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Karen Slack to Perform the Poems of Langston Hughes in Philadelphia

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(Photo credit: Kia Caldwell Photography) Soprano Karen Slack will present “To Sit and Dream,” a concert comprised of the poems of Langston Hughes on March 17 in Philadelphia. In partnership with the Wharton-Wesley Faith Ensemble and Philadelphia soprano Slack will give a program of music by Black composers centered on four choral settings of Hughes’ poetry. Composers included on the {…}

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Iestyn Davies, Lucy Crowe, & Tim Mead Headline The English Concert’s 2023-24 Season

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(Photo credits: Chris Sorensen, Victoria Cadisch, Andrew Staples) The English Concert has announced its 2023-24 season. This article features vocal works only. Countertenor Iestyn Davies returns to the BBC Proms to perform “Late Night Bach.” Davies will perform two of Bach’s solo cantatas, “Vergnügte Ruh, beliebte Seelenlust” and “Geist und Seele wird verdwirret” at the Royal Albert Hall. Performance Date: {…}

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Deutsche Grammophon to Release World Premiere Recording of ‘Émigré’ in 2024

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Deutsche Grammophon is set to record the world premiere of Aaron Zigman and Mark Campbell’s “Émigré.” The 90-minute oratorio will have its world premiere on Nov. 17, 2023 at the Jaguar Shanghai Symphony Hall before heading to the U.S. for a performance at David Geffen Hall in New York City on Feb. 29, 2024. The two performances will feature Ben {…}

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New York Festival of Song Announces 2023-24 Season

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The New York Festival of Songs has announced the lineup for the 2023-24 season. “100 Years of Broadway Love” is presented by soprano Kerrigan Bigelow, mezzo-soprano Sophia Baete, and baritone Shavon Lloyd, with Steven Blier as pianist following a weeklong residency in Orient, NY. Performance Dates: August 21-27, 2023 Kicking off its 36th season mainstage season is curators and co-pianists {…}

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Jakub Józef Orliński & Freddie De Tommaso Lead Festival Castell Peralada’s 2023 Season

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The Festival Castell Peralada has announced its 2023 season. Jakub Józef Orliński sings a concert with Il Giardino d’Amore in a program of Händel and Vivaldi. Performance Date: April 6, 2023 Vivaldi’s “La Giuditta” is set to star Serena Saenz, Xavier Sabata, and Thomas Walker with Dani Espasa conducting the Vespres d’Arnadi. Performance Date: April 7, 2023 The Cantoria is {…}

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Pretty Yende to Be Featured in Next Episode of San Francisco Opera’s ‘In Song’ Series

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On Nov. 9, the San Francisco Opera will host a Zoom conversation with soprano Pretty Yende to celebrate the release of the latest episode of its “In Song” series. This episode features Yende, and was filmed in Piet Retief and Cape Town, shining a spotlight on Zulu culture that Yende grew up with. There are performances of “Iqhude,” a Zulu {…}