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Keitaro Harada Awarded 2023 Sir Georg Solti Conducting Award

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(Photo credit: Masatoshi Yamashiro) Internationally recognized conductor Kietaro Harada was awarded the 2023 Sir Georg Solti Conducting Award. Harada is the Associate Conductor of the Tokyo Symphony Orchestra and the Music and Artistic Director of Savannah Philharmonic where his contract was just renewed through the 2026 -27 season. Harada and the Solti Foundation have an established relationship as he has {…}
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Keitaro Harada Renews Savannah Philharmonic Contract as Music & Artistic Director

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Savannah Philharmonic announced Keitaro Harada will remain in his role as Music & Artistic Director through the 2026-27 season. In 2020 Harada’s tenure began with the Savannah Philharmonic. He was also named the Associate Conductor of the Tokyo Symphony Orchestra the same year. He continues to conduct internationally at the Sofia National Opera, Tokyo Nikikai Opera Theatre, North Carolina Opera, {…}
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Holly Hyun Choehe Wins 2025 Sir Georg Solti Conducting Award

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Conductor Holly Hyun Choehe has been named the recipient of the Sir Georg Solti Conducting Award. Awarded annually to a promising American conductor who is 36-years-old or younger, the award carries a cash grant of $30,000, as well as career guidance and industry connections. The recipient can also choose to spend the money on anything that would enhance their career, {…}
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Laquita Mitchell Headlines Dayton Opera’s ‘Aida’

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Dayton Opera is set to present Verdi’s “Aida” this April. On April 4 and 6, audiences at the Dayton Performing Arts Alliance in Dayton, Ohio, will take in Verdi’s famed opera in a production by Kathleen Clawson, who has directed 19 productions since 2009, including such world premieres as “Shoes for the Santo Niño” in 2011 and “UnShakeable” in 2016. {…}
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François López-Ferrer Wins George Solti Conducting Award

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The Sir Georg Solti Conducting Award has named François López-Ferrer the 2024 recipient. López-Ferrer is the Resident Conductor of the Académie of the Opéra de Paris and formerly served as the Associate Conductor of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra and May Festival. In a statement, the Solti Foundation U.S. Board Chair Penny Van Horn said, “The Solti Foundation U.S. is thrilled to announce {…}
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Raven McMillon, Briana Hunter & Adam Smith Lead Cincinnati Opera’s 2023 Season

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The Cincinnati Opera has announced its 2023 season featuring four productions. The season opens with Donizetti’s “Lucia di Lammermoor” featuring a cast that includes Raven McMillon, Santiago Ballerini, Anthony Clark Evans, Griffen Hogan Tracy, Terrence Chin-Loy, and Sahel Salam. Renato Balsadonna conducts the production by Jose Maria Condemi. Performance Dates: June 22 & 24, 2023 The World Stage Premiere of {…}
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Cyrille Dubois, Benjamin Appl & Eleonora Buratto Lead New CD/DVD Releases

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As part of this week’s CD / DVD releases, audiences will get to hear rarely performed works, a Rossini album, a documentary, a streamed opera, and a solo album by one of the great tenors of his generation. George Walker The fifth audio release on The Cleveland Orchestra’s own label showcased Music Director Franz Welser-Möst performing music by American composer {…}
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North Carolina Opera to Present ‘The Magic Flute’

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North Carolina Opera’s postponed production of Mozart’s “The Magic Flute” from 2020 will finally take the stage on April 8 and 10, 2022. The performances will take place at Raleigh Memorial Auditorium with an evening show at 7:30 p.m. and a 2 p.m. matinee. The opera will be sung in German with English dialogue and supertitles. The cast features the {…}

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