Tenor Zach Finkelstein to Release New Album in 2021

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(Credits: Seattle Symphony official website / College of Fine Arts, University of Kentucky official website) American-Canadian tenor Zach Finkelstein has announced the release of his third album. The recording will be produced in a collaboration with the famed guitarist Dieter Hennings Yeoman and is slated for release in fall of 2021. Composers Felix Jarrar, Kamala Sankaram, Rene Orth, Daniel Pesca, {…}

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Elena Jannicelli Resigns from Regina Opera Company After Offensive Post

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Regina Opera Company has announced that Elena Jannicelli has resigned from her several positions within the organization. The company had made a statement on July 24 regarding comments made by Jannicelli. But the company has since updated it noting, “UPDATE: ELENA JANNICELLI HAS RESIGNED FROM REGINA OPERA AND WILL NO LONGER HAVE ANY INVOLVEMENT IN THE COMPANY.” Jannicelli, who was {…}

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Regina Opera Company Issues Statement Regarding Racially Charged Statements Made by Board Member / Vice President

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Regina Opera Company has issued a statement regarding comments made by Elena Ann Jannicelli, who sits on the Board of Directors. In a Facebook post from July 24, Jannicelli stated “I would like to paint on 12th. Avenue. Opera Singers Matter. Do you think the rock community would object? If anyone can paint BLM with paint that my taxes buy {…}

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Brooklyn Music School Announces Summer Vocal Arts Opera Program

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The Brooklyn Music School has announced the Summer Vocal Arts Opera Program, which is set to run between August 10-27, 2020. The program offers participants three-weeks of intensive online study, preparation, and performance of opera. At the end of the three weeks, young artists will get a chance to present original video recordings of arias. The program will be led {…}

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Really Spicy Opera Announces Winners of Quarantine Opera Initiative

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Really Spicy Opera in Minneapolis has announced the winners of its Quarantine Opera Initiative. The winners include “6 Feet Apart” by Bea Goodwin and Felix Jarrar; “Aborted Party” by Helena Michelson; “The Handoff” by Daniel Solon and Sean Pflueger; and “Viral” by Cecelia Raker and Keith Allegretti. The scenes submitted will be presented in video form at some point in {…}

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8 World Premieres Headline New York Opera Fest 2020 Lineup

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The New York Opera Fest has announced its fifth annual showcase, which will feature over 60 performances across New York City’s five boroughs. With such a diverse number of productions, this article will divide up the section to cater to differing operatic tastes. It all kicks off with the traditional NYOA Service Awards, which will honor a special contributor to {…}

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2019-20 Review: Mother Goose

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(Credit: Orlando Mendiola) There were plenty of F’s— High F’s, Low F’s, and Middle F’s—in composer/librettist’s Felix Jarrar’s “Mother Goose: A Drag Comic Chamber Opera,” and, I’m not speaking of notes on a staff; I’m talking about the f-word. Jarrar’s latest creation and collaboration with director Bea Goodwin was crass and vulgar; in short, I loved it. “Mother Goose” was {…}

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Soprano Suzanne Vinnik Leads Major Opera Singers To ‘Sing For Hope’ At Port Authority

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It was a typical Monday at Port Authority. People hustling and bustling about trying to make their respective connections. Long lines outside bus terminals. General white noise echoing around the building. But around 5 p.m. something in the atmosphere changed. If you were walking around the terminal at that time, you might have started to hear “O soave fanciulla” from {…}

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Body & Voice – Why Bea Goodwin’s New Camerata Production of ‘The Rape of Lucretia’ Casts Two Actors In Title Role

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In Benjamin Britten and Ronald Duncan’s “The Rape of Lucretia,” a young Roman soldier is goaded into testing the chastity of Lucretia, who was the only woman not to betray her husband Collatinus. This roman soldier, Tarquinius, proceeds to show up at Lucretia’s home, awaken her from bed, and, despite being repeatedly rejected, he rapes her. Lucretia winds up killing {…}

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Tenor Zach Finkelstein to Release New Album in 2021

Elena Jannicelli Resigns from Regina Opera Company After Offensive Post

Regina Opera Company Issues Statement Regarding Racially Charged Statements Made by Board Member / Vice President

Brooklyn Music School Announces Summer Vocal Arts Opera Program

Really Spicy Opera Announces Winners of Quarantine Opera Initiative

8 World Premieres Headline New York Opera Fest 2020 Lineup

2019-20 Review: Mother Goose

Soprano Suzanne Vinnik Leads Major Opera Singers To ‘Sing For Hope’ At Port Authority

Body & Voice – Why Bea Goodwin’s New Camerata Production of ‘The Rape of Lucretia’ Casts Two Actors In Title Role