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Cal Performances 2024 Review: Harawi

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(Photo by Brittany Hosea ) Julia Bullock: “Bella Voce.” “Harawi” at Cal Performances: not as compelling. This was an aesthetic take on Olivier Messiaen’s “Harawi” song cycle (1945) modeled on the Andean harawi lament tradition, and centered around Julia Bullock’s extraordinary vocal gifts. Part of  “Illuminations: Fractured History” series, and preceded by a panel of scholars and practitioners exploring ethical {…}

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National Sawdust Announces Plans For 10th Anniversary Season

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(Photo credit: Stephanie Sedlebauer) National Sawdust, the women-led, Williamsburg, Brooklyn-based non-profit has released the details of its 10th anniversary season. For the purposes of this article, only classical vocal works are included. Co-founder and artistic director Paola Prestini, and Royce Vavrek’s opera “Silent Light,” which is based on the 2007 film by Carlos Reygadas, opens the season. Performance Date: September {…}

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Anthony Roth Costanzo & Davóne Tines Headline Little Island’s 2024 Summer Season

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Manhattan’s Little Island has unveiled its 2024 summer season. Here is a rundown of the vocal performances on offer. Opera star Davóne Tines will explore the life of Paul Robeson in a work conceived alongside director Zack Winokur. He is joined by John Bitoy and Khari Lucas. Performance Dates: June 26 – 29, 2024 Then there will be a production of {…}

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Lawrence Brownlee, Michelle Johnson, Diego Torre, Anthony Roth Costanzo, Brandie Sutton Headline Boston Lyric Opera’s 2024-25 Season

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Boston Lyric Opera has announced its 204-25 season. The season opens with James Darrah’s production of “Mitridate.” The opera stars Lawrence Brownlee, Brenda Rae, John Holiday, Vanessa Goikoetxea, Angela Yam, Alexis Peart, and Charles Sy. David Angus conducts. Performance Dates: Sept. 13 & 15, 2024 Michelle Johnson stars in “Aida,” alongside Diego Torre, Alice Chung, Brian Major, Stefan Egerstrom, Morris Robinson, {…}

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Benjamin Bernheim, Julia Bullock, Joshua Guerrero, Reginald Mobley, Thomas Bauer, Michelle DeYoung, Ryan Speedo Green Headline The Wallis’ 2024-25 Season

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The Wallis has announced its 2024-25 season. Here is a rundown of the vocal performances on offer. First up is Messiaen’s “Harawi” featuring Julia Bullock and pianist Cono Hanick. The showcase will feature dancers Bobbi Jene Smith and Or Schraiber, all under the direction of Zack Winokur. Performance Date Oct. 1, 2024 Baritone Thomas Bauer joins the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra {…}

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Nicole Heaston, Anthony Roth Costanzo, Jamez McCorkle Headline Spoleto Festival USA 2023

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Spoleto Festival USA has announced its 2023 season. For the purposes of this article, our focus will be on vocal and operatic performances. The company will present “Vanessa” at the Charleston Gaillard Center. The Barber opera will star Nicole Heaston, Zoie Reams, Edward Graves, Rosalind Plowright, and Malcolm MacKenzie. The opera is conducted by Timothy Myers and directed by Rodula {…}

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Justin Vivian Bond & Anthony Roth Costanzo’s ‘Only An Octave Apart’ Set for London Premiere

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Justin Vivian Bond and Anthony Roth Costanzo’s “Only An Octave Apart” is set to make its London premiere this fall at Wilton’s Music Hall. The performances kick off on Sept. 28 and run through Oct. 22. The showcase will feature music supervision by Thomas Bartlett, arrangements by Nico Muhly, and costume design by Jonathan Anderson. Zack Winokur directs the show. {…}

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Isabel Leonard, Michael Fabiano, Quinn Kelsey, Kangmin Justin Kim, Jamie Barton Headline Santa Fe Opera’s 2022 Season

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Santa Fe Opera has announced its 2022 festival, which will run between July 1 through August 27, 2022. The season will include five new productions, 38 performances, one world premiere, one company premiere, and an international co-production. In sum, there will be 26 artists making their debuts and another 29 returning to the company. It all kicks off with “Carmen,” {…}

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Anthony Roth Costanzo & Justin Vivian Bond to Present ‘Only an Octave Apart’

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Countertenor Anthony Roth Costanzo and trans-genre artist Justin Vivian Bond will team up for “Only an Octave Apart” at St. Ann’s Warehouse in Brooklyn, New York starting on Sept. 21, 2021. The duo met over 10 years ago when the countertenor caught a performance featuring Bond at Joe’s Pub. He would later perform as a guest in Bond’s subsequent show. {…}