Kathryn Lewek, Meryl Dominguez, Rachael Wilson, Brenton Ryan & Cory McGee Headline World Premiere of ‘Music for New Bodies’

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DACAMERA and The Shepherd School of Music have announced the cast for its world premiere performance of Matthew Aucoin and Peter Sellars’ “Music for New Bodies.” The showcase, scheduled for April 20, 2024 at The Shepherd School of Music’s Brockman Hall for Opera, will feature Kathryn Lewek, Meryl Dominguez, Rachael Wilson, Brenton Ryan, and Cory McGee. Aucoin conducts while Sellars {…}

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Rachael Wilson Joins OWL Artist Management

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American mezzo-soprano Rachael Wilson has joined OWL Artist Management for General Management. The mezzo is a member of the Ensemble in Stuttgart, where she has most recently appeared as Fricka in the company’s new production of “Das Rheingold” and is set to perform the title role in Vivaldi’s epic “Juditha Triumphans,” which will open in January 2022. Later this season {…}

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Adam Palka, Rachael Wilson & Leigh Melrose Lead Livestream of ‘Das Rheingold’ From Staatsoper Stuttgart

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(Credits: © Matthias Baus / © Chris Gloag / © Matthias Baus) The Staatsoper Stuttgart has announced that it will live stream Wagner’s opera “Das Rheingold” on Dec. 19, 2021 at 5:50 p. m. CET. The opera stars Goran Jurić as Wotan, Paweł Konik as Donner, Moritz Kallenberg as Froh, Matthias Klink as Loge, Leigh Melrose in the role of {…}

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Rachael Wilson & Silvia Costa Headline ‘Juditha Triumphans’ at Staatsoper Stuttgart

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(Credit: © Matthias Baus) The Staatsoper Stuttgart has announced the upcoming premiere of Antonio Vivaldi’s oratorio “Juditha Triumphans.” The oratorio will star five mezzo-sopranos including Stine Marie Fischer as Holofernes, Diana Haller as Vagaus, Gaia Petrone as Abra, Alexandra Urquiola as Ozias, and Rachael Wilson in the title role. Benjamin Bayl conducts a production by Silvia Costa. Vivaldi’s oratorio hold {…}

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Sondra Radvanovsky, Tapestry Opera, Tamara Wilson Headline 2020 Dora Mavor Moore Award Nominees

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(Image Source: Canadian Opera Company) The Toronto Alliance for Performing Arts has unveiled the nominees for the 2020 Dora Mavor Moore Awards. For this article, our sole focus will be on nominations related to the opera world. Tapestry Opera led the way with 13 nominations spread over two different projects, including three nominations apiece in the Outstanding Achievement in Design {…}

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American Modern Opera Company & The Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine 2024 Review: El Niño – Nativity Reconsidered

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Composer John Adams’ and librettist Peter Sellars’ opera, “El Niño,” debuted at Metropolitan Opera earlier this year, making this their fourth work to be produced at the Met, including “Doctor Atomic” (2008), “Nixon in China” (2011), and “The Death of Klinghoffer” (2014). OperaWire reviewed the production in addition to attending and documenting Guggenheim Museum’s “Works & Process” presentation by the {…}

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Komische Oper Berlin 2024-25 Review: Messiah

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(Photo: Jan Windszus Photography) Ever since its premiere in 1742, George Frederic Handel’s “Messiah” has been considered a work of vocal and intellectual power. All the more so when it is performed in an airport hangar, with over 350 choir members, dramatically staged, on a stage over 180 feet wide. The Komische Oper Berlin hashtags #everything extraordinary – in large {…}

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Santa Fe Opera Announces New Cast Change for ‘Don Giovanni’

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The Santa Fe Opera has announced that international soprano and former Santa Fe Opera Apprentice singer Rachel Willis-Sørensen will join the cast of “Don Giovanni.” The soprano will perform the role of Donna Anna for six performances between July 29 and August 23. Recently, Apprentice singer Rachel Fitzgerald made her Santa Fe Opera debut in the role, with performances on June {…}

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Santa Fe Opera Announces Cast Change for ‘Don Giovanni’

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The Santa Fe Opera has announced a cast change for Mozart’s “Don Giovanni.” The company said that soprano and Apprentice singer Rachel Fitzgerald will make her Santa Fe Opera debut in the role of Donna Anna in “Don Giovanni” with performances on June 29, July 5, and July 10. Santa Fe added, “The originally scheduled soprano Teresa Perrotta has withdrawn {…}

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Kathryn Lewek, Meryl Dominguez, Rachael Wilson, Brenton Ryan & Cory McGee Headline World Premiere of ‘Music for New Bodies’

Rachael Wilson Joins OWL Artist Management

Adam Palka, Rachael Wilson & Leigh Melrose Lead Livestream of ‘Das Rheingold’ From Staatsoper Stuttgart

Rachael Wilson & Silvia Costa Headline ‘Juditha Triumphans’ at Staatsoper Stuttgart

Sondra Radvanovsky, Tapestry Opera, Tamara Wilson Headline 2020 Dora Mavor Moore Award Nominees

American Modern Opera Company & The Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine 2024 Review: El Niño – Nativity Reconsidered

Komische Oper Berlin 2024-25 Review: Messiah

Santa Fe Opera Announces New Cast Change for ‘Don Giovanni’

Santa Fe Opera Announces Cast Change for ‘Don Giovanni’