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Jack Swanson & Michael Spyres to Kickoff Guild Hall and Bel Canto Boot Camp Resident Artist Program and Series

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Guild Hall and Bel Canto Boot Camp (BCBC) has announced the formation of a new Resident Artist Program and Series that will support an emerging generation of opera singers and bring operatic performances and community engagement programs to Long Island’s East End. Internationally recognized star artists baritenor Michael Spyres and tenor Jack Swanson will kick off the 2022 launch, joining {…}

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Anna Netrebko, Patricia Petibon, Michael Spyres, Josef Jakub Orlinski Headline Les Grandes Voix / Les Grandes Solistes’ May 2022 Slate

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Les Grandes Voix / Les Grandes Solistes has announced its May 2022 slate. Patricia Petibon will perform alongside pianist Andrea Marcon in a concert of opera arias by Rameau, Händel, and Mozart. Performance Date: May 15, 2022 Tenor Michael Spyres will join forces with Opera Fuoco under David Stern for music by Mozart, Spontini, Donizetti, Verdi, Léhar, Offenbach, and Rossini. {…}

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Elizabeth Llewellyn, Kate Lidnsey, Michael Spyres, Cecilia Bartoli Among BBC Music Magazine Awards 2022 Nominees

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BBC Music Magazine has announced its 2022 award nominees. For the purposes of this article, our focus will be on vocal and operatic winners. In the Choral Award 2022 category, the first nominee is Dunedin Consort’s recording of Bach’s Cantatas, BWV 23, 82 & 106. John Butt conducts the album. Also nominated is the Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir and Kaspars {…}

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Jonas Kaufmann, Elizabeth Llewellyn, Christian Gerhaher & Michael Spyres Lead Presto Music’s 2021 Awards Winners

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(Credit: Presto Music official website) Presto Music has announced its 2021 awards. Tenor Michael Spyres was awarded for the CD “BariTenor” on the Erato label. The album ranges wide, encompassing repertoire normally assigned to both tenors and baritones. Programming 18 arias by 15 composers, it covers three centuries of opera in Italian, French and German. Marko Letonja conducts the Orchestre {…}

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Michael Spyres Honored as Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres

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(Credit: © Marco Borrelli) American tenor Michael Spyres has been honored with the prestigious Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres designation by the government of France. Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres is one of the main distinctions among the four ministerial orders of the French Republic, which rewards three times a year people who have distinguished themselves by their {…}

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Michael Spyres, Golda Schultz, Sabine Devieilhe & Emily D’Angelo Lead Festival D’Aix-En-Provence’s 2022 Season

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The Festival D’Aix-En-Provence has announced its 2022 slate featuring a varied repertoire and international stars. The festival will begin on July 4 and is set to run through July 23, 2022. Here is a look at the upcoming season: Mahler’s “Resurrection” will be conducted by Esa-Pekka Salonen in a production by Romeo Castellucci. Golda Schultz and Marianne Crebassa star. Performance {…}

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92nd Street Y 2021-22 Review: Lawrence Brownlee & Michael Spyres in Concert

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Photo credit:  Joe Sinnott On Wednesday, Oct. 25, at New York’s 92nd Street Y, two titanic tenors of the bel canto repertoire, Lawrence Brownlee and Michael Spyres, delivered a playful antidote to the mid-week doldrums with a rip-roaring performance of Rossini barnburners from four of the composer’s operas, “Il barbiere di Siviglia,” “Elisabetta, regina d’Inghilterra,” “Ricciardo e Zoraide,” and “Otello.” {…}

DVD and CD Releases, News

Javier Camarena, Marina Rebeka & Michael Spyres Lead New CD/DVD Releases

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This week audiences are in for a treat with numerous new releases of world premieres, full operas, solo albums, and classic productions. Here is a look at this week’s new releases. Il Pirata  Prima Classic releases Bellini’s rarely performed work with Javier Camarena, Marina Rebeka, and Franco Vassallo performing the leading roles. The album was recorded at Bellini’s homeland, Catania, {…}

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John Nelson & Michael Spyres Team Up for Berlioz Concert / Recording

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John Nelson and tenor Michael Spyres are set to perform a concert of music by Berlioz on Oct. 13 and 14, 2021. The showcase, which will be performed at the Palais de la Musique et des Congrès, Strasbourg, will feature the Overture de “Béatrice et Bénédict,” “Les Nuits d’Été,” and “Harold en Italie.” Spyres will perform in “Les Nuits d’Été” {…}