Zinka Milanov Competition Announces Jury & Schedule for 2022 Competition

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With over one hundred participants coming from over twenty countries, the Zinka Milanov Competition will take place July 8 – 17. The events will be held at the Ivan Zajc Croatian National Theatre in Rijeka, Croatia. Singers will compete in three rounds. The first round consists of one aria of the singer’s choice. Those advancing to the second phase of the {…}

Opera Quiz

Opera Quiz: Who Was It: Zinka Milanov Or Birgit Nilsson?

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Zinka Milanov and Birgit Nilsson are two of the greatest artists of the 20th century. Not only were they superstar sopranos (albeit of different repertory), but they share a birthday. So in celebration of their special day, here’s a little quiz in which you’re tasked with figuring out which of the two divas the prompt refers too. Of course, don’t {…}

Opera Wiki

Artist Profile: Soprano Zinka Milanov, Verdi Specialist

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There aren’t many well-known Croatian opera stars. But there is Zinka Milanov. Born on May 17, 1906, the Croatian diva would go on to one of the most stable careers at the Metropolitan Opera. She studied in Milan and Berlin during her youth, making her opera debut in Slovenia at age 21. Her role? Leonora in “Il Trovatore.” It was {…}

On This Day, Special Features

The Roles Birgit Nilsson & Zinka Milanov Shared & Fought Over

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Zinka Milanov was born on May 17, 1906. Exactly 12 years later, on May 17, 1918, Birgit Nilsson was born. The two women would go on to markedly different careers, though they both performed at the greatest houses in the world and would perform with many of the same artists, albeit in different operas. Both women were dramatic sopranos, and {…}

Reviews, Stage Reviews

Princeton Festival 2026 Review: Madama Butterfly

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At the Princeton Festival’s June 12 “Madama Butterfly” staged at Morven—the former governor’s mansion in Princeton, New Jersey—the Cio-Cio-San the audience watched was not the Cio-Cio-San it heard. The headliner, Toni Marie Palmertree, sidelined by a vocal infection, acted the role onstage while Brenna Markey sang it amplified from behind the set through speakers. Ironically, the staging presented two stories {…}

Reviews, Stage Reviews

The Croatian National Theatre in Zagreb 2025–26 Review: Tannhäuser

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(Photo credit: Mara Bratoš / HNK Zagreb) According to a diary entry by Richard Wagner’s wife Cosima, in January 1883 – three weeks before his death – the composer thought he still owed his “Tannhäuser” to the world. To his mind, this “große romantische Oper,” first performed in Dresden in 1845, had never acquired a definitive form. The Croatian National {…}

News, Season Announcement

Davóne Tines, Ann Toomey, Aubry Ballarò, Lydia Grindatto & Moises Salazar Lead Columbus Symphony’s 2026-27 Season

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The Columbus Symphony Orchestra has announced its 2026-27 Cardinal Health Masterworks Season. Below are the vocal performances on offer. All concerts, with one exception, will take place at the Ohio Theatre. Rossen Milanov conducts bass-baritone Davóne Tines in the world premiere of Gregory Spears’ “The Mysteries,” a CSO-commissioned work, alongside Tines’ own “Concerto No. 2: ANTHEM.” Performance Dates: Oct. 23 {…}

Business, News

Margareta Matišić Joins Zelaya Artists

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Mezzo-soprano Margareta Matišić has joined Zelaya Artists. Matišić made her professional debut in 2018 at the Croatian National Theatre Ivan pl. Zajc in Rijeka, performing the role of Mistress Quickly in Verdi’s “Falstaff.” Soon after, she debuted at the Croatian National Theatre in Zagreb, where she portrayed, Third Lady in Mozart’s “The Magic Flute,” Suzuki in Puccini’s “Madama Butterfly,” Marcellina {…}

News

Christine Goerke Headlines Princeton Symphony Orchestra’s 2026-27 Season

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(Photo credit: Doneson) The Princeton Symphony Orchestra announces its 2026-27 season. Here is a look at the vocal events. Soprano Christine Goerke performs Mahler’s “Kindertotenlieder” and Wagner’s “Liebestod.” Rossen Milanov conducts. Performance Date: January 23 & 24, 2027 The season concludes with the Westminster Symphonic in Beethoven’s “Choral” Symphony No. 9. Soloists are yet to be announced. Performance Date: May {…}

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