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Teatro São Luiz 2024: Felizmente Há Luar

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(Photo credit: ©EGEAC, José Frade – photographer ) An extraordinary new opera premiered last week at Lisbon’s historic Teatro São Luiz, called “Felizmente Há Luar!” (loosely translatable as “fortunately the moonlight still shines”) by the prolific Portuguese composer Alexandre Delgado. Commissioned by the Orquestra Filarmónica Portuguesa, this was the most significant national opera premiere in recent years, and perhaps the {…}

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Hae Kang wins top prize in Cascais’ International Vocal Competition

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Baritone Hae Kang won the top prize at the first edition of the Cascais Opera International Vocal Competition, taking the cash purse of 10,000€ and a performance contract from the Teatro Nacional de São Carlos in Lisbon. Accompanied by the Orquestra Sinfónica Portuguesa under conductor Tom Woods, Kang showcased a warm and beautifully assertive tone, crystalline diction and an impeccably {…}

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Queen Elisabeth Competition Announces 2023 Winner

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The Queen Elisabeth Competition in Brussels has announced its 2023 winners. The first prize went to baritone Taehan Kim from Korea with an award of €25.000. Meanwhile, the Second Prize of €20.000 went to Jasmin White from the US. The Third Prize of €17.000 pf Russia/Germany went to Julia Muzychenko-Greenhalgh and the fourth prize of €12.500 was awarded to Floriane {…}

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Andrei Danilov Named Winner of the International Vocal Competition ‘s-Hertogenbosch

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(Credit: Karen van Gilst) Russian tenor Andrei Danilov was named the winner of the 55th International Vocal Competition ‘s-Hertogenbosch. Not only was Danilov the Grand Prix City of ‘s-Hertogenbosch winner, but he also received the Opera Prize and the Press Prize, winning a total of € 16,000. Other high-placing winners include mezzo-soprano Bella Adamova who won the Oratorio Prize and {…}