Chanticleer Announces 2024-25 Season

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(Photo credit: Stephen K Mack) Multiple Grammy Award-winning vocal ensemble Chanticleer has released the details of its 2024-25 season. Music director Tim Keeler leads the coast-to-coast tour, which opens in San Francisco, CA. Other stops include Birmingham, MI,Dallas, TX, Savannah, GA, Portland, OR, Washington, DC, and New York, NY, among many others. “Without a Song” features Medieval and Renaissance motets {…}

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White Snake Projects Gives World Premiere of ‘Is This America?’

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The world premiere of Mary D. Watkins and Cerise Lim Jacobs’ opera, “Is This America?” is presented by White Snake Projects on Sept. 20. This new 90-minute fully-staged opera celebrates the life and legacy of civil rights activist Fannie Lou Hamer. “Is This America?” features mezzo-soprano Deborah Nansteel in the lead role, alongside bass-baritone Eliam Ramos-Silva, and Voice Boston Children’s {…}

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Göttingen International Händel Festival 2024 Review: Sarrasine

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(Photo: Alciro Theodoro Da Silva) The headline event at this year’s Göttingen Händel Festival was the world premiere of “Sarrasine,” a recently constructed opera by the librettist Laurence Dale and the conductor George Petrou, based on the novella of the same name by H. Balzac using music composed by Händel. A New Pasticcio Using Händel’s Rejected Music The project originated {…}

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Barno Ismatullaeva, Jacquelyn Wagner, Pumeza Matshikiza, Mario Rojas & Daniel Luis de Vicente Lead Staatsoper Hannover’s 2024-25 Season

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The Staatsoper Hannover has announced its 2024-25 season. Premieres Philip Glass’s “Satyagraha” will be conducted by Masaru Kumakura and directed by Daniel Kramer. The production will star Shanul Sharma, Meredith Wohlgemuth, Ketevan Chuntishvili, Beatriz Miranda, Lluís Calvet i Pey, Markus Suihkonen, Ruzana Grigorian, Darwin Prakash, and Markus Suihkonen. Performance Dates: Sept. 6-Oct. 31, 2024 Leoncavallo’s “Pagliacci” will receive a new {…}

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Alpesh Chauhan Extends Contract with Düsseldorfer Symphoniker

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(Credit: Patrick Allen) Alpesh Chauhan has extended his contract as Principal Guest Conductor of the Düsseldorfer Symphoniker. The conductor will continue with the orchestra for a further three seasons until 2027. Chauhan made his debut with the orchestra in 2018 and has since appeared with the orchestra in a variety of repertoire. In a statement, Chauhan said, “I am thrilled {…}

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National Council of the Arts to Meet on March 27

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The National Council of the Arts is set to meet on March 27, 2024 in Washington D.C. The event will feature the participation of numerous major arts organizations who will be featured in panels and discussions regarding the state of art in the U.S. The “How Did We Get Here?” panel, which explores the challenges modern art organizations, cultural venues, {…}

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Warsaw Philharmonic Announces New Artistic Director

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The Warsaw Philharmonic has named conductor Krzysztof Urbański its new Artistic Director starting in the 2024-5 season. Urbański will be the youngest conductor at the helm of one of Poland’s leading musical institutions. He will succeed Andrzej Boreyko, who began his tenure as the Warsaw Philharmonic’s Artistic Director in 2019. Urbański is a graduate of the Music Academy in Warsaw and {…}

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Obituary: Tenor Eduardo Villa Dies

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Tenor Eduardo Villa has died after years of fighting Esophageal Cancer. Born in 1953, Villa studied at the University of Southern California as well as with Martial Singher, Horst Günter, and Margaret Harshaw. He had his big break when he won the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions in 1982 and performed with the Basel Opera Theater from 1983 to 1987. {…}

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George Gagnidze Joins CSAM for General Management

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(Credit: Dario Acosta) George Gagnidze has joined Centre Stage Artist Management for General Management. The baritone took to social media and said, “I am very happy to announce that I have joined the roster of Centre Stage Artist Management for general management. Starting today, Jonathan Letts and Francesca Condeluci (USA) will be representing me worldwide and I’m so excited about {…}

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Chanticleer Announces 2024-25 Season

White Snake Projects Gives World Premiere of ‘Is This America?’

Göttingen International Händel Festival 2024 Review: Sarrasine

Barno Ismatullaeva, Jacquelyn Wagner, Pumeza Matshikiza, Mario Rojas & Daniel Luis de Vicente Lead Staatsoper Hannover’s 2024-25 Season

Alpesh Chauhan Extends Contract with Düsseldorfer Symphoniker

National Council of the Arts to Meet on March 27

Warsaw Philharmonic Announces New Artistic Director

Obituary: Tenor Eduardo Villa Dies

George Gagnidze Joins CSAM for General Management