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Joyce El-Khoury, Patricia Racette & Leah Hawkins Lead Dallas Opera’s ‘Dialogues of the Carmelites’

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The Dallas Opera is set to announce the Dallas premiere of Francis Poulenc’s “Dialogues of the Carmelites.” The opera will open on Nov. 7 and run until Nov. 15, 2025, in a production by Olivier Py. In a statement, Py said, “This is not just a French story—it’s universal. The nuns teach to the world a lesson of dignity. It’s {…}

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Isabel Leonard & Liv Redpath Headline San Diego Symphony’s Season-Opening Performances

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The San Diego Symphony will open its 2025–26 season with a performance honoring two of France’s most renowned composers. The showcase, which will be conducted by Music Director Rafael Payare, will feature Debussy’s “L’isle joyeuse,” Caplet’s orchestration of Debussy’s “La boîte à joujoux,” and a semi-staged presentation of Ravel’s “L’enfant et les sortilèges.” The latter will be headlined by mezzo-soprano {…}

Reviews

Review: Queen Sonja Singing Competition 2025

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(Photo: John-Halvdan Olsen-Halvorsen) There is always a buzz about a competition. It’s almost palpable. Especially one as prestigious as this year’s Queen Sonja Singing Competition, it being the 30th anniversary edition. As the audience streamed into the venerable Oslo Konserthus, the talk turned to the six singers that made it to the final concert. Every single one of these singers {…}

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Kathleen O’Mara Wins Queen Sonja Singing Competition

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The Queen Sonja Singing Competition has announced its 2025 winners. The first prize winner of 50,000 Euros was Kathleen O’Mara from the USA. Second prize of 10,000 Euros went to American mezzo-soprano Meridian Prall, while the third prize of 5,000 euros went to Polish bass Pawel Horodyski. The finalist Prizes of 1,500 euros went to Ukrainian baritone Vladyslav Buialskyi, Norwegian {…}

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Queen Sonja 2025 Competition Announces 12 Semi-Finalists

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The Queen Sonja Competition has announced its 12 semi-finals. The semi-finals, which will take place on August 17, will showcase mezzo-soprano Ekaterine Buachidze, Bass-baritone Vladyslav Buialskyi, mezzo-soprano, Maire Therese Carmack, soprano Hannah Edmunds, soprano Hedvig Haugerud, bass Pawel Horodyski, soprano Justyna Khil, baritone Sakhiwe Mkosana, soprano Kathleen O’Mara, tenor Jonghyun Park, mezzo-soprano Meridian Prall, and soprano Eirin Rognerud. The singers will be judged by a jur that {…}

News, Season Announcement

Karen Chia-ling Ho, Olga Kulchynska, Mattia Olivieri, Lucia Lucas & Iestyn Davies Lead Santa Fe Opera’s 2026 Season

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The Santa Fe Opera has announced its 2026 season. Puccini’s “Madama Butterfly” will open the season with a revival production directed by Melanie Bacaling. The cast will include Karen Chia-ling Ho, Stephen Costello, Jonathan Burton, Jarrett Ott, and Sun-Ly Pierce. John Fiore conducts. Performance Dates: July 3-29, 2026 Harry Bicket conducts Mozart’s “The Magic Flute” in a production by Christopher Luscombe. Josh Lovell, Joélle Harvey, Rainelle {…}

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Richard Tucker Foundation Announces Career & Study Grants

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The Richard Tucker Foundation has announced the career and study grants for 2025. The foundation said that mezzo-sopranos Meridian Prall and Nikola Printz, and baritone Ricardo José Rivera have been selected recipients of the 2025 Richard Tucker Career Grant. Recipients will receive a grant of $10,000 each. Meanwhile, the 2025 Sara Tucker Study Grant recipients are tenors Daniel Luis Espinal and Ben Reisinger, {…}

News, Season Announcement

Marina Viotti, Joyce El-Khoury, Nicole Car, Etienne Dupuis & Patricia Racette Lead Dallas Opera’s 2025-26 Season

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The Dallas Opera has announced its 2025-26 season. Mainstage  The season opens with Bizet’s “Carmen.” The company will present the United States premiere of a new production that recreates the original Opéra-Comique production with sets and costumes faithfully designed as they were in 1875. The production will be directed by Romain Gilbert. Marina Viotti sings the title role in her company {…}

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Edgardo Rocha & Angel Blue Lead 2025 Performances at Washington Concert Opera

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The Washington Concert Opera is set to present two works in 2025. On March 1, the company will present Mozart’s “La Clemenza di Tito” with Edgardo Rocha in the role of Tito. He will be joined by Tamara Wilson who will sing the role of Vitellia, Stephanie Doche as Sesto, Meridian Prall as Annio, and Raven McMillon as Servilia. Before {…}