The Frick Collection Concert Season 2025-26 Review: Sonnambula, Ensemble-in-Residence; Davóne Tines, Bass-Baritone

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(Photo: Lawrence Sumulong) The Frick Collection Concert season 2025-26 Ensemble-in-Residence, Sonnambula, debuted on Sunday, November 2, 2025 in collaboration with pioneering bass-baritone Davóne Tines. Tines made his Met Opera debut last year in John Adams’s “El Niño” and released his first studio album through Nonesuch Records, “DAVÓNE TINES & THE TRUTH’S ‘ROBESON,’” which premiered at NYC’s Little Island in 2024. His {…}

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William Raskin Joins Athlone Artists for Management

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Baritone William Raskin has joined Athlone Artists for management. In a statement, Ellen Hardcastle, head of the vocal division at Athlone Artists, said, “He caught the eye of the Athlone Artists team at the Glimmerglass Festival’s Industry Day. He sang ‘The Tower Scene’ from Debussy’s Pelléas et Mélisande, and the authenticity of his performance blew me and Miguel away. It was {…}

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Ermonela Jaho & Iván Ayón-Rivas Lead Opera Rara’s ‘La Rondine’

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On Dec. 5, 2025, Opera Rara will team up with the BBC Symphony Orchestra to present the final 1921 version of Puccini’s “La rondine.” The performance will be at London’s Barbican Centre, and this will mark the first time the complete third version of “La Rondine,” the one which Puccini was most committed to but never heard in his lifetime {…}

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Famed Baritone Dwayne Croft Reflects on the Importance of The Glimmerglass Festival

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Earlier this summer, I returned to Cooperstown to help celebrate the 50th anniversary of The Glimmerglass Festival, a place that, quite simply, changed the course of my life. Standing once again on their majestic campus, I was inspired to reflect on my own journey as a performer and as a person, as well as the impact the Festival has had {…}

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Luciano Pavarotti, Pene Pati, Ermonela Jaho Sandrine Piau, Lea Desandre, Maria Brea, Dame Sarah Connolly, & Arsen Soghomonyan Lead New CD/DVD Releases

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Welcome back for this week’s look at the latest CD and DVD releases in the opera world. This week, Decca celebrates Pavarotti while many artists release solo albums. There are also some historical performances that audiences will not want to miss. Songs of Passion The new album is a collection of vocal and instrumental music by John Dowland and Henry {…}

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Cast Change: Lisette Oropesa Makes Staatsoper Berlin Debut Sooner Than Expected

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The Staatsoper Unter den Linden Berlin has announced a cast change for “La Traviata. The company said that Lisette Oropesa will sing the role of Violetta Valéry on Oct. 17, 2025, replacing the originally announced Aida Garifullina. This will mark Oropesa’s debut with the company. The soprano is also set to perform a production of “Romeo et Juliette.” Oropesa is {…}

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PENTATONE Announces Partnership with Marin Alsop

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PENTATONE has announced a partnership with Marin Alsop, one of the foremost conductors of our time and a powerful and inspiring voice. Among the recording plans that will form part of this new partnership are extensive symphonic surveys of Mahler and Shostakovich. Alsop will become the first woman conductor ever to record these surveys. In a statement, Alsop said, “I’m {…}

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Lise Davidsen, Gerald Finley, & Huw Montague Rendall Among Gramophone Classical Award Winners

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The Gramophone Classical Music Awards has announced its 2025 awards. Here is a look at the vocal awards: The Recording of the Year award went to BACH’s Mass in B minor – Pygmalion, Raphaël Pichon, while the Artist of the Year went to Sir Simon Rattle. Sir Thomas Allen won the Lifetime Achievement, while the Choral also went to BACH’s {…}

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Baritone Adam McCrory to Headline ‘Liederabend: An Evening of German Song’

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Baritone Adam McCrory is set to his first independent recital, “Liederabend: An Evening of German Song,” on Saturday, Oct. 18 at 7:00 PM at St. Alban’s Episcopal Church in Westwood, Los Angeles. The baritone will be joined by pianist Alyssa French as well as three guest sopranos, including Virginia Douglas, Julia Behbudov, and Agnese Gallenzi, all of them performers of {…}

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The Frick Collection Concert Season 2025-26 Review: Sonnambula, Ensemble-in-Residence; Davóne Tines, Bass-Baritone

William Raskin Joins Athlone Artists for Management

Ermonela Jaho & Iván Ayón-Rivas Lead Opera Rara’s ‘La Rondine’

Famed Baritone Dwayne Croft Reflects on the Importance of The Glimmerglass Festival

Luciano Pavarotti, Pene Pati, Ermonela Jaho Sandrine Piau, Lea Desandre, Maria Brea, Dame Sarah Connolly, & Arsen Soghomonyan Lead New CD/DVD Releases

Cast Change: Lisette Oropesa Makes Staatsoper Berlin Debut Sooner Than Expected

PENTATONE Announces Partnership with Marin Alsop

Lise Davidsen, Gerald Finley, & Huw Montague Rendall Among Gramophone Classical Award Winners

Baritone Adam McCrory to Headline ‘Liederabend: An Evening of German Song’