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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The Canales Project Announces the Upcoming Release of its Debut Compilation Album ’Hear Her Song’

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The Canales Project (TCP), a nonprofit founded by internationally acclaimed mezzo-soprano Carla Canales and dedicated to giving voice to issues of identity and culture through song, announced the March 26 release date of Project’s debut compilation album, “Hear Our Song.” The recording features 45 songs, all composed by female-identifying composers, and is the culmination of a four-year initiative sparked by {…}

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Obituary: Marcella Reale Dies at 84

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Soprano Marcella Reale has died of COVID-19 at the age of 84. The American soprano died on Jan. 17, 2021, after having been infected with the coronavirus. Born in Brooklyn, New York in 1937 to Italian parents, Reale went on to study with Armand Tokatyan and Lotte Lehmann at the University of Music and Performing Arts Munich on a Fulbright {…}

Interviews, Stage Spotlight

Q & A: Nigerian Soprano Francesca Chiejina On Taking Her Career To The Next Level

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There was a time when opera was little more than an European art form. That is not longer our time. Today opera is truly a global art, with some of the world’s most famed artists not only coming from Europe and North America, but also South America Asia, Australia, and Africa. Africa is of particular note, boasting a number of artists {…}

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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

The Canales Project Announces the Upcoming Release of its Debut Compilation Album ​’Hear Her Song’

Obituary: Marcella Reale Dies at 84

Q & A: Nigerian Soprano Francesca Chiejina On Taking Her Career To The Next Level

The Canales Project Announces the Upcoming Release of its Debut Compilation Album ’Hear Her Song’