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Buxton International Festival 2024 Review: Ernani

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(Photo: Genevieve Girling) Set in early 14th century Spain, “Ernani” is a simple tale of three men competing for the love of the same woman, in which the society’s values and codes of chivalry dictate the course of the narrative. Providing that one accepts the context uncritically, it can be a gripping, quick-moving drama that rattles along with plenty of {…}
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Svetlana Kasyan Lead Northern Ireland Opera’s ‘Tosca’

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Northern Ireland Opera has announced the Principal cast and creatives for its production of Puccini’s “Tosca” The production will be directed by Director Cameron Menzies and will be performed at Belfast’s Grand Opera House from Sept. 9 to 16, 2023. The cast will include soprano Svetlana Kasyan in the title role, Brendan Collins as Scarpia, and Roman Arndt as Cavaradossi. {…}
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Lise Davidsen, Benjamin Appl, Magdalena Kožená & Regula Mühlemann Lead Wigmore Hall’s 2023-24 Season

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The Wigmore Hall has announced its 2023-24 season headlining some of the greatest recitalists and vocalist in the world. Opera Rara: present Donizetti and Friends with Lawrence Brownlee, Etienne Dupuis, and Carlo Rizzi. Performance Date: Sept. 9, 2023 Asmik Grigorian and Lukas Geniušas perform Rachmaninov and Tchaikovsky. Performance Date: Sept. 9, 2023 Ensemble Modern and George Benjamin perform music by {…}
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Toby Spence, Eric Greene & Chrystal E. Williams Lead Opera North’s 2021-22 Season

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Opera North in the United Kingdom has announced its 2021-22 featuring new productions and several classic works. The season launches with Bizet’s “Carmen“ conducted by Garry Walker and Anony Hermus. The production will open the Autumn season at Leeds Grand Theatre and will also be performed as part of the Winter season. The cast includes Chrystal E. Williams as Carmen, Antoine {…}
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Diana Damrau, Simon Keenlyside & Florian Boesch To Be Featured In Wigmore Hall’s 2020-21 Season

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(Credit: Jiyang Chen/ Robert Workman) Wigmore Hall has announced its 2020-21 Season with a number of recitals from some of the world’s greatest singers. The season will include a plethora of performances, including chamber music, song, piano, early music, contemporary music, and jazz. For this article, we will highlight singers. Some of the biggest highlights of the season will include {…}
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Here Is The Program For the BBC Cardiff Singer of the World 2019 Song Prize Final

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The Winner of the Song Prize at the BBC Cardiff Singer of the World Competition 2019 will be announced on Thursday, June 20, 2019. The five contestants are tenor Mingjie Lei, soprano Sooyeon Lee, baritone Andrei Kymach, mezzo-soprano Angharad Lyddon and tenor Roman Arndt. Lee’s set will include Mahler’s “Ich atmet einen linden Duft” and “Hans und Grete; Schubert’s “Du {…}
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BBC Cardiff Singer of the World 2019 Announces Finalists For Song Prize

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The BBC Cardiff Singer of the World has announced the five finalists for the song prize competition. They include tenor Mingjie Lei, Sooyeon Lee, baritone Andrei Kymach, mezzo-soprano Angharad Lyddon and tenor Roman Arndt. The four will compete in Thursday’s final song prize round. Ukrainian baritone Kymach performed songs by Tchaikovsky, Borodin, Kos-Anatolsky, and Rachmaninoff. Kymach is set to appear {…}
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Here Is The Schedule For the BBC Cardiff Singer of the World Competition 2019

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The BBC Cardiff Singer of the World Competition kicks off on Saturday, June 15, 2019. The big opera competition, which takes place every two years, will initiate with a conversation between Dame Kiri Te Kanawa and Frederica Von Stade at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Dance. The program starts at 11 a.m. local time. Song Prize Competition Schedule {…}
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20 Singers Announced To Compete In BBC Cardiff Singer Of The World 2019 Competition

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The BBC Cardiff Singer of the World 2019 has announced that 20 outstanding classical singers from across the globe have been selected to compete in the prestigious competition. The competitors, who were chosen from a pool of 400 applicants and hail from 15 different countries, include: tenor Roman Arndt and mezzo-sopranos Karina Kherunts and Yulia Mebbibaeva from Russia; baritone Leonardo Lee {…}

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