Jessica Prat & Lucas Meachem Lead New CD/DVD Releases

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This week audiences will get to celebrate the holiday with a new Christmas album by one of the leading baritones in the world and two rarely performed works by two of the greatest Italian composers. All I Want Baritone Lucas Meachem releases “All I Want,” an EP of five classic Christmas ballads on with Crossover Records. The carols include “All {…}

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Lucas Meachem to Release First Solo Album ‘Shall We Gather’

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On Sept. 24, 2021, Grammy Award-winning baritone Lucas Meachem will release his first solo album, entitled “Shall We Gather,” on Rubicon Classics. Accompanied by his wife, pianist Irina Meachem, the album consists of 15 art songs that display the rich, national character of America. Among the selections are Gene Scheer’s “American Anthem,” Arthur Falwell’s “Song of the Deathless Voice,” William {…}

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Lisette Oropesa, Michael Fabiano & Lucas Meachem Highlight Festival Napa Valley’s 2021 Season

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The Festival Napa Valley has announced its 2021 season featuring a number of diverse musical offerings. For the purposes of this article, the focus will be on operatic showcases. The festival opens with Opening Night starring Lisette Oropesa in recital. The concert will be dedicated to the late Ann Getty. Performance Date: July 16, 2021 Puccini’s “Gianni Schicchi” will be {…}

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Joyce El-Khoury, Karita Mattila, Lucas Meachem & Latonia Moore Headline The Dallas Opera’s 2021-22 Season

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With the Dallas Opera canceling its 2020-21 season, the company has announced its 2021-22 season starting in February of 2022. The official grand opening of The Dallas Opera 2021-22 Season will feature Puccini’s “Madama Butterly” starring Latonia Moore as Cio Cio San and Evan LeRoy Johnson as Pinkerton. Emmanuel Villaume, TDO’s Mrs. Eugene McDermott music director, will conduct a cast {…}

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Javier Camarena, Sonya Yoncheva, Lucas Meachem, Anita Rachvelishvili Headline Ópera Studio Beckman’s Festival de Tequila

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Ópera Studio Beckman is launching a new virtual platform that will host the Festival de Tequila. The Platform will launch on Nov. 30 with the festival showcasing masterclasses by some of the greatest opera singers in the world including Plácido Domingo, Javier Camarena, Nadine Sierra, Rolando Villazón, Olga Peretyatko, Sonya Yoncheva, Anita Rachvelishvili, Piotr Beczala, Nelly Miriciouiu, and Lucas Meachem. {…}

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‘You Get What You Put Out Into the Universe:’ Baritone Lucas Meachem On His Highs and Lows, Diversity in Opera, & COVID’s Impact on Young Artists

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In late May, the COVID-19 pandemic relented for a spell, enticing parts of the United States to reopen after weeks of lockdown. Memorial Day weekend, the unofficial start of summer in the States, was in full swing. 2020 had a disastrous start, but big cities like New York had the virus somewhat contained. Worldwide, the insidious threat of sickness and {…}

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Lucas Meachem, Patricia Racette, Katherine Powers, Rodell Rosel Headline LAO At Home Program This Week

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The Los Angeles Opera has announced its streaming slate for the week starting on July 14, 2020. Soprano Katherine Powers and dramaturg Stephanie Lim join forces for “Bard on Broadway” as part of the “Shakespeare Sings” series. They will be joined by tenor Todd Strange in numerous Broadway songs. Streaming Date: July 14, 2020 The LA Opera Orchestra will take {…}

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Jonas Kaufmann, Lucas Meachem & Juan Francisco Gatell Lead New CD/DVD Releases

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This week, four complete operas, as well as an oratorio recording, will be available to stream. Here is a look. Otello After long delays, Sony Classical will finally release the full studio recording of Verdi’s masterpiece opera with Jonas Kaufmann singing the title role and Antonio Pappano conducting the Orchestra e Coro dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia. Soprano Federica Lombardi sings her {…}

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Lucas Meachem, Kelly Kaduce Headline Minnesota Opera’s 2020 Digital Opera Series

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(Credit: Cory Weaver) Minnesota Opera has announced an all-new 2020 Digital Opera Series in partnership with the Classical Minnesota Public Radio. Starting on May 14, the company will present radio broadcasts and other audio streams of operas it has presented with a new title released weekly. The series is set to run through June 11. It all kicks off with {…}

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Jessica Prat & Lucas Meachem Lead New CD/DVD Releases

Lucas Meachem to Release First Solo Album ‘Shall We Gather’

Lisette Oropesa, Michael Fabiano & Lucas Meachem Highlight Festival Napa Valley’s 2021 Season

Joyce El-Khoury, Karita Mattila, Lucas Meachem & Latonia Moore Headline The Dallas Opera’s 2021-22 Season

Javier Camarena, Sonya Yoncheva, Lucas Meachem, Anita Rachvelishvili Headline Ópera Studio Beckman’s Festival de Tequila

‘You Get What You Put Out Into the Universe:’ Baritone Lucas Meachem On His Highs and Lows, Diversity in Opera, & COVID’s Impact on Young Artists

Lucas Meachem, Patricia Racette, Katherine Powers, Rodell Rosel Headline LAO At Home Program This Week

Jonas Kaufmann, Lucas Meachem & Juan Francisco Gatell Lead New CD/DVD Releases

Lucas Meachem, Kelly Kaduce Headline Minnesota Opera’s 2020 Digital Opera Series