Karen Slack to Headline Inaugural Festival Mahagony

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Karen Slack will headline the inaugural Festival Mahagony at Rutgers University. The festival, which opens on Feb. 28 and runs through March 2, 2025 will feature four concerts with the opener and closer led by conductor Marlon Daniel. While the first showcase on Feb. 28 will be an orchestral music-only performance, the final one, “American Portrait” will be headlined by {…}

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National Sawdust 2024 Review: Silent Light

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(Photo credit: Jill Steinberg at National Sawdust) National Sawdust’s 10th Anniversary opening season kicked off with Artistic Director/Co-Founder & composer Paola Prestini and librettist Royce Vavrek‘s foley chamber opera world premiere “Silent Light,” featuring director & scenic designer Thaddeus Strassberger and conductor Christopher Rountree. The cast includes powerhouse soprano Brittany Renee as Esther, bass-baritone Daniel Okulitch as Johan, soprano Julia {…}

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J’Nai Bridges & Sonya Headlam Star in Lincoln Center’s 2024 ‘Summer for the City’

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(Photo credit: Freddie Collier & Jennifer Taylor) The Lincoln Center announced its “Summer for the City” series in its inaugural season under Renée and Robert Belfer Music Director Jonathon Heyward. This article only features vocal works. Mezzo-soprano J’Nai Bridges sings Peter Lieberson’s “Neruda Songs,” in “Carlos Miguel Prieto Conducts Haydn and Ginastera.” Performance Dates: July 30 & 31, 2024 “An {…}

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Léïla Brédent to Headline 2023 Festival International de Musique Saint-Georges in Guadeloupe

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Photo credit: Jiyang Chen The Festival International de Musique Saint-Georges has announced Guadeloupéenne coloratura soprano Léïla Brédent will headline its 2023 festival. Brédent will perform works by Mozart, “Vorrei spiegarvi, oh Dio!” and “No, no, che non sei capace” at the season finale concert on Nov 24. She will be accompanied by the Saint-Georges Festival Orchestra, under the direction of {…}

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Sasha Cooke, Rodrick Dixon, Kelley O’Connor, & Matthew Polenzani Lead Aspen Music Festival 2023 Summer Livestreams

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The 2023 Aspen Music Festival has released its livestream lineup. All livestreamed performances are free and will be available on the AMFS virtual stage website. This article will focus solely on vocal performances. LA Opera’s James Conlon leads Sasha Cooke and Rodrick Dixon in “Conlon Conducts Mendelssohn, Mahler.” Cooke and Dixon present Mahler’s “Das Lied von der Erde.” Performance Date: July {…}

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The Cincinnati May Festival Unveils 150th Anniversary Season Lineup

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The Cincinnati May Festival has announced the program for its 150th anniversary season. The festival will run from May 19 to 27, 2023, with four performances over two weekends at Music Hall. Bach’s Magnificat Principal Conductor Juanjo Mena will lead sopranos Berit Norbakken and Robin Johannsen, mezzo Marianne Beate Kielland, tenor Toby Spence, and bass Christian Immler. The piece first {…}

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Angela Brown, Stephen Salters to Headline New Canon Chamber Collective’s ‘American Soul’ Concert

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The New Canon Chamber Collective is set to present “American Soul” on Dec. 3 and 4, 2022. The concerts will be conducted by Marlon Daniel and will feature such artists as soprano Angela Brown and baritone Stephen Salters as they take on music by William Grant Still, Florence Price, and George Gershwin. Brown has performed with such organizations as the {…}

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‘Chevalier’ to Open at the Toronto International Film Festival

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“Chevalier” is set to make its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival. The film directed by Stephen Williams is a historical drama about Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges, considered one of the great composers of his time. The film turns the spotlight on the Black artist whose legacy has been woefully obscured. The movie, which is set to be {…}

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Chevalier de Saint-Georges Film Lands Distributor, Writer & Director

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The upcoming biopic based on the life of Chevalier de Saint-Georges will be released and financed by Searchlight Pictures. The new film, which was an original feature pitch from Stefani Robinson, will be directed by Stephen Williams. Variety reported that the Disney-owned Searchlight will finance and distribute the project and will be overseen by senior vice president of production DanTram {…}

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Karen Slack to Headline Inaugural Festival Mahagony

National Sawdust 2024 Review: Silent Light

J’Nai Bridges & Sonya Headlam Star in Lincoln Center’s 2024 ‘Summer for the City’

Léïla Brédent to Headline 2023 Festival International de Musique Saint-Georges in Guadeloupe

Sasha Cooke, Rodrick Dixon, Kelley O’Connor, & Matthew Polenzani Lead Aspen Music Festival 2023 Summer Livestreams

The Cincinnati May Festival Unveils 150th Anniversary Season Lineup

Angela Brown, Stephen Salters to Headline New Canon Chamber Collective’s ‘American Soul’ Concert

‘Chevalier’ to Open at the Toronto International Film Festival

Chevalier de Saint-Georges Film Lands Distributor, Writer & Director