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Orchestre symphonique de Montréal Extends Rafael Payare’s Contract to 2031-32

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The Orchestre symphonique de Montréal has announced that it is renewing Rafael Payare’s tenure for a five-year term. Payare, whose initial term will conclude in the spring of 2027, will now be extended through the 2031-32 season and will become the Music and Artistic Director. Payer will also dedicate 14 to 16 weeks each regular season to the orchestra. The {…}

Business, News

Rafael Payare Extends Contract with San Diego Symphony

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Rafael Payare has extended his contract with the San Diego Symphony until 2028-29. The Venezuelan conductor has been leading the orchestra since 2019 and has elevated the Symphony’s expressive range and strengthened its connection with audiences. Throughout his tenure, he has led the opening of two landmark venues—the acclaimed Rady Shell at Jacobs Park on the San Diego Bay and the {…}

News, Season Announcement

Liv Redpath, Michael Sumuel & Rafael Payare Lead San Diego Symphony Orchestra’s 2025-26 Season

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The San Diego Symphony has announced its 2025-26 season. In a statement, Martha Gilmer, President and CEO of the San Diego Symphony said, “Now that we have been able to experience the wonderful acoustic of our renovated Jacobs Music Center, it was a great joy to imagine our second season in this marvelous hall. In what was the Fox Movie Theatre, a {…}

Behind the Scenes, Interviews

Q & A: Rafael Payare on his Big Dreams for the San Diego Symphony

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Rafael Payare dreams big. The Venezuelan conductor arrived in San Diego during the 2019-20 season ready to make his mark with the orchestra and to establish it as one of the leading American orchestras in the world. But that dream was slowed down in March 2020 when the pandemic struck. But it didn’t stop the conductor from creating. During that {…}

News

Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal Appoints Rafael Payare as New Music Director

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(Credit: Henry Fair) Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal has announced the appointment of Venezuelan conductor Rafael Payare its new Music Director. Payare will start his five-year tenure during the 2022-23 season. The Venezuelan conductor will replace the famed conductor Kent Nagano, who has held the position since 2006. Payare graduated from the famous musical education program “El Sistema.” He won the {…}

News, Season Announcement

Renée Fleming, Miah Persson, Ildebrando D’Arcangelo & Clay Hilley Lead Orchestre symphonique de Montréal’s 2026-27 Season

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The Orchestre symphonique de Montréal has announced its 2026-27 season. Rafael Payare conducts Miah Persson, Rose Naggar-Tremblay, Clay Hilley, and Matthias Goerne in Gustav Mahler’s “Des Knaben Wunderhorn (extraits)” and “Das klagende Lied” (version mixte). Performance Dates: Sept. 16 & 17, 2026 Asher Fish leads the Chœur and orchestra de l’OSM in Hana Ajiashvili’s “Riddle,” Adrian Mocanu’s “de l’encra escafada”(“from faded ink”), Dalit Hadass Warshaw’s “Letter {…}

News

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, Stage Reviews

Royal Opera House 2024-25 Review: Turandot

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At the risk of repeating myself, opera should be all about the music and the voice. If I’m ever asked to quantify that statement, I readily proffer “Turandot” in support of my assertions. For here is a ridiculous, cruel, convoluted tale that is impossible to like and grasp, perpetrated by a pair of unpleasant, thoroughly dislikeable characters with, were it {…}

News

Caramoor Festival Announces 2025 Season

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The Caramoor Festival has announced its 2025 season. Here are the vocal performances. Rafael Payare conducts the Orchestra of St. Luke’s in Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 with Gabriella Reyes, Tamara Mumford, Viktor Antipenko, and Joseph Parrish. Performance Date: June 21, 2025 Telemann’s “Pimpinone & Ino” will be performed by Amanda Forsythe, Danielle Reutter-Harrah, and Christian Immler. The Boston Early Music Festival accompanies. {…}