Metropolitan Opera National Council Grand Finals Concerts to Be Broadcast on WQXR

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For those who missed the Metropolitan Opera Council Grand Finals Concert, WXQR is transmitting the recorded version on June 10. The concert will showcase the arias that the finalists sang at the concert back on March 19, 2017. Maestro Nicola Luisotti led the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, and the event was hosted by soprano Renée Fleming. Soprano Amber Wagner, mezzo-soprano Jamie Barton, {…}

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Metropolitan Opera Announces 2024 Summer HD Festival

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The Metropolitan Opera has announced its 2024 Summer HD Festival. the company will present HD recordings on the Lincoln Center Plaza from August 23, through September 2. The free festival will feature ten screenings from the Met’s celebrated Live in HD series and will also include a special screening of the 1998 film “The Red Violin,” directed by François Girard {…}

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Ailyn Pérez to Make Mexican Debut with Puccini Concert

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Soprano Ailyn Pérez is set to make her Mexican debut on Feb. 18, 2024, with an homage to Puccini. The soprano is set to perform music from “La Bohème,” “Madama Butterfly,” and “Manon Lescaut,” among others. She will be joined by Abdiel Vázquez conducting “La Super.” The concert will be held at the Auditorio San Pedro and will also include special {…}

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National Sawdust Announces 2024 Winter/Spring Lineup

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National Sawdust has released the details of its 2024 Winter/Spring programming. First up is “How does it feel to look at nothing” by composers and performers yuniya edi kwon and Holland Andrews. Performance Date: January 12, 2024 Mezzo-soprano Clara Osowski and pianist Erika Switzer perform the world premiere of songSLAM commission prize-winner “Anger in Open Mouths: Three Sweet Songs” by {…}

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Metropolitan Opera Announces New Broadcast Sponsors for Saturday Matinees

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The Metropolitan Opera has announced that The Robert K. Johnson Foundation will become the new sponsor of its Saturday Matinee Radio Broadcasts. The Robert K. Johnson Foundation–Metropolitan Opera International Radio Network will present 27 broadcasts in the upcoming 2023-24 season. The first is Catán’s “Florencia en el Amazonas” on Dec. 9, 2023. “Mr. Johnson has long held the Met Saturday {…}

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Opera Photographer Frances Marshall Wins Portrait of Britain Award

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(Credit: Frances Marshall) Frances Marshall co-founder of Marshall Light Studio and opera photographer is a recipient of the Portrait of Britain award. The British Journal of Photography’s Portrait of Britain award is an annual competition that explores the diversity of modern life in the UK. Winners will have their work displayed in the country’s largest photography exhibition located on digital {…}

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The 5 Must-See Performers of the Houston Grand Opera 2018-19 Season

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The Houston Grand Opera is primed for an exciting 2018-19 season after a tumultuous fall of 2017. Combining major classics with some unique modern works. What makes these productions all the more exciting are the artists themselves. And the company did a tremendous casting job this season. Here are the five artists that will make some major headlines this season {…}

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Metropolitan Opera National Council Grand Finals Concerts to Be Broadcast on WQXR

Metropolitan Opera Announces 2024 Summer HD Festival

Ailyn Pérez to Make Mexican Debut with Puccini Concert

National Sawdust Announces 2024 Winter/Spring Lineup

Metropolitan Opera Announces New Broadcast Sponsors for Saturday Matinees

Opera Photographer Frances Marshall Wins Portrait of Britain Award

The 5 Must-See Performers of the Houston Grand Opera 2018-19 Season