The Xen of Opera: The Treasures of the 2020 Adelaide Festival

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(Credit: James Glossop) Opera is quivering, twisting, and turning. Could it be that we are in an opera renaissance? There is a new blood pulsing through its veins. Opera and theater makers are pulling at its heart, resuscitating our interest and taking us to diverse locations with as yet unclassifiable languages and forms. The Xen of Opera looks at the {…}

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Elliot Madore Joins Promethean Artists

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(Credit: Cyrill Matter) Promethean Artists has announced that baritone Elliot Madore has been added to its roster. The baritone has appeared with such organizations as the Metropolitan Opera, Bayerische Staatsoper, Salzburger Festspiele, San Francisco Opera, Sydney Symphony, Cleveland Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra, and the Tanglewood Festival, among many others. Next up on his schedule are appearances with Calgary Opera this {…}

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Russell Thomas, Leah Crocetto and Kathryn Lewek Highlight Washington National Opera’s 2019-20 Season

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Washington National Opera has announced its 2019-20 season! The lineup consists of six main-stage operas: two new productions, three productions new to Washington, and the D.C. premiere of a Zambello-commissioned work by composer Jeanine Tesori and librettist Tazewell Thompson. Additionally, the American Opera Initiative will return for “Three 20-Minute Operas,” which will showcase the work of three new composer-librettist teams during {…}

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Charles Dutoit Cleared Of Sexual Harassment Claims In Montreal

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The investigation against Charles Dutoit’s alleged sexual harassment has concluded. According to CBC, the investigation by the Montreal Symphony against Dutoit found that there was not enough proof to against the conductor. Earlier this year two members of the orchestra accused the conductor of sexual misconduct but failed to press charges. According to a statement OSM’s internal investigators, “After having {…}

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Creating Tradition – ‘The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs’ Conductor Michael Christie on the Responsibilities of Leading World Premieres

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When “The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs” makes it world premiere on July 22, 2017, at the Santa Fe Opera, there will be two musicians in the pit of varying operatic experience. On one hand will be composer Mason Bates, known for a wide-range of symphonic works. He will be showcasing his electronic orchestral colors in his very first opera. On {…}

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The Crossing to Give World Premiere of Michael Gordon’s ‘Anonymous Man’

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Michael Gordon’s choral work “Anonymous Man” will be getting its world premiere on July 1, 2017, in Philadelphia in a performance featuring the Donald Nally-led choir, The Crossing. The concert-length work for solo chorus was written for the 24-voice organization and was inspired by Gordon’s real-life experiences in an ever-changing Lower Manhattan, meeting his future wife, raising a family. But one {…}

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The Xen of Opera: The Treasures of the 2020 Adelaide Festival

Elliot Madore Joins Promethean Artists

Russell Thomas, Leah Crocetto and Kathryn Lewek Highlight Washington National Opera’s 2019-20 Season

Charles Dutoit Cleared Of Sexual Harassment Claims In Montreal

Creating Tradition – ‘The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs’ Conductor Michael Christie on the Responsibilities of Leading World Premieres

The Crossing to Give World Premiere of Michael Gordon’s ‘Anonymous Man’