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Q&A : Mezzo-Soprano & Composer Lisa Neher on Creating the One Voice Project Micro Opera Festival

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(Photo credit: Alisabeth Von Presley) For opera artists around the world, COVID-19 was a major blow. Not only did they lose the opportunity to work, but in most cases, they have often been the last to get the chance to make their return. While several industries around the world have opened and closed repeatedly with the differing waves of the {…}
News, Streaming

Handel and Haydn Society & Early Music America Present Black Musicians in Early Music

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On Feb. 21, the Handel and Haydn Society (H+H) and Early Music America (EMA) will celebrate the contribution of musicians of color with a panel discussion featuring leading Black musicians in the field of early music. The discussion will be led by Dana Whiteside and will feature conversations with Joseph McHardy, Reginald Mobley, Patricia Ann Neely, Rachel Redmond, and Jonathan {…}
DVD and CD Releases, News

Alicia Waller & Boston Early Music Lead New CD/DVD Releases

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It’s the holiday season and while most have already released their Christmas and holiday albums, there are still some new offerings for the week including a world premiere recording and a crossover EP. Antiochus und Stratonica The Boston Early Music Festival releases its twelfth Baroque opera recording. This time the company releases Christoph Graupner’s 1708 “Antiochus und Stratonica,” on the {…}
News

Updates on Summer Festivals Canceled Due to Coronavirus Outbreak

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***We will update this article as more cancellations are announced. The coronavirus has affected a number of summer festivals. After the cancellation of the Grange Park Opera and the delay of the Glyndebourne Festival, many festivals are weighing in on the summer. The Buxton International Festival has canceled its summer festival which was scheduled for July 2 – 18, 2021. {…}
News

Amanda Forsythe To Open Boston Baroque 2019-20 Season

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The Boston Baroque begins the 2019-20 season with a program of symphonies and opera arias by Mozart and Haydn. The program, conducted by Music Director Martin Perlman, is set to feature Mozart’s “Linz” Symphony No. 36 in C major and Haydn, Symphony No. 102 in B flat. The program will also showcase Amanda Forsythe in arias from Mozart’s “Il re pastors,” {…}
Reviews, Stage Reviews

Dell’Arte Opera Ensemble 2019 Festival Review: La Liberazione di Ruggiero

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“La Liberazione di Ruggiero dall’ isola d’ Alcina” (“The liberation of Ruggiero from the Isle of Alcina”) is an opera of firsts. It was the first opera composed by a woman. It was the first opera performed outside of Italy. And, perhaps, it was the first opera in which the male-female roles are reversed with a strong female coming to {…}
News

Matthew Worth, Rhoslyn Jones, Frederica Von Stade & Marnie Breckenridge Join Faculty At San Francisco Conservatory Of Music

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Four singers have recently joined the voice faculty at San Francisco Conservatory of Music (SFCM). Baritone Matthew Worth has been appointed to SFCM’s voice faculty, and is set to lead a full studio. According to the press release, both SFCM President David H. Stull and Voice Department Chair César Ulloa are thrilled to welcome Worth to the team. “His artistic {…}
IndieOpera

Asheville Symphony Sets Star-Studded ‘Messiah’ Performances

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Asheville Symphony is set to present Händel’s “Messiah” starting on Nov. 22, 2024. There will be three total performances of the work with a matinee and evening show on the 23rd. The performance stars soprano Jessica Beebe, a member of the Grammy-nominated ensemble The Crossing. She is joined by Grammy-nominated countertenor and choral director Timothy Parsons, who has premiered Ellen {…}
Business, News

Marc Molomot Joins Athlone Artists Roster

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Athlone Artists has added tenor Marc Molomot to its roster. Molomot has performed with such organizations as Opéra Toulon, Opéra de Lyon, and the Opéra Comique in Paris, the National Symphony Orchestra of Costa Rica, Israel Camerata Jerusalem, Opera Theatre of St. Louis, Houston Symphony, Opera San José, Florentine Opera, and many more. In 2024-25 he is set to appear {…}

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