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Grange Park Opera Announces New ‘The Ring Cycle’

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The Grange Park Opera has announced that it will present Wagner’s “The Ring Cycle between 2026 and 2029. The company said that it will showcase a production by Charles Edwards that will begin in 2026 with “Das Rheingold” followed by “Die Walküre” in 2027. “Siegfried” will be showcased in 2028 and in 2029 “Götterdämmerung” will conclude the cycle. In a {…}

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Washington Chorus & National Philharmonic to Present ‘L’Éternel’

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The Washington Chorus and the National Philharmonic will present the program “L’Éternel.” The concert will be performed at the Music Center at Strathmore on May 11 and will be conducted by Eugene Rogers. It will feature soloists Colleen Daly (soprano), Magdalena Wór (mezzo-soprano), Nicholas Music (tenor), and Soloman Howard (bass). The concert will feature the sacred choral works of Lili {…}

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Q & A: Soprano Ailyn Pérez on ‘Florencia en el Amazonas’ & the Importance of Spanish-Language Opera

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(Credit: Paola Kudacki / Met Opera) On Nov. 16, the Metropolitan Opera will make history by presenting only the third Spanish-language opera in the company’s trajectory. Additionally, the work in question, “Florencia en el Amazonas,” will be the very first Latin American opera presented by the company. For the massive milestone, the company brought together a mixed cast that includes {…}

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Boston Baroque Announces Cast Change for Opening Concerts

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The Boston Baroque has announced a cast change for its performances of Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9. The company said that bass baritone Eric Owens has withdrawn from Boston Baroque’s season-opening program due to illness. Bass Soloman Howard will join soprano Heidi Stober, mezzo-soprano Daniela Mack, and tenor William Burden. The performance will mark Howard’s Boston Baroque debut. Howard has performed {…}

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Elza van den Heever & Russell Thomas Headline San Francisco Opera’s ‘Fidelio’

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San Francisco Opera will continue its season with Beethoven’s “Fidelio.” The company will present a new production by Matthew Ozawa which updates its original eighteenth-century prison setting to a modern government detention center. Music Director Eun Sun Kim conducts the opera which stars Elza van den Heever as Leonore, Russell Thomas, Greer Grimsley, James Creswell, and Soloman Howard. For the first time in the history of {…}