Martha Collins to Take Prominent Leadership Position at Opera Sarasota

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Opera Sarasota in Florida has announced that Martha Collins has been appointed to the position of Director of Education. In her new role, Collins will be at the forefront of Sarasota Opera’s Youth Opera and Adult Education programs and community engagement efforts. “I am excited to take on an expanded role in passing on this art form that I love {…}

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Composer Profile: Florence Price, A Barrier-Breaking Creator of Wide Ranging Classical Music

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“My dear Dr. Koussevitzky, To begin with, I have two handicaps—those of sex and race. I am a woman; and I have some Negro blood in my veins.” These are the words of composer Florence Price in a letter to conductor Serge Koussevitzky in an attempt to find a champion for her work. Koussevitzky would not be among those to {…}

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What Broadway Cancelations Could Mean for Metropolitan Opera & Other Opera Companies in 2020-21

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(Credit: Metropolitan Opera) The Broadway league has announced that theaters will remain closed until Sept. 6. The news draws a major shadow over the prospects of whether or not opera companies will be able to open on time for the 2020-21 season. On Saturday May 10, General Manager of the Metropolitan Opera Peter Gelb told radio host Mary Jo Heath, {…}

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Boston Baroque to Reimagine 2020-21 Season After Jordan Hall Closed to Outside Organizations

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Boston Baroque has announced that it will reimagine its entire 2020-21 season after learning that the New England Conservatory has closed Jordan Hall to all organizations during the 2020-21 season. With the 2019-20 season and summer 2020 festival season essentially canceled due to the outbreak of COVID-19 around the world, attention has shifted to the 2020-21 season. This news emphasizes {…}

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Obituary: Legendary Mezzo-Soprano Rosalind Elias Passes At 90

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Legendary mezzo-soprano Rosalind Elias has died at the age of 90. Born on March 13, 1930, Elias was the 13th and youngest child in her Lebanese-American family. She studied at the New England Conservatory and first appeared with the New England Opera between 1948-52. She then headed to the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia in Rome where she studied under Luigi {…}

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Andris Nelsons, Kristine Opolais & Ildar Abdrazakov Lead Boston Symphony Orchestra’s 2020-21 Season

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(Credit: Tatyana Vlasova) The Boston Symphony Orchestra announce its 2020-21 season noting that anything can change due to the coronavirus pandemic. As always we highlight the vocal performances in this season announcement. The Beethoven Cycle concludes with Andris Nelsons leading the composer’s Ninth Symphony with soloists Amanda Majeski, Tamara Mumford, Pavel Černoch, Kwangchul Youn, and Tanglewood Festival Chorus. The program {…}

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Boston Baroque Cancels March & April Performances

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The Boston Baroque will postpone its March performances of Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons and Gloria to a yet-to-be determined date later this spring and has announced that the April opera production of Handel’s “Ariodante” has been cancelled. The company noted in a statement, “In light of New England Conservatory’s decision to close its campus to the public, and as the {…}

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Experiments in Opera to World Premiere ‘Anthony Braxton Theater Improvisations’

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Experiments in Opera is set to showcase the world premiere “Anthony Braxton Theater Improvisations” on March 26-28 a the The Flea in New York City. The showcase, which will feature an operatic realization of the composer’s “Compositions No. 279-283,” will star Kamala Sankaram and Elizabeth Saunders on vocals, Ingrid Laubrock on saxophones, Jessica Pavone on strings, Nate Wooley on trumpet, {…}

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The Grand Teton Music Festival Announces The 2020 Donald Runnicles Musical Arts Scholarship Competition

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(Image Source: Donald Runnicles Official Website) The Grand Teton Music Festival has announced the 2020 Donald Runnicles Musical Arts Scholarship Competition. The scholarship competition is open to high school seniors from Wyoming, Idaho and Montana who intend to pursue degrees in music (classical, jazz, or other) at an accredited four-year college with a music program recognized by the National Association {…}

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Martha Collins to Take Prominent Leadership Position at Opera Sarasota

Composer Profile: Florence Price, A Barrier-Breaking Creator of Wide Ranging Classical Music

What Broadway Cancelations Could Mean for Metropolitan Opera & Other Opera Companies in 2020-21

Boston Baroque to Reimagine 2020-21 Season After Jordan Hall Closed to Outside Organizations

Obituary: Legendary Mezzo-Soprano Rosalind Elias Passes At 90

Andris Nelsons, Kristine Opolais & Ildar Abdrazakov Lead Boston Symphony Orchestra’s 2020-21 Season

Boston Baroque Cancels March & April Performances

Experiments in Opera to World Premiere ‘Anthony Braxton Theater Improvisations’

The Grand Teton Music Festival Announces The 2020 Donald Runnicles Musical Arts Scholarship Competition