Welsh National Opera Announces New Board Members

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The Welsh National Opera has announced the appointment of three new board members.They include Andrew Miller, Henry Little, and Sam Jones. Miller is an arts consultant and broadcast who has worked with such organizations as Boom! And Advice Shop for BBC1. He has also worked in senior roles at the Arts Council England, Royal and Demgate Theatres, and the Royal {…}

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Obituary: Sidwell Hartman Dies At 62

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Renown tenor Sidwill Hartman has died at the age of 62. Hartman died of a heart attack on Tuesday, May 7 while teaching a class of students at the SA College of Music, which is also UCT’s music department. The tenor was well-known locally in Cape Town and was well-regarded internationally across Europe for his many groundbreaking performances. Early in his {…}

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Obituary: Deborah Cook Dies At 80

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American soprano Deborah Cook has died at the age of 80. Born in Philadelphia, Cook went on to study privately with Irene Williams and studied at Temple University during the early 1960s where she performed in numerous student productions. She went on to make her professional opera debut on Oct. 31, 1965 at the Academy of Music with the Philadelphia Lyric Opera Company, singing the title {…}

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Obituary: English Tenor Joseph Ward Dies

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English tenor Joseph Ward has died at the age of 87. The singer, formerly a baritone, toured in the 1950s with the Carl Rosa Opera, appearing in several operas including the company’s final production staged in Nottingham in 1956. At the beginning of his career as a baritone, Ward created the role of Starveling in Britten’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” {…}

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Welsh National Opera Announces Freedom Season

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The Welsh National Opera has announced new information on its Freedom Season, a curated season rooted in exploring themes of human rights, justice and political imprisonment. The freedom season will include a number series of talks, discussions and debates, taking place across the city alongside an immersive digital reality art exhibition, community engagement work and operatic performances of Jake Heggie’s “Dead Man Walking,” {…}

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20 Singers Announced To Compete In BBC Cardiff Singer Of The World 2019 Competition

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The BBC Cardiff Singer of the World 2019 has announced that 20 outstanding classical singers from across the globe have been selected to compete in the prestigious competition. The competitors, who were chosen from a pool of 400 applicants and hail from 15 different countries, include: tenor Roman Arndt and mezzo-sopranos Karina Kherunts and Yulia Mebbibaeva from Russia; baritone Leonardo Lee {…}

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Artist Profile: Simon Estes, Legendary Bass-Baritone

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Simon Estes, born on March 2, 1938, is a legendary bass-baritone. Born in Iowa, his father was a coal miner and his grandfather was a former slave. His early musical experiences were at the local Baptist church that his family attended. He entered the University of Iowa and was destined to study psychology and religion but ultimately switched to voice. {…}

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Artist Profile: Leontyne Price, A Revolutionary Soprano

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Leontyne Price is one of the greatest sopranos of the 20th century. Born on Feb. 10, 1927 in Mississippi, she began piano lessons with a local teacher. She slowly built up some recognition in town for her musical skills, though she seemed destined for a teaching career early on. However, at the Wilberforce College, she was encouraged to study voice {…}

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Artist Profile: Louis Quilico, ‘Mr. Rigoletto’

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Born on Jan. 14, 1925, Canadian baritone Louis Quilico would go on to a strong career as an interpreter of French and Italian operas. He studied music from an early age and won a prize in 1947. From there he headed over to Rome to continue his musical studies and then he went and studied at the Mannes College in {…}

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Welsh National Opera Announces New Board Members

Obituary: Sidwell Hartman Dies At 62

Obituary: Deborah Cook Dies At 80

Obituary: English Tenor Joseph Ward Dies

Welsh National Opera Announces Freedom Season

20 Singers Announced To Compete In BBC Cardiff Singer Of The World 2019 Competition

Artist Profile: Simon Estes, Legendary Bass-Baritone

Artist Profile: Leontyne Price, A Revolutionary Soprano

Artist Profile: Louis Quilico, ‘Mr. Rigoletto’