Obituary: Deutsche Oper Berlin Conductor Kevin McCutcheon Dies at 66

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Kevin McCutcheon had died at the age of 66 due to COVID-19. Born in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, McCutcheon studied conducting, piano, and composition at the Philadelphia Music Academy and went on to appear as a soloist and accompanist for well-known instrumentalists. Additionally, from 1976 to 1979 he conducted at the Opera of Philadelphia. In 1985 McCutcheon made his debut as a {…}

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‘Traffic Opera’ Short Film To Get Screening At NYC’s Anthology Film Archives

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New York Women in Film & Television will be presenting “Traffic Opera” on Jan. 28, 2020 at the Anthology Film Archives in New York City. The short film produced by Cool Ath Filmth in Reading, Pennsylvania with two crews shooting at the same time in the same intersection between 6th and Court Streets. The work showcases an opera that takes {…}

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Kevin Puts, Latonia Moore & Venera Gimadieva Headline Washington National Opera’s 2018-19 Season

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The Washington National Opera has announced its 2018-19 season showcasing five productions and a number of vocal events. Main Stage The season opens with Verdi’s “La Traviata” starring Venera Gimadieva in her WNO debut and Jacqueline Echols sharing the role. Joshua Guerrero and Mario Chang share the role of Alfredo, both making company debuts. Lucas Meachem also makes his debut {…}

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Lyric Opera of Chicago & Black Leadership Arts Collective Team Up for ‘Echoes of Excellence’ Recital

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Lyric Opera of Chicago and Black Leadership Arts Collective (B.L.A.C.) are joining forces to present the “Echoes of Excellence” Recital on Nov. 8, 2025. The program will feature such artists as sopranos Angela Brown, Alyson Cambridge, Laquita Mitchell, and Jacqueline Echols; mezzo-sopranos Lucia Bradford and J’Nai Bridges, an alumna of Lyric’s Patrick G. and Shirley W. Ryan Opera Center; tenors {…}

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American Symphony Orchestra 2025 Review: Guntram

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(Photo: Matt Dine) On June 6, 2025, Carnegie Hall hosted the American Symphony Orchestra’s concert revival of Richard Strauss’s first opera, “Guntram.” Rarely mentioned alongside “Salomé” or “Der Rosenkavalier,” “Guntram” reveals a young composer grappling with grand ideas. Strauss stumbled, learned, and went on to compose a total of fourteen operas. Audiences can hear Wagner in nearly every bar of {…}

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Angela Meade & J’Nai Bridges Lead Dessoff Choir’s Verdi Requiem

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On May 1 and 2, Trinity Church will present Giuseppe Verdi’s Requiem in collaboration with The Dessoff Choirs, which is celebrating its 100th Anniversary season. These performances will celebrate the legacy as well as the musical innovation of the organizations and will include the world premiere of a new choral work by Pulitzer Prize- winning composer Tania León, commissioned by {…}

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Meryl Streep, Melody Moore, Magdalena Kožená & Tara Erraught Lead CD/DVD Releases

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Welcome back for this week’s look at the latest CD and DVD releases in the opera world. This week audiences will get a good helping of baroque favorites and rarities, star-studded albums, world premieres and some fantastic modern works by recognized composers. Rufus Wainwright’s Dream Requiem The new album showcases Wainwright’s “Dream Requiem,” an epic work for orchestra, chorus, soprano, {…}

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Sonya Headlam, Angela Meade, J’Nai Bridges, & Won Whi Choi Star in Trinity Church’s 2025 Spring Season

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(Photo credits: Rosenberg, IMG Artists, & UIA Talent) Trinity Church has unveiled its 2025 spring season. For the purposes of this article only classical vocal concerts are included. Soprano Sonya Headlam opens the season in “Sunday Afternoon Music,” featuring works by Ignatius Sancho, Florence Price, Margaret Bonds, Trevor Weston, Peter Ashbourne, and others. Performance Date: February 2, 2025 (St Paul’s {…}

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CD Review: Gordon Getty’s ‘Goodbye, Mr. Chips’

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The score of Gordon Getty’s “Goodbye, Mr. Chips” breathes all the unpretentiously sweet melancholy of its many predecessors – from James Hilton’s 1933 novella of the same title to subsequent adaptations as, among others, radio plays and lavishly cast movie musicals. Yet it is not exactly the feel-good opera advertised in Pentatone’s press release; rather, the eponymous Mr. Chips – {…}

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Obituary: Deutsche Oper Berlin Conductor Kevin McCutcheon Dies at 66

‘Traffic Opera’ Short Film To Get Screening At NYC’s Anthology Film Archives

Kevin Puts, Latonia Moore & Venera Gimadieva Headline Washington National Opera’s 2018-19 Season

Lyric Opera of Chicago & Black Leadership Arts Collective Team Up for ‘Echoes of Excellence’ Recital

American Symphony Orchestra 2025 Review: Guntram

Angela Meade & J’Nai Bridges Lead Dessoff Choir’s Verdi Requiem

Meryl Streep, Melody Moore, Magdalena Kožená & Tara Erraught Lead CD/DVD Releases

Sonya Headlam, Angela Meade, J’Nai Bridges, & Won Whi Choi Star in Trinity Church’s 2025 Spring Season

CD Review: Gordon Getty’s ‘Goodbye, Mr. Chips’