Dame Sarah Connolly Appointed New President of British Youth Opera

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(Credit: Christopher Pledger) British Youth Opera has announced the appointment of a celebrated English mezzo-soprano Dame Sarah Connolly as its new president. Connolly took to Twitter saying “Extremely proud to be involved with this brilliant opera company and in the futures of our wonderful young singers.” Connolly will sing the Mahler’s “Rückert-Lieder” in a concert on Nov. 5, 2021. She {…}

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Dame Sarah Connolly, Donna Lennard, Ralph Thomas Williams Headline Cheltenham Music Festival’s 2021 Edition

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The Cheltenham Music Festival has announced its 2021 edition, which will feature 10 days of performances, 21 world premieres, and several “free stage concerts.” The festival is set to take place between July 2-11 and will allow socially distanced audiences into venues. “I am tremendously proud that our team will bring world-class performances to Cheltenham this summer. For those who {…}

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Roderick Williams, Ian Bostridge, Dame Sarah Connolly, Dorothea Röschmann Headline Oxford Lieder Festival’s 2021 Season

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The Oxford Lieder Festival has announced its 20th anniversary season, which is set to take place between Oct. 8-23, 2021. Per a press release, the showcase will feature over 80 events with such artists as Ian Bostridge, Dame Sarah Connolly, Dietrich Henschel, Thomas Oliemans, Christoph Prégardien, Dorothea Röschmann, Carolyn Sampson, Anna Stéphany, Camilla Tilling, Robin Tritschler, Roderick Williams, Catriona Morison, Simon Bode, Stuart Jackson, Konstantin Krimmel, and Helen Charlston. In addition to {…}

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Sarah Connolly, Julia Bullock, Iestyn Davies Headline ‘Eight Songs from Isolation’

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Conductor Oliver Zeffman has commissioned a new opera, “Eight Songs From Isolation,” which bring together prominent composers and artists to explore themes of distance. Zeffman conducts the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, and features artists such as Sarah Connolly, Iestyn Davies, Sophie Bevan, Toby Spence, Julia Bullock, and more. Over 50 people across North America, Europe, Africa and {…}

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Dame Sarah Connolly Receives Honorary Membership

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(Credit: Royal Philharmonic Society official website) The Royal Philharmonic Society has announced that it has awarded its Honorary Membership to the celebrated British mezzo-soprano Dame Sarah Connolly. The Honorary Membership was presented to Dame Sarah Connolly by John Gilhooly OBE, Chair of the Royal Philharmonic Society and Director of the Wigmore Hall. The ceremony took place during Dame Connolly’s performance {…}

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Dame Sarah Connolly & Elizabeth Llewellyn Lead English National Opera’s Mozart Requiem

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(Credit: Christopher Pledger/ Shirley Suarez / English National Opera official website / Gerard Collett) The English National Opera has announced that it will reopen the London Coliseum on Nov. 6 & 7, 2020, for the two special performances of Mozart’s “Requiem.” The performances will star mezzo-soprano Dame Sarah Connolly, soprano Elizabeth Llewellyn, tenor Toby Spence, and bass Brindley Sherratt. The {…}

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Ian Bostridge, Carolyn Sampson, & Sarah Connolly Headline Oxford Lieder Festival 2020

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(Credit: Marco Borggreve Simon Canetty) The Oxford Lieder Festival is set to present a program of over 40 events streamed over the course of eight days, running from October 10 – 17, 2020. Titled, “Connections Across Time: A Brief History of Song,” the festival will also include live study events, masterclasses, pre-recorded talks and interviews, listening notes, curated playlists, and {…}

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Simon Keenlyside, Sarah Connolly, Elizabeth Llewellyn & Christian Gerhaher Highlight Wigmore Hall’s Fall 2020 Season

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(Credits: ROH/Bill Cooper / Christopher Pledger / Shirley Suarez / Gregor Hohenberg/Sony) Wigmore Hall has announced the full slate for the 2020 fall season. For the purpose of this article, we will focus on the vocal works only. All the concerts will be live-streamed on the Wigmore Hall’s website in HD. Here is the rundown. Baritone Christian Gerhaher and the {…}

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Danielle De Niese, Sarah Connolly, Allan Clayton, Barbara Hannigan Headline Glyndebourne’s Open House in August 2020

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Glyndebourne has announced the latest operas that it will be streaming as part of its Open House program. First up will be David McVicar’s production of “Giulio Cesare” starring Danielle de Niese as Cleopatra and Sarah Connolly as Cesare. Other cast members include Alexander Ashworth, Patricia Bardon, Angelika Kirchschlager, Rachid Ben Abdeslam, Christophe Dumaux, and Christopher Maltman. William Christie conducts. Streaming {…}

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Dame Sarah Connolly Appointed New President of British Youth Opera

Dame Sarah Connolly, Donna Lennard, Ralph Thomas Williams Headline Cheltenham Music Festival’s 2021 Edition

Roderick Williams, Ian Bostridge, Dame Sarah Connolly, Dorothea Röschmann Headline Oxford Lieder Festival’s 2021 Season

Sarah Connolly, Julia Bullock, Iestyn Davies Headline ‘Eight Songs from Isolation’

Dame Sarah Connolly Receives Honorary Membership

Dame Sarah Connolly & Elizabeth Llewellyn Lead English National Opera’s Mozart Requiem

Ian Bostridge, Carolyn Sampson, & Sarah Connolly Headline Oxford Lieder Festival 2020

Simon Keenlyside, Sarah Connolly, Elizabeth Llewellyn & Christian Gerhaher Highlight Wigmore Hall’s Fall 2020 Season

Danielle De Niese, Sarah Connolly, Allan Clayton, Barbara Hannigan Headline Glyndebourne’s Open House in August 2020