Kayleigh Decker Joins Intermusica for General Management

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(Credit: Steve Morissette) American Mezzo-Soprano Kayleigh Decker has joined the roster of Intermusica for general worldwide management. Decker will be managed by Natasha Worsley, Senior Artist Manager, Vocal & Opera. The mezzo has been praised for her “shimmering mezzo-soprano” and a voice of “pure vocal gold.” This season performs with the San Francisco Symphony and Orchestre de Paris as well as {…}

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The English Concert Marks 50th Anniversary With New ‘Handel for All’ Releases

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(Photo credit: Paul Marc Mitchell) The English Concert marks its 50th anniversary with new releases of its legacy project, “Handel for All.” This spring the group will put on a number of special concerts and events in celebration, whilst continuing to build its library of recordings of Händel’s works that are free and accessible. Sopranos Jeanine de Bique and Liv {…}

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Waco Symphony Orchestra Names New Music Director

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The Waco Symphony Orchestra Board of Directors has announced that Lawrence Loh will be its new Music Director and Conductor. Loh was selected from four finalists following a long Music Director search. In a statement, Stephen Heyde, Music Director Emeritus, Waco Symphony Orchestra, said, “I am very pleased with the announcement of Maestro Lawrence Loh as the new Music Director {…}

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The Julia Perry Centenary Celebration & Festival Schedule Announced

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The Experiential Orchestra and Videmus present the Julia Perry Centenary Celebration and Festival in New York City. Julia Perry (1924-79) was an African-American composer, born in Lexington, Kentucky and raised in Akron, Ohio. She spent two summers at the Berkshire Music Center, studied with Luigi Dallapiccola and briefly with Nadia Boulanger. She won the Prix Fontainebleau and two Guggenheim Fellowships, {…}

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Karen Slack, Nicole Car & Étienne Dupuis Lead Bravo! Vail Music Festival’s 2024 Season

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The Bravo! Vail Music Festival has announced its 37th Season. Here is a look at the vocal performances. Fabio Luisi conducts “The American Songbook” with soloists Karen Slack and Issachah Savage and the Dallas Symphony Orchestra. The concert features Gershwin, Ornadel, Rodgers and Hammerstein, Johnson, and Dawson. Performance Date: June 28, 2024 Puccini’s “La Bohème” is set to star Nicole {…}

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Warsaw Philharmonic Announces New Artistic Director

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The Warsaw Philharmonic has named conductor Krzysztof Urbański its new Artistic Director starting in the 2024-5 season. Urbański will be the youngest conductor at the helm of one of Poland’s leading musical institutions. He will succeed Andrzej Boreyko, who began his tenure as the Warsaw Philharmonic’s Artistic Director in 2019. Urbański is a graduate of the Music Academy in Warsaw and {…}

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Emily Sierra Signs with Askonas Holt

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Emily Sierra has signed on with Askonas Holt for worldwide management. The Cuban-American mezzo is currently an ensemble member of the Bayerische Staatsoper, where she graduated from the Opera Studio. This season in Munich she is performing Idamante in “Idomeneo,” Tisbe in “La Cenerentola,” Clotilde in “Norma,” La Ciesca in “Gianni Schicchi,” Dritte Magd in “Elektra,” and Fyodor in “Boris {…}

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Artist Management Zürich to Represent Sara Jakubiak

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Artist Management Zürich has announced that it will be representing soprano Sara Jakubiak. This season, the soprano will appear in a production of “Elektra” at the Royal Opera House followed by her debut as Sieglinde with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra. She will also appear in “Ariadne auf Naxos” at the Teatro La Fenice in Venice. She appeared with such companies as the {…}

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Q & A: Composer David T. Little on Creating ‘BLACK LODGE’

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Called “one of the most promising stars on the 21st opera scene” by WQXR/Q2’s Olivia Giovetti, David T. Little has made his mark on the art form in quite a few ways. He has six operas to his name of his “Dog Days” was commissioned by Carnegie Hall and Beth Morrison Projects and has received performances not only at the {…}

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Kayleigh Decker Joins Intermusica for General Management

The English Concert Marks 50th Anniversary With New ‘Handel for All’ Releases

Waco Symphony Orchestra Names New Music Director

The Julia Perry Centenary Celebration & Festival Schedule Announced

Karen Slack, Nicole Car & Étienne Dupuis Lead Bravo! Vail Music Festival’s 2024 Season

Warsaw Philharmonic Announces New Artistic Director

Emily Sierra Signs with Askonas Holt

Artist Management Zürich to Represent Sara Jakubiak

Q & A: Composer David T. Little on Creating ‘BLACK LODGE’