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Karen Slack Joins Only Stage Arts Management

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American soprano Karen Slack has joined the Only Stage Arts Management roster. Slack will be managed by Susanna Stefani Caetani and Chrisni Mendis. The Grammy award-winning soprano recently launched “African Queens,” a major nationwide recital tour premiering works by leading composers at festivals like Ravinia, Aspen, and Tanglewood. She has performed at leading theaters including the Metropolitan Opera and Carnegie {…}

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Tania León Named 2025 Recipient of the William Schuman Award

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(Photo credit: Rob Davidson) Columbia University School of the Arts announced that composer Tania León is the 2025 recipient of the William Schuman Award. León is the tenth recipient of the award that recognizes the lifetime achievement of an American composer whose works have been widely performed and generally acknowledged to be of lasting significance. She will receive an unrestricted {…}

Reviews, Stage Reviews

Komische Oper Berlin 2024-25 Review: Akhnaten

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(Credit: Monika Rittershaus) Barrie Kosky’s new production of Philip Glass’s 1983 opera “Akhnaten,” running through April 20 at the Komische Oper Berlin, represents a long-overdue homecoming. This is the city most intimately connected with “Akhnaten’s” historical legacy; the archaeological treasures of the enigmatic Pharoah’s destroyed city, Tel-El-Amarna, excavated by Ludwig Borchardt with funding from the philanthropist James Simon in 1912 {…}

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Gran Teatre del Liceu Announces New Cast Change for ‘Lohengrin’

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The Gran Teatre del Liceu has announced a cast change for its March 21 performance of “Lohengrin.” The company said that soprano Okka von der Damerau will take on the role of Ortrud replacing Iréne Theorin, who is still suffering from an infection in one of her vocal cords. Von der Damerau performed on March 19, also replacing Theorin. The {…}

Interviews

Q & A: Michael Fabiano on Being Self-Driven & His Responsibility as an Artist to Serve His Craft

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(Photo: Diego Bendezu) Acclaimed American tenor Michael Fabiano, of Italian descent, has performed in leading opera houses throughout the world, including extensively at the Metropolitan Opera, San Francisco Opera, Teatro Real of Madrid, Berlin Staatsoper, Teatro Liceu, Vienna Staatsoper, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Royal Opera House in London, Teatro alla Scala in Milan, Teatro San Carlo in Naples, and Paris {…}

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Obituary: German Director & Administrator Hans-Peter Lehmann Dies at 90

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(Credit: Joachim Giesel) On Feb. 5, 2025,  German opera director and arts administrator Hans-Peter Lehmann died. The Staatsoper Hannover, where he served as Intendant announced the news and said, “We are mourning the death of our former headmaster, our honorary member Professor Hans-Peter Lehmann, a few weeks after his 90th birthday.” Born on Dec. 15, 1934, in Kassel, Lehmann studied {…}

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David Bizic Joins Zelaya Artists for General Management

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David Bizic has joined the roster of Zelaya Artists for general management. Bizic is known for his Mozart roles including Figaro and Count Almaviva in “Le Nozze di Figaro,” Masetto, Don Giovanni, and Leporello in “Don Giovanni,” and Guglielmo and Don Alfonso in “Così fan Tutte.” He has also performed in many works by Puccini, Donizetti, Verdi, Bizet, Massenet, Saint-Saëns, {…}

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Ukrainian Bass Alexander Tsymbaluk Speaks Out About Ildar Abdrazakov’s Inclusion at the Teatro San Carlo

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Ukrainian bass Alexander Tsymbaluk is responding to the Teatro San Carlo’s decision to hire Ildar Abdrazakov for its upcoming production of Verdi’s “Don Carlo.” Tsymbaluk, who is slated to perform with the Russian bass and Putin supporter told the Huffington Post, “I am still in a state of shock over the theater’s decision to invite Ildar Abdrazakov for the production of {…}