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Sharleen Joynt & Todd Thomas Lead Florida Grand Opera’s ‘Rigoletto’

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The Florida Grand Opera has announced the cast to “Rigoletto.” The company announced that Todd Thomas will sing the title role, which will be the fourth appearance with the company. He will be joined by soprano Sharleen Joynt as Gilda in her company debut. Thomas made his FGO debut in 2014 as Scarpia in “Tosca” and returned later that year {…}

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Miah Im Appointed Head Coach of New Aspen Opera Theater and VocalARTS Program

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The Aspen Music Festival and School has announced that Miah Im has been appointed as head coach for their new Aspen Opera Theater and VocalARTS Program. Currently, Im is also the new Opera Studies director at Rice University’s Shepherd School of Music, as well as the studio music director of Houston Grand Opera. An alumnus of AMFS, Im has also {…}

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Houston Grand Opera Announces New Studio Music Director

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The Houston Grand Opera has announced that Miah Im will be its new Studio Music Director. Im will work closely with director Brian Speck in leading the famed training program as well as curating the popular Studio Recital Series and serve as a member of the company’s casting committee. “I am thrilled and incredibly honored to join the HGO family, {…}

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Brooklyn Art Song Society to Showcase Dichter Project Online

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The Brooklyn Art Song Society has announced that The Dichter Project will now take place online. The event, which was originally scheduled for Sunday, May 10, 2020 at the Brooklyn Public Library, is now officially canceled due to the continued regulations set in place to minimize the spread of COVID-19. In lieu of that circumstance, the company will be showcasing {…}

Behind the Scenes, Interviews

Q & A: Soprano Arianna Zukerman on Singing ‘Annelies,’ Teaching, and Overcoming Cancer

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Editorial note & Update: The March 21st performance of “Annelies” referenced within this article has been postponed. On Saturday, March 21st, Soprano Arianna Zukerman is set to sing “Annelies,” Anne Frank’s Diary in song. She will bring the work to Church of the Redeemer in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, under the baton of church conductor Michael Diorio. As a granddaughter of {…}

Interviews, Stage Spotlight

Q & A: Benjamin Appl On His U.S. Debut, Recitals & Schubert Lieder

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“The last of the old great masters of song” has been a term used to describe the German baritone Benjamin Appl. Hailed for his “sensitive legato,” Appl has performed in both opera and recitals around the world in such stages as Ravinia, Rheingau, Schleswig Holstein, Edinburgh International, Life Victoria Barcelona, Leeds Lieder, Oxford Lieder festivals, and Festspielhaus Baden-Baden, among others. {…}

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Conductor James Levine Being Investigated For Sexual Misconduct

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A police report obtained by the New York Post reveals that famed Metropolitan Opera conductor James Levine is alleged to have molested an Illinois teenager over the course of several years, nearly leading the victim to the point of suicide. In a written statement to the Lake Forest, Illinois Police Department, the victim says “I began seeing a 41-year-old man {…}