Obituary: Bass Dennis Wilgenhof Passes Away At 44

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Dennis Wilgenhof has died at the age of 44. The Dutch bass was found dead on Tuesday at a hotel in Maastricht, where he taught at the local academy. According to early reports, the singer suffered a heart attack. He was a member of the soloist’s ensemble of Oper Köln and Staatstheater Wiesbaden and he sang numerous leading roles including Osmin {…}

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Renée Fleming, Nina Stemme & Bryn Terfel Headline BBC Proms 2017

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The BBC Proms has announced its summer schedule and as always there will be a lot of offerings for opera lovers. Here is a look at what audiences can look forward to. July The BBC Proms opens with John Adam’s choral masterwork “Harmonium” on Friday, July 14, 2017, at the Royal Albert Hall in London. This concert will include the {…}

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Sticking to the Score – Krassimira Stoyanova On Finding Musical Surprises From A Conservative Approach to Verdi, Verismo & Bel Canto

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Krassimira Stoyanova is not your typical diva. Nor has she managed to carve out a career with the “expected” working conditions for most singers of her caliber. Since her debut at the Sofia National Opera House in 1995, the Bulgarian soprano has become a famed interpreter of the Italian operatic repertoire, singing at all the greatest theaters in the world. Her {…}

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Obituary: Bass Dennis Wilgenhof Passes Away At 44

Renée Fleming, Nina Stemme & Bryn Terfel Headline BBC Proms 2017

Sticking to the Score – Krassimira Stoyanova On Finding Musical Surprises From A Conservative Approach to Verdi, Verismo & Bel Canto