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First Marina Zirdziņa International Vocal Competition Launches, Announces Schedule

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Latvia’s Operetta Theatre and the Marina Zirdziņa Family have launched the first-ever Marina Zirdziņa International Vocal Competition. The competition will showcase the talents of young artists across several categories – operetta, musical theatre, opera, solo, and duets. The competition opened for submissions on April 1 with vocalists aged 18-35 allowed to submit a video up until May 31, 2025. From {…}
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Best of 2024: OperaWire’s Top 11 Singers of the Year

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It is time to wrap up the year and look back at our favorite moments and performers. After releasing our favorite performances of 2024 and showcasing our rising stars of the year, it’s time for OperaWire’s annual tradition of naming our top 11 singers of the year, performers that we thought stood out. Performers who had major breaks, headlined major productions or simply had {…}
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Operalia Competition Winners Announced

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The Operalia Competition has announced its 2022 winners. The competition, which held its finale at the Latvian National Opera, announced that Armenian soprano Juliana Grigoryan and U.S. tenor Anthony León won first prize. Meanwhile, second prize went to Spanish soprano Serena Sáenz, U.S. tenor Duke Kim, and German Countertenor Nils Wanderer. Third Prize went to U.S. mezzo-soprano Maire Therese Carmack, {…}
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Operalia Competition Announces 2022 Finalists

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The World Operalia Competition has announced the finalists for the 2022 edition. The finalists in the opera category include USA mezzo-soprano Maire Therese Carmack, USA tenor Anthony Ciaramitaro, Armenian soprano Juliana Grigoryan, South Korean bass-baritone Jongwon Han, Finnish soprano Jenni Hietala, South Korean bass In-Ho Jeong, bass, USA tenor Duke Kim, USA tenor, Anthony León, USA tenor James Ley, South {…}
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Operalia Competition Announces 2022 Semifinalists

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The World Operalia Competition has announced the semifinalists for the 2022 edition. The semifinalists in the opera category include Australian mezzo Fleuranne Brockway, US mezzo Maire Therese Carmack, US tenor Anthony Ciaramitaro, Belgian soprano Louise Foor, Armenian soprano Juliana Grigoryan, Korean bass-baritone Jongwon Han, Korean soprano Yewon Han, Finnish soprano Jenni Hietala, Korean bass In-Ho Jeong, US tenor Duke Kim, {…}
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Metropolitan Opera Announces Major Cast Change for ‘Lady Macbeth of Mtsenk’

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The Metropolitan Opera has announced a cast change for its production of Shostakovich’s “Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk.” The company noted that Russian soprano Svetlana Sozdateleva will make her Met debut singing Katerina Ismailova in all performances replacing Eva-Maria Westbroek. Sozdateleva was set to make her Met debut during the 2020-21 season in the “The Fiery Angel” but was canceled due {…}
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Operalia Announces 2022 Participants

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The Operalia Competition has announced the singers who will participate in this year’s Competition at the Latvian National Opera in Riga. This year’s participants come from the USA, Australia, Venezuela, Mexico, South Korea, Italy, New Zealand, Latvia, Finland, Spain, Russia, Mongolia, Germany, China, Turkey, Belgium, and Armenia. Rolex will sponsor the 2022 edition, which will be held between Oct. 24 {…}
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Latvian-born Mezzo-Soprano Natalja Sticco Donating Proceeds from Her Single ‘Requiem for a Soldier’ to Aid Ukraine

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Mezzo-soprano Natalja Sticco is sharing her voice to aid families, refugees, and soldiers in war-torn Ukraine by donating proceeds from her single, “Requiem for a Soldier” to Razom for Ukraine (Together for Ukraine), which provides life-saving medical aid to hospitals, and Army SOS Ukraine which buys medical and basic needs supplies that go directly to those defending their country against {…}

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