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Anita Rachvelishvili, Lise Davidsen & Malin Byström Lead Philharmonia Orchestra’s 2020-21 Season

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The Philharmonia Orchestra has announced its 2020-21 season featuring internationally acclaimed guest soloists and recognized conductors. For the purposes of this article, we will only focus on vocal performances. Esa-Pekka Salonen conducts Yuja Wang and the Philharmonia Voices in Beethoven’s “The Creatures of Prometheus” and Scriabin’s Prometheus: The Poem of Fire. Perfomance Date: Sept. 24, 2020 The Philharmonia Orchestra presents Walton’s {…}

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Mary Bevan, Anthony Roth Costanzo, Iestyn Davies Headline Handel + Haydn Society 2020-21 Season

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The Handel + Haydn Society has announced its 2020-21 season, which features a wide range of performances, including 10 company premieres. As always, our focus will be on performances of the operatic and vocal variety. The season kicks off with a performance of Brahms’ “A German Requiem” featuring soprano Amanda Majeski and baritone Ryan McKinny. Conductor Harry Bicket will lead {…}

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Audra McDonald, Benjamin Appl, Nuria Rial Headline Seattle Symphony Orchestra’s 2020-21 Season

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(Credit: Lars Borges) The Seattle Symphony Orchestra has announced its 2020-21 season. Here is a look at the vocal highlights of the season. The first major vocal highlight of the season will be Audra McDonald performing music from “Porgy and Bess,” “Carousel,” and other notable Broadway tuned alongside conductor Andy Einhorn. Performance Date: Oct. 20, 2020  Soprano  Nuria Rial will take {…}

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The Juilliard School 2019-20 Review: Rinaldo

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(Credit: Claudio Papapietro) It’s been a great month for Handel fans in New York City. Earlier this February, the Metropolitan Opera premiered Handel’s 1709 opera “Agrippina” for the first time (ever!) in a new production by David McVicar. And just a few weeks later, The Juilliard School presented another early Handel piece – his 1711 opera “Rinaldo,” just across the {…}

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Esa-Pekka Salonen, Renée Fleming & Christine Goerke Lead San Francisco Symphony’s 2020-21 Season

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The San Francisco Symphony Orchestra’s 2020-21 season which will feature a number of high-profile vocal performances. Esa-Pekka Salonen opens the season with San Francisco Symphony Collaborative Partners reimagining the music of J.S. Bach and Sibelius’ Symphony No. 1. Performance Dates: Oct. 2 & 3, 2020 Esa-Pekka Salonen conducts Bartók’s Piano Concerto and “Bluebeard’s Castle.” Yefim Bronfman performs the piano concerto {…}

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Susanna Phillips, Layla Claire & Maya Kherani Lead Boston Baroque 2020-21 Season

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The Boston Baroque has announced its 2020-21 season featuring Music Director and Conductor Martin Pearlman in all productions at the NEC’s Jordan Hall. For the purposes of this article will only highlight the vocal performances. Soprano Susanna Phillips will perform arias from Handel’s operas “Alcina,” “Partenope,” “Giulio Cesare,” and “Semele” in a concert. Music Director Martin Pearlman conducts Boston Baroque’s {…}

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Kate Lindsey, Erin Morley & J’Nai Bridges Lead New York Philharmonic’s 2020-21 Season

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The New York Philharmonic has announced its new 2020-21 season, featuring number of orchestral and vocal works. For the purpose of this article we will focus only on vocal works. Here is a look: In time for the holiday season, Fabio Biondi conducts concert performances of Händel’s “Messiah” with soloists soprano Liv Redpath, mezzo-soprano Kate Lindsey, tenor John Matthew Myers {…}

Interviews, Stage Spotlight

Q & A: Sara-Maria Saalmann on Her Love of Singing & Managing a Successful Career in the Competitive World Of Opera

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(Photo: Frank Wartenberg) Last December OperaWire reviewed an impressive production of Vivaldi’s “La Fida Ninfa” at the repertory theatre in Regensburg. In the central role of Morastro was the young German-Spanish soprano Sara-Maria Saalmann, whose performance was dramatically intense, but beautifully sung. Working for a repertory company often means a heavy and varied schedule, yet Saalmann is still keen to {…}

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Quinn Kelsey, Emily D’Angelo & Saimir Pirgu Headline Toronto Symphony Orchestra 2020-21 Season

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The Toronto Symphony Orchestra has announced its 2020-21 season, featuring a number of vocal and orchestral works. For the purpose of this article, we will highlight vocal works. Canadian mezzo-soprano Emily D’Angelo will take part in a concert featuring Mozart arias conducted by  Gustavo Gimeno. Performance Dates: Sept. 23-27, 2020 Soprano Karina Gauvin performs in a concert featuring works by {…}