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Johanna Wallroth Receives Birgit Nilsson Stipendium

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The Birgit Nilsson Foundation has announced the 2021 Birgit Nilsson Stipendium. The foundation announced that Johanna Wallroth will be this year’s recipient and will receive 200,000 kronor at the ceremony to be held on August 13. Wallroth will also perform in recital as a part of the celebrations for this year’s Birgit Nilsson Days. Wallroth is a Swedish who took the {…}

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Emily D’Angelo & Pavel Petrov Win Top Prizes At Operalia

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The Operalia competition has announced that its 2018 winners. The competition announced that the first prize winners were Belarus tenor Pavel Petrov and Canadian mezzo Emily D’Angelo. The second prize went to Russian tenor Migran Agadzhanyan and American mezzo Samantha Hankey. The third prize winners were given to Russian tenor Arseny Yakovlev and Canadian mezzo Rihab Chaieb. The Zarzuela awards {…}

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Alan Gilbert Extends Contract with Royal Swedish Opera

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Conductor Alan Gilbert has renewed his contract as Music Director of the Royal Swedish Opera (RSO) until the end of 2029, with possibility of further extension. The conductor began his tenure with the company in 2021, and was named Royal Court Kapellmeister by the King of Sweden a year later. In a statement regarding his extension Gilbert said, “Sweden is {…}

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Michael Weinius, Sofie Asplund, Elin Rombo, & Nina Stemme Star in Royal Swedish Orchestra’s 500 Year Celebration

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(Photo credit: Henrik Halvarsson) The Royal Swedish Orchestra celebrates its 500th anniversary with concerts at the Royal Swedish Opera and an international tour. This article only features classical vocal events. Royal Swedish Opera Chorus soloists Matilda Sterby, Miriam Treichl, Michael Weinius, and Ola Eliasson perform works by Beethoven and Helander. Alan Gilbert conducts. Performance Dates: January 17 & 18, 2026 {…}

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Ekaterine Buachidze & Mihai Damian Win 2025 Operalia Competition

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The Operalia Competition has announced its 2025 winners. The first prize winners were Georgian mezzo-soprano Ekaterine Buachidze and Romanian baritone Mihai Damian. The second prize was awarded to American mezzo-soprano Natalie Lewis and Armenian baritone Grisha Martirosyan. Russian soprano Samira Galimova and Italian tenor Dave Monaco won the third prize. The Birgit Nilsson Prize was given to mezzo-soprano Lewis and {…}

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Festival d’Aix-en-Provence Releases 2025 Report

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A final report has been released covering the 77th edition of the Festival d’Aix-en-Provence. This article only features opera-specific information. Attendance Over 64,000 spectators Over 37,000 seats filled in operas and at concerts in July Over 27,000 attendees at free Festival event  2,970 seats sold to people under 30 Six percent increase from 2024 Performances Five operas staged, including two {…}

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Arte.TV to Broadcast Festival Aix-en-Provence’s ‘Louise’

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Arte.tv is set ot broadcast Charpentier’s “Louise” for the Festival Aix-en-Provence. The broadcast will take place on July 12, produced by Christof Loy. The work will star soprano Elsa Dreisig in the title role alongside Adam Smith, Nicolas Courjal, Sophie Koch, Marianne Croux, Annick Massis, Grégoire Mour, Carol Garcia, Karolina Bengtsson, Marie-Thérèse Keller, Julie Pasturaud, Marion Vergez-Pascal, Marion Lebègue, Jennifer {…}

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Operalia Competition Announces 2024 Winners

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The Operalia Competition has announced its 2024 winners. The first prize went to American Soprano Kathleen O’Mara and Chinese bass-baritone Le Bu. Both first-prize winners also won the Birgit Nilsson Prize. The second prize was awarded to Azerbaijan mezzo-soprano Elmina Hasan and American tenor Angel Romero. Hasan also won the Pepita Embil Prize of Zarzuela and Romero won the Don {…}

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Victoria Karkacheva Joins Tact Artists for General Management

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Mezzo-soprano Victoria Karkacheva has joined Tact Artists for General management. Winner of the First and Birgit Nilsson Prizes in Operalia 2021, Karkacheva is set to make her debut at the Teatro alla Scala as Charlotte in “Werther,” and perform the title role of “Carmen” with Teatro di San Carlo in Naples, the Gran Teatre del Liceu in Barcelona as Olga {…}