Rayanne Dupuis to Perform All-Bolcom Program At Baruch Performing Arts Center

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(Image provided by Classical Music Communications) The Baruch Performing Arts Center is set to present the U.S. premiere of William Bolcom’s “Poèmes libres des droits.” The concert, which is set for March 24, 2020, will feature soprano Rayanne Dupuis alongside pianist Guy Livingston, who commissioned “Poèmes libres des droits.” The duo world premiered the piece in London and Paris as {…}

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Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Christine Goerke & Joyce DiDonato Lead Carnegie Hall’s 2020-21 Season

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Carnegie Hall has announced its 2020-21 season featuring some of the greatest soloists and conductors in the world. For this article we will highlight the vocal performances of the season. Orchestras The season opens with the LA Philharmonic performing John Adams’ Tromba Lontana and Grieg’s Piano Concerto and Selections from Peer Gynt. Gustavo Dudamel conducts with soloists Liv Redpath and {…}

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Met Opera Concertmaster Extends Music Director Contract With Montclair Orchestra

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The Montclair Orchestra has signed David Chan as Music Director for another seven years, extending his tenure with the orchestra until 2027, and marking 10 years in the role. The extension will allow the organization to work together with Chan to execute important new artistic and education initiatives, including the development of a new youth orchestra program to serve the {…}

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Opera for Peace – Leading Young Voices of the World Announced

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Opera for Peace – Leading Young Voices of the World has been announced as a new leading international cultural nonprofit organization, promoting unity through artistic excellence, global collaborations, and social justice endeavors. The new movement is set to be used in order to reflect the reality of today’s globalized world and will be used as a mission to connecting nations {…}

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Victoria Bond’s ‘Clara’ Comes To NYC This November

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(Credit: Symphony Space Official Website) The German Forum is set to showcase Victoria Bond and Barbara Zinn Krieger’s “Clara” in New York. The new opera will be presented at Symphony Space in New York City on Nov. 8 with another showcase set for Nov. 10 at the Church of the Messiah in Rhinebeck. The opera will feature Christine Reber as {…}

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Christian Thielemann & Staatskapelle Dresden To Leave Salzburg Easter Festival In 2020

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(Credit: Matthias Creutziger) Christian Thielemann is leaving the Salzburg Easter Festival. According to an article by the New York Times, Thielemann will leave after the 2022 festival after a public fight with Nikolaus Bachler, the festival’s incoming artistic director, over the future of the festival. The battle of wills began over the Staatskapelle Dresden’s role at the festival and the {…}

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Obituary: Deborah Cook Dies At 80

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American soprano Deborah Cook has died at the age of 80. Born in Philadelphia, Cook went on to study privately with Irene Williams and studied at Temple University during the early 1960s where she performed in numerous student productions. She went on to make her professional opera debut on Oct. 31, 1965 at the Academy of Music with the Philadelphia Lyric Opera Company, singing the title {…}

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Q & A: Tenor Kristian Benedikt On ‘Samson et Dalila’ & Opera Culture Around The World

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Lithuanian tenor Kristian Benedikt made headlines last fall when he replaced Roberto Alagna in the third act of “Samson et Dalila” at the Metropolitan Opera. It was his Metropolitan Opera debut and it came months before he was officially supposed to take the stage of the legendary house. Now he is ready for his official debut where he will perform {…}

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Obituary: Andre Previn Dies At 89

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Andre Previn has died at the age of 89. The German-American composer, conductor, and pianist was born in Germany and left in 1938 to New York. He eventually naturalized himself in the United States and moved to Los Angeles. In his youth, he studied piano and conducting and began his career in Hollywood arranging and composing Hollywood film scores. In total, {…}

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Rayanne Dupuis to Perform All-Bolcom Program At Baruch Performing Arts Center

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Christine Goerke & Joyce DiDonato Lead Carnegie Hall’s 2020-21 Season

Met Opera Concertmaster Extends Music Director Contract With Montclair Orchestra

Opera for Peace – Leading Young Voices of the World Announced

Victoria Bond’s ‘Clara’ Comes To NYC This November

Christian Thielemann & Staatskapelle Dresden To Leave Salzburg Easter Festival In 2020

Obituary: Deborah Cook Dies At 80

Q & A: Tenor Kristian Benedikt On ‘Samson et Dalila’ & Opera Culture Around The World

Obituary: Andre Previn Dies At 89