Victorian Opera Announces New Book, Opera & Prize to Celebrate 15th Anniversary

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The Victorian Opera is celebrating its 15th anniversary by announcing a new Australian opera for 2021, a major opera prize for emerging talent, as well as a digital book and web series reflecting on its rich history of past commissions. As one of four new operas being staged as part of its yet-to-be-revealed 2021 season, the Victorian Opera will present {…}

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Victoria Bond’s ‘Mrs. President’ To Return to NYC

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Composer Victoria Bond and librettist Hilary Bell’s “Mrs. President” is set to return to New York’s Symphony Space on April 27, 2020. The concert performance will feature Valerie Bernhardt as Victoria Woodhull, Scott Ramsay as Henry Ward Beecher, Michael Kelly as Col. James Blood, Katie Hannigan as Roxie, Keely Futterer as Isabella Beecher, and David Charles Tay as Joseph Treat. {…}

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Victoria Bond’s ‘Clara’ Comes To NYC This November

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(Credit: Symphony Space Official Website) The German Forum is set to showcase Victoria Bond and Barbara Zinn Krieger’s “Clara” in New York. The new opera will be presented at Symphony Space in New York City on Nov. 8 with another showcase set for Nov. 10 at the Church of the Messiah in Rhinebeck. The opera will feature Christine Reber as {…}

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Q & A: Bass-Baritone Joel Allison On Opera Culture In Canada & How A ‘Tosca’ Radio Broadcast Changed His Life

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(Credit: Ian McIntosh Photography) Joel Allison made his debut at the age of 12 as the treble soloist in Howard Shore’s “Lord of the Rings” Symphony. Today this Canadian singer of the new generation has been praised for the “beautiful, rich, ringing tone” of his bass-baritone voice. Allison is working as a recitalist, soloing with all of the prominent Canadian {…}

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Victorian Opera Puts Students Through The ‘Opera Glass’

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The Victorian Opera is introducing students to the world of opera through Access All Areas: Livestream Program for its Education production of “Alice Through The Opera Glass.” The program is set up as a series of 45-minute workshops that showcase different aspects of how the opera world works, including different voice types, characters and story, costumes and sets, languages in {…}

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Q & A: Artistic Director Richard Mills on Putting Together Victorian Opera’s First ‘Parsifal’

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On Feb. 20, 2019, the Victorian Opera company will make history staging its first performance of Wagner’s “Parsifal.” This production is set to boast an all-star cast of artists such as Burkhard Fritz, Katarina Dalayman, Peter Rose, Derek Welton, and Teddy Tahu Rhodes. OperaWire had the opportunity to speak with the Victorian Opera’s artistic director Richard Mills, and learn more {…}

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Composer Victoria Bond To Preview ‘The Adventures of Gulliver’ Opera

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Composer Victoria Bond is set to showcase her next work “The Adventures of Gulliver” in a preview version at the Cutting Edge Concerts New Music Festival in Symphony Space on Monday, Feb. 18, 2019. Per a press release, the program will feature sections of the upcoming opera, which was written by Stephen Greco, in addition to other pieces by Bond. {…}

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Ismael Jordi & Sabina Puértolas Lead Tio Pepe Festival Concert

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The Tip Pepe Festival is set to present Noche de Zarzuela at the Bodega Las Copas. The concert set for August 9, 2025 will star Ismael Jordi and Sabina Puértolas. Oliver Diaz conducts the Orquesta Sinfónica de Málaga and the chorus of the Teatro Villamarta. The evening will be the only classical concert during the festival as this year’s event {…}

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VIII Concurso Internacional de Canto Josep Palet Announces Winners

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A year after declaring no first-prize winner for its competition, the VIII Concurso Internacional de Canto Josep Palet revealed that baritone Steffan Lloyd Owen took home first prize during the March 30, 2025 final. Owen takes home a 5,000€ cash prize and the opportunity to perform with Red de Músicas de Juventudes Musicales de Cataluña y Red de Músicas de {…}

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Victorian Opera Announces New Book, Opera & Prize to Celebrate 15th Anniversary

Victoria Bond’s ‘Mrs. President’ To Return to NYC

Victoria Bond’s ‘Clara’ Comes To NYC This November

Q & A: Bass-Baritone Joel Allison On Opera Culture In Canada & How A ‘Tosca’ Radio Broadcast Changed His Life

Victorian Opera Puts Students Through The ‘Opera Glass’

Q & A: Artistic Director Richard Mills on Putting Together Victorian Opera’s First ‘Parsifal’

Composer Victoria Bond To Preview ‘The Adventures of Gulliver’ Opera

Ismael Jordi & Sabina Puértolas Lead Tio Pepe Festival Concert

VIII Concurso Internacional de Canto Josep Palet Announces Winners