(Photo: Mané Galoyan press) Armenian soprano Mané Galoyan is steadily conquering Europe’s leading opera stages. Her voice has become associated with roles that require both impeccable vocal technique and a powerful dramatic presence, while each new performance becomes an event followed closely by audiences and critics. This summer, the soprano became part of one of Madrid’s most anticipated musical events: {…}
James Conlon has spent more than five decades at the center of the operatic and symphonic worlds, building one of the most expansive conducting careers of his generation. A New Yorker by birth and formation, he rose quickly through the ranks of major opera houses and orchestras on both sides of the Atlantic, logging some 20 years of full-time residence {…}
For 15 years, Peter Kozma has built up Opera Neo into one of the most distinctive training grounds for young opera artists in the United States. At the core of his philosophy is a conviction he has held since childhood: opera is, first and foremost, theater. Born and raised in Budapest, Hungary, at the age of six, Kozma witnessed his {…}
Cooper Bott is heading to Northwestern University this fall, and he is arriving with some hardware in tow. The baritone from Marengo, Iowa recently took First Place at the Fifth Annual Schmidt Vocal Arts National Vocal Competition, held May 30 and 31 at the Sarasota Opera House in Sarasota, Florida. Bott earned the top prize of $10,000 after performing a {…}
(Photo Credit: Curtis Brown) On June 20th, Carnegie Hall will host a Carlisle Floyd Centennial concert celebrating one of American opera’s most distinctive voices. Floyd, who authored both music and libretto for his works, built a canon rooted in rural life, the Great Depression, and the post-Civil War American South, earning him the designation of “Dean” or “Father of American {…}
(Credit: Juan Carlos Blanco Olea) Barno Ismatullaeva is a rising star in the opera world. Born in Andijan, Uzbekistan, she studied at the State Conservatory in Tashkent and went on to join the Alisher Navoi Opera House in Tashkent as a permanent ensemble member shortly after graduation. In 2017, she participated in the BBC Cardiff Singer of the World competition {…}
Today’s guest is soprano Julia Muzychenko-Greenhalgh, a representative of a new generation of opera artists and the winner of numerous prestigious international competitions, including First Prize and the Audience Award at Ópera de Tenerife in Spain, as well as the Grand Prix at the Jacques Offenbach International Competition and the Verdi Voices Competition. She is currently appearing as Juliette at {…}
G. Phillip Shoultz, III, Artistic Director of “Sing Democracy 250” reveals what went into the preparation and nature of the upcoming concert in Constitution Hall, a concert to echo the words of the Declaration of Independence 250th anniversary. “Sing Democracy 250” is a multiyear program bringing youth choirs and adult choirs from around the country to seek meaning in {…}
(Photo Credit: Olivia Kahler) What does it take to turn a gifted young musician into a first-rate opera singer? Not just a talented performer, but one who knows her craft and can sustain the life that comes with it? To find out, I spoke with Carrie-Ann Matheson, Artistic Director of the San Francisco Opera Center, a performing pianist, leadership coach, {…}