Houston Symphony Orchestra Extends Music Director Contract

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(Credit: Ben Cordua) Music Director and Holder of the Roy and Lillie Cullen Chair Juraj Valčuha has extended his contract with the Houston Symphony. The Music Director will now remain with the orchestra through the 2025—2026 season. Valčuha began his tenure as Music Director during the 2022–23 season, having guest conducted the orchestra for the first time in 2011. Valčuha {…}

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J’Nai Bridges Joins Harrison Parrott for European Management

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J’Nai Bridges has signed with VOICE at Harrison Parrott for European Management. In a press release, the management company said, “J’Nai Bridges is one of the pre-eminent vocal talents of her generation and finds herself in high demand across the stages of the world’s finest opera houses, concert halls and recital venues. A strong voice in the conversation about inclusion and equality {…}

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Metropolitan Opera Announces Cast Change for ‘Un Ballo in Maschera’

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The Metropolitan Opera has announced a cast change for its production of Verdi’s “Un Ballo in Maschera.” The company noted that for the role of Amelia, Angela Meade will replace the originally announced Elena Stikhina. Meade has performed the role of Amelia at the Verbier Festival. She is well known for her Verdi interpretations having sung such operas “Ernani,” “Il {…}

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Santa Fe Opera to Broadcast Nico Muhly’s ‘Orfeo’

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Photo Credit: Curtis Brown Santa Fe Opera’s production of Nico Muhly’s “Orfeo” will be available for broadcast on Classical Public Radio KHFM for unlimited streaming from August 29 to Sept. 29, 2023. Muhly’s new orchestration of Monteverdi’s opera received its premiere on July 29, 2023. This radio broadcast features tenor Rolando Villazón in the title role, with Lauren Snouffer and {…}

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Anna Netrebko Headlines ‘La Traviata’ at Wiener Konzerthaus

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(Credit: tim osipov) Anna Netrebko is set to perform Verdi’s “La Traviata” on Sept. 6, 2023 in a concert performance. The performance will mark the first time Netrebko sings the iconic opera in Austria since 2009. It also comes nearly 20 years after her breakout turn in Salzburg in 2005. The soprano famously performed the opera at the San Francisco {…}

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Angela Meade, Karine Deshayes, Anne-Catherine Gillet & Ruth Iniesta Lead Opéra de Marseille’s 2023-24 Season

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The Opéra de Marseille has announced its 2023-24 season. Opera Meyerbeer’s “L’Africaine” will star Hélène Carpentier, Laurence Janot, Florian Laconi, Jérôme Bouteiller, and Karine Deshayes. Roberto Rizzi Brignoli conducts the production by Charles Roubaud. Performance Dates: Oct. 3-10, 2023 Paolo Arrivabeni conducts Verdi’s “Attila” with Angela Meade, Ildebrando D’Arcangelo, Juan Jesús Rodriguez, and Antonio Poli. Performance Dates: Oct. 29-Nov. 4, {…}

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Bayerische Staatsoper Announces Cast Change for ‘Tristan und Isolde’

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(Credit: Neda Navaee) The Bayerische Staatsoper has announced a cast change for its April 6 “Tristan und Isolde” performance. The company said that Nina Stemme will sing the role of Isolde, replacing Elena Pankratova. Stemme is one of the great Wagnerian sopranos of her generation who has performed the role of Isolde around the world including at the Metropolitan Opera {…}

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Melissa Sondhi, Efraín Solís & Joshua Sanders Lead Opera San José’s 2023-24 season

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Opera San José has announced its 2023-24 season celebrating the company’s 40th anniversary. The season opens with an all-new production of Gounod’s “Romeo and Juliet,” directed by Shawna Lucey. The production will star Indian-American soprano Melissa Sondhi in the role of Juliet and tenor Joshua Sanders as Romeo. Alex Boyer returns to the California Theatre in the role of Tybalt, {…}

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Lawrence Brownlee to Perform Songs by Black Composers at Princeton University Concerts

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Credit: Derek Blanks Tenor Lawrence Brownlee returns to Princeton University Concerts (PUC) on March 8, 2023, to premiere a program of songs by Black composers of the Harlem Renaissance, including Jasmine Barnes, Margaret Bonds, Shawn Okpebholo, and Damien Sneed. The musical selections use texts by Langston Hughes, Claude McKay, Georgia Douglas, and others. Collaborative pianist Kevin J. Miller will accompany. {…}

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Houston Symphony Orchestra Extends Music Director Contract

J’Nai Bridges Joins Harrison Parrott for European Management

Metropolitan Opera Announces Cast Change for ‘Un Ballo in Maschera’

Santa Fe Opera to Broadcast Nico Muhly’s ‘Orfeo’

Anna Netrebko Headlines ‘La Traviata’ at Wiener Konzerthaus

Angela Meade, Karine Deshayes, Anne-Catherine Gillet & Ruth Iniesta Lead Opéra de Marseille’s 2023-24 Season

Bayerische Staatsoper Announces Cast Change for ‘Tristan und Isolde’

Melissa Sondhi, Efraín Solís & Joshua Sanders Lead Opera San José’s 2023-24 season

Lawrence Brownlee to Perform Songs by Black Composers at Princeton University Concerts