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Juilliard School’s Music Advancement Program Chorus to World Premiere ‘Brave’

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The Juilliard School’s Music Advancement Program (MAP) Chorus will present the world premiere of “Brave” by Jaime Lozano and Tommy Newman on Saturday, April 18 at 7:30 p.m. at St. Paul and St. Andrew United Methodist Church in New York City. The 105-voice chorus of students from Juilliard’s MAP, joined by an ensemble of MAP faculty, Juilliard alumni, and College {…}

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Renée Fleming, Joélle Harvey, Isabel Leonard, Lauren Snouffer, Reginald Mobley Lead San Francisco Symphony’s 2026–27 Vocal Season

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(Photo credit: Andrew Eccles) The San Francisco Symphony has announced its 2026–27 season, taking place September 8, 2026–June 27, 2027. Here are the vocal performances on offer. Conductor Santtu-Matias Rouvali leads soprano Renée Fleming in Richard Strauss’s “Four Last Songs,” alongside Strauss’s “Ein Heldenleben.” In connection with Fleming’s performances, the Symphony presents Music and the Mind, an evening of discussion {…}

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Corinne Winters, Ryan Speedo Green, Federica Lombardi, Sara Jakubiak & Aryeh Nussbaum Cohen Lead Dutch National Opera’s 2026-27 Season

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The Dutch National Opera has announced its 2025-26 season. Leoncavallo’s “Pagliacci” and Mascagni’s “Cavalleria rusticana” will be conducted by Andrea Battistoni. Leoncavallo’s work will star Corinne Winters, Riccardo Massi, Roman Burdenko, and Hubert Zapiór while Mascagni’s will star Raehann Bryce-Davis, SeokJong Baek, Enkelejda Shkoza, Roman Burdenko, and Maria Warenberg. Performance Dates: Sept. 5 – 23, 2026 Shostakovich’s “Cherry Town” will {…}

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Frederica von Stade & Susan Graham to Perform at Ravinia Festival 2026

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 (Photo credit: Lieberman Photography) The Ravinia Festival announces it 2026 programming. This article only features classical vocal concerts. James Conlon leads a semi-stages version of Mozart’s “The Abduction from the Seraglio” starring Kathryn Lewek and Miles Mykkanen. Performance Dates: July 16 & 18, 2026 Chanticleer perform as part of their 2026 tour. Performance Date: July 26, 2026 Carlos Simon’s “Good {…}

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Metropolitan Opera Announces 23 Semifinalists for Metropolitan Opera Eric and Dominique Laffont Competition

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The Metropolitan Opera has announce the 23 semifinalists for the Metropolitan Opera Eric and Dominique Laffont Competition. The semifinals, which are set to be held on March 15, 2026, will be held on the Met stage before a panel of judges and will also be available for public viewing via livestream. Laffont alumni Brittany Olivia Logan and Miles Mykkanen will {…}

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Juilliard School to Present ‘AXIOM: Kurtág @100’

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The Juilliard School will present “AXIOM: Kurtág @ 100” on Thursday, Feb. 19 at 7:30 p.m. at Alice Tully Hall. Jeffrey Milarsky leads Juilliard’s new music ensemble AXIOM in a centennial celebration of Hungarian composer György Kurtág. Soprano Kerrigan Bigelow, soprano Fantine Douilly, pianist Heting Xia, and violinist Tianyou Ma are the featured soloists. The program opens with “The Iron {…}

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Karen Slack Among Headlines of ‘Hello, America: Letters to Us, From Us’ at Carnegie Hall

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Soprano Karen Slack will be among the headliners of Carnegie Hall‘s presentation of the American Composers Orchestra in “Hello, America: Letters to Us, from Us” on March 11 at Zankel Hall. The showcase, part of Carnegie Hall’s United in Sound: America at 250 festival commemorating the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, will be led by conductor Carolyn Kuan. {…}

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Juilliard School to Present ‘Before and After’

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Juilliard’s Ellen and James S. Marcus Institute for Vocal Arts is set to present “Before and After” on Feb. 22, 2026. The livestreamed opera program was conceived by Artistic Director of Vocal Arts Brian Zeger and stage director Mary Birnbaum and pairs mid-20th-century American repertoire with contemporary works inspired by Classical tragedy. The showcase opens with Samuel Barber’s “Knoxville: Summer {…}