Anthony Roth Costanzo, Zachary James, John Holiday & Joélle Harvey Lead New CD/DVD Releases

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Welcome back for this week’s review of the major CD and DVD releases. This week, audiences are in for many world premiere recordings as well as rarely performed works. Here is a look at some of the pieces audiences will discover! Virko Baley: Music for Emily Dickinson Toccata Classics releases an album dedicated to the music of Virko Baley, a {…}

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Zachary James Releases Classical Vocal Album ‘Song of Myself’

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Grammy award-winning artist Zachary James released his first full-length classical vocal album, “Song of Myself” on Sept. 7. “Song of Myself” is James’ classical composition debut. The song cycle was born from the words of Whitman’s iconic work of the same title. There is additional music by cellist Wick Simmons, percussionist Ariel Campos, and guitarist Frederick Poholek. When writing James {…}

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Zachary James Leads ‘Some Enchanted Evening’

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Zachary James is set to team up with voices from the West End, Broadway, and the English National Opera for a limited one-night-only event to benefit Soup Kitchen London and Maestra UK. The evening set to be performed on March 5, 2023 at Wonderville is entitled “Some Enchanted Evening” and will feature Kelly Glyptis and Telly Leung alongside James. Laura {…}

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Carlos Álvarez, Lisette Oropesa, Maria Callas & Zachary James Lead New CD/DVD Releases

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This week audiences will get to hear a rare recording by Maria Callas, a cover album, two DVDs of popular composers, and a passion project for Ukraine. Han Gál: Complete Music for Voice, Volume Two Toccata Classics releases the second album of Han Gál’s choral music. The recording offers a vivid cross-section of music for chamber choir, featuring mixed voices, {…}

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Zachary James Releases New American Mixtape & Responds to Supreme Court’s Decision on Roe Vs. Wade

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Zachary James has released an American Mixtape in celebration of July 4. The mixtape features patriotic anthems, new poetry, and a full reading of the original Constitution of the United States. The album is in response to the Supreme Court’s recent overturning of Roe v. Wade and the continued climate of division in the United States. In a statement, James {…}

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Zachary James & Karen Slack Among New Members of the Recording Academy

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The Recording Academy has invited more than 2,000 people to become voting members. The Academy announced on June 28 that it was also inviting more than 600 additional people to become professional (non-voting) members. In a statement, the Academy said, “it has been aggressive in recent years about expanding and diversifying its membership. It currently has more than 12,000 voting members {…}

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Anthony Roth Costanzo & Zachary James Lead ‘Akhnaten’ Revival

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(Credit: Ken Howard / Met Opera) The Metropolitan Opera is set to revive Philip Glass’s “Akhnaten.” The production will return for six performances from May 19 to June 10, 2022 after the production won a Grammy Award. When the production premiered in 2019 OperaWire said, “Anthony Roth Costanzo, Zachary James Lead The Best Met Production of the Year.” For the {…}

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Zachary James to Join Katherine Riddle & Laura Bergquist for ‘Tribute to Kurt Weil’ Concert

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On May 21, 2022, Washington Irving High School will present “Tribute to Kurt Weill.” This one-night only concert comes as part of People’s Symphony Concerts, and will feature soprano Katherine Riddle and bass Zachary James, accompanied by Laura Bergquist. Both prior winners of the Lotte Lenya Competition through the Kurt Weill Foundation, Riddle and James will honor the composer with {…}

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Zachary James Leads Opera Omaha’s ‘Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street’

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Opera Omaha is set to present a new production of Sondheim’s “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street.” The company will continue its 2021-22 season with the music conducted by Hal France and the production directed by Susan Clement, making her Opera Omaha debut. The production will star Zachary James in the title role of Sweeney Todd and Emily {…}

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Anthony Roth Costanzo, Zachary James, John Holiday & Joélle Harvey Lead New CD/DVD Releases

Zachary James Releases Classical Vocal Album ‘Song of Myself’

Zachary James Leads ‘Some Enchanted Evening’

Carlos Álvarez, Lisette Oropesa, Maria Callas & Zachary James Lead New CD/DVD Releases

Zachary James Releases New American Mixtape & Responds to Supreme Court’s Decision on Roe Vs. Wade

Zachary James & Karen Slack Among New Members of the Recording Academy

Anthony Roth Costanzo & Zachary James Lead ‘Akhnaten’ Revival

Zachary James to Join Katherine Riddle & Laura Bergquist for ‘Tribute to Kurt Weil’ Concert

Zachary James Leads Opera Omaha’s ‘Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street’