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LA Opera to Present Live Simulcast of Verdi’s ‘Aida’ Starring Latonia Moore & Russell Thomas

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(Credit: Cory Weaver/Metropolitan Opera) The Los Angeles Opera will present simulcast for Verdi’s “Aida” on June 4, 2022. The performance stars soprano Latonia Moore, tenor Russell Thomas, bass Peixin Chen, baritone George Gagnidze, bass Morris Robinson, and soprano Melody Moore. The work will be conducted by James Conlon. Using nine HD cameras, the company will transmit the showcase live from {…}
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Odyssey Opera Announces 2026-27 Season

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Odyssey Opera has announced its 2026-27 season. The season will open with a rare glimpse into the Second New England School. The program will include three rarely heard works written at the turn of the 20th Century: Lamia (1908), a lush orchestral tone poem by Edward MacDowell; “Jephthah’s Daughter (1903),” a dramatic concert aria by Amy Beach featuring acclaimed soprano {…}
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San Francisco Opera to Present Second Annual Pride Concert

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(Photo: Kristen Loken) San Francisco Opera will present its second annual Pride Concert on June 26 at the War Memorial Opera House in San Francisco. Sapphira Cristál, an opera singer, composer, and drag queen, returns as emcee for the evening. Conductor Robert Mollicone leads the San Francisco Opera Orchestra in a program blending opera, musical theater, and pop, with music {…}
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Baltimore Symphony Orchestra Names New Assistant Conductor & Conducting Fellow

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The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra (BSO) has announced the appointment of Jiannan Cheng as Assistant Conductor and Tatiana Pérez-Hernández as Conducting Fellow for the 2025–26 season. Cheng takes over for Jonathon Taylor Rush, who previously served as Assistant and later Associate Conductor from 2020 to 2023. In her new role, Cheng will lead select family, education, and holiday performances, as well as {…}
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CD Review: EuroArts’ ‘Norma’

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All “Normas” are a spectacle, but some are more spectacular than others—or so the Orwellian  adage might go. Marina Rebeka, for instance, set the bar for dramatic intensity in her fiery CD  release from last year. By contrast, Melody Moore’s portrayal on EuroArts—though  dignified—leans toward restraint.  That is not to slight Moore or—indeed—any of her colleagues. As Norma, she commands {…}
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‘Frederick Douglass’ to Be Presented by Odyssey Opera & Boston Modern Orchestra Project

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The Boston Modern Orchestra Project (BMOP), in partnership with Odyssey Opera, will present the New England premiere of “Frederick Douglass” at New England Conservatory’s Jordan Hall. The performance will be held on June 20, 2025 and will feature Black composer Ulysses Kay and librettist Donald Dorr’s opera, which centers on a fictionalized account of the final year of the renowned {…}
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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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Morris Robinson, Angel Blue & Erika Grimaldi Lead The Washington Chorus’s 2024-25 Season

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The Washington Chorus has announced its 2024-25 season. Dr. Eugene Rogers conducts Morris Robinson in music by Jessie Montgomery, Aaron Copland, and Carlos Simon/Dan Harder. rs. Performance Dates: Sept. 14, 2024 Dr. Eugene Rogers conducts Suzzette Ortiz. Performance Dates: Dec. 14-22, 2024 Dr. Eugene Rogers conducts Damian Norfleet and Monique Holmes-Spells in music by Leonard Bernstein, Nkeiru Okoye, Eugene Rogers, {…}
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New Orleans Opera Announces 2024-25 Season

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New Orleans Opera has announced its 2024-25 season. The season opens with “Tosca” starring Melody Moore, Dominick CHenes, Reginald Smith Jr., and Ivan Griffin. George Manahan conducts and Christopher Mattaliano directs. Performance Dates: Sept. 27 & 29, 2024 Then comes “Samson and Delilah in Concert. Limmie Pulliam, Raehann Bryce-Davis, and Alfred Walker star. Daniela Candillari conducts. Performance Dates: Nov. 8 & 10, {…}

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