Premio Internazionale Ottavio Ziino to Hold Finals in Rome

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The Premio Internazionale Ottavio Ziino is set to hold its finale on Sept. 22 at the Teatro Ghione in Rome. The finals will celebrate the competition’s 21st edition and will see the first prize winner take home 8,000 euros and the Coppa “OTTAVIO ZIINO.” The second prize winner will receive 4,000 euros and the Targa “OTTAVIO ZIINO” while the third {…}

Behind the Scenes, Interviews

Q & A: Mark Adamo on ‘Little Women,’ His Major Influences & Interests Outside Music

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(Photo: Daniel Welch) Italian/American composer and librettist Mark Adamo has just enjoyed the UK premiere of his opera, “Little Women” at Opera Holland Park. Although written in 1998, it has taken 24 years to be performed on British soil and was warmly received throughout. At the time of its composition, Adamo noted: “I recognized that ‘Little Women’ itself solves certain {…}

DVD and CD Releases, News

Renée Fleming, Giorgio Misseri & Emily D’Angelo Lead New CD/DVD Releases

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This week audiences get to discover two Bel Canto gems, a world premiere recording, a debut album, and a new album by the “people’s diva.” Here is a look at this week’s new releases. Voice of Nature: The Anthropocene Renée Fleming releases a new album for Decca Classics featuring Yannick Nézet-Séguin on the piano. The record feature music by Edvard {…}

News, Streaming

Baltimore Lieder Weekend to Present ‘A Kaleidoscope of Black American Songs and Arias’

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On October 15, 2021, Baltimore Lieder Weekend will launch with a recital from soprano Joelle Lamarre and pianist Daniel Schlosberg. Titled “A Kaleidoscope of Black American Songs and Arias,” the program will feature works from composers such as E.E. Boykin, Anthony Davis, Adolphus Hailstork, Richard Thompson, Florence Price, Nkeiru Okoye, and more. It will be held at the An Die {…}

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Michael Kelly Headlines Bonus Online Concert for Bright Shiny Things

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Bright Shiny Things is set to stream a performance of Schubert’s “Die Schöne Müllerin” on Oct. 10, 2020. The concert will feature the first collaboration between baritone Michael Kelly, guitarist-composer David Leisner, and visual artists Kevork Mourad. Kelly has performed with such organizations as the Cleveland Orchestra, Detroit Symphony, Houston Symphony, Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, The Mostly Mozart Festival, Opernhaus {…}

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Catalina Cuervo to Host ‘Latin Heat: Sounds of my Land’

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The Long Beach Opera is hosting “Latin Heat: Sounds of my Land.” The panel, which will discuss Hispanic Classical Music, will be hosted by Colombian soprano Catalina Cuervo. Soprano Elizabeth Caballero, conductor Jorge Parodi, director José María Condemi, baritone and professor Ricardo Herrera will head the discussion. Andrea Catán, arts administrator, harpist, and promoter of Daniel Catán’s music, will also {…}

Behind the Scenes, Interviews

Q & A: Lina Gonzalez-Granados, Lidiya Yankovskaya, & Elizabeth Askren On How The Hart Institute For Women Conductors Helped Shape Their Careers

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For five years, the Dallas Opera’s Linda and Mitch Hart Institute for Women Conductors has done something that few other major companies have done – champion women conductors. The program, the first ever designed to meet the needs of women opera conductors, has allowed participants an opportunity to engage in a wide-range of musical opportunities alongside some of the most {…}

News

Isabel Leonard & William Burden Headline Glimmerglass 2020 Festival

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The Glimmerglass Festival has announced its 2020 festival featuring four mainstage works and two brand new ones. The Festival will also welcome Isabel Leonard and William Burden as Artists in Residence for the 2020 season. The 2020 Festival opens with Rodgers and Hammerstein’s “The Sound of Music” in a new production directed by Francesca Zambello with associate director and choreographer Eric {…}

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Q & A: Kevin Puts & Mark Campbell On the Creation of ‘Elizabeth Cree’

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Murder, mystery, and mayhem are on offer in “Elizabeth Cree” when it opens this Saturday, Feb. 10 at the Chicago Opera Theater. Set in 1880s Victorian London, the opera begins with the hanging of Elizabeth Cree for the murder of her husband, John. The story then circles back to the trial for that murder and Elizabeth’s own narrative of her {…}

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Premio Internazionale Ottavio Ziino to Hold Finals in Rome

Q & A: Mark Adamo on ‘Little Women,’ His Major Influences & Interests Outside Music

Renée Fleming, Giorgio Misseri & Emily D’Angelo Lead New CD/DVD Releases

Baltimore Lieder Weekend to Present ‘A Kaleidoscope of Black American Songs and Arias’

Michael Kelly Headlines Bonus Online Concert for Bright Shiny Things

Catalina Cuervo to Host ‘Latin Heat: Sounds of my Land’

Q & A: Lina Gonzalez-Granados, Lidiya Yankovskaya, & Elizabeth Askren On How The Hart Institute For Women Conductors Helped Shape Their Careers

Isabel Leonard & William Burden Headline Glimmerglass 2020 Festival

Q & A: Kevin Puts & Mark Campbell On the Creation of ‘Elizabeth Cree’