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Tage Alter Musik Regensburg Review 2025: Tenebrae Choir

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(Photo Credit:Sim Canetty-Clarke) In the sombre setting of St. Blasius Church, the Tenebrae Choir—fourteen singers under the direction of Nigel Short—restored clarity, transparency, and delicacy to the music of Palestrina. In contrast to the grandeur and lush resonance of the Dom’s opening concert one day earlier, this smaller-scale a cappella program allowed every line of Palestrina’s polyphony to emerge with {…}

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Benjamin Bernheim, Emily D’Angelo & Aigul Akhmetshina Among Opus Klassik 2025 Award Winners

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The Opus Klassik Awards have announced the 2025 winners. The Singer of the Year Awards went to Benjamin Bernheim for “Douce France” and Emily D’Angelo for “Freezing.” Joana Mallwitz was awarded the conductor of the year award for The Kurt Weill Album, while Aigul Akhmetshina won Young Artist of the Year for her album Aigul. Pene Pati’s “Nessun Dorma” and {…}

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Heidelberger Frühling Musikfestival Unveils 2024 Programming

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The Heidelberger Frühling Musikfestival has announced its 2024 season, led by Co-artistic Director Igor Levit and Artistic Director Thorsten Schmidt. Here is a rundown of the vocal performances on offer. Christian Gerheher and Gerold Hubert showcase lieder by Brahms. Performance Date: March 16, 2024 The Bundesjungenchor will present “PAX – A Choir Theater.” Anne Kohler leads the performance alongside choreographer Gabriel {…}

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Ravenna Festival Announces 2023 Season

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The Ravenna Festival has announced its 2023 season. Here is a look at the vocal performances of the season. The Ensemble Salomone Rossi. Performance Date: June 11, 2023 The Orchestra dell’Accademia del Teatro alla Scala and Solists of the Accademia del Teatro alla Scala will be conducted by Donato Renzetti. The program includes music by Donizetti, Wagner, Gounod, and Verdi. Performance {…}

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Carmela Remigio Giorgio Berrugi, Maria Teresa Leva & Vito Priante Lead Fondazione I Teatri Reggio Emilia’s 2022-23 Season

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Italy’s Fondazione I Teatri Reggio Emilia has announced its 2022-23 Season. Here is a look at the opera productions and concert performances. Opera Marcus Bosch conducts a new production of Wagner’s “Tannhäuser“ with Georg Schmiedleitne. The production will star Tijl Faveyts, James Kee, Corby Welch, Birger Radde, Martin Mairinger, Young Kwon, Leah Gordon, Heike Wessels, Anne Schuldt, Christian Sturm, Gerrit Illenberger, and Julia Duscher. {…}

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Cheltenham Music Festival Unveils 2022 Season

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The UK-based Cheltenham Music Festival has announced its 2022 season. For the purposes of this article, our focus will be solely on vocal and operatic performances. The ”Festival Evensong” will feature the Cheltenham College Chapel Choir under David McKee. The showcase will feature music by Ralph Vaughan Williams and Herbert Howells. Performance Date: July 8, 2022  Contralto Hilary Summers and {…}

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Lisette Oropesa, Juan Diego Flórez, Erwinn Schrott, Javier Camarena Headline Gstaad Menuhin Festival & Academy’s 2021 Season

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The Gstaad Menuhin Festival & Academy has announced its 2021 slate. For the purposes of this article, our focus will be on opera related performances. It all kicks off with “Daniel Hope & Friends II – Menuhin in London II” which will feature VOCES8 and violinist Daniel Hope as they take on music by Britten, Elgar, Tallis, Byrd, and many {…}

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Academy of Ancient Music Announces New Chief Executive

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The Academy of Ancient Music has announced that John McMunn has been appointed as its new Chief Executive. McMunn is set to assume the role starting on Sept. 1, 2020, taking over for Alexander Van Ingen. McMunn started off his career as an opera singer, having trained as a musicologist at Harvard and Cambridge Universities followed by some studies at {…}

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Brick Presbyterian Church Unveils 2025-26 Season

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New York’s Brick Presbyterian Church has unveiled its 2025-26 season. Here are the vocal performances on offer. The Chancel Choir and instrumental ensemble will present “A World of Faith.” The program will feature “Prélude sur le Veni Creator” by Maurice Duruflé, the 13th-century “Communion Verse,” “Farafeza Longa” by Riyad Al-Sunbati, “Adinu,” “Oseh Shalom” by Nurit Hirsh (arranged by Elaine Broad {…}