Oratorio Society To Perform Verdi’s Requiem

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The Oratorio Society will conclude its 2018-19 Carnegie Hall season with Verdi’s Requiem. The OSNY Music Director Kent Tritle is set to lead the performance with Elizabeth de Trejo, Raehann Bryce-Davis, Joshua Blue, and Adam Lau. The performance will mark De Trejo’s OSNY debut and her second collaboration with Kent Tritle, who worked with her at the Great Mountains Music {…}

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Piotr Beczala, Vivica Genaux & Marlis Petersen Headline Theater An Der Wien

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The Theater an der Wien has announced its 2019-20 season featuring numerous rarely performed works, concert operas and a number of new productions. Opera Productions David Afkham conducts Amélie Niermeyer’s new production of Dvorak’s “Rusalka.” Maria Bengtsson sings the title role alongside Ladislav Elgr, Günther Groissböck, Natascha Petrinsky, and Kate Aldrich. Performance Dates: Sept. 19 – 30, 2019 Stefan Gottfried conducts Sam Brown’s production of Mozart’s {…}

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Interview: How The Governor’s School Of the Arts Develops New Opera Stars & Audiences

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“Alone we can do so little; together, we can do so much.” Our community has a massive impact on who we are to become and this could not be truer for those those impacted by The Governor’s School of the Arts (GSA). The school, which became a full-time program in 1987 with the aim of nurturing young artists at the {…}

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10 Must See Operas In 2019 [North America Edition]

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Even though 2018 is coming to an end, there is a lot of opera to look forward to in 2019. There will be even more stars, world premieres, new productions, and rarely performed works that will be showcased throughout the world. In celebration of the new year, let’s take a look at the operas OperaWire believes are not be missed {…}

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Oratorio Society Of New York To Present The Messiah To Celebrate Holidays

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The Oratorio Society of New York is set to present Handel’s “Messiah” following its tradition of presenting the work every year. The classic oratorio will be presented on Dec. 17, 2018, with Music Director Kent Tritle leading the OSNY in its 145th performance of Messiah. The cast will include Leslie Fagan, a beloved Oratorio Society guest artist, countertenor Daniel Moody, tenor {…}

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San Francisco Opera 2018-19 Review: It’s a Wonderful Life

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Jake Heggie and Gene Scheer’s “It’s A Wonderful Life” opened earlier this week at San Francisco’s War Memorial Opera House. An American success story based on “The Greatest Gift” by Philip Van Doren Stern, and Frank Capra’s beloved film on the same story, it combined old and new, young and original, odd and familiar, poignant and comic. Neither movie nor {…}

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Washington National Opera To Celebrate Holidays With ‘The Lion, the Unicorn, and Me’

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The Washington National Opera will continue its annual holiday family opera tradition with “The Lion, the Unicorn, and Me.” The opera, based on Jeanette Winterson’s award-winning children’s book which tells the Nativity story from the donkey’s point of view, features music by composer Jeanine Tesori and a libretto by J.D. “Sandy” McClatchy. It will feature current and former members of WNO’s {…}

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Top 6 Operas To See This Weekend – USA (10/5-7)

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We have another six offerings this week because a number of companies are getting their season started. You’ll see two world premieres among this week mixed in with some repertory favorites. The Mile Long Opera: A Biography of 7 O’Clock – The High Line Looking for a unique experience in New York City? “The Mile-Long Opera” is probably going to {…}

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Oratorio Society of New York Announces 2018-19 Carnegie Hall Season

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The Oratorio Society of New York has announced its 2018-19 Carnegie Hall season. The organization, led by Kent Tritle, will kick off its season with a performance dedicated to the Centennial of the Armistice and of Polish Independence. The concert will feature Szymanowski’s “Stabat Mater” as well as Gorecki’s “Euntes Ibant et Flebant” and the “Dona nobis pacem” by Vaughan {…}

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Oratorio Society To Perform Verdi’s Requiem

Piotr Beczala, Vivica Genaux & Marlis Petersen Headline Theater An Der Wien

Interview: How The Governor’s School Of the Arts Develops New Opera Stars & Audiences

10 Must See Operas In 2019 [North America Edition]

Oratorio Society Of New York To Present The Messiah To Celebrate Holidays

San Francisco Opera 2018-19 Review: It’s a Wonderful Life

Washington National Opera To Celebrate Holidays With ‘The Lion, the Unicorn, and Me’

Top 6 Operas To See This Weekend – USA (10/5-7)

Oratorio Society of New York Announces 2018-19 Carnegie Hall Season