Longborough Festival Opera Announces 2020 Season

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The Longborough Festival Opera has announced its 2020 season. Following Longborough’s acclaimed “Das Rheingold,” the company continues its presentation of Wagner’s Ring with “Die Walküre,” conducted by Longborough’s Music Director Anthony Negus and directed by Amy Lane. The cast is set to include Mark Le Brocq, Sarah Marie Kramer, Paul Carey Jones, Madeleine Shaw, Lee Bisset, and Julian Close. Performance {…}

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Pittsburgh Festival Opera Unveils 2020 Young Artists Program Participants

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The Pittsburgh Festival Opera has unveiled its 2020 Young Artists Program. The program has been revamped to include singers, pianists, and stage directors. The Young Artists include soprano Maureen Brabec, soprano Natalie Marie Butchko, mezzo-soprano Autumn Capocci, mezzo-soprano Sadie Cheslak, soprano Lindsey Chinn, soprano Anissa Clay, stage director George Cole, soprano Jessica Crowell, tenor Brent Doucette, mezzo-soprano Taylor-Alexis DuPont, soprano {…}

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Amanda Majeski, Lester Lynch & Rebecca Evans Highlight Welsh National Opera’s 2020-21 Season

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The Welsh National Opera has announced its 2020-21 season featuring six productions on the main stage. Here is a look at what to expect. Autumn 2020 The season opens with a revival of Janáček and Preissová’s “Jenůfa” starring Amanda Majeski in the title role. She is joined by a cast that includes Peter Berger, Helena Zubanovich, Ed Lyon and Rhodri {…}

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Iréne Theorin, Lise Davidsen & Franz Welser-Möst Highlight Lincoln Center 2020-21 Great Performers Season

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Lincoln Center has announced its 2020-21 Great performers Season, featuring number of vocal and orchestral works. For the purpose of this article, we will focus on vocal works only. The season will open with the first event in the series “Symphonic Masters,” featuring soprano Lauren Snouffer, mezzo-soprano Daryl Freedman, tenor Julian Prégardien and bass Peter Kellner in his New York {…}

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Opéra de Paris Cancels Two Performances Set for January 29

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(Credit: Opéra National de Paris) The Opéra National de Paris has canceled the presentation of Rossini’s “Il Barbiere di Siviglia” that was planned for January 29 at the Opéra Bastille, per the official statement on the company’s website. The cancellation came as a result of a strike notice against the French government’s pension reform. Rossini’s opera was set to star {…}

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Opéra De Paris Cancels Another Performance Of “L’Enfant et les Sortilèges”

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Opéra National de Paris has canceled the Thursday Jan. 23, 2020 presentation of the double bill “L’Après-midi d’un faune”and ”L’Enfant et les sortilèges” at the Palais Garnier due to the national strike. The national strike against the French government’s pension reform has been hitting the opera house over the past two months leading to a series of a high profile {…}

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South Shore Opera Company of Chicago To Celebrate 10th Anniversary With Gala Concert

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The South Shore Opera Company of Chicago is set to celebrate its 10th anniversary with a concert gala on Oct. 27, 2019. The event, which will take place the Robeson Theater & Solarium in Chicago, will feature a wide range of major artists Carl Alexander, Warnell Berry, Jeffrey Burish, Brandon Brown, Dana Campbell, Leah Dexter, Adrian Dunn, Cornelius Johnson, Kimberly {…}

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Simon Estes, Grace Bumbry, Angel Blue, Leona Mitchell & The Met Opera’s Historical Interpreters Of ‘Porgy and Bess’

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(Photo by Paola Kudacki/Metropolitan Opera) The Metropolitan Opera will open its 2019-20 season with a new production of “Porgy and Bess.” The showcase on Sept. 23, 2019 will be the 55th in the company’s history and by the end of the run, the company will be inching toward 70 total performances of the opera. As we prepare to go forward {…}

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The Cathedral Of St. John The Divine Announces Its Ninth Season Of ‘Great Music In A Great Space’

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New York City’s Cathedral of St. John the Divine has announced its ninth season of “Great Music in a Great Space.” Director of Cathedral Music and organist Kent Tritle will lead the chorus. Musica Sacra will perform Guillaume de Machaut’s “Messe de Nostre Dame,” Josquin des Prez’ Motets, and Gregorian Chant during “Music for a Gothic Space.” A recital by {…}

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Longborough Festival Opera Announces 2020 Season

Pittsburgh Festival Opera Unveils 2020 Young Artists Program Participants

Amanda Majeski, Lester Lynch & Rebecca Evans Highlight Welsh National Opera’s 2020-21 Season

Iréne Theorin, Lise Davidsen & Franz Welser-Möst Highlight Lincoln Center 2020-21 Great Performers Season

Opéra de Paris Cancels Two Performances Set for January 29

Opéra De Paris Cancels Another Performance Of “L’Enfant et les Sortilèges”

South Shore Opera Company of Chicago To Celebrate 10th Anniversary With Gala Concert

Simon Estes, Grace Bumbry, Angel Blue, Leona Mitchell & The Met Opera’s Historical Interpreters Of ‘Porgy and Bess’

The Cathedral Of St. John The Divine Announces Its Ninth Season Of ‘Great Music In A Great Space’