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The Royal College of Music Announces 2022 Summer Season

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(Image Source: Official Facebook Page) The Royal College of Music has announced its 2022 summer season. For the purposes of this article, our focus will be solely on vocal performances. It all kicks off with “The American Song,” a concert featuring music by Ives, Amy Beach, Bolcom, Harbison, Cipullo, and Musto. Performance Date: April 27, 2022 John Paul Jennings will {…}

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Opera Europa Announces First-Ever Recipients of Eva Kleinitz Scholarships

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Opera Europa has announced the recipients of the first-ever Eva Kleinitz Scholarships. This year’s recipients include sopranos Hasmik Harutyunyan, Lynda Olivia Nwabudike, and Ava Dodd, as well as sopranist Alexander Orellana, and baritone Lluis Calvet. The scholarship, which aims to support the career development of young singers currently enrolled in full-time education, was created in honor of Eva Kleinitz, who {…}

Interviews, Stage Spotlight

Q & A: Jade Phoenix on her Experience with Wexford Festival Opera’s Factory & on her Debut as Giulietta

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One of the successes of this year’s Wexford Festival Opera was undoubtedly the Wexford Factory, a program of masterclasses introduced by the festival’s artistic director Rosetta Cucchi aimed at developing young talent. The participants are also given the opportunity to sing in an opera on the main stage during the afternoon, replacing the 60 to 90 minute opera short productions, {…}

Reviews, Stage Reviews

Wexford Festival Opera 2021 Review: Ein Wintermärchen

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Karl Goldmark was a Hungarian composer who established himself in Vienna in the second half of the 19th century, achieving notable success with a number pieces such as his Violin Concerto No. 1, his Rustic Wedding Symphony, and his first opera “Die Königin von Saba,” which remained in the schedule of the Wiener Staatsoper continuously from its premier in 1875 {…}

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Angela Meade, Anne Sophie Duprels Headline Wexford Festival Opera 2021 Season

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(Credit: Fay Fox) Wexford Festival Opera has announced that it will present its 70th anniversary festival this October. The showcase, which will take place between Oct. 19-31, will feature live audiences at a reduced capacity. The company will also present performances online for those unable to attend the live showcases. Operas Productions The company will showcase several live opera productions, {…}

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Juan Diego Flórez, Lisette Oropesa, Ermonela Jaho Headline Wexford Festival’s Revised 2020 Schedule

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The Wexford Festival has announced that it will be rescheduling its 2020 season to October 2021. However, the company will move forward with plans to present a reimagined event that takes place solely online. This showcase will be called “Waiting for Shakespeare… The Festival in the Air” and will take place over the course of eight days between Oct. 11-18. {…}

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Wexford Festival Opera Announces First-Ever Factory Participants

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The Wexford Festival Opera has announced the first-ever participants of the Wexford Factory. The factory is a two-week academy that aims to mentor young singers through masterclasses from international artists and professionals including famed tenor Juan Diego-Flórez, Irish soprano Celine Byrne, Ernesto Palacio of the Rossini Opera Festival, and Dmitry Vdovin, head of the Bolshoi’s Young Artist program. Additionally, Veteran {…}

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Pocket Opera 2024 Review: The Cunning Little Vixen

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(Photo credit: Pocket Opera) More than earning its cult following, San Francisco Bay’s Pocket Opera continues to enchant music-lovers of all ages and varying attention spans. Armed with the mission embraced by its founder Donald Pippin, the Pocket Opera breathes life into rare, under-appreciated, and flat out delightful operas. Sculpting them within a chamber setting—the final performance of Leoš Janáček’s {…}

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Jack Kent Cooke Young Artist Award Winners Announced

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From the Top, America’s largest national platform celebrating young classically trained musicians has announced the 2024 recipients of the Jack Kent Cooke Young Artist Award. The award was given to 21 pre-collegiate musicians out of 250 who applied. Each will receive up to $10,000 and the funds will be made available for instrument purchases, summer camp tuition, college audition expenses, private {…}