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Aigul Akhmetshina, Danielle de Niese & Aryeh Nussbaum Cohen Lead Glyndebourne Festival’s 2024 Season

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The 2024 Glyndebourne Festival has been announced celebrating its 90th season. The season will open with a new production of Bizet’s “Carmen,” directed by Diane Paulus in her Glyndebourne directorial debut. Music Director Robin Ticciati and conductor Anja Bihlmaier will share conducting duties with two casts. The first cast will include mezzo-soprano Rihab Chaieb in the role of Carmen and {…}

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Yaritza Véliz Wins Major Prize from San Francisco Opera

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San Francisco Opera has announced the winner of its Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem Emerging Stars Competition for 2023. The organization revealed that Chilean soprano Yaritza Véliz took home the honor for her portrayal of Cartina in “El Último Sueño de Frida y Diego,” the company’s first Spanish-language opera commission. She received the award via popular vote online between July {…}

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Ruzan Mantashyan & Numerous Musicians Form Artsakh Peace Festival

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The Artsakh Peace Festival has been formed as a way to support the people of Artsakh, who are facing an unprecedented humanitarian crisis. In a Facebook message by soprano Ruzan Mantashyan, the singer said, “120,000 people are kept under a total blockade for almost 8 months, under the threat of a real genocide. The people of Artsakh faced a devastating {…}

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Glyndebourne & Pegasus Opera Company Name Artists Participating in Mentorship Program

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Glyndebourne and Pegasus Opera Company have announced the names of eight singers who will be part of the organizations’ joint mentoring program. The artists who will be working directing with Glyndebourne include soprano Jasmine Flicker, soprano Moloko Letsoalo, baritone Carlos Felipe Cerchiaro, and bass Masimba Ushe. Meanwhile, the Pegasus Opera Company’s own Mentorship Programme 2023 will feature soprano Neeharika Gollapalli, {…}

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Tanglewood Festival Announces Cast Change for July 29 Performance

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The Tanglewood Festival has announced a cast change for the July 29 performance. The festival said that “mezzo-soprano Isabel Leonard has had to withdraw from this Saturday’s performance of Berlioz’s ‘Les Nuits d’été’ due to illness.” As a result, American contralto Avery Amereau will make her BSO debut and will perform the Berlioz in her place. The remainder of the {…}

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Glyndebourne Adds an Extra Performance of ‘Semele’ to its Festival Schedule

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Photo Credit: Richard Hubert Smith Glyndebourne has added an extra performance of Handel’s “Semele” to the Festival 2023 schedule. In response to the high demand for tickets, the company’s new production of “Semele” will have an added performance on August 21. Adele Thomas directs the debut performance of “Semele” starring soprano Joélle Harvey, mezzo-soprano Jennifer Johnston, and tenor Stuart Jackson. {…}

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Pegasus Opera to Celebrate ‘Windrush 75’ Festival With Concert Event

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U.K.’s Pegasus Opera is set to present a Celebration Concert on June 23, 2023 as part of the Bernie Grant Arts Centre’s “Windrush 75” Festival. The showcase will feature gospel, spiritual, opera, musical theatre, and other songs inspired by the Black Diaspora, performed by classical singers. The works will include music by composers of African, Caribbean, and Asian heritage. The {…}

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Glyndebourne Adds Performance of ‘Don Giovanni’ to Festival Slate

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Glyndebourne has announced that it will add another performance of Mozart’s “Don Giovanni” due to popular demand. Per an official press statement, Artistic Director Stephen Langridge noted, “at a challenging time for the opera sector, it’s been a huge boost to see strong sales for our upcoming Festival. Our new production of ‘Don Giovanni’ is proving particularly popular, having already sold {…}