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Ed Gazouleas Named to Prominent Position at Tanglewood Music Center

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The Boston Symphony Orchestra has appointed Ed Gazouleas as the head of the Tanglewood Music Center (TMC) for the summer of 2023. Gazouleas is a longtime faculty member of TMC, having worked with the organization for 18 years, and is also a former violist of the Boston Symphony Orchestra; he is also Provost at the Curtis Institute of Music and {…}

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J’Nai Bridges to Host Final of Duncan Williams Voice Competition This February

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(Credit: Suzanne Vinnik) The Duncan Williams Voice Competition Final is set for Feb. 3, 2023, at the Manhattan School of Music. Hosted by J’Nai Bridges, the showcase will spotlight Black and Latinx singers. The competition is presented by the New York City Opera and Manhattan School of Music and features over $50,000 in prize money. In the Developing Artist Division {…}

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Teatro alla Scala Announces Cast Change for ‘Boris Godunov’

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The Teatro alla Scala has announced a cast change for its final performance of “Boris Godunov.” The company said Adam Palka will replace Ildar Abdrazakov in the title role on Dec. 29. Palka has performed at the Opéra de Paris Bastille, Staatsoper Stuttgart, Teatro Real de Madrid, Grand Théâtre de Genève, Deutsche Oper am Rhein Düsseldorf, Oper Köln, and at the {…}

Reviews, Stage Reviews

Metropolitan Opera 2022-23 Review: The Magic Flute

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(Photo: Marty Sohl / Met Opera) During the holiday season, the Met’s annual presentation of a family-friendly, abridged version of Mozart’s “The Magic Flute” sung in English is a treat for the young and the young-at-heart. The show’s runtime is shy of two hours, and the Julie Taymor production, though getting a bit dated, offers plenty of spectacle and goofiness to {…}

Reviews, Stage Reviews

Metropolitan Opera 2022-23 Review: Aida

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(Credit: Ken Howard / Met Opera) Thirty-four years ago, Sonja Frisell’s monumental “Aida” production premiered at the Met to tremendous success. Not only did it become one of the company’s most beloved productions due to its elegant and epic sets that recreated Egyptian architecture. The production had horses, large crowds of people, and extravagant costumes. It was what operagoers wanted {…}

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‘The Magic Flute’ Returns to the Metropolitan Opera for Holiday Presentation

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The Metropolitan Opera is set to revive the holiday presentation of Mozart’s “The Magic Flute.” The opera will be presented nine times starting Dec. 16 in the English-language adaptation which runs under two hours. Julie Taymor’s production returns to the Met with conductor Duncan Ward leading a stellar cast that includes tenors Ben Bliss and David Portillo as Tamino and {…}

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Riccardo Chailly Responds to Ukrainian Consul over Teatro alla Scala’s ‘Boris Godunov’

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Music Director of the Teatro alla Scala Riccardo Chailly has responded to the Ukrainian Consul’s letter asking the Milan theater to cancel “Boris Godunov” as the company’s opening night. Chailly said, “We are all with Ukraine waiting for the conflict to end, but politics and its consequences cannot be coercive for culture.” The conductor responded to the letter that Ukrainian {…}

Interviews, Stage Spotlight

In Less Than Five Minutes, Get To Know – Bass-Baritone Rory Dunne

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Over the past ten to fifteen years, there has been an impressive supply of high-quality Irish female singers establishing successful international careers for themselves. However, this has not been the case with male singers, who appear to struggle to secure roles, even at Irish National Opera. One singer who appears about to buck the trend is bass-baritone Rory Dunne, who {…}