https://operawire.com/leeds-lieder-loses-funding-from-arts-council/
Leeds Lieder has announced that it has been unsuccessful in its application to the Arts Council for funding for the 2023 festival. The festival announced that it was rejected for a grant of £60,000 and as a result, it will no longer be able to live-stream for this year’s events as the organization has been left “severely depleted.” In a {…}
https://operawire.com/obituary-czech-mezzo-soprano-sona-cervena-passes-away-aged-97/
(IMage Source: Opera Scotland) Czech mezzo-soprano Soňa Červená passed away on May 7, 2023. Born on September 9, 1925, Červená studied singing in Prague under Robert Rozner and Lydia Wegner-Salmowá before joining an operetta ensemble in the city. During World War II, both of Červená’s parents were imprisoned by the Nazis, and during the year of the communist coup in {…}
https://operawire.com/anna-samuil-named-honorary-professor-at-hochschule-fur-musik-hanns-eisler/
Soprano Anna Samuil has been named an honorary professor of the Hochschule für Musik Hanns Eisler in Berlin. Samuil was presented a certificate on her last day at the school on April 27, 2023, by Rector Sarah Wedl-Wilson. Samuil has been teaching at the Eisler since 2011, and her voice class has already produced many successful graduates who have received {…}
https://operawire.com/gemma-summerfield-joins-promethean-artists/
(Credit: Scott Cadenhead) Gemma Summerfield has joined the roster of Promethean Artists for General Management. Summerfield will be represented by Artist Manager Callan Coughlan for operatic, orchestral, and recital engagements throughout the world. In a statement, Summerfield said, “I am delighted to be collaborating with Promethean Artists as we look to the future together. I am impressed by the team’s {…}
https://operawire.com/carnegie-hall-2023-review-soprano-hera-hyesang-park/
Photo: Taehyun Hwang/Korean Cultural Center New York Soprano Hera Hyesang Park had her debut recital at Carnegie Hall’s Zankel Hall on Friday, March 3rd, in celebration of Women’s History Month and the 70th Anniversary of the alliance between the U.S. and the Republic of Korea. In the 2022-23 season, Hera performed Adina in “L’Elisir d’amore” at Staatsoper Berlin, and on {…}
https://operawire.com/artist-of-the-week-emily-pogorelc/
This week Rolando Villazón will bring his acclaimed production of Bellini’s “La Sonnambula” to the Semperoper Dresden. The opera will feature a number of rising stars including Emily Pogorelc, who will take on the title role. The production will mark Pogorelc’s role debut and house debut and will mark her first major Bellini opera; it is also one of her {…}
https://operawire.com/cynthia-clarey-to-present-bridge-over-muddied-waters/
Opera turned cabaret singer Cynthia Clarey will make her NYC cabaret debut in her one-woman show “Bridge Over Muddied Waters.” The show recently won the Chicago Cabaret Advocacy Award as Cynthia shares her perspective and reflections on political and racial issues in the US. These topics are presented through the songs of Cole Porter and Irving Berlin as well as {…}
https://operawire.com/sabine-devieilhe-stephane-degout-win-big-at-international-opera-awards/
The 2022 International Opera Awards were handed out at the Teatro Real on Nov. 28, 2022. The Opera Company of the Year accolade was awarded to Lyviv National Opera and the Odessa National Opera. The companies were chosen due to their perseverance in performing during the war. There was no shortlist this year. The Female Singer of the Year went {…}
https://operawire.com/jonas-kaufmann-pretty-yende-benjamin-bernheim-russell-thomas-nominated-for-international-opera-awards/
The Teatro Real de Madrid is set to host the 2022 International Opera Awards on Nov. 28, 2022. This is the first time in the awards’ history that they will be presented outside of the United Kingdom. “The International Opera Awards have always been international with winners from around the world as opera is one of the most international of {…}