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The Canadian Opera Company Announces Lineup For Free Concert Series 2024

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The Canadian Opera Company has released the details of its Free Concert Series. Programming features nearly 70 performances of music, dance, poetry, and more in downtown Toronto. The Free Concert Series runs each year from Sept. to May and spotlights local and international artists in performances spanning a wide array of genres. It celebrates classical repertoire and musical traditions from {…}
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Meghan Lindsay Headlines Concert at Haus Musique @ Le 9e Grande Salle in Montréal

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(Image Courtesy of Haus Musique’s official website) Haus Musique @ Le 9e Grande Salle in Montréal will present soprano Meghan Lindsay in concert on Tuesday, March 4, 2025. The soprano is joined by clarinetist Juan Olivares and pianist Carson Becke in a program featuring works by Schubert, Mahler, Bernstein, and Strauss. Lindsay has performed with such organizations as Opera Atelier, {…}
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Orchestre Classique de Montréal Unveils 2024-25 Season

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The Orchestre Classique de Montréal has unveiled its 2024-25 season, the 85th in its history. Here is a breakdown of the vocal performances on offer. First up is “The Servant and the Clairvoyant,” which features Pergolesi’s “La Serva Padrona” and Menotti’s “The Medium.” Simon Rivard conducts and François Racine directs. Performance Dates: Oct. 8, 2024 Baritone Jean-François Lapointe will headline {…}
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Q & A: Angel Blue on Verona Incident, BBC Proms & Living in the Present

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(Credit: Dario Acosta) American soprano Angel Blue is widely considered to be one of the most influential sopranos before the public today. The two-time Grammy Award winner, 2020 Beverly Sills Award recipient, and the 2022 Richard Tucker Award winner is celebrated worldwide for her honeyed soprano and affecting deliveries of many of the most beloved roles in the operatic repertory, {…}
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Orchestre Classique de Montréal’s Artistic Director & Principal Conductor to Step Down

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(Credit: Fred Stucker) The Orchestre Classique de Montréal has announced that Jacques Lacombe is stepping down from his position as Artistic Director and Principal Conductor. “The Board of Directors of the Orchestre Classique de Montréal thanks him for his contribution over the past season, and wishes him every success in his future endeavours,” said Joel Carrier, Chairman of the OCM {…}
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Conductor Jordan de Souza Signs with Étude Arts

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(Credit: Neda Navaee) Étude Arts has announced that conductor Jordan de Souza has joined its artist roster for general management. Last year, the Canadian maestro was appointed to be the General Music Director of the Theater Dortmund and the Chief Conductor of the Dortmund Philharmoniker for five years. “A varied and dynamic schedule with many of the world’s great opera {…}
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Editorial: Is Peter Gelb Ready to Run the Met Opera Renewal All on His Own?

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(Credit: Brigitte Lacombe) While the Metropolitan Opera is finishing its season with 72 percent of tickets sold, increasing consistently and showing a growth of six percent compared to the 2022-23 season, a lot of questions remain as Met’s General Manager Peter Gelb and the company head into the off-season. When Peter Gelb and Yannick Nezet-Seguin were answering questions for the {…}
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Royal Opera House Announces Cast Change for Japan Tour’s ‘Turandot’

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(Credit: Simon Pauly) Update: “Following the first announcement of the cast change in the role of Turandot, we have further discussed with Artistic Director Antonio Pappano to find the best possible artistic solution for audiences in this situation. The title role will now be sung by two sopranos, Maida Hundeling (on 23 and 26 June) and Ewa Płonka (29 June {…}
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Metropolitan Opera Announces 2024 Summer HD Festival

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The Metropolitan Opera has announced its 2024 Summer HD Festival. the company will present HD recordings on the Lincoln Center Plaza from August 23, through September 2. The free festival will feature ten screenings from the Met’s celebrated Live in HD series and will also include a special screening of the 1998 film “The Red Violin,” directed by François Girard {…}

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