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Megan Marino & Michael Mayes Take on Crossover Project at The Midnight Cricket Club

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Michael Mayes and Megan Marino will join forces with two bluegrass artists to perform as a new band at The Midnight Cricket Club between May 25 through 30. Marino and Mayes, billed as “genre-mixing opera singing spouses by trade,” will team up with KC Groves and Jason Hicks as a new band. Groves will perform vocals, mandolin, guitar, and bass {…}
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Artist of the Week: Rafael Davila

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As Europe gets back to performing opera productions in unique and innovative ways, the United States continues to cancel or stream performances. However, this week the Northern Light Festival in Minnesota is taking its chances and presenting the first operatic production since the COVID-19 crisis in a new socially-distanced production of Puccini’s “Tosca.” The festival has assembled an all-star cast {…}
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Composer Profile: George Walker, A Historic Pulitzer-Prize Winner

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George Walker was one of the great Black composers of all time. Born on June 27, 1922, in Washington D.C., his mother Rosa King supervised his first piano lessons when he was but five years of age. By the time he was 14-years-old and a student of Howard University, Walker hosted his first recital. He was then admitted into the {…}
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Obituary: American Soprano Ellen Chickering Dies, Aged 77

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American soprano Ellen Chickering passed away on April 19, 2020, due to abdominal cancer. Born on January 26, 1943, in Miami, Florida, Chickering learned piano from a young age and went on to earn her bachelor’s degree in music education at Syracuse University. Studying with renowned soprano Eleanor Steber, in 1973 Chickering made her debut at Alice Tully Hall in {…}
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Mary Bevan, Callum Thorpe & Anna Stéphany Highlight London Handel Festival 2020

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(Credit: Balthasar Denner) London Handel Festival will take place from March 5 to April 10, 2020, featuring number of vocal and orchestral works. The oratorio “Susanna” will feature Masabane Cecilia Rangwanasha, Patrick Terry, Yaritza Véliz, April Koyejo-Audiger, Michael Mofidian, Andrés Presno, and Blaise Malaba. Patrick Milne will conduct the production by Isabelle Kettle. Performance Dates : March 5, 7, 11, 12 {…}
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London Handel Festival Announces 2020 Slate

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The London Handel Festival has announced its 2020 programming. The festival opens with “Susanna,” performed at the Royal Opera House Linbury Theatre. Isabelle Kettle directs with Patrick Milne conducting. Masabene Cecilia Rangwanasha takes on the title role with Patrick Terry, Yaritz Véliz, April Koyejo-Audiger, Michael Mofidian, Andrés Presno, and Blaise Malaba. Performance Dates: March 5-14, 2020 The company will then {…}
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AVA Announces New Resident Artists

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AVA has announced six new Resident Artists to the opera academy. The incoming class of Resident Artists includes soprano Emily Margevich, bass Cody Müller, tenor Zachary Rioux, tenor Sahel Salam, mezzo-soprano Anne Marie Stanley, and bass Griffen Hogan Tracy. The six residents come from Philadelphia, Colorado, Chicago, Princeton, and New Brunswick, Canada. Margevich comes from the DePaul University School of Music {…}

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