Valentina Peleggi Appointed Music Director of Richmond Symphony

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(Credit: Bo Lutoslawski) Richmond Symphony has announced that Italian conductor Valentina Peleggi will serve as their next Music Director, effective July 1, 2020. Peleggi will be the sixth Music Director in the company’s history, as well as the first woman to occupy the role. Peleggi has worked with such organizations as the OSESP Sao Paulo Symphony Orchestra, the English National {…}

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Marin Alsop Set For International Tour of Beethoven’s 9th Symphony

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(Credit: Grant Leighton) Conductor Marin Alsop is set to launch a year-long cycle of Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony around the world as part of her celebration of the 250th anniversary of the famed composer’s birth. She opens her international tour with a performance of the Ninth Symphony at Sao Paolo on Dec. 12-15, 2019, with a new Brazilian-Portugese adaptation. This series {…}

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Kevin Short & Rochelle Bard Headline Mid-Atlantic Symphony’s Holiday Concerts

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The Mid-Atlantic Symphony will continue its 22nd season with two exciting programs dedicated to the Holiday Season. MSO will present its annual Holiday Joy Concert on Dec. 6 in Easton, MD, Dec. 7 in Lewes, DE and Dec. 8 in Ocean City, MD. The concert will pay tribute to the great Pops Orchestras of America and will feature international opera {…}

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The Washington Chorus Announces 2026-27 Season

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The Washington Chorus has announced its 2026-27 season. Gianandrea Noseda conducts the National Symphony Orchestra and The Washington Chorus in Beethoven’s Sympohony No. 9 with Tessa McQueen, Cecelia McKinley, Demetrious Sampson, and Jonathan Patton. Performance Date: August 14, 2026 at Filene Center, Wolf Trap Marin Alsop conducts the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra and The Washington Chorus in music by Tchaikovsky, John {…}

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Matthew Hill & Amy Broadbent Headline Annapolis Opera’s ‘Expressions of Love’

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Annapolis Opera will present “Expressions of Love,” an outdoor recital in the William Paca Garden in Annapolis, on June 7. The showcase, kicks off at at 3 p.m., features music by Gluck, Mozart, Verdi, and others performed by tenor Matthew Hill and soprano Amy Broadbent. Hill has performed with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Boston Pops, American Bach Soloists, and Washington {…}

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Obituary: Tenor Limmie Pulliam Dies at 50

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Limmie Pulliam has died at the age of 50. The Missouri native trained with the late renowned pedagogue Richard Miller and became a participant in the young artist programs of Cleveland Opera, Opera Delaware and Opera Memphis. He was the 2012 Artist Division Winner of the National Opera Association’s Vocal Competition and, in 2013, was a winner in the 3rd Annual Concorso Internazionale {…}

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Maryland Opera Announces 17th Year of Free Summer Opera Camp

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Maryland Opera has announced the return of its Summer Opera Camp with in-person sessions held at St. Mark’s Lutheran Church in Baltimore City from July 20 through August 9, 2026. The camp is offered completely free of charge through donor support and is open to Maryland high school and college-age students up to age 21. Daily sessions include instruction in {…}

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Washington National Opera 2025-26 Review: West Side Story

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The fully staged production of “West Side Story” by the Washington National Opera (WNO) at Lyric Baltimore is an example of turning a disaster into a great success. Making a calculated and difficult decision, WNO decided to take the company out of the former Kennedy Center. Unlike City Opera in New York, WNO’s decision was a moral choice, not a {…}

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Taki Alsop Conducting Fellowship Announces 2026–28 Fellow, Associate Fellow, & Award Recipients

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The Taki Alsop Conducting Fellowship (TACF) has chosen Chi-Yuan Lin as the 2026–28 TACF Fellow. Lin was selected from a competitive cycle with nearly 150 applicants representing 41 nationalities. Currently, Lin is serving in the Conductor position with the Lyric Opera of Chicago’s Ryan Opera Center Ensemble. This season she will work on “Cavalleria rusticana,” “Pagliacci,” “Salome,” and “Madama Butterfly,” {…}

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Valentina Peleggi Appointed Music Director of Richmond Symphony

Marin Alsop Set For International Tour of Beethoven’s 9th Symphony

Kevin Short & Rochelle Bard Headline Mid-Atlantic Symphony’s Holiday Concerts

The Washington Chorus Announces 2026-27 Season

Matthew Hill & Amy Broadbent Headline Annapolis Opera’s ‘Expressions of Love’

Obituary: Tenor Limmie Pulliam Dies at 50

Maryland Opera Announces 17th Year of Free Summer Opera Camp

Washington National Opera 2025-26 Review: West Side Story

Taki Alsop Conducting Fellowship Announces 2026–28 Fellow, Associate Fellow, & Award Recipients