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Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Announces Three Artistic Appointments

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The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (RPO) has announced three new artistic appointments. The orchestra announced that Sir John Rutter has been appointed as the RPO’s Artist Laureate. Rutter is an Honorary Life Member of the RPO and is one of the UK’s most accomplished living composers. Meanwhile, Emilia Hoving has been appointed as the RPO’s Associate Conductor for a three-year period starting {…}
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Nicky Spence, Sally Matthews, Masabane Cecilia Rangwanasha Lead Royal Philharmonic’s 2025-26 Season

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The Royal Philharmonic has announced its 2025-26 season. Mahler, Bernstein, and Puccini will be conducted by Vasily Petrenko. The Philharmonia chorus will be showcased. Performance Dates: Oct. 21, 2025 Sir John Rutter celebrates his birthday with soloists Melanie Marshall and Jonathan Brown. Performance Dates: Nov. 5, 2025 Daniel Hyde conducts Poulenc’s “Gloria” with Sally Matthews. The program also includes music {…}
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New York Philharmonic 2024-25 Review: Also sprach Zarathustra

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On Jan. 7, the New York Philharmonic concluded its four concert performances of Strauss’s “Also sprach Zarathustra.” The concert cycle featured Strauss’s famed tone poem, Berlioz’s Song Cycle “Les nuits d’été” and a 2021 piece by Samy Moussa entitled “Elysium.” The result of the concert was a mismatched evening featuring some very inspired playing. “Elysium” The concert opened with Moussa’s {…}
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Frederica Von Stade, Philippe Jaroussky, Franco Corelli, Asmik Grigorian & Nicole Car Lead Cyber Monday New CD/DVD Releases

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Welcome back for this week’s look at the latest CD and DVD releases in the opera world. It’s about the holidays so this week there is a new Christmas album as well as a final recording by one of the great mezzos of her time, a re-release of a classic recording, a new recording of Massenet’s work, and many baroque {…}
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Renée Fleming, Isabel Leonard & Miah Persson Lead New York Philharmonic’s 2024-25 Season

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The New York Philharmonic has announced its 2024-25 season. Here are the vocal performances. Santtu-Matias Rouvali and Miah Persson lead a performance of music by Sibelius, Julia Wolfe, and R. Strauss. Performance Dates: Nov. 7-12, 2024 Ton Koopman conducts Händel’s “Messiah”  with soloists Maya Kherani, Maarten Engeltjes, and Klaus Mertens. Performance Dates: Dec. 11-14, 2024 Kevin John Edusei and Isabel {…}
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Jane Glover Named Principal Guest Conductor of Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra

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Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra Board Chair Mercedes T. Bass and President and CEO Keith Cerny have announced the appointment of British conductor Dame Jane Glover as the orchestra’s next Principal Guest Conductor. She will serve as Principal Guest Conductor starting August 1, 2025 and will succeed Kevin John Edusei, who was appointed in the 2022-23 Season following Robert Spano, the {…}
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Jonas Kaufmann, Sondra Radvanovsky, Sonya Yoncheva, Angel Blue, Asmik Grigorian Headline Royal Opera House’s 2023-24 Season

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The Royal Opera House has unveiled its 2023-24 season. It all kicks off with a production of “Das Rheingold” directed by Barrie Kosky and conducted by Antonio Pappano. The opera stars Christopher Maltman, Christopher Purves, Sean Panikkar, Marina Prudenskaya, Kiandra Howarth, and Wiebke Lehmkulm. Performance Dates: Sept. 11 – 29, 2023 Next up is “La Forza del Destino” in a {…}
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Erika Grimaldi, Michael Sumel & Joélle Harvey Lead National Symphony Orchestra’s 2023-24 Season

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The National Symphony Orchestra has announced its 2023-24 season. Here is a look at the vocal performance for the season. Gianandrea Noseda conducts soloists Denis Kozhukhin, Elena Stikhina, Sergey Skorokhodov, and Alexey Markov in Rachmaninoff’s “The Rock,” Piano Concerto No. 4, and “The Bells.” Performance Dates: Sept. 28-30, 2023 Kevin John Edusei and Katerina Burton lead a program that includes {…}

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