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Brooklyn Arts Song Society to Present ‘Lost/Found III’

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The Brooklyn Arts Song Society is set to present the New Voices finale “Lost/Found III.” The concert, which will be held on June 1, 2025, will explore a brave new world of sonic possibilities in song. The evening will include Katherine Balch’s “Phrases,” Fang Man’s  Partridge Sky,” Samy Moussa’s “The Sick Rose,” Andrew Staniland’s “Execution Songs,” and Kate Soper’s “The Fragments of {…}
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Azrieli Music, Arts & Culture Centre Opens Call for Scores & Proposals for the 2026 Azrieli Music Prizes

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The Azrieli Music, Arts and Culture Centre has opened the call for scores and proposals for the 2026 Azrieli Music Prizes (AMP). The international call to composers for the 2026 AMP seeks scores and proposals for choir and orchestra with optional soloists. The organization accepts nominations for works from individuals and institutions of all ages, genders, nationalities, faiths, and backgrounds. {…}
Reviews, Stage Reviews

New York Philharmonic 2024-25 Review: Also sprach Zarathustra

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On Jan. 7, the New York Philharmonic concluded its four concert performances of Strauss’s “Also sprach Zarathustra.” The concert cycle featured Strauss’s famed tone poem, Berlioz’s Song Cycle “Les nuits d’été” and a 2021 piece by Samy Moussa entitled “Elysium.” The result of the concert was a mismatched evening featuring some very inspired playing. “Elysium” The concert opened with Moussa’s {…}
Reviews, Stage Reviews

Opera Forward Festival 2024 Review: Oedipus Rex & Antigone

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One of the main events at this year’s Opera Forward Festival in Amsterdam was a Sophocles-inspired double bill featuring Stravinsky’s 1927 work “Oedipus Rex” and the world premiere of Samy Moussa’s new composition “Antigone.” Although neither piece is defined as an opera as such, both sit comfortably at home within the repertoire. “Oedipus Rex” is described as an opera-oratorio and {…}
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Renée Fleming, Isabel Leonard & Miah Persson Lead New York Philharmonic’s 2024-25 Season

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The New York Philharmonic has announced its 2024-25 season. Here are the vocal performances. Santtu-Matias Rouvali and Miah Persson lead a performance of music by Sibelius, Julia Wolfe, and R. Strauss. Performance Dates: Nov. 7-12, 2024 Ton Koopman conducts Händel’s “Messiah”  with soloists Maya Kherani, Maarten Engeltjes, and Klaus Mertens. Performance Dates: Dec. 11-14, 2024 Kevin John Edusei and Isabel {…}
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The Happenstancers to present ‘Being Pascal Dusapin’

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The Happenstancers will present “Being Pascal Dusapin” on April 6, 2024 at Redeemer Lutheran Church in Toronto. The event will feature sopranos Danika Lorén and Hillary Jean Young, as they take on works by French composer Pascal Dusapin. Among the works on offer will be “Laps,” “Canto,” “If,” “Two Walking,” “Imago,” “Now the Fields,” and “Ohé.” Also on the program {…}
News

Dutch National Opera Announces Major Production Change to ‘Jocasta’s Line’

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The Dutch National Opera will no longer present “Jocasta’s Line.” Per an official press release, the company made the decision after director Wayne McGregor withdrew from the production due to “private circumstances.” In his stead, Mart van Berckel and Nanine Linning will bring in a new production of Stravinsky’s “Oedipus Rex” and the work premiere of Samy Moussa’s “Antigone.” The {…}
News

Dutch National Opera to Give World Premiere of ‘Jocasta’s Line’

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(Photo credit: © Marta Syrko) The Dutch National Opera and Dutch National Ballet take the stage together for the world premiere of Wayne McGregor and Samy Moussa’s “Jocasta’s Line.” Choreographer and stage director McGregor along with composer Moussa combined the Greek tragedies “Oedipus Rex” and “Antigone.” Moussa composed new music for “Antigone,” but will use Stravinsky’s original score, with the {…}
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Juan Trigos, Yair Klartag, Jordan Nobles, & Josef Bardanashvili Names 2024 Azrieli Music Prize Laureates

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The Azrieli Foundation has revealed its 2024 Azrieli Music Prizes laureates. Juan Trigos won the first-ever Azrieli Commission for International Music – a prize created to promote greater intercultural understanding. Yair Klartag received the Azrieli Commission for Jewish Music. Jordan Nobles earned the Azrieli Commission for Canadian Music, and Josef Bardanashvili won the Azrieli Prize for Jewish Music. Each cycle {…}

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