Renée Fleming, Sondra Radvanovsky, Daniela Mack, Alfredo Daza, SeokJong Baek, & Ana María Martínez Lead Lyric Opera of Chicago’s 2025-26 Season

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The Lyric Opera of Chicago has announced its 2025-26 season. The company will open with the Lyric Opening Concert & Gala. Performance Date: Oct. 10, 2025 The first production of the season will be Cherubini’s “Medea“ starring Sondra Radvanovsky in Sir. David McVicar’s production. She will be joined by Matthew Polenzani, Elena Villalón, Zoie Reams, and Alfred Walker. Enrique Mazzola {…}

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Q & A: SeokJong Baek On His Favorite Roles & How His Faith & Voice Transitioned His Opera Career

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(Photo: Dahyun Baek) SeokJong Baek’s rise to prominence in the opera world can only be described as meteoric, if not almost difficult to believe. Almost 15 years singing as a baritone, a chance encounter with fellow South Korean tenor Yonghoon Lee suggested to him that he might make a better tenor than a baritone. Despite joining the San Francisco Young {…}

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Leah Hawkins, Maria Brea, Rafael Moras & SeokJong Baek Lead Arizona Opera’s 2024-25 Season

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The Arizona Opera has announced its 2024-25 season. The season opens with Arizona Opera’s new “Beyond Downtown” program, the newest evolution of the company’s McDougall RED Series, which will bring operatic performances throughout Arizona, reaching beyond the walls of the theaters in which the company typically performs. Performance Dates: TBD Caitlin Gotimer, SeokJong Baek, Benjamin Taylor, and Emma Marhefka perform {…}

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Artist of the Week: SeokJong Baek

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This week, the Royal Opera House opens a new production of “Samson et Dalila” led by the company’s music and starring one of the great mezzo’s of our time. But perhaps what makes this production all the more exciting is the young tenor SeokJong Baek, who will make his house debut. The South Korean tenor, who began as a baritone, {…}

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Leah Hawkins, Laura Wilde, SeokJong Baek, Véronique Filloux Headline Arizona Opera’s 2022-23 Season

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Arizona Opera has announced its 2022-23 season. The season kicks off with “The Falling and the Rising.” The new work is by Zack Redler and Jerre Dye. Audrey Babcock, Brad Bickhardt, Schyler Vargas, and Thomas Cannon. Michael Sakir conducts a production directed by Dennis Whitehead Darling. Performance Dates: Oct. 14-16, 2022 in Phoenix / Oct. 22-23, 2022 in Tucson Next {…}

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Maggio Musicale Fiorentino Announces Cast Change for ‘Aida’

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The Maggio Musicale Fiorentino has announced a cast change for its production of “Aida.” The company said, “We inform the public that, due to the sudden unavailability of the artist Agnieszka Rehlis, the mezzo-soprano Daniela Barcellona will sing the role of Amneris for all the plays of ‘Aida.’” Barcellona has performed at the Metropolitan Opera, the Teatro alla Scala, Royal {…}

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Arizona Opera Announces New President & General Director

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Arizona Opera⁩ has named conductor Brian DeMaris as its new President and General Director. The company said that after an extensive international search, DeMaris will assume the role effective immediately. DeMaris is an accomplished conductor and passionate educator and brings a wealth of experience across opera, musical theatre, symphonic performance, and new work development to his new role. In a {…}

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Lyric Opera of Chicago Welcomes Mary Stowell to Board of Directors

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Mary Stowell is set to join the Board of Directors of the Lyric Opera of Chicago. Stowell is a founding partner and was counsel of Stowell & Friedman, which focuses on civil and workers’ rights. She was also Assistant United States Attorney in the Criminal Division of the Northern Disstrict of Illinois. Additionally, Stowell has been a Lyric Opera of {…}

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Lydia Grindatto Wins First Prize in the 2025 Loren L. Zachary National Vocal Competition

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(Photo credit: Morgan Horell) Soprano Lydia Grindatto has won first place in the 2025 Loren L. Zachary National Vocal Competition. Grindatto took home the top prize of $15,000. Coming in second place was tenor Ben Reisinger, along with mezzo-soprano Madeleine Lyon in third, baritone Paul Jang fourth, and soprano Sunwoo Park in fifth. Bass Michael Mensha took home the Encouragement {…}

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Renée Fleming, Sondra Radvanovsky, Daniela Mack, Alfredo Daza, SeokJong Baek, & Ana María Martínez Lead Lyric Opera of Chicago’s 2025-26 Season

Q & A: SeokJong Baek On His Favorite Roles & How His Faith & Voice Transitioned His Opera Career

Leah Hawkins, Maria Brea, Rafael Moras & SeokJong Baek Lead Arizona Opera’s 2024-25 Season

Artist of the Week: SeokJong Baek

Leah Hawkins, Laura Wilde, SeokJong Baek, Véronique Filloux Headline Arizona Opera’s 2022-23 Season

Maggio Musicale Fiorentino Announces Cast Change for ‘Aida’

Arizona Opera Announces New President & General Director

Lyric Opera of Chicago Welcomes Mary Stowell to Board of Directors

Lydia Grindatto Wins First Prize in the 2025 Loren L. Zachary National Vocal Competition