Cynthia Clarey to Present ‘Bridge Over Muddied Waters’

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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 {…}

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Sabine Devieilhe & Stephane Degout Win Big at International Opera Awards

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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 {…}

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Jonas Kaufmann, Pretty Yende, Benjamin Bernheim, Russell Thomas Nominated for International Opera Awards

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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 {…}

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Obituary: Mezzo-Soprano Michelle Walton Passes Away

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Mezzo-soprano Michelle Walton has died. The Scottish Opera took to social media to announce the death of the singer stating, “We at Scottish Opera are deeply saddened by the sudden and tragic death of mezzo-soprano Michelle Walton on August 23. Michelle was a Company Principal with Scottish Opera in the late 1990s and is seen here as Dorabella in ‘Così {…}

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Opera North 2022 Review: Parsifal

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(Photo: Mark Allan) Last time Opera North visited London’s Southbank Centre it was for an award-winning semi-staged Ring cycle, conducted by then music director Richard Farnes. They even made a gripping and hugely instructive recording for YouTube that shows the entire tetralogy from a camera placed right in front of the conductor. He returns to the Royal Festival Hall with {…}

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Obituary: Famed Mezzo Anne Howells Passes at 81

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Mezzo-soprano Anne Howells passed away on May 18, 2022. She was 81. Born on January 12, 1941 in Southport, England, Howells studied at the Royal Northern College of Music and made her professional debut in 1966 as Flora in “La Traviata” with the Welsh National Opera. That would be followed by a debut at the Royal Opera House Covent Garden {…}

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Obituary: Legendary Mezzo-soprano Teresa Berganza Passes at 89

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Legendary mezzo-soprano Teresa Berganza has passed away. She was 89. Born on March 16, 1933, Berganza started off her musical journey studying piano (she also studied cello and organ, among other instruments) and voice at the Madrid Conservatory, where won the first prize for singing in 1954. A year later, she made her concert debut. In 1957, Berganza made her {…}

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Metropolitan Opera to Premiere Brett Dean & Matthew Jocelyn’s ‘Hamlet’

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(Credit: Karen Almond / Met Opera) The Metropolitan Opera will premiere Brett Dean and Matthew Jocelyn’s “Hamlet” on May 13, 2022. The opera, which will be directed by Neil Armfield, will star tenor Allan Clayton, soprano Brenda Rae, mezzo-soprano Sarah Connolly, baritone Rod Gilfry, bass-baritone John Relyea, countertenor Aryeh Nussbaum Cohen, countertenor Christopher Loerey, and baritones Jacques Imbrailo, David Butt Philip {…}

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David John Pike & David Briggs Unite for ‘From Darkness to Light’ at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine

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The Cathedral of St. John the Divine in New York City has announced “From Darkness to Light” on Dec. 12, 2021. The program, which will feature baritone David John Pike and organist David Briggs” will include James K. Wright’s “Briefe an die unsterbliche Geliebte (Letters to the immortal beloved);” Mahler’s “Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen (Songs of the wayfarer),” “Rückert-Lieder;” and “Des Knaben Wunderhorn {…}

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Cynthia Clarey to Present ‘Bridge Over Muddied Waters’

Sabine Devieilhe & Stephane Degout Win Big at International Opera Awards

Jonas Kaufmann, Pretty Yende, Benjamin Bernheim, Russell Thomas Nominated for International Opera Awards

Obituary: Mezzo-Soprano Michelle Walton Passes Away

Opera North 2022 Review: Parsifal

Obituary: Famed Mezzo Anne Howells Passes at 81

Obituary: Legendary Mezzo-soprano Teresa Berganza Passes at 89

Metropolitan Opera to Premiere Brett Dean & Matthew Jocelyn’s ‘Hamlet’

David John Pike & David Briggs Unite for ‘From Darkness to Light’ at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine