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Dinis Sousa Replaces Sir. John Eliot Gardiner in Upcoming English Baroque Soloists & Monteverdi Choir Concerts

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(Photography by Wilfredo Amaya) The English Baroque Soloists and Monteverdi Choir have announced changes to their upcoming tour in the fall. The choir and orchestra announced that they were canceling the Oct. 27, 2023 concert at the Festival Bach in Montreal, Canada. Meanwhile, conductor Dinis Sousa will step in for Sir John Eliot Gardiner, on Oct. 20 and Oct 21 at Harris Theater {…}

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Clavecin en Concert to Celebrate 30th Anniversary With Special Benefit Evening

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On June 15, 2023, Montréal-based Clavecin en Concert will celebrate its 30th anniversary with a benefit evening directed by Jacques Marchand. The event, held at Église Saint-Viateur on Laurier Street in Montreal, will feature singers, instrumentalists, and the presence of artistic director Luc Beauséjour. Singers Aline Kutan and Marc Boucher will be in attendance, alongside violinists Noémy Gagnon-Lafrenais and Mélanie {…}

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Famed Conductor Eve Queler to be Honored by The New Jewish Home

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(Image Source: Musical America) Famed conductor Eve Queler is set to be honored by The New Jewish Home this May. The organization will present the accolade at its annual “Eight Over Eighty” Gala in Manhattan on May 31, 2023 at the Ziegfield Ballroom. Queler had a storied career as one of the few women conductors during an era dominated by {…}

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L’Ensemble Caprice & l’Ensemble ArtChoral to Perform Bach’s Mass in B Minor

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L’Ensemble Caprice and l’Ensemble ArtChoral will perform Bach’s “Mass in B minor” on May 26 and 28, 2023. The first performance is set for May 26 at the Maison symphonique de Montréal with the latter expected to take place at Salle Raoul-Jobin in Québec. “It is made up of a perfect symbiosis of different musical styles of the baroque era, {…}

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Louis-Charles Gagnon & Catherine St-Arnaud Headline Clavecin en concert’s 2023-24 Season

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Clavecin en concert in Montréal, Canada has announced its 30th anniversary season, which will coincidentally celebrate the 250th anniversary of the Chapelle Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours. Here is a look at the vocal performances that will be showcased throughout the season. First up is “French Music in the Time of the Builders.” That program includes music by Blavet, Rameau, and Leclair. It will {…}

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Mezzo-Soprano Rihab Chaieb Signs with TACT Artists Management

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TACT Artists Management has announced that mezzo-soprano Rihab Chaieb has been signed to its roster of talent. The Tunisian-Canadian mezzo-soprano has recently appeared at the Bayerische Staatsopera as Fenena in Verdi’s “Nabucco” under Daniele Rustioni, as well as with LA Opera for her company debut as Cherubino in Mozart’s “Le nozze di Figaro” under James Conlon. Other appearances include Charlotte {…}

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Maria Brea & Susan Platts Headline Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra’s Mahler Symphony No. 2 ‘Resurrection’

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The Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra is set to present Mahler’s Symphony No. 2 on April 22, 2023. Conductor Earl Lee will conduct the performance, which will take place at UMS Choral Union at Hill Auditorium. The performance, which kicks off at 8 p.m. will feature soprano Maria Brea alongside mezzo-soprano Susan Platts. The showcase will also feature a performance of {…}

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Nicole Car & Etienne Dupuis Join Canadian Vocal Arts Institute

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Nicole Car and Étienne Dupuis have joined the Canadian Vocal Arts Institute as co-artistic directors. This year’s “Intensive Summer Program” for opera singers, young pianists and conductors runs from July 9th to August 4th, 2023 and includes lessons with the faculty’s teachers, seminars, private coachings as well as masterclasses with other renowned international artists such as Michael Fabiano. The program {…}

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Lotte Lenya Competition Announces 2023 Semifinalists & Judges

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The Lotte Lenya Competition has announced the semifinalists for its 25th-anniversary edition. The 24 contestants include: Ruby Dibble (Kansas City, MO) Taylor-Alexis DuPont (Orlando, FL) Kendra Dyck (Toronto, Canada) Rebekah Howell (Hendersonville, TN) Ryan Johnson (Muleshoe, TX) Stavros Koumbaros (Shelton, CT) Sam Krausz (St. Louis, MO) Olivia LaPointe (Fredericton, Canada) Katherine Leidlein (New York, NY) Ryan Lustgarten (Kirkland, WA) Midori Marsh {…}