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Musica Viva NY to Present ‘Curse Upon Iron’

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Musica Viva NY is set to present “Curse Upon Iron,” a one-night-only concert at Manhattan’s All Souls NYC. The evening will be held on March 2, 2025 and will feature choral music from the Baltic States. Led by Musica Viva NY’s Artistic Director/Conductor Alejandro Hernandez-Valdez, the Musica Viva NY choir, accompanied by piano and organ, will honor the heritage of {…}
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Opera Parallèle to Celebrate 15th Anniversary & Jake Heggie

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Opera Parallèle has announced details for its benefit evening, “In Pursuit of a Dream: A 15th Anniversary Celebration Honoring Composer Jake Heggie.” The event will be held on March 27 at the City Club of San Francisco and will feature legendary mezzo-sopranos Susan Graham and Frederica von Stade along with other artists. They will perform a program of musical selections {…}
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Orchestre Classique de Montréal’s Artistic Director & Principal Conductor to Step Down

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(Credit: Fred Stucker) The Orchestre Classique de Montréal has announced that Jacques Lacombe is stepping down from his position as Artistic Director and Principal Conductor. “The Board of Directors of the Orchestre Classique de Montréal thanks him for his contribution over the past season, and wishes him every success in his future endeavours,” said Joel Carrier, Chairman of the OCM {…}
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Musica Viva NY Announces 2024-25 Season

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Musica Viva NY has announced its 2024-25 season. The season opens with “SOUNDSCAPES: Shabnam Abedi & Musica Viva NY Soloists.” The program, featuring the harmonium, tabla and piano, contains a crossover of three worlds of sound. In addition to the choral ensemble of eight voices presenting jazz and Hindustani classical music, there is Hindustani raga music presented by Abedi, as {…}
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Q & A: David B. Devan on His Time With Opera Philadelphia & Why It’s Time to Move On

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Spring was in the air in Philadelphia when I met with David B. Devan in Opera Philadelphia’s Center City offices. Warm temperatures and flowers heralded a new season, as clearly as the empty offices signaled change for the opera company.  Devan is stepping down as Opera Philadelphia’s general director at the end of May. It was a decision prompted in {…}
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Festival Napa Valley Honors Gordon Getty

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Festival Napa Valley presented composer Gordon Getty with the Angels of the Arts Award during a March 7, 2024 ceremony. The event included performances by such artists as sopranos Alexandra Armantrading and Lisa Delan; mezzo-soprano Frederica von Stade; tenor Nathan Granner; baritone Lester Lynch; baritone/librettist Curt Branom; clarinetist David Barnett; pianist Kevin Korth; and pianist/composer Jake Heggie. There were also {…}
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Kathleen Battle, Thomas Hampson, Matthew Polenzani & Jamie Barton Lead Chamber Society of Lincoln Center’s 2024-25 Season

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The Chamber Society of Lincoln Center has announced its 2024-25 season featuring a number of vocal performances. Here is a look. The company will present an Opening Night concert entitled “Haydn’s Suprise” dedicated to Haydn. Soloists include Stephanie Blythe, Michael Stephen Brown, Wu Han, Aaron Boyd, Daniel Phillips, Pinchas Zukerman, Paul Neubauer, David Finckel, Nina Bernat, and the Viano Quartet. {…}
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Houston Grand Opera Partners with Apple Music Classical

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Houston Grand Opera has announced that it is partnering with Apple Music Classical. Under this new agreement, Apple Music will release numerous historic and contemporary recordings by the company with the first release being the 2011 production of “Dead Man Walking” starring Joyce DiDonato and Frederica Von Stade. The recording was originally released by Erato / Warner Classics, but has {…}
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OPERA America Announces Inductees of 2023 Opera Hall of Fame

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OPERA America has announced the inductees of its Opera Hall of Fame Class of 2023. The inductees include Arts Administrator and producer Michael Bronson, Arts Leader and Administrator Wayne S. Brown, composer and teacher Anthony Davis, arts funder and advocate Susan Feder, trustee and philanthropist Frayda B. Lindemann, baritone Sherrill Milnes, and mezzo-soprano Frederica von Stade. “The contributions to the {…}

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