Julianna Di Giacomo & Yusif Eyvazov Headline Bravo! Vail’s First Opera Production

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Bravo! Vail, one of the world’s premier music festivals, has announced its first original opera production, a new, fully-staged production of Puccini’s “Tosca.” The production custom-designed for the outdoor Gerald R. Ford Amphitheater is set to be lead by Yannick Nézet-Séguin and the Philadelphia Orchestra, the Bravo! Vail Festival Chorus, and the Colorado Children’s Chorus. Julianna Di Giacomo sings the title {…}

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National Opera House Awarded Major Grant to Preserve Historic Site

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The National Opera House has announced that the Mellon Foundation has awarded a $1.75 million grant to continue support for the restoration and preservation of the historic house on 7101 Apple Street in Pittsburgh. The property served as the former headquarters of the National Negro Opera Company and is considered the birthplace of classical jazz. The award marks a major {…}

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Gabriela Lena Frank Wins Pulitzer Prize

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Gabriela Lena Frank has been awarded the Pulitzer Prize for her work “Picaflor: A Future Myth.” Frank won “for distinguished musical composition by an American that has had its first performance or recording in the United States during the year, Fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000).” The work premiered on March 13, 2025 at Marian Anderson Hall, Philadelphia, a modern symphonic work {…}

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Primo Artists Adds ‘The Snowy Day’ Composer Joel Thompson to Roster

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(Image Courtesy of Primo Artists) Primo Artists has added composer Joel Thompson to its roster for Worldwide General Management. Thompson, the current (and first-ever) Composer-in-Residence at Houston Grand Opera and the winner of the 2023 Sphinx Medal of Excellence, has been commissioned by such organizations as New York Philharmonic, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Aspen Music Festival, Bravo! Vail Music Festival, Houston {…}

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Death of Classical 2025 Review: The Versailles Royal Opera Orchestra & Countertenor Franco Fagioli

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(Photo: Sam Roppola/Death of Classical) The Royal Opera of the Palace of Versailles, inaugurated in 1770 during the reign of Louis XV, was the largest concert hall in Europe at that time. The Orchestre de l’Opéra Royal (The Versailles Royal Opera Orchestra), was formed in 2019 specifically to perform John Corigliano’s opera, “The Ghosts of Versailles.” The orchestra, conducted by {…}

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The Ring in San Francisco: ‘Rhine-Dining’ & ‘What’s Opera, Doc’

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(Credit: Stacey Bode) San Francisco Opera is in the midst of its month-long festival dedicated to Wagner’s “Ring Cycle.” In the coming weeks, Lois Silverstein will explore her experience not only revisiting the 2018 opera production but several of the events and panels presented by the company. San Francisco Opera’s (SFO) recently concluded “Virtual Ring Festival” continues to delight, even if {…}

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