Updates on 2020-21 Opera & Concert Seasons in North America Canceled Or Changed Due to Coronavirus

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-We will update this article as more additional Information becomes available- After the coronavirus forced theaters to cancel the remainder of the 2019-20 season and all summer festivals in North America, audiences are awaiting information on how the upcoming 2020-21 seasons will be affected. Here is a breakdown of schedule changes in North America (You can find European updates here): {…}

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Talise Trevigne, Aviva Fortunata & David Pomeroy Headline Calgary Opera’s 2020-21 Season

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The Calgary Opera has announced its 2020-21 season, which will include four opera productions. Beethoven’s “Fidelio” opens the season with Tracy Cantin as Leonore, David Pomeroy as Florestan, Melody Courage as Marzelline, Gregory Dahl as Don Pizarro, and Owen McCausland as Jaquino. Michael Cavanagh directs the production and Bramwell Tovey conducts. Performance Dates: Nov. 21, 25 & 27, 2020 Omer {…}

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Four Emerging Artists Join Canadian Opera Company Ensemble Studio for 2020-21

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The Canadian Opera Company announced that four new opera artists will join its Ensemble Studio training program for the 2020-21 season including soprano Midori Marsh, baritone Jonah Spungin, bass-baritone Alex Halliday, and pianist/intern coach Frances Thielmann. Marsh has won the First Prize and the Audience Choice Award at the 2019 Ensemble Studio Competition. At the same competition, Halliday claimed the {…}

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Q & A: Bass-Baritone Joel Allison On Opera Culture In Canada & How A ‘Tosca’ Radio Broadcast Changed His Life

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(Credit: Ian McIntosh Photography) Joel Allison made his debut at the age of 12 as the treble soloist in Howard Shore’s “Lord of the Rings” Symphony. Today this Canadian singer of the new generation has been praised for the “beautiful, rich, ringing tone” of his bass-baritone voice. Allison is working as a recitalist, soloing with all of the prominent Canadian {…}

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Portland Opera To Present Geoffrey Schellenberg In Recital

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On May 14, 2019, the Portland Opera will present baritone Geoffrey Schellenberg in recital. This performance, scheduled for May 14 2019, at the Whitsell Auditorium of the Portland Art Museum, is part of the company’s 2019 Resident Artist Series. Schellenberg, in his first year as a resident artist, will work alongside Nicholas Fox, who is Portland Opera’s Chorus Master and {…}

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Top 5 Operas to See This Weekend – North America (Feb. 2-4): Lyric Opera of Chicago & Others Showcase Classic Repertory Staples

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The opera world continues to showcase more and more around the continent and this week’s recommendations stretch around the US and Canada, with the focus solely on staples of the operatic canon. If last week’s emphasis on the modern was too much for the more conservative opera goer, then this week will offer a “palette cleanser” of sorts. I Puritani {…}

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12 Modern Operas That Yannick Nézet-Séguin Must Bring to the Metropolitan Opera

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A few weeks ago, Metropolitan Opera Music Director Designate Yannick Nézet-Séguin made the proclamation that he would be bringing newer and fresher composers to the Metropolitan Opera throughout his tenure. A few days later it was reported that among the new composers he would be bringing would be Jake Heggie’s “Dead Man Walking.” It’s a great start, considering Heggie, who {…}

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Rosemary Thomson Files Claim Against Okanagan Symphony Orchestra

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Rosemary Thomson has filed a claim against the Okanagan Symphony Orchestra for wrongful dismissal. Thomson was let go from her position as Music Director on Dec. 1 due to allegations relating to a recent OSO concert “with guest artists representing Indigenous cultures and improvisatory traditions outside the OSO’s classical roots, and are without merit.” In a statement, the conductor said, {…}

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Obituary: Choral Director & Composer Abraham Kaplan Dies at 92

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On Sept. 6, 2023, Abraham Kaplan died at the age of 92. Born in Tel Aviv, Israel, Kaplan was the son of Shlomo Kaplan, a prominent choral conductor and music pedagogue in Israel. He taught at the Jerusalem Academy of Music and was head of the music department of the Histadrut. Abraham Kaplan first sang under his father in a {…}

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Updates on 2020-21 Opera & Concert Seasons in North America Canceled Or Changed Due to Coronavirus

Talise Trevigne, Aviva Fortunata & David Pomeroy Headline Calgary Opera’s 2020-21 Season

Four Emerging Artists Join Canadian Opera Company Ensemble Studio for 2020-21

Q & A: Bass-Baritone Joel Allison On Opera Culture In Canada & How A ‘Tosca’ Radio Broadcast Changed His Life

Portland Opera To Present Geoffrey Schellenberg In Recital

Top 5 Operas to See This Weekend – North America (Feb. 2-4): Lyric Opera of Chicago & Others Showcase Classic Repertory Staples

12 Modern Operas That Yannick Nézet-Séguin Must Bring to the Metropolitan Opera

Rosemary Thomson Files Claim Against Okanagan Symphony Orchestra

Obituary: Choral Director & Composer Abraham Kaplan Dies at 92