Kate Aldrich & Joan of Arc Headline Boston Odyssey’s 2017-18 Season

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The Boston Odyssey Opera has announced its new season and it is packed with a number of operatic gems. With the 2016-17 season dedicated to the writings of Oscar Wilde, the 2017-18 will shift focus to Joan of Arc. Aptly titled “Trial by Fire: Joan of Arc and the Hundred Years War,” the new season will feature operas related to {…}

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The Cleveland Orchestra to Host Free Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration Concert

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(Photo credit: Roger Mastroianni) The Cleveland Orchestra is set host its 45th annual concert honoring the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Soprano Laquita Mitchell and the Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration Chorus are slated to perform with The Cleveland Orchestra. Associate Conductor Daniel Reith conducts. Dr. William Henry Caldwell directs the all-volunteer community chorus. Aseelah Shareef, {…}

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Rhiannon Giddens & Silkroad Announce Debut Tour of ‘American Railroad’

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Photo credit: Adam Gurczak Silkroad announced its debut tour of “American Railroad.” Beginning Nov. 5, Grammy Award- and Pulitzer Prize-winning Rhiannon Giddens and the Grammy Award-winning Silkroad Ensemble will embark on a multi-city U.S. tour. The program includes three new commissions by Cécile McLorin Salvant, Suzanne Kite, and Silkroad artist Wu Man, as well as re-envisioned arrangements by Giddens and {…}

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Felix Jarrar & Alison Saporta to Present ‘Reminiscence’

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Soprano Alison Saporta and pianist-composer Felix Jarrar will present “Reminiscence” on August 30, 2023 at Opera America in New York City. The showcase, a program of memories and nostalgia, will include music by Barber, Mozart, Schumann, as well as a premiere of comic songs composed by Jarrar. “‘Reminiscence’ is a title that encompasses the nostalgia for a past that Alison and {…}

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Q & A: Soprano Kelli-Ann Masterson On Making An Opera Career In Ireland

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(Photo: Patrick Browne) Opera in Ireland has recently been going through a boom time. Whereas only a few years ago, Irish singers were being forced to look abroad to establish a career, owing to the lack of opportunities at home, now, with the emergence of Opera Collective Ireland, the Blackwater Valley Opera Festival, and, most significantly, Irish National Opera, along {…}

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Obituary: Conductor Allin Vlasenko Dies at 83

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On Nov. 23, Ukrainian conductor Allin Grigorievich Vlasenko passed away at the age of 83. The news was made official by the National Opera of Ukraine which said, he was “One of the Best Conductors of the Our Time.” Born in 1938 in the Russian city of Chelyabinsk, Vlasenko went on to study music in Kharkov and went on to {…}

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Nathan Troup Joins Athlone Artists

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Stage Director Nathan Troup has joined the roster of Athlone Artists. Troup is the creator of Boston Lyric Opera’s “A Winter’s Evening” and has also received numerous accolades for his work in the New England area, including the Jane and Steve Aiken Emerging Artist director for the 2015-16 and 2016-17 seasons by the Boston Lyric Opera. Additionally, he has directed {…}

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Barn Opera Announces October Surprise: The World Premiere of Jarrar-Goodwin’s ‘Patience & Pearl’

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Frequent collaborators, composer Felix Jarrar and librettist Bea Goodwin, continue their string of operatic works with “Patience and Pearl,” a micro-opera relating the story of Pearl Curran, a historical 20th-century medium with the ability to channel the words and poetry of the supposed spirit of Patience Worth. The filmed performance, scheduled for October 31 at 8:00 p.m. ET, is a {…}

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Composer Profile: America’s Opera Historian John Adams

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Born on Feb. 15, 1947, John Adams is one of the great American composers of the late 20th century. He grew up in numerous states throughout New England and began composing at the age of 10. At Harvard, he studied composition and in 1972, he was teaching at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. He then kicked off his career {…}

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Kate Aldrich & Joan of Arc Headline Boston Odyssey’s 2017-18 Season

The Cleveland Orchestra to Host Free Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration Concert

Rhiannon Giddens & Silkroad Announce Debut Tour of ‘American Railroad’

Felix Jarrar & Alison Saporta to Present ‘Reminiscence’

Q & A: Soprano Kelli-Ann Masterson On Making An Opera Career In Ireland

Obituary: Conductor Allin Vlasenko Dies at 83

Nathan Troup Joins Athlone Artists

Barn Opera Announces October Surprise: The World Premiere of Jarrar-Goodwin’s ‘Patience & Pearl’

Composer Profile: America’s Opera Historian John Adams