Orquesta Filarmonica de Gran Canaria Announces Cast Change for ‘Aida’

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The Orquesta Filarmonica de Gran Canaria has announced a cast change for its “La Magia de Aida” on Sept 23, 2022. The orchestra noted that Latonia Moore will not sing the title role and will be replaced by Cellia Costea. Costea has performed at the Bucharest National Opera as well as at the Klagenfurt Stadttheater, Royal Opera, Wiener Staatsoper, Gran {…}

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Teatro Coccia di Novara Announces 2022 Summer & Fall Season

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Italy’s Teatro Coccia di Novara has announced its summer and fall season. Here is a look at the operatic productions. Donizetti’s “Don Pasquale” will be conducted by Roberto Gianola and directed by Salvatore Sito. Performance Dates: July 22 & 23, 2022 “I Nuovi Corti del Coccia” will be performed with Giuseppe Guerrera, Claudio Scannavini, and Paola Magnanin with a libretto {…}

Behind the Scenes, Interviews

Q & A: Composer Thomas Cabaniss & Director Malena Dayen on Bringing ‘Firesongs’ to Life

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On June 18, 2022, the National Sawdust and Chelsea Factory will present Bare Opera’s production of Thomas Cabaniss’ “Firesongs.” Cabaniss, a South Carolina Native, was an initiator of The Lullaby Project and The Somewhere Project, both at Carnegie Hall, and was the host and composer-in-residence for Carnegie Hall’s Link Up program between 2010-2020. In addition to the dozens of works {…}

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Jennifer Rowley Withdraws from Menorca ‘Trovatore’ Due to COVID-19

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(Credit: Chris Singer) Jennifer Rowley has withdrawn from “Il Trovatore” at the Opera Menorca in Spain. The soprano took to social media and said, “My very first period production of ‘Il Trovatore’ will have to wait. I have sadly, very sadly, tested positive for COVID, and will be unable to join my colleagues in this beautiful production with Opera Menorca. {…}

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Khary Wilson, Shanelle Woods, Andrew Wannigman, & Lloyd Reshard to Headline Glow Lyric Theatre’s ‘Stinney: An American Execution’

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Greenville, South Carolina’s Glow Lyric Theatre, has announced the Southern premiere of Frances Pollock and Tia Price’s new opera, “Stinney: An American Execution,” at the Fred Collins Performing Arts Stage in Greenville, South Carolina’s Kroc Center from July 22 to 31, 2022. The opera relates the story of George Stinney, Jr., a 14-year-old African-American boy wrongly convicted and executed in {…}

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USC Thornton School of Music & University of The Arts Helsinki’s Sibelius Academy to Present ‘All the Truths We Cannot See: A Chernobyl Story’

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The University of South Carolina’s Thornton School of Music and the University of The Arts Helsinki’s Sibelius Academy have joined forces to present the U.S. premiere of Uljas Pulkkis and Glenda Dawn Goss’ “All the Truths We Cannot See: A Chernobyl Story.” The opera is set in the period of the Chernobyl explosion on April 26, 1986. The story follows {…}

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Julian Wachner Releases Statement Regarding Sexual Harassment Allegations

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Following his dismissal from the Trinity Wall Street Church, Julian Wachner has released a statement detailing his view of the 2014 incident. The conductor said, “in March 2014, I was engaged by Juilliard to work at their residency in Aiken, South Carolina. At a post-concert reception, the administrator of the department of Historical Performance, Mary Poole, and I had a {…}

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Savannah VOICE Festival Appoints New Board Member

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Savannah VOICE Festival has announced the appointment of a new board of trustees member, Daniel “Danny” Cohen. Cohen graduated from Presbyterian College with a voice performance degree in 1982 and earned his law degree from the University of South Carolina in 1985. He has earned an AV preeminent rating from Martindale- Hubbell and a listing in The Best Lawyers in {…}

Reviews, Stage Reviews

Frost School of Music 2022 Review: The Leopard

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On March 5, 2022, the University of Miami’s Frost Opera School presented the world premiere of Michael Dellaira and J.D. McClatchy’s adaptation of “The Leopard.” This new work brings to the stage the novel by Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa which has since become a renowned work of Italian literature, painting in poignant hues the decline of nobility during the Risorgimento. {…}

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Orquesta Filarmonica de Gran Canaria Announces Cast Change for ‘Aida’

Teatro Coccia di Novara Announces 2022 Summer & Fall Season

Q & A: Composer Thomas Cabaniss & Director Malena Dayen on Bringing ‘Firesongs’ to Life

Jennifer Rowley Withdraws from Menorca ‘Trovatore’ Due to COVID-19

Khary Wilson, Shanelle Woods, Andrew Wannigman, & Lloyd Reshard to Headline Glow Lyric Theatre’s ‘Stinney: An American Execution’

USC Thornton School of Music & University of The Arts Helsinki’s Sibelius Academy to Present ‘All the Truths We Cannot See: A Chernobyl Story’

Julian Wachner Releases Statement Regarding Sexual Harassment Allegations

Savannah VOICE Festival Appoints New Board Member

Frost School of Music 2022 Review: The Leopard