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Raehann Bryce-Davis, Quinn Kelsey, Will Liverman, Ana María Martínez & Christian Van Horn Lead Opera Philadelphia’s 2023-24 Season

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Opera Philadelphia has announced its 2023-24 season. Dubbed Festival 023, the company will bring music to venues around the city. The following productions are included in the Festival. The world premiere of composer Rene Orth and librettist Hannah Moscovitch’s “Ten Days in a Madhouse,” starring Kiera Duffy, Will Liverman, and Raehann Bryce-Davis. Joanna Settle directs, and Daniela Candillari conducts. The work is co-commissioned {…}

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Julia Bullock, Lise Davidsen, Joyce DiDonato, Ailyn Pérez, Will Liverman Headline Metropolitan Opera’s 2023-24 season

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The Metropolitan Opera has announced its 2023-24 season featuring seven new productions. New Productions Joyce DiDonato, Ryan McKinny, Latonia Moore, and Susan Graham star in the Met premiere of Ivan van Hove production of  Jake Heggie’s “Dead Man Walking.” Met Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts. Steven Osgood will make his Met debut conducting for two performances. Performance Dates: Sept. 26-Oct. 21, {…}

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Will Liverman, Nicholas Nestorak, Scarlett Strallen Headline 2023 Princeton Festival

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Princeton Symphony Orchestra has announced its plans for the 2023 Princeton Festival. The Princeton Festival, which runs between June 9-25, will feature a wide range of events. For the purposes of this article, the focus will be solely on vocal and operatic performances. Opera fans will get a chance to enjoy Rossini’s “The Barber of Seville” at the Performance Pavilion {…}

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Will Liverman & Christian Van Horn Headline Art Bath’s Fall 2022 Slate

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(Credit: Jaclyn Simpson) Art Bath has announced its schedule of immersive salon performances this fall. The performances, which take place in New York City at The Blue Building on East 46th Street, will feature performances by five to eight artists or groups. Per an official press statement, “Audiences will be guided through a multidisciplinary and multi-sensory experience, exploring the corridors {…}

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Will Liverman Leads Bernstein’s Mass at Kennedy Center

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The Kennedy Center is set to celebrate the 50th anniversary with two projects, the opening of “Art and Ideals: President John F. Kennedy” – a new permanent exhibit exploring Kennedy’s presidency and commitment to the arts and a reprise of Bernstein’s “MASS,” which premiered at the center’s opening exactly 51 years before the upcoming performance. The projects will close an {…}

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Will Liverman, Natalia Labourdette & Malcolm Martineau Lead New CD/DVD Releases

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This week audiences can check out new works, full opera performances, and debut albums. Fire Shut Up in My Bones The Met releases Terence Blanchard and Kasi Lemmon’s opera with Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducting a cast led by Will Liverman, Angel Blue, and Latonia Moore. OperaWire noted that the opera was a “masterpiece.” The Complete Songs of Duparc Malcolm Martineau presents {…}

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Will Liverman Awarded Metropolitan Opera’s Beverly Sills Artist Award

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(Credit: Karen Almond / Met Opera) The Metropolitan Opera has named baritone Will Liverman the winner of the 2022 Beverly Sills Artist Award. The annual $50,000 award recognizes a gifted singer with a rising Met career. The award was established in 2006 by an endowment gift from the late Agnes Varis, a former Met board member. In a statement, Liverman {…}

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Maya Lahyani, Will Liverman, Karen Vuong, Karen Slack, & Maya Kherani Headline Portland Opera’s 2022-23 Season

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Portland Opera has announced its 2022-23 season. The season kicks off with Bizet’s “Carmen,” which will star Maya Lahyani, Matthew Pearce, Richard Ollarsaba, and Ariana Wehr. Michael Ellis Ingram conducts a production directed by Denyce Graves. Performance Dates: Nov. 5 & 13, 2022  Kamala Sankaram’s “Thumbprint” will premiere with Maya Kherani, Indira Mahajan, Alok Kumar, Omar, Najmi, and Samina Aslam {…}