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Works and Process to Feature Boston Lyric Opera’s ‘The Seasons’

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Works & Process at the Guggenheim is set to present Boston Lyric Opera’s “The Seasons” by Antonio Vivaldi with a libretto by Sarah Ruhl featuring Anthony Roth Costanzo, Sarah Ruhl, Zack Winokur, and Pam Tanowitz. The Works and Process will be held on Jan. 14, 2024 at the Peter B. Lewis Theater and will showcase the reimagining of Viladi’s pieces. {…}

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Reilly Nelson Stars in The Happenstancers’ ‘BABES IN TOYLAND’

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The Happenstancers announces its program “BABES IN TOYLAND.” The concert features works by Unsuk Chin, W.A. Mozart, the world premiere of new music for voice and ensemble by Matthew Ricketts, as well as the Canadian premiere of works by Anna Clyne, and Ryan Chase. Performers include soprano Reilly Nelson and a roster of Canadian instrumentalists, led by conductor Simon Rivard. “‘BABES {…}

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National Sawdust Announces Plans For 10th Anniversary Season

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(Photo credit: Stephanie Sedlebauer) National Sawdust, the women-led, Williamsburg, Brooklyn-based non-profit has released the details of its 10th anniversary season. For the purposes of this article, only classical vocal works are included. Co-founder and artistic director Paola Prestini, and Royce Vavrek’s opera “Silent Light,” which is based on the 2007 film by Carlos Reygadas, opens the season. Performance Date: September {…}

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Les Arts Florissants to Tour North America

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(Photo credit: ©Julien Gazeau) This summer, Les Arts Florissants tours its semi-stage production of Purcell’s “The Fairy Queen” throughout North America. William Christie leads Les Arts Florissants and Le Jardin des Voix on the tour. Soloists include soprano Paulina Francisco, mezzo-sopranos Georgia Burashko, Rebecca Leggett, and Juliette Mey, tenor Ilja Aksionov and Rodrigo Carreto, baritone Hugo Herman-Wilson, and bass-baritone Benjamin {…}

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Renée Fleming & Will Liverman Headline Aspen Music Festival & School’s 75th Anniversary Season

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(Photo credit: Andrew Eccles & Jaclyn Simpson) The Aspen Music Festival and School has announced its 75th anniversary season. This article features vocal performances only. Aspen Opera Theater and VocalARTS Co-Artistic Director Renée Fleming and opera director Peter Sellars coach the program’s major emerging talents in arias and scenes. Performance Dates: June 29 & July 13, 2024 Soprano Renée Fleming, {…}

Black History Month, News

The Julia Perry Centenary Celebration & Festival Schedule Announced

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The Experiential Orchestra and Videmus present the Julia Perry Centenary Celebration and Festival in New York City. Julia Perry (1924-79) was an African-American composer, born in Lexington, Kentucky and raised in Akron, Ohio. She spent two summers at the Berkshire Music Center, studied with Luigi Dallapiccola and briefly with Nadia Boulanger. She won the Prix Fontainebleau and two Guggenheim Fellowships, {…}

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The Dessoff Choirs to Present Holiday Concerts

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The Dessoff Choirs is set to offer two holiday season concerts. The first concert Messiah Sing! will be held on Dec. 1, 2023 at Union Theological Seminary. It will provide audience members the opportunity to join the choir for Handel’s vibrant choruses. The second program will be “Welcome Yule: Sing Lullaby” on Dec. 2, 2023 at Union Theological Seminary’s James {…}

Reviews, Stage Reviews

Carnegie Hall 2022-23 Review: Soprano Hera Hyesang Park

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Photo: Taehyun Hwang/Korean Cultural Center New York Soprano Hera Hyesang Park had her debut recital at Carnegie Hall’s Zankel Hall on Friday, March 3rd, in celebration of Women’s History Month and the 70th Anniversary of the alliance between the U.S. and the Republic of Korea. In the 2022-23 season, Hera performed Adina in “L’Elisir d’amore” at Staatsoper Berlin, and on {…}

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Shriver Hall Concert Series Announces Two New Board of Directors

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Shriver Hall Concert Series, Baltimore’s premier presenter of chamber music ensembles and solo recitalists, has announced the appointments of Hakeem Clark and Dr. Ericka Covington to its Board of Directors. Clark has 18 years of experience in the fields of health and wellness and operations. He has served at LifeBridge Health in a variety of capacities for the past thirteen {…}