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Joan Sutherland, Katherine Jolly, Mirjam Mesak & David Butt Philip Lead New CD & DVD Releases

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Welcome back for the CD and DVD releases from around the opera world. The New Year will continue to surprise audiences especially with new compilations from Beth Morrison Projects and Decca Classics which releases a number of recordings by legendary Joan Sutherland. There is also a world premiere recording of Nadia Boulanger’s opera. Here is a look at some of {…}
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New York Philharmonic Announces Updates to 2025-26 Season

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The New York Philharmonic has announced updates to its 2025-26 season. Here is a look at the vocal updates. The company announced that the title of Ellen Reid’s new work for chorus and orchestra is “Earth Between Oceans.” The piece is a New York Philharmonic co-commission with the Los Angeles Philharmonic. The piece will receive its New York Premiere on {…}
News, Season Announcement

Gustavo Dudamel, Pretty Yende, Masabane Cecilia Rangwanasha & Nicholas Brownlee Lead LA Philharmonic’s 2025-26 Season

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The LA Philharmonic has announced its 2025-26 season. Gustavo Dudamel and Los Angeles Master Chorale perform Ellen Reid and Strauss. Performance Dates: Sept. 25-28, 2025 Gustavo Dudamel conducts Mahler’s Symphony No. 2 with soloists Chen Reiss and Beth Taylor. Performance Dates: Oct. 9-12, 2025 Esa-Pekka Salonen conducts a program of music by Debussy, Gabriella Smith, and Scriabin with soloists Pekka {…}
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Fleur Barron, Nicholas Phan, Golda Schultz & Barbara Hannigan Lead New York Philharmonic 2025-26 Season

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(Credit: Chris Lee) The New York Philharmonic has announced its 2025-26 season. Here are the vocal performances. Jeannette Sorrell conducts soloists Sonya Headlam and Anthony McGill in a program that includes Mozart and Bologne.  Performance Dates: Oct. 15-21, 2025 Jane Glover conducts Händel’s “Messiah” with Amanda Forsythe, John Holiday, Nicholas Phan, and Kevin Deas. Performance Dates: Dec. 10-13, 2025 Thomas Adès conducts {…}
IndieOpera

Asheville Symphony Sets Star-Studded ‘Messiah’ Performances

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Asheville Symphony is set to present Händel’s “Messiah” starting on Nov. 22, 2024. There will be three total performances of the work with a matinee and evening show on the 23rd. The performance stars soprano Jessica Beebe, a member of the Grammy-nominated ensemble The Crossing. She is joined by Grammy-nominated countertenor and choral director Timothy Parsons, who has premiered Ellen {…}
Behind the Scenes, Interviews

Q & A: Kitty McNamee on Her Directorial Debut at the LA Opera

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This week the LA Opera is set to revive a production of “Roméo et Juliette.” The production was first created in 2005 and has not been performed since 2011. Now as the company prepares for the revival, famed choreographer Kitty McNamee will be making her directorial debut reviving the production. McNamee choreographed the production when it was first premiered and {…}
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Young People’s Chorus of New York City Unveils Spring & Summer 2024 Season

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Young People’s Chorus of New York City (YPCNYC) has announced its Spring and Summer season. First up is “The Crack-a-lackin’ Classical Concert.” The showcase will feature the ensemble alongside such artists as DJ Boo, Julia Bengtsson, Leadlights Ensemble, Washington Heights Community Choir, and the New York Youth Symphony. Performance Date: May 5, 2024 Then comes the Annual Spring Celebration Concert {…}
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Ensemble for These Times Announces the Winning Commissions From its 2023 Call for Scores

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The winners of the Ensemble for These Times and Luna Composition Lab’s 2023 Call for Scores have been announced to the public. Commission winners are Lucy Chen’s work for cello and piano, Madeine Clara Cheng‘s commission for soprano, cello, piano, and tape, and Caleb Palka’s piece written for soprano and piano. Sage Shurman’s piano trio, “Composure” also receives special recognition, {…}
Reviews, Stage Reviews

Opera Forward Festival 2024 Review: The Shell Trial

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(Photo: Marco Borggreve) In 2021, a court in The Hague ordered the giant oil company Shell to cut its CO2 emissions by 45% by 2030 relative to its 2019 levels. The case had been brought by Dutch environmental groups concerned by the company’s flagrant disregard for the damage their emissions were doing to the planet’s climate; recent research has shown {…}

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