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Joana Mallwitz to Lead Konzerthausorchester Berlin as Chief Conductor and Artistic Director

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(Photo: Lutz Edelhoff) Joana Mallwitz will lead Konzerthausorchester Berlin as its new Chief Conductor and Artistic Director, replacing Christoph Eschenbach. Mallwitz is scheduled to assume the role at the start of the 2023-24 season. Since 2018-19, Mallwitz has served as General Music Director at Nuremberg State Theatre, where she won Conductor of the Year in 2019. At the 2020 Salzburg {…}

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Music of Remembrance Announces 2021-22 Season

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Seattle-based Music of Remembrance has announced its 2021-22 season. The season’s main theme will be “Power of Perseverance,” in honor of the challenging times we live in. “The pandemic forces us to summon our deepest resources so that we can continue a journey of courage and commitment,” said Artistic Director Mina Miller in a press release. “Our season’s theme is {…}

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Teodor Currentzis & musicAeterna Announce Lucerne Residency

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Conductor Teodor Currentzis and his musicAeterna are set to present their first international residency in Lucerne this October. The residency will take place between Oct. 6-8 with attendees able to engage in masterclasses, roundtables, and live performances. On Oct. 6, participants will engage with modern academic music, specifically French composer Philippe Hersant’s chorus opera “Tristia.” The performance in Lucerne will {…}

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Badisches Staatstheater Karlsruhe Announces 2021-22 Season

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The Badisches Staatstheater Karlsruhe in Germany has announced its 2021-22 season featuring ballet, theater, and opera. For this article, we will only highlight the opera productions. Premieres Mozart’s “La Finta Giardiniera” will get a new production with Yura Yang conducting and Anja Kühnhold directing. Premiere Date: Oct. 23, 2021 Emmerich Kálmán’s “Grafin Mariza” gets a new production with Georg Fritzsch {…}

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Happy Anniversary – James Morris Celebrates 50 Years at the Met

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(Credit: Colbert Artists Management) “My what?” James Morris, studying at the Academy of Vocal Arts (AVA) in Philadelphia, has received a phone call from his newly acquired agent at Sol Hurok management, an agent who had seen him perform elsewhere in the country and offered to represent him. Now, the agent has news: a date for Morris’ Met audition. The {…}

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COVID-19 Forces Fabio Luisi Out Of Concertgebouw’s 2020 Christmas Matinee

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(Credit: © DR / Opéra National de Paris official website) The Royal Concertgebouw has announced that the famed conductor Fabio Luisi will not lead the orchestra during the 2020 Christmas Matinee on Dec. 25, 2020. Maestro Luisi has tested positive for COVID-19 and has to spend 10 days in quarantine. Additionally, tenor Piero Pretti had to cancel the performance due {…}

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Thomas Oliemans Steps into the Cast of ‘Hänsel und Gretel’ at Staatsoper Berlin

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(Photo Credit: Marco Borggreve) The Staatsoper unter der Linden has announced that Dutch baritone Thomas Oliemans will perform the role of Peter in Humperdinck’s “Hänsel und Gretel” on Jan. 7, 2021. Oliemans will replace German baritone Roman Trekel. Oliemans will join a cast that includes Michaela Schuster in the role of Gertrud, Stephan Rügamer as the Wicked Witch, Natalia Skrycka {…}

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Sylvia McNair Among Headlines of Princeton Festival’s ‘Virtually Yours’ Streaming Slate

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The Princeton Festival has announced its online festival entitled “Virtually Yours.” The showcase, which kicks off on June 1 and runs through June 28, will feature live and recorded performances of all kinds of music, as well as educational presentations, every single day during that timeframe. “When the coronavirus threat forced cancellation of our regular season, we responded by creating {…}