Metropolitan Opera & WQXR Announce Third Season of Aria Code

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WQXR and the Metropolitan Opera have announced the third season of their opera podcast Aria Code. The podcast, which is hosted by MacArthur Fellow and Grammy Award–winning musician Rhiannon Giddens, brings to life the human experience at the heart of opera through storytelling, interviews, and performances from the Metropolitan Opera’s treasured archives. The new season will launch on March 10, {…}

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PBS to Broadcast ‘Met Stars Live in Concert’ Performances Featuring Jonas Kaufmann, Anna Netrebko, Renée Fleming, Angel Blue, Sonya Yoncheva

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PBS has announced that it will be broadcasting the Met Opera’s “Met Stars Live in Concert series” throughout 2021. All performances will be presented on PBS (check local listings for more details). Kicking off the year-long series will be Renée Fleming’s concert from Washington D.C., in which she performed music by Puccini, Massenet, Korngold, and Handel, among others. Broadcast Date: {…}

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Santa Fe Opera to Raise Funds for Apprentice Programs with ‘Songs for the Future’ Concert

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On March 11, Santa Fe Opera will present “Songs for the Future,” a special, online benefit concert in support of their singing and technical Apprentice Programs. The event will be hosted by renowned mezzo Joyce DiDonato and Academy Award-winning costume designer Ruth E. Carter, both of whom are former apprentices at SFO. The roster of artists will also include former {…}

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Renée Fleming, Isabel Leonard, Anthony Roth Costanzo, J’Nai Bridges Headline NY PopsUp

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New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has announced the NY PopsUp festival, which is slated to take place across New York between mid-February and through Labor Day. Starting on Feb. 20, artists from across the state will put on a wide range of artistic events led by producers Scott Rudin and Jane Rosenthal in coordination with the New York State Council {…}

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Metropolitan Opera Announces 5 Beverly Sills Artist Award Winners for 2021

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The Metropolitan Opera has announced that due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, it will be splitting the 2021 Beverly Sills Artist Award between five artists including Erin Morley, Brenda Rae, Anthony Roth Costanzo, Ben Bliss, and Ryan Speedo Green. Each artist will receive $10,000 awards. This is the first time in the company’s history that the award is given to {…}

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Criticism on Fridays: Connecting the Opera Industry

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(Photo: Kari Shea) Every Friday, Polina Lyapustina delivers a short essay on some of the most sensitive topics in the industry with the intent of establishing a dialogue about the opera world and its future. Almost five years ago, working on a social news media product concept, I wrote: “It starts with a whisper…” I remember, this single phrase won {…}

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Criticism on Fridays: The Apparent Well-Being of German Musicians

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(Photo: Jon Tyson) Every Friday, Polina Lyapustina delivers a short essay on some of the most sensitive topics in the industry with the intent of establishing a dialogue about the opera world and its future. This week, I tried to flee from the grave feelings I experienced last week working on my piece about the situation with the Met Orchestra {…}

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Grammy Awards Postponed

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UPDATE: The Grammy Awards are being postponed until March 14. In a statement signed by Harvey Mason jr., Chair & Interim President/CEO of the Recording Academy; Jack Sussman, Executive Vice President, Specials, Music, Live Events and Alternative Programming, CBS; and Ben Winston, Grammy Awards Executive Producer, Fulwell 73 Productions, they said, “After thoughtful conversations with health experts, our host and artists {…}

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AFM Lambasts Metropolitan Opera for Hiring Non-Met Musicians for Virtual New Year’s Gala

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(Credit: Jonathan Tichler/Metropolitan Opera) The American Federation of Musicians has released a statement following the Metropolitan Opera’s New Year’s Eve gala and its use of non-met musicians. In a statement AFM Local 802 President Adam Krauthamer said, “It is artistic malpractice and unacceptable that non-Met musicians are being hired to perform under the banner of the Metropolitan Opera at tonight’s New {…}

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Metropolitan Opera & WQXR Announce Third Season of Aria Code

PBS to Broadcast ‘Met Stars Live in Concert’ Performances Featuring Jonas Kaufmann, Anna Netrebko, Renée Fleming, Angel Blue, Sonya Yoncheva

Santa Fe Opera to Raise Funds for Apprentice Programs with ‘Songs for the Future’ Concert

Renée Fleming, Isabel Leonard, Anthony Roth Costanzo, J’Nai Bridges Headline NY PopsUp

Metropolitan Opera Announces 5 Beverly Sills Artist Award Winners for 2021

Criticism on Fridays: Connecting the Opera Industry

Criticism on Fridays: The Apparent Well-Being of German Musicians

Grammy Awards Postponed

AFM Lambasts Metropolitan Opera for Hiring Non-Met Musicians for Virtual New Year’s Gala