Paulina Francisco, Shelén Hughes, Jacqueline Echols, Justin Austin, Amanda Forsythe Headline Caramoor 2024 Season

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Caramoor has announced its summer 2024 season. Here is a rundown of the classical vocal performances on offer. Kicking things off is a Pride Month celebration with tenor Jasmine Rice LaBeija, presented in collaboration with The LOFT LGBTQ+ Community Center. Performance Date: June 13, 2024 Roomful of Teeth will present works by Caroline Shaw, Angelica Negrón, Peter Shin, William Brittelle, and {…}

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Justin Austin Stars in New York Premiere of Damien Geter’s ‘COTTON’

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(Photo credit: Gillian Riesen & Rachel Hadiashar) Justin Austin, the 2024 Marian Anderson Vocal Award winner, is set to star in the New York premiere of Damien Geter’s “COTTON.” The multimedia work presents African American stories through song, poetry, and photography. It is inspired by photographer John E. Dowell’s haunting images of South Carolina cotton fields, captured in his 2018 {…}

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Justin Austin to Perform ‘Don’t Be Angry’ Recital at Carnegie Hall

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Baritone Justin Austin will give a solo recital at Carnegie Hall’s Weill Recital Hall on March 5, 2024. Joined by pianist Howard Watkins, the program will feature works by Weill, Bienert, Eisler, Ricky Ian Gordon, and Owens, among others. “I often hear the phrase, don’t be angry,” Austin said in an official press statement. “We as a people are encouraged to {…}

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Justin Austin Named 2023 Marian Anderson Vocal Award Winner

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Baritone Justin Austin is this year’s Marian Anderson Vocal Award winner. As such, the baritone will sing a recital at The Kennedy Center on Dec. 12, 2023 at 7:30 p.m. The showcase will be presented by the Washington National Opera and will feature Austin alongside pianist Howard Watkins. The program will feature music by Olaf Beinert, Hanns Eisler, Ricky Ian {…}

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Audra McDonald, Anne Sofie von Otter, Fleur Barron, Denyce Graves, & Justin Austin Lead 92NY’s 2023-24 Tisch Music Season

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The 92nd Street Y, New York (92NY) announced its 150th anniversary celebration and the 2023-24 Tisch Music season featuring a star-studded cast. This article only features classical vocal performances. Audra McDonald and pianist and music director Andy Einhorn present “An Evening with Audra McDonald” for the 92NY 150th Anniversary event. Performance Dates: October 12 & 13, 2023 Mezzo-soprano Anne Sofie {…}

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Joshua Blue, Justin Austin, Sarah Mesko & Paul Groves Lead Opera Theatre of Saint Louis’ 2024 Season

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The Opera Theatre of Saint Louis has announced its 2024 season. The season opens with Rossini’s “The Barber of Seville“ conducted by Jonathan Brandani and directed by Eric Sean Fogel. The work will star Justin Austin, Hongni Wu, and Nathan Stark. Performance Dates: May 25-June 29, 2024 Joshua Blue, Katerina Burton, Thomas Glass, and Brittany Renee lead Puccini’s “La Bohème.” {…}

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Renée Fleming, Justin Austin & Anthony Roth Costanzo Lead Celebrity Series of Boston’s 2023-24 Season

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The Celebrity Series of Boston has announced its 2023-24 Season. Here is a look at the vocal highlights. Soprano Renée Fleming performs at Symphony Hall. Performance Date: Nov. 12, 2023 Tenor Karim Sulayman and guitarist Sean Shibe come together for a program that brings together 16th and 17th-century Italian and English works, traditional Sephardic and Arab-Andalusian songs, and Benjamin Britten’s {…}

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Emily d’Angelo, Isabel Leonard & Justin Austin Lead Washington National Opera’s 2023-24 Season

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The Washington National Opera has announced its 2023-24 season featuring a new world premiere. The season opens with the world premiere of Jeanine Tesori’s new work, “Grounded,” in a co-production that was initiated and commissioned by the Metropolitan Opera. Adapted from the play by George Brant and featuring his libretto, “Grounded” tells the story of Jess, an elite female F-16 {…}

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Justin Austin & Jacqueline Echols Headline ‘Our Song, Our Story’

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Composer Damien Sneed and performers Justin Austin and Jacqueline Echols will headline “Our Song, Our Story” on Feb. 10, 2023 at the Kennedy Center Terrace Theater. The showcase, which aims to honor operatic legends Marian Anderson and Kessye Norman, will feature performances of music by major African American composers Margaret Bonds, Harry T. Burleigh, Richard Smallwood, and Sneed, as well {…}

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Paulina Francisco, Shelén Hughes, Jacqueline Echols, Justin Austin, Amanda Forsythe Headline Caramoor 2024 Season

Justin Austin Stars in New York Premiere of Damien Geter’s ‘COTTON’

Justin Austin to Perform ‘Don’t Be Angry’ Recital at Carnegie Hall

Justin Austin Named 2023 Marian Anderson Vocal Award Winner

Audra McDonald, Anne Sofie von Otter, Fleur Barron, Denyce Graves, & Justin Austin Lead 92NY’s 2023-24 Tisch Music Season

Joshua Blue, Justin Austin, Sarah Mesko & Paul Groves Lead Opera Theatre of Saint Louis’ 2024 Season

Renée Fleming, Justin Austin & Anthony Roth Costanzo Lead Celebrity Series of Boston’s 2023-24 Season

Emily d’Angelo, Isabel Leonard & Justin Austin Lead Washington National Opera’s 2023-24 Season

Justin Austin & Jacqueline Echols Headline ‘Our Song, Our Story’