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Angela Brown to Give Masterclass at Festival International de Musique Saint-Georges

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Photo credit: Polina Osherov The Festival International de Musique Saint-Georges has announced soprano Angela Brown is to give a masterclass at this year’s festival. Brown will work with the singer from Guadeloupe as part of the educational engagement initiative.  Angela Brown is a featured artist on the two-time Grammy Award-winning album “Ask Your Momma” by Laura Karpman. She has graced the {…}

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Angela Brown, Stephen Salters to Headline New Canon Chamber Collective’s ‘American Soul’ Concert

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The New Canon Chamber Collective is set to present “American Soul” on Dec. 3 and 4, 2022. The concerts will be conducted by Marlon Daniel and will feature such artists as soprano Angela Brown and baritone Stephen Salters as they take on music by William Grant Still, Florence Price, and George Gershwin. Brown has performed with such organizations as the {…}

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Angela Brown, Reginald Smith, Jr., Talise Trevigne Headline Cincinnati Opera’s 2021 Winter Festival

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Cincinnati Opera has announced its first-ever all-digital Winter Festival, which will feature free opera streams throughout February and March. “While we’ve eagerly anticipated the opportunity to return to live performance, we knew we couldn’t wait until summer to share opera again with our community,” said Evans Mirageas, The Harry T. Wilks Artistic Director, in a press release. “We reached out {…}

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Catalina Cuervo, Elizabeth Caballero & Angela Brown Highlight Florida Grand Opera’s Winter 2021 Season

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The Florida Grand Opera has announced the schedule and cast for its upcoming winter season. The FGO began its winter season with Jake Heggie’s “Three Decembers.” The 90-minute chamber opera takes place over three decades during the AIDS crisis. Emily Pulley, Amanda Sheriff, and Efraín Solís star with Gregory Buchalter conducting. Performance Dates: Dec. 30 & 31, 2021 Daren Hagen’s “New {…}

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Star of Tomorrow to Present Versus The Classical Edition with Indra Thomas & Angela Brown

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Stars of Tomorrow is set to host an event featuring sopranos Indra Thomas and Angela Brown. The organization is planning to do a Versus The Classical Edition with the two divas which will stream live on Oct. 31 at 7 pm EST. The “battle” will be shown on Facebook Live in time for Halloween. Thomas has performed at the Hamburg {…}

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Atlanta Opera & Spelman College To Team Up For Angela Brown’s Opera…From A Sistah’s Point Of View

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Spelman College and the Atlanta Opera are set to partner for Angela Brown’s signature program Opera “…from a Sistah’s Point of View.” The free community performance will showcase Brown in a program which dispels the myths surrounding opera with a not-so-serious take on the stories and by demonstrating the ethnic, geographic, and socioeconomic diversity portrayed in opera characters. Brown’s mission {…}

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Angela Gheorghiu, Lawrence Brownlee & Daron Hagen Lead New CD/DVD Releases

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Welcome back for this week’s look at the latest CD and DVD releases in the opera world. This week audiences will get to hear a new recording by one of the world’s most renowned soprano as well as the complete recordings of baroque masterpieces and some world premiere pieces. Les Talens Lyriques perform Louise Bertin’s “Fausto” Les Talens Lyriques and {…}

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Ewa Płonka, Lucas Meachem, Sasha Cooke, Lawrence Brownlee, Denyce Graves & Angela Meade Lead The Dallas Opera 2023-24 Season

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The Dallas Opera (TDO) has announced its 2023-24 Season, featuring a world premiere production of “The Diving Bell and the Butterfly.” Kicking off the season, opening with Puccini’s “Tosca” starring Ewa Płonka in the title role, Joseph Calleja as Cavaradossi, Gihoon Kim as Scarpia, Andrew Potter as Angelotti, Thomas Cilluffo as Spoletta, and Darren Drone as Sacristan in this Andrew {…}

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Lisette Oropesa, Lawrence Brownlee & Angela Meade Lead Bel Canto in Thirty Minutes

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Teatro Nuovo has announced the release of Bel Canto in Thirty Minutes, premiering Sept. 15 at 7:30 p.m. on YouTube Live. The new video production is set to feature the first-ever complete recording of Nicola Vaccai’s “Practical Method of Italian Singing,” a delicious collection of miniature arias that has been a cornerstone of Bel Canto training for nearly two centuries. {…}