New Zealand Appoints New General Director

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New Zealand Opera has appointed Thomas de Mallet Burgess as its General Director. Burgess joins the company after five years with Perth-based company Lost & Found, whose mission is to present unusual operas in found spaces that speak to the resonance of the work. Throughout the years he has established an international reputation for directing award-winning opera and leading ground-breaking {…}

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Norfolk & Norwich Festival Announces 2025 Slate

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Norfolk & Norwich Festival has announced the first performances of its 2025 slate. Here is a rundown of the vocal performances on offer. Mezzo-soprano Lotte Betts-Dean performs works by Scelsi, Feldman, and Schwitters, as well as pieces that “draw on medieval plainchant, experimental electronica, and techno, including works by Mathis Saunier, Stuart MacRae and new additions to the Voice Electric {…}

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Samuel Dale Johnson Joins IMG Artists

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(Credit: Simon Pauly) Baritone Samuel Dale Johnson has joined the roster of IMG Artists for general management. Johnson will be represented by Artist Manager Callan Coughlan from the London office. This season, the Australian baritone will return to his native country to make debuts with Opera Australia and State Opera of South Australia. In addition, he will return to the {…}

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Adelaide Festival Announces Interim Artistic Director

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The Adelaide Festival has announced that Artistic Director Ruth Mackenzie CBE has accepted a new opportunity from the Government as Program Director, Arts, Culture and Creative Industries Policy within the Department of Premier & Cabinet. In this new role, Mackenzie will oversee the development and delivery of the South Australian Government’s new arts and culture strategy, policy, and action plan. {…}

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Obituary: Margaret Josephine Nisbett Dies at 94

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Australian soprano Margaret Josephine Nisbett has died at the age of 94. Born in Preston, Victoria, as a child she performed small concerts at home with her sister and at her local Church of England. She went on to study piano and singing with Thelma Ford when she was nine years old. Her first five years of training saw her {…}

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Q & A: Bass Hao Jiang Tian on iSING! Suzhou International Young Artists Festival’s ‘Echoes of Ancient Tang Poems’

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Back in 1983, Hao Jiang Tian arrived in New York from Beijing with $35 in his pocket and limited communication skills in English. One of his first stops from that trip was the Metropolitan Opera where he witnessed a performance of “Ernani” with Luciano Pavarotti. A decade later, Tian would take the stage with the famed Italian singer as part {…}

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Obituary: Conductor Larry Rachleff Passes at 67

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Conductor Larry Rachleff passed away on August 8, 2022 at the age of 67 after a long battle with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. Born on Feb. 25, 1955 in New London Connecticut, he would study at the University of Connecticut and get his Master’s Degree at the University of Michigan. Honorary Doctorates would follow at the Roger Williams University and Providence College, {…}

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Adelaide Festival Announces New Chief Executive

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Australia’s Adelaide Festival has appointed renowned arts leader Kath M. Mainland as its new Chief Executive from April 2022. In a statement, Mainland said, “What a privilege to be joining Adelaide Festival, one of the world’s leading cultural events and one I have enjoyed attending for almost two decades. I am incredibly passionate about the arts and its place in {…}

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Nicholas Braithwaite Appointed Adelaide Symphony Orchestra’s Conductor Laureate

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(Credit: Adelaide Symphony Orchestra official website) The Adelaide Symphony Orchestra has announced the appointment of English conductor Nicholas Braithwaite as its Conductor Laureate. Braithwaite studied at the Royal Academy of Music, the Festival masterclasses in Bayreuth, and with Hans Swarowsky in Vienna. He has held positions as Music Director and Chief Conductor of Gothenberg’s Stora Teater, Music Director of Glyndebourne {…}

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New Zealand Appoints New General Director

Norfolk & Norwich Festival Announces 2025 Slate

Samuel Dale Johnson Joins IMG Artists

Adelaide Festival Announces Interim Artistic Director

Obituary: Margaret Josephine Nisbett Dies at 94

Q & A: Bass Hao Jiang Tian on iSING! Suzhou International Young Artists Festival’s ‘Echoes of Ancient Tang Poems’

Obituary: Conductor Larry Rachleff Passes at 67

Adelaide Festival Announces New Chief Executive

Nicholas Braithwaite Appointed Adelaide Symphony Orchestra’s Conductor Laureate