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Preview: Arizona Opera Set to World Premiere Western ‘Riders of the Purple Sage’ in February 2017

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Cowboys, sunsets and the grandeur of the American western will grace Arizona Opera this February, when the company world premieres “Riders of the Purple Sage.” Based on the classic novel by Zane Grey, the opera tells the story of the unconventional relationship between a devout Mormon and a vengeful cowboy. The work explores themes such as women’s rights, vigilante justice {…}

Season Announcement

Rhode Island Civic Chorale and Orchestra Unveils 2025-26 Season

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Rhode Island Civic Chorale and Orchestra has unveiled its 2025–26 season. First up is “Mozart: Vespers & Requiem,” which features the composer’s “Solemn Vespers,” selections from his operas, and the Requiem under Music Director Joshua Rohde. Performance Dates: Nov. 8, 2025 (Grace Episcopal Church, Providence, RI) & Nov. 9, 2025 (St. John Vianney Church, Cumberland, RI) Next up is “Messiah {…}

News, Season Announcement

The King’s Singers Unveil U.S. Tour for Fall 2025

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(Photo credit: Benjamin Ealovega) The GRAMMY Award-winning ensemble, The King’s Singers is set to return to the United States in October 2025 for a five-city tour. Current members of the group include countertenors Patrick Dunachie and Edward Button, tenor Julian Gregory, baritones Christopher Bruerton and Nick Ashby, and bass Piers Connor Kennedy. The King’s Singers start off the tour at {…}

News

OrpheusPDX & Multiple Sclerosis Society of Portland Collaborate on ‘Jacqueline’ to Raise Awareness & Support

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(Photo credit: Dahlia Katz) OrpheusPDX and the Multiple Sclerosis Society of Portland (MSSP) have joined forces for the upcoming performances Luna Pearl Woolf and Royce Vavrek’s “Jacqueline.” The opera is based on the life of legendary cellist Jacqueline du Prè, whose life and career was dramatically altered by the onset of multiple sclerosis (MS). It explores themes of resilience, the {…}

DVD and CD Releases, News

Benjamin Bernheim, Kaija Saariaho & Emily D’Angelo 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 cannot miss the new album by one of the world’s most renowned tenors and the world premiere of two contemporary operas composed by acclaimed female composers. Akathist Bright Shiny Things releases “Akathist,” a large-scale oratorio by composer Benedict Sheehan. Featuring {…}

News

Baltimore Chamber Orchestra Names Robert Moody Music Director

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The Baltimore Chamber Orchestra has announced Robert Moody as its new Music Director starting the 2024-25 season. Moody has been the Music Director for both the Portland Symphony and the Winston-Salem Symphony and earlier in his career, he held conducting positions with the Phoenix Symphony, Evansville Philharmonic, Santa Fe Opera, Brevard Music Center, Interschool Orchestras of New York City, and {…}

Reviews

Book Review: Sophia Lambton’s ‘The Callas Imprint’

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Sophia Lambton’s “The Callas Imprint” is a comprehensive biography of Maria Callas as explored through Lambton’s uncovering of various private letters, recordings, interviews, the late Nicholas Petsalis-Diomidis’s studies of her early years, Renzo Allegri’s descriptions, and Stelios Galatopoulos’s analyses. Ultimately, it is the result of Lambton’s own self-determination and evocative of her power to will something like this into existence.  {…}