Benjamin Appl, Helen Charlston, Roderick Williams, & Lotte Betts-Dean Among Performers in Oxford International Song Festival 2025

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The Oxford International Song Festival has announced its line up for 2025. This article only features classical vocal concerts. Baritone Benjamin Appl and pianist Sholto Kynoch open the festival with a concert highlighting the works of Franz Schubert. Performance Date: October 10, 2025 Baritone Benjamin Appl and pianist Sholto Kynoch perform a small selection of songs in “Song Sofa.” This {…}

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Francesco Micheli to Make History at Glyndebourne Festival

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(Credit: Gianfranco Rota) Francesco Micheli is set to make history by becoming the fourth Italian director to stage a new opera production in the 88-year-long history of the Glyndebourne Festival. Micheli will make his debut at the 2022 edition of the Festival, staging Georg Friedrich Händel’s “Alcina.” He follows such Italian directors as Damiano Michieletto, Franco Enriquez, and Franco Zeffirelli {…}

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Sydney Mancasola, Nicole Chevalier, Arturo Chacón-Cruz, Scott Hendricks, Annette Dasch, Francesca Dotto Lead Komische Oper Berlin’s 2021-22 Season

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(Credits: LA Opera official website / Jan Windszus Photography / Lena Kern / Mark Janssen / Georg Schlosser / In Art Management official website) The Komische Oper Berlin has announced its 2021-22 season. Here is a look at the operatic and vocal performances. Opera – Premieres Enescu’s rarely performed masterwork “Œdipe” opens the season. The opera features Jens Larsen, Joachim {…}

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North/South Consonance to Celebrate Cinco de Mayo

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North/South Consonance will celebrate Cinco de Mayo on May 3 with a concert featuring Vocalists Anna Tonna and Gustavo Ahualli, guitarist Francisco Roldan and pianist Max Lifchitz. The concert will star at 4 PM (EST) and end around 5:30 PM and will be streamed on the National Opera Center YouTube channel. The program will feature songs and instrumental works by {…}

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Deutsche Oper Berlin 2019-20 Review: La Forza del Destino

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(Credit: Thomas Aurin) This review is for performances on September 14 and September 18, 2019. The Deutsche Oper in Berlin started its new 2019-2020 season with a rather courageous project – a new production of Giuseppe Verdi’s bleakest opera “La Forza Del Destino” directed by Frank Castorf. When the new season was announced back in March this year, there were {…}

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Joanna Latini & Olga Perez Flora Lead Resonance Works’ 2019-20 Season

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Pittsburgh-based performing arts company Resonance Works has announced details of its seventh season, entitled “Fresh Perspectives – New Traditions.” The season will kick off with the multicultural program “the national anthems,” inspired by David Lang’s work for choir and string quartet. Performances will be held at Heinz Chapel and Charity Randall Theatre, and will be preceded by a “musical prelude {…}

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