Opera Rara Announces Transfer Of Music Library

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Opera Rara has announced that it will transfer its music library to The Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama. The new library will be called The Foyle Opera Rara Collection in honor of The Foyle Foundation which made the donation that enabled the transfer. The Foyle Opera Rara Collection will be comprised of over 5,000 volumes of first and {…}

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Welsh National Opera Announces Freedom Season Featuring Jake Heggie & Menotti

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The Welsh National Opera has announced “Freedom,” a season of operatic works with complementary panel discussions, talks, community engagement and an exhibition of immersive reality artwork exploring the themes of human rights, justice, and political imprisonment. Curated by Artistic Director David Pountney, the season is set to present every element of the performing company from the WNO Chorus and Orchestra through {…}

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Sir Bryn Terfel Announces New Foundation with RWCMD

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Sir Bryn Terfel CBE and the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama (RWCMD) have launched a new foundation, Cronfa* Syr Bryn Terfel. The foundation aims to support young artists training at the College through scholarships and bursaries. “At the start of their careers young artists dream of achieving great things, just as young sports men and women do,” said Terfel {…}

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Obituary: Tenor Rafael Rojas Dies at 59

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Tenor Rafael Rojas has died at the age of 59. The Mexican tenor died on Tuesday Jan. 19, 2022 but no cause of death was revealed. Born in Mexico, Rojas studied at the University of Guadalajara and subsequently joined the post-graduate opera course at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama‚ completing his studies at the Royal Northern College of {…}

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Russell Thomas, Joyce DiDonato, J’Nai Bridges, Pene Pati, Brenda Rae Headline Top 10 Operas to Stream This Week

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Operatic masterpieces make up half of the recommendations this week. But there are several unique competitions, recitals, modern operas, and the like on offer. Let’s jump into it. (***Some of these performances may be region-blocked (only accessible to people connected to a network in a specific country). But you can gain access by using a VPN. For find out more, click here. {…}

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20 Singers Announced To Compete In BBC Cardiff Singer Of The World 2019 Competition

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The BBC Cardiff Singer of the World 2019 has announced that 20 outstanding classical singers from across the globe have been selected to compete in the prestigious competition. The competitors, who were chosen from a pool of 400 applicants and hail from 15 different countries, include: tenor Roman Arndt and mezzo-sopranos Karina Kherunts and Yulia Mebbibaeva from Russia; baritone Leonardo Lee {…}

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Opera Rara Announces Transfer Of Music Library

Welsh National Opera Announces Freedom Season Featuring Jake Heggie & Menotti

Sir Bryn Terfel Announces New Foundation with RWCMD

Obituary: Tenor Rafael Rojas Dies at 59

Russell Thomas, Joyce DiDonato, J’Nai Bridges, Pene Pati, Brenda Rae Headline Top 10 Operas to Stream This Week

20 Singers Announced To Compete In BBC Cardiff Singer Of The World 2019 Competition