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Renée Fleming Hosts the LA County’s Annual Arts and Health Week Summit With LA Opera

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(Photo credit: Andrew Eccles) LA Opera holds the LA County Annual Arts and Health Week Summit with soprano Renée Fleming as advisor, advocate, and host. LA Opera’ is collaborating with Los Angeles County Supervisor Hilda L. Solis, First District; the Los Angeles County Department of Arts and Culture; and Healing Arts, an initiative of the Jameel Arts & Health Lab {…}

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Judith Lynn Stillman’s ‘Remembrance, Resilience and Renewal: Genocide Awareness through the Art’ Takes Stage This April

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Rhode Island College’s Artist-in-Residence, Artistic Director, pianist, and curator Judith Lynn Stillman presents “Remembrance, Resilience and Renewal: Genocide Awareness through the Arts” on April 28. In commemoration of Genocide Awareness and Prevention Month Stillman and 15 diverse multinational artists team together in hopes to “raise awareness about, and in condemnation of, the atrocity of genocide; to remember and honor those {…}

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Karen Slack to Perform Two Recitals in Detroit

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(Credit: Kia Caldwell Photography) Karen Slack is set to perform in two Detroit concerts in October. The first concert will be on Oct. 14 with the renowned Pacifica Quartet at Michigan’s Seligman Performing Arts Center/ The program will include new work by Baltimore-based composer James Lee III, written for the quartet and Slack through a co-commission from Carnegie Hall, Shriver Hall, {…}

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The Kennedy Center Launches a National Month-Long Campaign For Arts Education

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The Kennedy Center, in partnership with AMC Theatres, has released a public service announcement featuring Academy Award®–winning actor, singer, and dancer Ariana DeBose promoting arts education and encourages public to “thank an art teacher.” Coinciding with the National Arts in Education week (Sept. 10–16), the campaign will be shown at AMC Theatre locations across the country from Aug. 25 through {…}

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Terrence Blanchard to Receive Highest Honor at Peabody Institute

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The Peabody Institute of Johns Hopkins University has announced that seven-time GRAMMY winner Terence Blanchard will receive the George Peabody Medal for Outstanding Contributions to Music and Dance in America. He will receive the award on May 24, 2023 and will speak at the Peabody Conservatory’s graduation ceremony. The George Peabody Medal is the Institute’s highest honor, recognizing artists and {…}

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Universal Music Group Acquires Hyperion Records

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Universal Music Group has acquired the British classical label Hyperion Records. Founded by Ted Perry in 1980, the record company will join UMG’s portfolio, taking its place alongside Deutsche Grammophon and Decca Classics. With the new acquisition, Hyperion Records will remain a stand-alone recording label within Universal Music UK with Simon Perry remaining as its Director. In a statement, Universal {…}

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‘La Sonnambula’ Cut from Metropolitan Opera 2023-24 Season, Set for 2025

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Following the announcement of the Metropolitan Opera’s 2023-24 season, the company disclosed that a major new production was cut due to budgetary concerns. General Manager Peter Gelb told the AP said that “Rolando Villazón’s staging of Bellini’s ‘Sonnambula’ was cut and will be presented in the future.” OperaWire was later informed that the production would be headed to the Met {…}