Q & A: Artistic Director Zou Shuang On The Beijing Music Festival & Directing ‘Orfeo’

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Back in 2016, Zou Shuang joined the Beijing Music Festival as Associate Program Director, initiating the New Wave Program that introduced new works to Chinese audiences, including “Winterreise,” “La Voix Humaine,” “Giovanni and Vixen” and “The Fugitive.” Her work with the music festival led her to become the Artistic Director of the festival. She has only continued to push the {…}

Artist of the Week, News

Artist Of The Week: Andrew G. Manea

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What does it take for an opera singer to break out? The question is never simple and there are multiple ways. A competition win could be the defining moment. The same goes for a young artist program. Then there is a last minute cancellation that plunges an artist in the spotlight. For Romanian-American baritone Andrew G. Manea that may be the {…}

News

Obituary: Otoniel Gonzaga Dies At 76

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The Philippine tenor Otoniel Gonzaga has passed away at 76. The Wiener Volksoper reported the news that on Jan. 13, 2018, the acclaimed tenor passed away. The tenor, who trained at Curtis, started his career by winning first-prize of the Marian Anderson Singing Competition and won the ARD Singing Competition, where he took third place. He went on to perform at {…}

Behind the Scenes, Interviews, Prague Summer Nights

Q&A: Artistic Director John Nardolillo On Working With Young Singers & Mozart At Prague Summer Nights

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The Prague Summer Nights is underway and OperaWire will be providing extensive coverage of the showcase. Produced by Classical Movements, the festival seeks to promote young artists with John Nardilillo as its artistic director and conductor. Nardolillo has appeared with numerous orchestras including the Seattle, San Francisco, Detroit, Atlanta, Dallas, National, Utah, Columbus, Oregon, Fort Worth, Alabama, North Carolina, Toledo, Vermont {…}

On This Day, Special Features

A Look At Luigi Illica’s Obscure Libretti For Composers Not Named Puccini

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Luigi Illica is a rather famous man in the world of opera. If you don’t believe me, then look at his body of work. “Manon Lescaut,” “La Bohème,” “Tosca,” “Madama Butterfly.” And those are just the Puccini selections. The librettist also authored such prominent opera works as “La Wally” and “Andrea Chénier.” But the majority of Illica’s output has been {…}

Interviews, Stage Spotlight

A War Memorial in Song – John Brancy & Peter Dugan On Honoring World War I Veterans In New Album

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Almost 10 years ago, pianist Peter Dugan and baritone John Brancy met up at the Julliard School’s library, picked out some music and snuck into a dance studio to try out a few songs together. Little did they know that those sessions would be the beginning of an essential artistic collaboration. Fast forward 10 years and the duo is in {…}

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