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Daniel Hyde Appointed Musical Director of City of London Choir

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Daniel Hyde has been appointed Musical Director and Principal Conductor of the City of London Choir.  He will take the position effective from September 2024.  Hyde is the Director of Music at King’s College, Cambridge, and has directed ensembles including the BBC Singers, Britten Sinfonia, the Academy of Ancient Music, the Philharmonia, the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, the Orchestra of the Age of {…}

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Jennifer Johnson Cano Set for Two New York City Concerts This March

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(Photo by Matthu Placek) Mezzo-soprano Jennifer Johnson Cano is set for two major performances in New York City on March 8 and 28, 2024. First up is the March 8 performance with the Brooklyn Chamber Music Society. The showcase will feature songs by Ravel and Rorem as well as works by Bach, Janácek, and Haydn. Cano is joined by flutist {…}

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Zellerbach Hall 2023 Review: Nina Stemme in Recital

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On a cloudy California afternoon, Berkeley’s Zellerbach Hall was bright with musical radiance. Nina Stemme, the great Swedish dramatic soprano, entered adorned in a red velvet gown. Her very presence cast light. From Wagner to Mahler, and Sigurd von Koch to Kurt Weill, the recital was full of beauty. This was opera royalty, “right here in river city.” Her pianist, {…}

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City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra Announces 2023-24 Season

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Kazuki Yamada/courtesy of CBSO The City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (CBSO) has unveiled its 2023-24 season, and it’s full to the brim with opportunities to hear some of the world’s finest music and musicians. With over 12 months of programming, the Orchestra has something for everyone. The Orchestra will also celebrate the 50th anniversary of the City of Birmingham Symphony {…}

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English National Opera 2023 Review: The Dead City

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(Photo: ENO/Helen Murray) One wonders what Bruges ever did to Georges Rodenbach. His 1892 novella “Bruges-la-Morte” pumps the city full of a repressive religious and psychosexual fog. Its gloomy streets represent a labyrinth of grief, recrimination, and sexual guilt trodden by Paul, the protagonist of Erich Korngold’s 1920 opera “Die tote Stadt,” here billed and sung in English at the {…}

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New York City Opera Orchestra & Chorus to Honor Chiune Sugihara with ‘A Concert for Sugihara’

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The New York City Opera Orchestra and Chorus will present “A Concert for Sugihara” in commemoration of Japanese Vice-Consul to Lithuania, Chiune Sugihara, who saved thousands of Jewish refugees during WWII. This performance will mark the American Premiere of Lera Auerbach‘s “Symphony No. 6, Vessels of Light” which is dedicated to Sugihara as well as others who have risked their {…}

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American Classical Orchestra to Showcase Famed Bach Cantatas

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American Classical Orchestra is set to present three of Bach’s famed cantatas this March. The company will showcase “Am Abend aber desselbigen Sabbats, BWV 42,” “Gleichwie der Regen und Schnee vom Himmel fällt, BWV 18,” and “Schwingt freudig euch empor, BWV 36” at the Church of St. Vincent Ferrer in New York City on March 2, 2023 at 8 p.m. {…}

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Marsha Thompson Headlines New York City Opera’s Greatest Moments Concert

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New York City Opera is set to present Opera’s Greatest Moments on August 2, 2022 at 7 p.m. at Wollman Rink in Central Park. The company will present a selection of duets, arias, and ensembles from works by Bizet, Verdi, Offenbach, Cilea, Puccini, and Mozart. Michael Capasso, the company’s General Director will narrate with Kathryn Olander accompanying on piano. Marsha {…}

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River City Opera to Return to Live Performances with ‘Sunday Funday’

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River City Opera is returning to live events for the first time in two years. The company has announced that it will present “Sunday Funday with Riverside Opera” on June 12, 2022 at Bingo Beer Co in Richmond, Virginia. The showcase will star soprano Vanessa Naghdi, mezzo-soprano Mia Athey, tenor Jonathan Kaufman, and baritone Jake Stamatis as they present songs {…}