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Verbier Festival Announces Conductor Change for ‘Falstaff’

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The Verbier Festival has announced a conductor change for its production of Verdi’s “Falstaff” on August 4, 2024. The company said that Vincenzo Milletarì will conduct the Verbier Festival Junior Orchestra and a cast of young artists from the Atelier Lyrique replacing Ion Marin, who was originally announced. Milletarì recently conducted at the Oslo Opera leading Rossini’s “Cenerentola” and the {…}

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Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra Announces New Artistic Partner

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The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra announced that internationally-renowned conductor Gábor Takács-Nagy has been named the orchestra’s newest Artistic Partner. Takács-Nagy first made his SPCO debut in June 2023 leading the orchestra in its 64th season finale. Since first performing with the SPCO in 2023, Takács-Nagy became an audience favorite for his intimate and energetic interpretations of new and timeless works. {…}

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Apple Music Classical Announces Latest Partnerships

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Apple Music Classical has announced four new partnership with leading organizations in the industry. The new partners are Aspen Music Festival, Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, Hong Kong Philharmonic, and the Verbier Festival. Subscribers have access to exclusive playlists related to a partner’s programming. These playlists and new albums can be found on the app’s page dedicated to each {…}

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Czech Center New York to Present ‘Czech Prima Donnas’ at the Metropolitan Opera

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The Czech Center New York in collaboration with the Metropolitan Opera and the Czech National Museum in Prague is preparing an exhibition about Czech female opera singers. The exhibition will showcase singers whose careers brought them onto the Met stage. Some of the singers starred in the Met’s first productions of major Czech operas. Among them are Emmy Destinn who {…}

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RNS Moves to Premiere New Works by Héloïse Werner

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(Photo credit: Tynesight Photographic) RNS Moves, the inclusive ensemble featuring disabled musicians and non-disabled members of Royal Northern Sinfonia, is set to premiere Héloïse Werner’s “Wander.” Soprano and composer Werner’s newly commissioned work “Wander” is inspired by city life. The composer recreates the sensation of strolling through a bustling landscape and being drawn to buskers, by using a mixture of {…}

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Ildar Abdrazakov Cancels Opéra de Monte-Carlo’s Verdi Requiem

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The Opéra de Monte-Carlo has announced a cast change for its presentation of Verdi’s Requiem. The company said, “We would like to inform you that due to illness Ildar Abdrazakov will be replaced by Erwin Schrott for the Messa da Requiem concert this Thursday, November 2. The Opéra de Monte-Carlo wishes him a speedy recovery and thanks Erwin Schrott who {…}

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Opéra de Monte-Carlo Announces Conductor Change for Verdi’s Requiem

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The Opéra de Monte-Carlo has announced a conductor change for its performance of Verdi’s Requiem on Nov. 2, 2023. The company said, “We regret to inform you that Daniel Barenboim has had to cancel his participation in Verdi’s Messa da Requiem on 2nd November due to medical complications. He had generously accepted to conduct this project, which was particularly dear to {…}

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Rachel Jones Makes Opera Debut With The Roberts Institute of Art

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Photo credit: Eva Herzog The Roberts Institute of Art presents “Hey, Maudie,” a new commission by opera newcomer Rachel Jones on Sept. 21. “Hey, Maudie” draws on the operatic form alongside poetry, and wide-ranging music and oral traditions. The four-act piece follows the character of Maud Martha sung by soprano Gweneth Ann Rand, as she converses with a choral ensemble {…}