PEAK Performances to Workshop ‘Robeson’

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PEAK Performances at Montclair State University will present a workshop of “Robeson” on Sept. 9, 2025. Headlining the performance will be Justin Hopkins, Raven McMillon, Joseph Parrish, Lucy Evans, Logan Wagner, Wendy Hill, Adrienne Danrich, William Ferguson, and Michael Kelly. Ninety minutes of opera will be shared starting at 4:30 p.m. at the Alexander Kasser Theater. The opera by Scott {…}

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Brooklyn Art Song Society Announces 2025-26 Season

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Brooklyn Art Song Society (BASS) has announced its 2025–26 season. Artistic Director Michael Bronfman said, “In times of crisis, BASS has always doubled down on the core belief that the experience of sharing something expressive face-to-face with others is not a luxury but a fiercely urgent necessity. We will not be silenced and we will not slow down.” The season {…}

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Oratorio Society of New York Names Winner of Lyndon Woodside Oratorio-Solo Competition Finals Concert 2025

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The Oratorio Society of New York has announced the winners of its 48th Lyndon Woodside Oratorio-Solo Competition Finals Concert. The showcase, which took place on April 5, 2025, at Carnegie Hall’s Weill Recital Hall, was won by tenor Maximillian Jansen, who took home the Robert E. Ludwig Award and a corresponding $7,000 cash prize. The second place Meyerson / Zwanger {…}

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Caramoor Festival Announces 2025 Season

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The Caramoor Festival has announced its 2025 season. Here are the vocal performances. Rafael Payare conducts the Orchestra of St. Luke’s in Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 with Gabriella Reyes, Tamara Mumford, Viktor Antipenko, and Joseph Parrish. Performance Date: June 21, 2025 Telemann’s “Pimpinone & Ino” will be performed by Amanda Forsythe, Danielle Reutter-Harrah, and Christian Immler. The Boston Early Music Festival accompanies. {…}

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George and Nora London Foundation Competition Announces 2025 Winners

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The 53rd George and Nora London Foundation Competition for young American and Canadian opera singers has announced the winners. A total of $74,000 was Of 12 finalists, five were named winners with a prize of $12,000 each. The remaining seven singers were awarded the George London Encouragement Awards of $2,000 each. The winners included tenor Alec Carlson, soprano Shelén Hughes, {…}

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MasterVoices 2025 Review: Blind Injustice

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(Credit Photo: Erin Baiano) Scott Davenport Richards and David Cote’s “Blind Injustice” came to New York City this past week, taking the stage of Jazz at Lincoln Center for two performances on Feb. 3 and 4 presented by MasterVoices. The work follows the Ohio Innocence Project’s efforts to overturn the convictions of six men, women, and teens who were wrongly {…}

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Thomas Capobianco, Phillip Bullock, Joshua Dennis, Marc Kudisch, Briana Hunter Headline NY Premiere of ‘Blind Injustice’

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MasterVoices is set to present Scott Davenport Richards and David Cote’s “Blind Injustice” on Feb. 3 and 4, 2025. “Blind Injustice” is based on the story of “The Ohio Innocence Project’s work to overturn the convictions of six men, women, and teens who were wrongly imprisoned for violent crimes they didn’t commit.” The New York premiere of the opera, set {…}

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New York Festival of Song to Present ‘My Brother’s Keeper’

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New York Festival of Song, led by Artistic Director Steven Blier, is set to open its mainstage season with “My Brother’s Keeper” on Nov. 19, 2024 at Merkin Hall at Kaufman Music Center. Conceived by baritone Justin Austin, the program tells a story of brotherly love, caretaking, and community among Black men in America through art song, soul, gospel, and {…}

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Kosciuszko Foundation Marcella Sembrich International Voice Competition Final Set for October 13, 2024

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The Kosciuszko Foundation will present the final rounds of the KF Marcella Sembrich International Voice Competition on Sunday, Oct. 12-13, 2024. The two-day event will feature 34 singers including Lucy J. Atlus, Annelise R. Burghardt, Michael J. Butler, Adrinelle Chiesa Garcia, Hannah Cho, Ruby Dibble, Meryl P. Dominguez, Alexa K. Frankian, Dorothy A. Gal, Cumhur Gorgun, Michael J. Hawk, Emily {…}

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PEAK Performances to Workshop ‘Robeson’

Brooklyn Art Song Society Announces 2025-26 Season

Oratorio Society of New York Names Winner of Lyndon Woodside Oratorio-Solo Competition Finals Concert 2025

Caramoor Festival Announces 2025 Season

George and Nora London Foundation Competition Announces 2025 Winners

MasterVoices 2025 Review: Blind Injustice

Thomas Capobianco, Phillip Bullock, Joshua Dennis, Marc Kudisch, Briana Hunter Headline NY Premiere of ‘Blind Injustice’

New York Festival of Song to Present ‘My Brother’s Keeper’

Kosciuszko Foundation Marcella Sembrich International Voice Competition Final Set for October 13, 2024