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Academy of Vocal Arts to Present ‘A Celebration of American Composers’

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The Academy of Vocal Arts has announced that it will present a virtual concert on Feb. 6, 2021 entitled “A Celebration of American Composers.” As the title suggests, the showcase will feature works of some of the most prominent American composers and their corresponding vocal repertory. Mezzo-soprano Chelsea Laggan will perform selections from “Twelve Poems of Emily Dickinson” by Aaron {…}

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The Academy of Vocal Arts Announces 2020-21 Season

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Following a successful fall virtual season, The Academy of Vocal Arts has announced its virtual spring 2021 season, featuring a number of online performance opportunities for their roster of young artists. This year’s 2020-21 roster of resident artists is comprised of sopranos Aubry Ballaro, Yihan Duan, Leolla Grahn, Joana Latini, Emily Margevich, Kara Mulder, Renee Richardson, and Ethel Trujillo; mezzo-sopranos {…}

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Academy of Vocal Arts Announces Winners of Giargiari Bel Canto Competition

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The Academy of Vocal Arts has announced the winners of the Giargiari Bel Canto Competition. Taking home The James Parkinson Opera Foundation First Prize was Kara Mulder with Anne Marie Stanley obtaining The Cecile K. Dalton Second Prize. The winner of the Special Judge’s Award and Audience Favorite Award was Eric Delagrange. Mudler interpreted Marietta’s Lied from Korngold’s “Die tote {…}

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Academy of Vocal Arts Announces Judges, Dates for Giargiari Bel Canto Vocal Competition

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The Academy of Vocal Arts has unveiled details on its Giargiari Bel Canto Vocal Competition which will kick off the Institution’s virtual 2020-21 season. The virtual competition is set for Oct. 24, 2020 and can be viewed via AVA’s YouTube account. This year’s participants include soprano Aubry Ballarò, mezzo-soprano Alice Chung, bass eric Delagrange, baritone Daniel Gallegos, mezzo-soprano Chelsea Laggan, {…}

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Academy of Vocal Arts Announces 2020 Virtual Fall Season

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The Academy of Vocal Arts has announced its 2020-21 season, which will include a fall virtual slate. The showcases will feature resident artists, who include Aubry Ballarò, Yihan Duan, Loella Grahn, Joanna Latini, Emily Margevich, Kara Mulder, Renée Richardson, Ethel Trujillo, Alice Chung, Monique Galvao, Chelsea Laggan, Pacale Spinny, Anne Marie Stanley, Zachary Rioux, Shawn Roth, Sahel Salam, Benjamin Dickerson, {…}

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Academy of Vocal Arts Presents ‘Jubilate! A Concert of Sacred Music’

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The Academy of Vocal Arts is set to present “Jubilate! A Concert of Sacred Music” on March 14 and 15, 2020. The concerts will take place at Bryn Mawr, Church of the Redeemer and Center City, Church of the Holy Trinity. Both performances will be conducted by Master Vocal Coach David Anthony Lofton, who will perform with the Academy of {…}

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Music Academy Of The West To Present Jennifer Higdon’s ‘Cold Mountain’

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(Credit: Opera Philadelphia) Music Academy of the West will soon present the West Coast premiere of Pulitzer Prize-winning Composer-in-Residence Jennifer Higdon’s “Cold Mountain.” Based on Charles Frazier’s novel, the opera, described in the press release as an “American odyssey of love, honor, and redemption at the close of the Civil War,” tells the story of Confederate soldier W.P. Inman’s desertion {…}