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Oper Bern Names New Erster Kapellmeister

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(Credit: Karol Miczka) Clément Lonca has been appointed Erster Kapellmeister at Oper Bern from 2025-26. Lonca has conducted at the Opéra national de Lyon as well as with the Orchestre National des Pays de la Loire, Opéra de Nantes, Theater an der Wien, Festival d’Aix-en-Provence, and Salzburger Festspiele. He has also worked with the Wiener Staatsoper, Théâtre des Champs-Elysées, Théâtre {…}

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Nicolas Cavallier Joins Zelaya Artists for Management

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French bass-baritone Nicolas Cavallier has joined the roster of Zelaya Artists for worldwide representation, except in France and French-speaking territories. Cavallier is acclaimed for his interpretations of Méphistophélès in “Faust,” Marquis de La Force in “Les Dialogues des Carmélites,” Four Devils in “Les Contes d’Hoffmann” and Comte des Grieux in “Manon.” He performs regularly at the Opéra National de Paris, {…}

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Les Talens Lyriques Unveils 2024-25 Season

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Les Talens Lyriques, led by Christophe Rousset, has announced its 2024-25 season. Here is a rundown of the season. The ensemble heads to the Bayreuth Baroque Opera Festival to present “Ifigenia in Aulide” with Jasmin Delfs, Max Emanuel Cencic, Dennis Orellana, Olena Leser, Nicolò Balducci, and Daniel Giulianini. Giorgina Germanou directs. Performance Dates: Sept. 5-15, 2024 Then comes “Aroma di Roma,” {…}

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HALO Presents its First Commissioned Work ‘Singers & Stanzas’

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Holy City Arts & Lyric Opera (HALO) gives the world premiere of its first commissioned work, “Singers & Stanzas,” at the Dock Street Theatre on May 4, beginning at 2 p.m. Lowcountry poets Marcus Amaker, Evelyn Berry, Abby Duran, and Brittany Porcher, and composer Laura Jobin-Acosta were commissioned to create four new songs on the theme of love. Together they {…}

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Ana Ibarra Joins GoDirect for Management

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Mezzo-soprano Ana Ibarra has joined GoDirect for general management. Ibarra has developed an international career and has performed at such theaters as Gran Teatro del Liceu, Teatro Real de Madrid, Canadian Opera Company, Mariinsky Theatre, La Monnaie de Bruselas, Dutch National Opera, Theater an der Wien, English National Opera, Teatro Colón de Buenos Aires, Vlaamse Opera, Wielki Theater, Opera de {…}

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Americas Society to Feature Santiago Ballerini, Oriana Favaro in Online Performance

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(Credit: Roey Yohai Studios) The Americas Society will present a concert featuring several major artists from the Teatro Colón de Buenos Aires’ Instituto Superior de Arte on April 16, 2020 at 6: 30 p.m. EDT. Among the artists to be featured in this week’s program are Oriana Favaro, Santiago Ballerini, and Florencia Machado; all three have been major artists at {…}

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Obituary: Tenor Brian Galliford Passes Away After Battling Cancer

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On Oct. 27, 2017, British born tenor Brian Galliford passed away after a long struggle with cancer. He was just 53.  Born on Jan. 8, 1964, Galliford studied at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama, ultimately going on to a solid European career.  He was a fixture at such theaters as Vorarlberger Landestheater Bregenz, Komische Oper Berlin, Niedersächsische Staatstheater Hannover, Vlaamse {…}