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Opera Meets Film, Special Features

Opera Meets Film: A 1960s Thriller Born Anew in Stephen Schwartz’s ‘Séance on a Wet Afternoon’

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(Photo: David Bazemore) Now that 2025 has come and gone, and we are facing a new year of possibilities, it’s best to take a quick review of the stories we’ve explored together in the last years before 2026 really begins. While there has been a good deal of historical articles like the cinematic presence of Maria Callas and Wagner, there’s {…}

Business, News

Soprano Ilanah Lobel-Torres Joins Roster of Promethean Artists

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Soprano Ilanah Lobel-Torres has joined the roster of Promethean Artists for worldwide general management. A native of Brooklyn, New York, Lobel-Torres is a member of the Troupe Lyrique of the Opéra National de Paris, with whom she has appeared as Susanna in “Le Nozze di Figaro” and will perform as the soprano role in Philip Glass’ “Satyagraha” and Waldvogel in {…}

News

Aurora Orchestra to Present ‘Memory with Lotte Betts-Dean and Brett Dean’

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The Aurora Orchestra will present “Memory with Lotte Betts-Dean and Brett Dean” on Jan. 17, 2026 at Kings Palace. The showcase will feature the father and daughter pairing of composer-conductor Brett Dean and mezzo-soprano Lotte Betts-Dean as they present a program that features Aaron Copland’s “Simple Gifts,” John Adams’ “Shaker Loops,” Molly Drake’s “I Remember,” Radiohead’s “Harry Patch (In Memory {…}

Business

The Ivor Academy Announces New Commissioning Templates

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The Ivors Academy has introduced new commissioning template agreements to support composers working in classical music. The new templates are being developed by legal experts with input from composers and commissioners and aim to ensure that new works are created under fair and transparent terms. The templates will cover single and co-commissioning agreements, and outline key areas including performance details, fees, {…}

News

Quince Ensemble to Perform at Miller Theatre

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( Photo by Aleksandr Karjaka / Karjaka Studios) Miller Theatre in New York City will present Quince Ensemble on Nov. 18, 2025. The program will feature works from their recent studio album “Dust Bowl,” including the New York premiere of Ricardo Zohn-Muldoon’s “Destierros” (2025), Evan Williams’ “Dust Bowl” (2021), Carrie Henneman Shaw’s “the smallest gap” (2019), Eliza Brown’s “Cassandra, IL” {…}

Reviews, Stage Reviews

Bayreuth Festival 2025 Review: Parsifal

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(© Enrico Nawrath) First seen on the Green Hill in 2023, the director of “Parsifal,” 55-year-old Jay Scheib, professor of music and theatre arts at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and an American of international standing in the hi-tech world, is a technological wizard like no other! A couple of his credits include Thomas Adès’ “Powder Her Face” (New York {…}

IndieOpera

The Happenstancers Present ‘The Two Deaths of Ophelia’

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The Happenstancers have announced “The Two Deaths of Ophelia” to take place on June 19, 2025. “The Two Deaths of Ophelia” features music by Linda Catlin Smith, Ann Southam, Thomas Adès, and the world premiere of new music by Ryan Chase and Luis Ramirez. The work reimagines the Shakespearian character while exploring the themes of love, desire, madness, and death. {…}