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Seohyun Go Wins Bampton Classical Opera’s 2025 Young Singers’ Competition

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Bampton Classical Opera has named soprano Seohyun Go the winner of the 2025 Young Singers’ Competition. Second Prize was awarded jointly to mezzo-soprano Emma Roberts and soprano Erin Rossington. Daniel Peter Silcock received the Accompanists’ Prize. The final was held on Nov. 25 at the Leonard Wolfson Auditorium, Wolfson College, Oxford, adjudicated by tenor Bonaventura Bottone, mezzo-soprano Jean Rigby, and {…}

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Josep Palet International Singing Competition Announces Schedule & Jury for 2026 Edition

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The Josep Palet International Singing Competition has announced its schedule and jury for its 2026 edition. The competition is slated for March 21–22, 2026, in Martorell (Barcelona) and the preliminary jury features Pol Avinyó, Assistant to the Artistic Director at the Gran Teatre del Liceu (Barcelona); Renzo de Marco, Assistant to the Artistic Director at Palau de les Arts Reina {…}

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Tenor Jonathan Tetelman & Soprano Serena Sáenz Among Major Winners of The Danish Research Foundation’s Daphne Awards

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Tenor Jonathan Tetelman and soprano Serena Sáenz are among the inaugural winners of The Danish Research Foundation’s Daphne Awards. The new international awards, which aims to place music and science on equal footing and recognize artists whose work has and will continue to have a significant cultural impact, will be presented on May 14, 2026, at Tivoli Concert Hall with {…}

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Marina Rebeka, Asmik Grigorian & Nicholas Brownlee Lead International Opera Award Winners

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The International Opera Awards have announced their 2025 winners. The big prize of the evening, Opera Company of the Year, went to Theater an der Wien. The singers who took top prizes included Marina Rebeka, who won the coveted Reader’s Choice Award, while Adèle Charvet and Hugh Cutting received the Rising Star Award. Meanwhile, Nicholas Brownlee won the Male Singer {…}

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James Adler & Dominika Zamara Receive Artists Recognition Awards in Rome

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(Photo credit: Bertato/Oaks) Composer James Adler and soprano Dominika Zamara were awarded the 2025 Artistic Instincts International Awards. At a celebration for Il Giubileo 2025 in Rome, Zamara gave the Italian premiere of Adler’s “Alleluia For Peace.” The piece was premiered earlier this year at Carnegie Hall. Also featured on the concert was a selection of Mozart arias. The composer {…}

News, Streaming

New National Theatre Tokyo’s ‘Natasha’ to Stream on OperaVision & NNTT Stream

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The New National Theatre Tokyo will stream Toshio Hosokawa’s “Natasha” worldwide following its acclaimed August 2025 premiere. The opera will be available to stream for free on OperaVision and NNTT Stream from Dec. 12, 2025 at 7 p.m. CET through June 12, 2026 at 12 p.m. CET. The recording date was August 17, 2025, with a running time of approximately {…}

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Müpa Budapest Announces Solti International Conducting Competition

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Müpa Budapest, in collaboration with Hungarian public media and international partners, will launch the Solti International Conducting Competition. The event, set for  Oct. 1–10, 2026, will spotlight emerging conducting talents aged 18 to 35, opening up early career exposure on Hungary’s leading stages. “Sir Georg Solti embodied passion and precision, which made him one of the greatest and most charismatic {…}

Reviews, Stage Reviews

Glyndebourne Festival Opera 2025 Review: La Bohème

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(Photo: Marc Brenner) Considered one of the most beloved and frequently performed operas in the world, “La Bohème” is the perfect blend of  exquisite music, timeless tales, and romantic themes, an ideal first opera for any budding enthusiast. Its incarnations have included a rock musical, placing the opera in space, in a hospital, as well as a setting based in {…}

Business

Garsington Opera Names New Executive Director

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Garsington Opera has announced that Ben Weston will become its next Executive Director. He will take over on Nov. 10, 2025, succeeding Nicky Creed, who was at the helm as Executive Director since 2013 after 14 years as Associate Director. Creed will work with Weston over the next few months to ensure a smooth transition. Weston’s career includes award-winning live {…}