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Tamara Mumford Joins Fletcher Artist Management

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(Credit: Fay Fox) Mezzo-soprano Tamara Mumford has joined Fletcher Artist Management.  Mumford is a graduate of the Metropolitan Opera’s Lindemann Young Artist Development Program and has sung at the Met in multiple productions including “Anna Bolena,” “Rigoletto,” “Ariadne auf Naxos,” “Wozzeck,” “The Magic Flute,” and Wagner’s complete Ring Cycle, which have all been included in The Met: LIVE in HD {…}

News

Teatro La Fenice Workers Denied Public Statement During Opening Night of ‘La Clemenza di Tito’

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The Teatro La Fenice’s management has denied the theater’s workers’ representatives an opportunity to read a brief statement before the inauguration of the 2025-26 season on Nov. 20. The La Fenice Theatre Union informed the public and the press in a statement and called the action “another sign of an increasingly closed, authoritarian management structure impervious to dialogue.” The union {…}

Business, News

Canadian Opera Company Announces Growth in 2024-25 Season

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The Canadian Opera Company has announced that the 2024-25 season saw more new audiences looking to experience live opera through the COC’s exciting lineup of newly commissioned opera and brand new-to-Toronto productions. The company also noted that the community-rooted work to broaden opera awareness and accessibility has also been seeing notable gains. In a statement, COC General Director David Ferguson {…}

News

Audience Members Protest Teatro La Fenice’s New Music Director

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The Teatro La Fenice was protested following a concert on Oct. 31, as audience members threw leaflets throughout the theater. The protest was due to the lack of transparency in the selection of the company’s new Music Director. This is the second time this has happened at the theater since the selection of Beatrice Venezi as the Music Director. The {…}

IndieOpera

William Kentridge’s ‘Sibyl’ Set for New York Premiere at Powerhouse: International in Brooklyn

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William Kentridge’s “Sibyl,” a two-part multimedia production is set to make its New York premiere at POWERHOUSE: INTERNATIONAL on Oct. 8–11, 2025. The work features music composed and conceived by Nhlanhla Mahlangu and Kyle Shepherd, and will be presented at Powerhouse Arts in Gowanus Brooklyn. “Sibyl” unfolds in two parts: “The Moment Has Gone,” a film accompanied by Shepherd’s live {…}

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Sondra Radvanovsky, Freddie De Tommaso, Anastasia Bartoli, Elīna Garanča & Huw Montague Rendall Lead International Opera Awards Nominees

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The International Opera Awards have announced its 2025 nominees. The nominees for Opera Company of the Year are Deutsche Oper Berlin, GöteborgsOperan, Houston Grand Opera, MusikTheater an der Wien, Opernhaus Zürich, and Teatro alla Scala.  Meanwhile, in the Female Singer category, Anastasia Bartoli, Elsa Dreisig, Véronique Gens, Asmik Grigorian, Sondra Radvanovsky, and Adela Zaharia are the nominees.  In the Male Singer {…}

News, Season Announcement

Beijing Music Festival Unveils 2025 Lineup

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(Photo credit: BMF) The Beijing Music Festival announces the details of its 28th festival. This article only features vocal concerts.  Aryeh Nussbaum Cohen sings the title role in The English Concert’s production of Handel’s “Rinaldo.” Mary Bevan, Paula Murrihy, Alexander Chance, Ashley Riches, Rachael Wilson, and Andy Shen Liu round out the cast. Harry Bicket serves as conductor and harpsichordist. {…}

Behind the Scenes, Interviews, Stage Spotlight

Q & A: Conductor James Gaffigan on Loving Wagner, His Musical Grounding & the Idiosyncrasies of Conducting

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Recognised worldwide for his natural ease and extraordinary collaborative spirit, conductor James Gaffigan has attracted international attention for his prowess as a conductor of both symphony orchestras and opera. The mutual trust he builds with artists empowers them to cultivate the highest art possible. Gaffigan is uniquely positioned, with music directorships at two international opera houses. He is the General {…}