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Sidney Outlaw to Perform in MidAmerica Productions’ 2026 Concert Season

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(Photo credit: Kia Caldwell) MidAmerica Productions announces its 2026 concert season at Carnegie Hall. This article only features classical vocal events. Katerina Burton and Robert Hughes solo in works by Hailstork, Dett, Brahms, Mendelssohn, Hagenberg and Gjeilo, with the New England Symphonic Ensemble. Emilie Bertram, Jason Forte, Charlotte Botha, Sinhaeng Lee, Kyle Zeuch, and Wade Holzapfel conduct participating choirs. Performance {…}
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San Diego Opera Receives Major Gift to Support San Diego Symphony Orchestra Partnership

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San Diego Opera has received a $4.5 million commitment from philanthropist Irwin Jacobs to support the company’s collaboration with the San Diego Symphony Orchestra. The gift, which will be donated over three years through the newly established Joan and Irwin Jacobs San Diego Symphony and San Diego Opera Collaboration Fund, will aim to strengthen a decades-long partnership between the two {…}
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San Diego Opera & La Jolla Music Society Present Damien Geter’s ‘Cotton’

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San Diego Opera and La Jolla Music Society announce the co-production of Damien Geter’s song cycle, “Cotton.” Mezzo-soprano J’Nai Bridges, baritone Justin Austin, and pianist Laura Ward perform. “Cotton” features the photography of John Dowell with newly commissioned poetry set to music by composer Damien Geter. “I am so thrilled to partner with La Jolla Music Society on Cotton, an {…}
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Aigul Akhmetshina Headlines ‘The Stage of Legends: A Gala Evening at Carnegie Hall’

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On June 3, 2025, Carnegie Hall will present “The Stage of Legends: A Gala Evening at Carnegie Hall.” The event kicks off at 6 p.m. local time and features dinner on the famed Stern Auditorium / Perelman stage as well as a musical interlude starring mezzo-soprano Aigul Akhmetshina and pianist Jonathan Lakeland. Akhmetshina is set to appear at the Met {…}
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Navasard Hakobyan Wins The Dallas Opera’s National Vocal Competition 2024

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The Dallas Opera has announced the winners of its National Vocal Competition. Taking home first place was baritone Navasard Hakobyan. The Armenian singer is a second-year artists of Houston Grand Opera’s Butler Studio and won first prize at the 2022 Eleanor McCollum Competition Concert of Arias. He has performed at the Houston Grand Opera in “Madama Butterfly,” “La Traviata,” and {…}
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Karen Slack, Lunga Eric Hallam & Jasmine Habersham Lead Minnesota Opera’s 2024-25 Season

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The Minnesota Opera has announced its 2024-25 season. Monét X Change, Jasmine Habersham, Ellie Dehn, Symone Harcum, Adriana Zabala, and Catherine Martin star “Glam Jam: A Star-Studded Benefit Concert.” Christopher Franklin conducts. Performance Date: Sept. 28, 2024 Christopher Franklin conducts Gounod’s “Romeo and Juliet” with Evan Leroy Johnson, Jasmine Habersham, Adam Lau, Charles H. Eaton, John Mburu, Ángel Vargas, Kara Morgan, Victoria Vargas, and David Wolfe. Performance Dates: Nov. 2-10, 2024 {…}
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Best of 2023: OperaWire’s Top 11 Singers of 2023

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It’s time of the year. The moment we wrap up the year and look back at our favorite moments. After releasing our favorite performances of 2023 and showcasing our rising stars of the year, it’s time for OperaWire’s annual tradition of naming our top 11 singers of the year, performers that we thought stood out and had major breaks or performances. So {…}
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Nevill Holt Festival Announces 2024 Season

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The Nevill Holt Festival has announced its 2024 schedule. The season will open with a new production of Mozart’s iconic opera “The Magic Flute” featuring The Britten Sinfonia. The new production will see a cast of the UK young opera singers. The opera stars Nazan Fikret, Jonathan Eyers, Allen Michael Jones, Jasmine Flicker, Olivia Warburton, and Simon Sumal. Melly Still {…}

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