Lise Davidsen, Thomas Hampson, Jeanine De Bique & Magdalena Kožená Lead BBC Proms’ 2023 Season

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The BBC Proms has announced its 2023 season. Here is a look at the vocal performances. Paul Lewis, BBC Singers, BBC Symphony Chorus, BBC Symphony Orchestra, and Dalia Stasevska perform the first night of Proms. Performance Date: July 14, 2023 Early music vocal ensemble Stile Antico explores the many facets of William Byrd. Performance Date: July 15, 2023 Soprano Rainelle {…}

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2023 BBC Cardiff Singer of the World Participant Withdraws

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The BBC Cardiff Singer of the World competition has announced the withdrawal of Filipe Manu. The competition said, “we regret to announce that Filipe Manu has had to withdraw from the competition for personal reasons. His place will be taken by Croatian bass, Toni Nežić.” New Zealand-Tongan tenor Manu is a graduate of the Jette Parker Young Artist program at {…}

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BBC Cardiff Singer of World Announces 2023 Participants

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The BBC Cardiff Singer of the World has announced the 2023 participants. The competition will showcase 16 singers from around the world competing for the top prize. The singers are Simone McIntosh (Canada), HuHe Gala (China), Meigui Zhang (China), Julieth Lozano Rolong (Colombia), William Thomas (England), Adolfo Corrado (Italy), Beomjin Kim ( South Korea), Sungho Kim (South Korea), Beth Taylor {…}

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Best of 2022: OperaWire’s Top 11 Singers of 2022

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After a bumpy 2021, which still had numerous COVID cancelations, 2022 saw opera companies almost return to normalcy. There were setbacks like cyberattacks, a war that has destroyed a country, and companies losing funds from government agencies. But in all, it also showed how opera companies could unite through benefit concerts and through sheer artistry. And after releasing our favorite {…}

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Freddie De Tommaso, Alice Coote, Lise Davidsen, Anthony Roth Costanzo & Angel Blue Lead BBC Prom’s 2022 Season

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The BBC Proms has announced its 2022 season. Here is a look at the vocal highlights of the festival. Sakari Oramo conducts the BBC Symphony Orchestra and Chorus in Verdi’s Requiem on the First Night of the 2022 BBC Proms. Masabane Cecilia Rangwanasha, Jennifer Johnston, Freddie De Tommaso, and Kihwan Sim are the soloists. Performance Date: July 15, 2022 David Bates and La {…}

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BBC Symphony Orchestra Announces ‘Total Immersion: Music for the End of Time’

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The BBC Symphony Orchestra is set to present its program “Total Immersion: Music for the End of Time” on Jan. 23, 2022 in Barbican Hall. Events for Total Immersion Day will begin that morning at 10:30 a.m. with the showing of the film “The Music of Terezín.” The first concert starts at 1:30 p.m. featuring “The Theresienstadt Orchestra,” followed by {…}

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Elizabeth Llewellyn, Kate Lidnsey, Michael Spyres, Cecilia Bartoli Among BBC Music Magazine Awards 2022 Nominees

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BBC Music Magazine has announced its 2022 award nominees. For the purposes of this article, our focus will be on vocal and operatic winners. In the Choral Award 2022 category, the first nominee is Dunedin Consort’s recording of Bach’s Cantatas, BWV 23, 82 & 106. John Butt conducts the album. Also nominated is the Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir and Kaspars {…}

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Bampton Classical Opera Young Singers Competition 2021 Opens Applications

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Bampton Classical Opera has announced that applications are now open for the fifth biennial Bampton Classical Opera Young Singers Competition, the public final of which will take place on Sunday, Nov. 28, 2021. Singers who are UK residents and aged 21-32 years old are welcome to apply with their accompanists. Applications are available on the company’s website and are due {…}

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BBC Cardiff Singer of the World Competition Announces 2021 Contestants

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The BBC Cardiff Singer of the World Competition has announced the names of this year’s contestants. The following singers will be competing for the prestigious award: soprano Christina Gansch, tenor Chuan Wang, bass Nicolai Elsberg, mezzo-soprano Stephanie Wake-Edwards, mezzo-soprano Natalia Kutateladze, soprano Álfheiður Erla Guðmundsdóttir, baritone Michael Rakotoarivony, baritone Ankhbayar Enkhbold, baritone Gihoon Kim, bass-baritone Jusung Park, soprano Elbenita Kajtazi {…}

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Lise Davidsen, Thomas Hampson, Jeanine De Bique & Magdalena Kožená Lead BBC Proms’ 2023 Season

2023 BBC Cardiff Singer of the World Participant Withdraws

BBC Cardiff Singer of World Announces 2023 Participants

Best of 2022: OperaWire’s Top 11 Singers of 2022

Freddie De Tommaso, Alice Coote, Lise Davidsen, Anthony Roth Costanzo & Angel Blue Lead BBC Prom’s 2022 Season

BBC Symphony Orchestra Announces ‘Total Immersion: Music for the End of Time’

Elizabeth Llewellyn, Kate Lidnsey, Michael Spyres, Cecilia Bartoli Among BBC Music Magazine Awards 2022 Nominees

Bampton Classical Opera Young Singers Competition 2021 Opens Applications

BBC Cardiff Singer of the World Competition Announces 2021 Contestants