Audra McDonald, Benjamin Appl, Nuria Rial Headline Seattle Symphony Orchestra’s 2020-21 Season

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(Credit: Lars Borges) The Seattle Symphony Orchestra has announced its 2020-21 season. Here is a look at the vocal highlights of the season. The first major vocal highlight of the season will be Audra McDonald performing music from “Porgy and Bess,” “Carousel,” and other notable Broadway tuned alongside conductor Andy Einhorn. Performance Date: Oct. 20, 2020 Soprano Nuria Rial will take {…}

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Concerts at Saint Thomas March Announces March Program

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Concerts at Saint Thomas continues its 2019-20 season in March with guest performances from The King’s Singers and Joy-Leilani Garbutt, as well as a performance of C.P.E. Bach’s “Die letzen Leiden des Erlösers (The Last Sufferings of Christ)” from the Saint Thomas Choir of Men and Boys. The first concert of series will be by British a cappella vocal ensemble {…}

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Carnegie Hall 2019-20 Season Review: SongStudio

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(Photo Credit: Jennifer Taylor) On Jan. 14, 2020, SongStudio opened its second year of masterclasses and performances at Carnegie Hall, continuing in the legacy of supporting and nurturing young artists started by revered mezzo-soprano Marilyn Horne. Among the distinguished instructors of the program, led by Renée Fleming, were Elīna Garanča, Julia Bullock, Gabriel Kahane, and Hartmut Holl, Gabriel Kahane The {…}

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Nicholas Phan, Melody Moore, Joélle Harvey Headline Emerging Voices At Philadelphia Chamber Music Society

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(Credit: Arielle Doneson / Nicolas Phan Facebook / Jiyang Chen) Tenor Nicholas Phan has co-curated “Emerging Voices” with the Philadelphia Chamber Music Society. The event kicks off on Jan. 13, 2020 and runs through the 24. The event features a total of six concerts as well as a number of world premieres by such composers as Nicolas Bacri, Iva Bittová, {…}

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Julia Bullock, Joyce DiDonato, and Allan Clayton to Star At Aldeburgh Festival 2020

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(Credit: Michael Orenstein / Chris Singer) The Aldeburgh Festival has unveiled its 2020 festival, which will take place between June 12-28, 2020. The festival will open at Bury St. Edmund’s Abbey with a concert that features such artists and ensembles as Britten Sinfonia, Allan Clayton, Ian Bostridge, Clare Hammond and Ryan Wigglesworth, among others. The concert will feature the world {…}

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San Francisco Performances 2019-20 Review: Jamie Barton in Concert

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(Credit: Fay Fox) Mezzo-soprano Jamie Barton was the flame that lit a rainy night in San Francisco this past week. With Kathleen Kelly at the piano, she sang an eclectic concert on the subject of love, her powerful and sumptuous voice bringing pleasure and beauty to her entire audience. It was glorious. Barton announced during the concert that she and {…}

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Jamie Barton to Return to San Francisco Performance for Second Time

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(Credit: Stacey Bode) Famed mezzo-soprano Jamie Barton is set to appear as part of the San Francisco Performances on Dec. 11, 2019. This event marks the second time that Barton performs with the organization following her recital debut back in 2015. She will appear alongside pianist Kathleen Kelly, who will be making her SF Perfomrances debut. The program for the {…}

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Joanna Latini & Olga Perez Flora Lead Resonance Works’ 2019-20 Season

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Pittsburgh-based performing arts company Resonance Works has announced details of its seventh season, entitled “Fresh Perspectives – New Traditions.” The season will kick off with the multicultural program “the national anthems,” inspired by David Lang’s work for choir and string quartet. Performances will be held at Heinz Chapel and Charity Randall Theatre, and will be preceded by a “musical prelude {…}

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Dell’Arte Opera Ensemble 2019 Festival Review: Princess Maleine

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There are times when we experience something very special, almost historical. This was the case at the world premiere of “Princess Maleine,” a new opera staged by the Dell’Arte Opera Ensemble. The premiere was part of Dell’Arte’s 2019 festival, “Voices from the Tower.” The series, as described by Artistic Director Chris Fecteau, is “dedicated to the female creative voices who {…}

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Audra McDonald, Benjamin Appl, Nuria Rial Headline Seattle Symphony Orchestra’s 2020-21 Season

Concerts at Saint Thomas March Announces March Program

Carnegie Hall 2019-20 Season Review: SongStudio

Nicholas Phan, Melody Moore, Joélle Harvey Headline Emerging Voices At Philadelphia Chamber Music Society

Julia Bullock, Joyce DiDonato, and Allan Clayton to Star At Aldeburgh Festival 2020

San Francisco Performances 2019-20 Review: Jamie Barton in Concert

Jamie Barton to Return to San Francisco Performance for Second Time

Joanna Latini & Olga Perez Flora Lead Resonance Works’ 2019-20 Season

Dell’Arte Opera Ensemble 2019 Festival Review: Princess Maleine