Weekend Preview (4/21-23) – North America: Sondra Radvonovsky’s ‘Tosca’ At LA Among Dozens Of Opera Selections Across USA

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Let’s just throw it out there. You could be anywhere in the U.S. this weekend and find an opera somewhere nearby. The Metropolitan Opera will have a few performances over the weekend, namely “Der Rosenkavalier” on Friday, an HD broadcast of the Saturday matinee of “Eugene Onegin” and “Rigoletto” in the evening. Also in New York, Tri-Cities Opera will perform {…}

Black History Month, Special Features

Black History Month 2017 Part 2 – Exploring More Black Singers Making Opera Waves Right Now

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In our first article on black history month we took a look at the opera stars making their mark in the biggest of ways, the singing actors taking headlines at the biggest houses in the world. As we continue to celebrate black history month OperaWire will recognize other black singers making waves in the opera world, many of them rising {…}

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Athlone Artists Adds Director Eve Summer to Roster

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Athlone Artists has announced that director Eve Summer has joined its roster. Summer is set to direct a production of Menotti’s “The Last Savage” for Odyssey Opera in Spring of 2026. Additionally, throughout 2025-26, she is set to work with such organizations as Tulsa Opera, Opera Columbus, The Opera Institute at Boston University, Resonance Works, and Opera Grand Rapids. Summer’s {…}

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Orchestre classique de Montréal Names New Music Director

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(Photo credit: Matthieu Gauchet) Andrei Feher has been named the new music director of the Orchestre classique de Montréal (OCM). His tenure commences with the newly revealed 2025-26 season. “It’s both an enormous privilege and a great pleasure to embark on this new adventure with the incredible musicians of the Orchestre classique de Montréal,” said Andrei Feher, OCM’s incoming Music Director, {…}

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Richard Ollarsaba to Headline New Philharmonic’s New Year’s Eve Concerts

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The New Philharmonic has announced its New Year’s Eve Concerts. The organization will present three showcases at 1:30 p.m., 5 p.m., and 8:30 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 31, 2023. All three concerts will star bass-baritone Richard Ollarsaba who will perform music from “Carmen,” as well as other holiday favorites as “Hymne a l’Amour,” “Long Before I Knew You,” and “Auld {…}

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Q & A: Conductor Stefano Vignati on the Growth & Development of the International Lyric Academy

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At age seven, Stefano Vignati heard a recording of Maria Callas. It was the 1964 “La Traviata” from the Maggio Musicale. He was instantly hooked. “That was my first and and I was, you know, completely caught from this,” the Artistic Director and Founder of the International Lyric Academy told OperaWire in an interview. From there, he would chart a {…}

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Teatro Grande di Brescia Announces 2023 Season

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The Teatro Grande di Brescia has announced its 2023 season. The season will open with Puccini’s “Madama Butterfly” featuring a new production. Eleonora Buratto will sing the title role with Maestro Riccardo Frizza conduting. The production will be directed by Rodula Gaitanou. Performance Dates: July 20 & 22, 2023 Mozart’s “Die Zauberflöte” will be performed by the winners of the {…}

Artist of the Week, Special Features

Artist of the Week: Brian Major

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Ever since Terrence Blanchard’s opera “Champion” received its premiere in 2013, the opera has traveled to Washington D.C and San Francisco. It is also set to make its premiere at the Metropolitan Opera during the 2022-23 season. But before that, the Boston Lyric Opera will bring the work to its audiences after having been postponed in 2020. Leading the cast {…}

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Obituary: Tenor Randolph Locke Passes at 67

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American tenor Randolph Locke passed away on Jan. 18, 2022. He was 67. Born in La Marque, Texas in 1954, his family moved to Brownsville, Texas where he stood out in school in his music classes. He would then head to Texas Southwest State University and receiving his master’s degree from the University of Cincinnati Conservatory of Music, which he {…}

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Weekend Preview (4/21-23) – North America: Sondra Radvonovsky’s ‘Tosca’ At LA Among Dozens Of Opera Selections Across USA

Black History Month 2017 Part 2 – Exploring More Black Singers Making Opera Waves Right Now

Athlone Artists Adds Director Eve Summer to Roster

Orchestre classique de Montréal Names New Music Director

Richard Ollarsaba to Headline New Philharmonic’s New Year’s Eve Concerts

Q & A: Conductor Stefano Vignati on the Growth & Development of the International Lyric Academy

Teatro Grande di Brescia Announces 2023 Season

Artist of the Week: Brian Major

Obituary: Tenor Randolph Locke Passes at 67