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Artist of the Week: Miriam Khalil

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This week the Edmonton Opera opened a new production of Golijov’s “Ayre,” a cycle of songs that offers a tour of the Mediterranean, particularly in that mixture of Spanish, Jewish, and Arabic influences. The work featured Miriam Khalil, a rising soprano who has established herself as one of Canada’s most versatile. In a short interview, Khalil spoke about the work: OperaWire: Tell {…}

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Edmonton Opera Unveils 2024-25 Season

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Edmonton Opera has announced its 2024-25 season. The season opens with “Die Fledermaus,” directed by Joel Ivany and conducted by Simon Rivard. The opera stars Adam Luther, Jonelle Sills, John Tessier, Danielle MacMillan, Peter Monaghan, and Karoline Podolak. Performance Date: Nov. 7 – 12, 2024 Then comes “Bluebeard’s Castle” directed by Daisy Evans who also arranged the opera in English. Russell {…}

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Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music Announces 2024 Lineup

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(Photo credit: Shayne Gray) The Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music has announced its 2024 programming. This article includes vocal performances only. The 62nd season kicks off with Cristian Măcelaru leading the world premiere of Karim Al-Zand’s “Al Hakawati,” an opera in progress –beginning at Cabrillo Festival and then move throughout the world. Soprano Miriam Khalil serves as soloist. Also on this {…}

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Prototype Festival 2024 Review: Adoration

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Photo:  Maria Baranova Prototype Festival presented “Adoration” at New York City’s The Sheen Center for Thought & Culture on January 12th, 2024. It was an innovative opera, featuring both voices, an amplified string quartet, and technical sound engineering, composed by Mary Kouyoumdjian with a libretto by Royce Vavrek. This world premiere, shockingly timely, challenged audience members to examine bias while {…}

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PROTOTYPE: OPERA / THEATRE / NOW Announces Cast & Production News for 2024

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The PROTOTYPE: OPERA / THEATRE / NOW has announced updates for its 2024 festival. First up, the company revealed the featured performers. Heather Christian, Terry Dame, Viva DeConcini, Melanie Hsu, Mona Seyed-Bolorforosh, Maya Sharpe, with Rima Fand, Jessica Lurie, Divya Maus, Kait Wamer, joined by Raquel Cion, Marisa Clementi, Ciera Cope, Nadine Daniels, Sandra Gamer, Audrey Hayes, Mercedes Hesselroth, Frances {…}

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Elliot Madore, Lester Lynch & Lauren Margison Lead Edmonton Opera’s 2023-24 Season

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Edmonton Opera has announced its 2023-24 season celebrating its 60th anniversary. Opera  The season will open with Bizet’s “Carmen“ featuring mezzo-soprano Rose Naggar-Tremblay in the title role and her company debut. She will be joined by tenor Adam Luther, baritone Lester Lynch, and two Rumbold Vocal Prize winners, soprano Lauren Margison and tenor Spencer Britten. Performance Dates: Oct. 19, 21, {…}

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Vancouver Opera Teams Up with Public Library for ‘Opera Adventures’

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Vancouver Opera and Vancouver Public Library are teaming up to launch “Opera Adventures.” The program will invite audience members to get to know opera through a look at the art form’s history and its stories. Each event will feature performances as well. The series kicks off on Oct. 5, 2022 with a preview for “The Pearl Fishers,” which opens at {…}

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Vancouver Opera Announces Major Cast Change for ‘Pearl Fishers’

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Vancouver Opera has announced a cast change for its upcoming production of “The Pearl Fishers.” The opera announced that Aaron Blake will be joining the cast in the role of Nadir, replacing Long Long who was originally cast. Blake performs alongside Phillip Addis, Miriam Khalil, and Vartan Gabrielian. Kamna Gupta conducts the production. Rachel Peake directs. “Our original singer portraying {…}

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Against the Grain Theatre Announces New Opera-Film ‘Bound’

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Toronto’s Against the Grain Theatre has announced the upcoming run of its new opera-film, “Bound.” “Bound” features four storytellers, each of whom had challenging yet very different journeys finding their place and voice in Canada. These perceived outsiders include Dr. Nadiya Vasdani, who attended med school in the Caribbean and completed her residency in Flint, Michigan during the water crisis; {…}