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Lawrence Brownlee to Open Opera America’s Opera Conference 2021

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One week remains to register for Opera America’s Opera Conference 2021 which runs from May 10th, 2021 – May 27, 2021. The opera field will come together to discuss and address key opportunities as the industry rebuilds after devastating closures. The conference’s first week, “Artists at the Center”  highlights significant innovations produced by individual artists during the pandemic. Opening Session {…}

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Metropolitan Opera Hires Marcia Lynn Sells as Chief Diversity Officer

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The Metropolitan Opera has announced that Marcia Lynn Sells will be the company’s first-ever Chief Diversity Officer. Among her responsibilities in the new position, Sells will be tasked with implementing a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) plan which will be at the core of the company’s hiring, artistic planning, and audience engagement activities. She will also be charged with identifying {…}

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Minnesota Opera Appoints Lee Bynum Vice President of Impact

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(Credit: Minnesota Opera official website) Minnesota Opera has announced the appointment of Lee Bynum as the new Vice President of Impact. In this newly created position, Bynum will lead a team of seven members that receives feedback from the community in order to create mutually beneficial and lasting relationships through the power of opera. Furthermore, Bynum will oversee Minnesota Opera’s {…}

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Obituary: Actor & Philanthropist Edgar Foster Daniels Dies, Aged 88

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It has been announced that Broadway actor and philanthropist Edgar Foster Daniels has died of natural causes on July 31, 2020, at the age of 88. Born in 1942, in Raleigh, North Carolina, Daniels’ parents owned and operated the News and Observer Publishing Company, which published several local newspapers. Developing a love for acting early in life, Daniels attended the {…}

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Pentatone to Release Missy Mazzoli & Royce Vavrek’s ‘Proving Up’

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Pentatone has announced that it will be releasing the debut recording of Missy Mazzoli and Royce Vavrek’s “Proving Up.” The release, which is set for August 21, 2020, will feature the original cast recording from Opera Omaha. Those cast members include Michael Slatter, John Moore, Talise Trevigne, Abigail Nims, Cree Carrico, and Andrew Harris. The opera was co-commissioned by the {…}

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Artist Profile: Thulani Davis, Famed Librettist of ‘Amistad’ & ‘The Life & Times of Malcolm X’

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Thulani Davis is best known as the librettist for two of the most acclaimed operas of the late-twentieth century—“X, The Life and Times of Malcolm X,” and “Amistad.” Both projects were in collaboration with her composer, the composer Anthony Davis. Davis was born July 19, 1949 to parents from Virginia, but moved to New York City to attend Barnard College, {…}

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The Athenians Opera Group Launches ‘The Paris Salon’ Concert Online

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The Athenians Opera Group has released a recording of a recent performance at Columbia University. The showcase features Michael Fennelly and soprano Megan Weston as they take on music by such composers Chopin, Liszt, Gounod, and Verdi while discussing Nineteenth-Century Paris Salons. The video was recorded on June 18, 2020. Weston has performed with such organizations as the Phoenicia International {…}