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First 2 Main Prize Finalists For BBC Cardiff Singer of the World 2019 Revealed (Spoilers)

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The BBC Cardiff Singer of the World 2019 has announced the first two finalists from the main competition. Each finalist has been announced after each round. The first person to compete in Saturday’s grand finale is Chinese tenor Mingjie Lei. He studied at the Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing before heading to the Manhattan School of Music and Curtis {…}

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Here Is The Schedule For the BBC Cardiff Singer of the World Competition 2019

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The BBC Cardiff Singer of the World Competition kicks off on Saturday, June 15, 2019. The big opera competition, which takes place every two years, will initiate with a conversation between Dame Kiri Te Kanawa and Frederica Von Stade at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Dance. The program starts at 11 a.m. local time. Song Prize Competition Schedule {…}

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Sondra Radvanovsky, Anna Netrebko & Nina Stemme Headline At Deutsche Oper Berlin’s 2019-20 Season

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The Deutsche Oper Berlin has announced its 2019-20 season, which will include six new productions and dozens of revivals with some of opera’s greatest stars. New Productions The first new production of the season will be Verdi’s “La Forza del Destino.” The production will be directed by Frank Castorf and will star Russell Thomas and Marcelo Alvarez as Don Alvaro. {…}

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20 Singers Announced To Compete In BBC Cardiff Singer Of The World 2019 Competition

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The BBC Cardiff Singer of the World 2019 has announced that 20 outstanding classical singers from across the globe have been selected to compete in the prestigious competition. The competitors, who were chosen from a pool of 400 applicants and hail from 15 different countries, include: tenor Roman Arndt and mezzo-sopranos Karina Kherunts and Yulia Mebbibaeva from Russia; baritone Leonardo Lee {…}

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Lyric Opera of Chicago 2018-19 Review: Siegfried

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“Siegfried” may be the most underappreciated among the operas of Richard Wagner’s Ring Cycle. In many ways, it advances the plot minimally compared to the others and has the feature of being musically distinct within itself because Wagner composed its third and final act 12 years after the first two. Yet crucially, it serves to unite the love duo of {…}

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Lyric Opera of Chicago Joins Harris Theater for Music and Dance, Ryan Opera Ensemble for Concert Series Starring Lawrence Brownlee, Nicole Cabell, Christine Goerke & More

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The Harris Theater for Music and Dance in association with Lyric Unlimited has announced its fourth annual “Beyond the Aria” showcase for 2017-18. Per the company’s website, “this highly-acclaimed series features intimate performances by celebrated singers from Lyric Opera of Chicago paired with rising stars from the Patrick G. and Shirley W. Ryan Opera Center.” This year the showcase will {…}