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Leah Crocetto, Lawrence Brownlee & Ailyn Pérez To Be Featured In LA Philharmonic’s 2018-19 Season

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The LA Philharmonic has announced its 2018-19 season featuring some of the greatest stars in the world. For this season announcement, we will solely concentrate on the operatic and vocal events. Take a look. Baroque  The LA Phil kicks off its baroque series with “L’arpeggiata” featuring musical director Christina Pluhar, soprano Céline Scheen, male soprano Vincenzo Capezzuto, and dancer Anna Dego. The concert will {…}

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Opera Parallèle Review 2017: Les Enfants Terribles Aren’t So Terrible After All

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Once again, San Francisco offers us an original, Opera Parallèle’s “Les Enfants Terribles” by celebrated American composer Philip Glass. In 1996, Glass adapted the story from the novel (1929) and film (1950) of the same name by the famous French artist and toast of the town Jean Cocteau, who himself took the myth of eternal youth as his starting point. Glass’s opera-ballet {…}

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Fort Worth Opera Announces 2023-24 Season

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The Fort Worth Opera has announced its 2023-24 season. The season opens with “Dinner with the Stars,” a fundraising dinner hosted by Joe Illick, Music Director Emeritus and dear friend to the company. The dinner will feature soloists Vanessa Becerra, Siphokazi Molteno, Alok Kumar, and Kofi Hayford. Performance Date: Sept. 22, 2023 The continues with “La Médium” in Spanish by Gian Carlo Menotti. Directed {…}

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Northwest Boychoir to Headline Seattle Symphony’s ‘The Snowman’

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The Seattle Symphony will present “The Snowman” on Dec. 3, 2022. The showcase will feature classic children’s films along with a number of other holiday favorites including “It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year,” “Hanerot Halalu,” “Jingle Bells,” “Carol of the Bells,” and “We Wish You a Merry Christmas.” Audiences will see the orchestra under the musical direction of {…}