Obituary: Canadian Bass Joseph Rouleau Passes At 90

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Bass Joseph Rouleau has died in Montreal at the age on 90. He will be remembered for his long career at the Royal Opera House Covent Garden, his large booming voice, his dedication to music education and for his staunch support of young singers’ career development. Born in Matane, Québec, Canada, in 1929, Rouleau studied voice in Montréal and Milan. {…}

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Tom Randle, Hilary Summers & Andrew Watts Lead Dartington International Summer School & Festival’s 2019 Season

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Dartington International Summer School & Festival has announced its 2019 concert program. The festival will take place from July 27 – August 24, 2019. In her fifth and final year as Artistic Director, Joanna MacGregor “is gifting Dartington audiences a personal and intimate series of performances” featuring composers and music that she has found “profoundly influential.” For the purposes of {…}

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Artist Of The Week: Enea Scala

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Moving from Bel canto to Verdi is a common thread for most young singers. Verdi is the dream as his works are some of the masterworks of the canon. For Enea Scala, the dream of singing Verdi is coming true as he starts to take on his third opera by the composer. After singing Alfredo in “La Traviata” and Fenton {…}

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Obituary: Heather Harper Dies At 88

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Soprano Heather Harper died on April 22, 2019 at age 88. The soprano was born in Belfast on May 8, 1930 to Hugh, a lawyer, and his wife, Mary, who were amateur musicians. She was one of four children and at a young age was encouraged to play the piano. From there Harper and two of her siblings went on {…}

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Artist Profile: Soprano Kiri Te Kanawa, New Zealand’s Superstar

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Kiri Te Kanawa is arguably the most renowned artist to come out of New Zealand in the opera world. Born on March 6, 1944, the soprano was born Claire Mary Teresa Rawstron but was adopted as an infant by Thomas Te Kanawa and his wife Nell. In her teens and early 20s, she worked as a pop star and entertainer {…}

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Nicole Cabell & Sean Panikkar Headline Pittsburgh Opera’ ‘La Bohème’

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Pittsburgh Opera will revive Puccini’s “La Bohème.” The production, which is set to star Nicole Cabell as Mimì and Sean Pannikar as Rodolfo, will be conducted by Jean-Luc Tingaud and directed by Stephanie Havey. The two lead singers in this production are both veterans of TV singing competitions. Panikkar, a Pittsburgh Opera Resident Artist alum, was a star on America’s Got Talent {…}

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Obituary: Soprano Sally Silver Loses Battle To Cancer

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Soprano Sally Silver has passed away after losing the battle to cancer. The soprano was the 2016 recipient of L’Académie du Disque Lyrique’s Orphée d’Or, following the success of her solo release, “Les amoureuses sont des folles,” with Richard Bonynge at the piano. Emily Gottlieb, chief executive of the National Opera Studio issued a statement this morning noting, “I am afraid {…}

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Metropolitan Opera 2018-19 Season Review: Carmen

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On Tuesday, October 30, 2018, the Metropolitan Opera opened this season’s run of Georges Bizet’s perennial masterpiece, “Carmen.” Making his debut with the Metropolitan was Israeli conductor Omer Meir Wellber, who is set to serve as chief conductor of the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra in 2019. Under his baton, the orchestra and experienced cast joined together in ways that put their {…}

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Artist Profile: Soprano Karita Mattila, Finland’s Pride & Joy

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When you look at Finland’s musical landscape, you will undeniably see a number of talented opera singers. But none rises above the stature of Karita Mattila. Born on Sept. 5, 1960, the Finnish soprano graduated from the Sibelius Academy in 1983, the same year that she won the first Cardiff Singer of the World Competition and cemented her status as {…}

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Obituary: Canadian Bass Joseph Rouleau Passes At 90

Tom Randle, Hilary Summers & Andrew Watts Lead Dartington International Summer School & Festival’s 2019 Season

Artist Of The Week: Enea Scala

Obituary: Heather Harper Dies At 88

Artist Profile: Soprano Kiri Te Kanawa, New Zealand’s Superstar

Nicole Cabell & Sean Panikkar Headline Pittsburgh Opera’ ‘La Bohème’

Obituary: Soprano Sally Silver Loses Battle To Cancer

Metropolitan Opera 2018-19 Season Review: Carmen

Artist Profile: Soprano Karita Mattila, Finland’s Pride & Joy