Y’all… It’s not Azucena-level drama, but your girl’s been going through it a bit herself. A chest cold that required 5 days of full vocal rest, gnarly food poisoning the night before opening, the worst seasonal {…}

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Jamie Barton Apologizes for Using Culturally Appropriated Wigs in Teatro Real’s ‘Aida’

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Following criticism regarding her wigs for the opening night production of “Aida” at the Teatro Real, Jamie Barton has apologized and has vowed never to use culturally approproiated wigs again. In a statement on social media, the mezzo said, “I am listening, I am learning, and I am taking action. I will not perform in makeup that is meant to {…}

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CAL PERFORMANCES 2022 Review: Sunday in the Park with Jamie Barton & Jake Heggie

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On April 3, 2022, CAL PERFORMANCES presented “Sunday in the Park,” a musical celebration that filled the heart, mind, and soul for nearly two hours. Two artists of exceptional talent—Jamie Barton, mezzo-soprano extraordinaire and noted American composer and pianist Jake Heggie—offered a program ranging from Schubert and Brahms to Price and Heggie himself. The concert was a sheer and satisfying delight {…}