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Interviews, Stage Spotlight

Q & A: Alice Chung on MARLI, Wear Yellow Proudly & Change In Opera

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(Credit: Courtesy of Music Academy of the West) Back in April the Music Academy of the West in Santa Barbara cancelled the in-person part of its summer program. As a result, it put all of its resources into building a high-quality online program for the summer called MARLI (Music Academy Remote Learning Institute). The program provided quality technology and training {…}

News, Season Announcement

Davóne Tines, Ann Toomey, Aubry Ballarò, Lydia Grindatto & Moises Salazar Lead Columbus Symphony’s 2026-27 Season

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The Columbus Symphony Orchestra has announced its 2026-27 Cardinal Health Masterworks Season. Below are the vocal performances on offer. All concerts, with one exception, will take place at the Ohio Theatre. Rossen Milanov conducts bass-baritone Davóne Tines in the world premiere of Gregory Spears’ “The Mysteries,” a CSO-commissioned work, alongside Tines’ own “Concerto No. 2: ANTHEM.” Performance Dates: Oct. 23 {…}

IndieOpera

Wear Yellow Proudly & Liberty City Arts to Present ‘Tea With Tang and Song’

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Wear Yellow Proudly and Liberty City Arts will present “Tea With Tang and Song” on Feb. 28 and March 1, 2026 at the Philadelphia Ethical Society. The narrated art song recital explores the poetry and stories of the Tang (618–907) and Song (960–1279) dynasties and features music by such composers as Huang Tzu, Qing Zhu, Ma Sicong, Lingbo Ma, Cynthia {…}

News

Grange Festival Adds Performance of ‘Eugene Onegin’

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The Grange Festival has announced an additional performance of Tchaikovsky’s “Eugene Onegin” on June 30, responding to exceptional demand during its member pre-sale and first day of public booking. Opening day sales for the 2026 season surpassed all previous records, registering 43 percent above the prior year’s figures, which had themselves set a benchmark. The new “Eugene Onegin” production is {…}

IndieOpera

Csilla Boross to Headline Pittsburgh Festival Operas’s ‘La Gioconda’

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Pittsburgh Festival Opera will present a concert performance of Ponchielli’s “La Gioconda” on Dec. 14 at 4 p.m. at Carnegie Music Hall in Pittsburgh. The event marks the first local staging of the opera since 1964 and continues the company’s renewed focus on concert opera under General Director Marianne Cornetti. The performance features an international cast led by Csilla Boross {…}

News, Season Announcement

Isabela Diaz, Tim Mead, Jeremy Ovenden, Sarah Brady Star in Grange Festival 2026 Season

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(© Silvana Robert & Máximo Parpagnol) The Grange Festival today unveiled its 2026 season. This article only features opera events. Opera First up is Handel’s “Giulio Cesare” by director David Alden. Tim Mead makes his festival debut in the title role. Sarah Brady, Hugh Cutting, Jess Dandy, Zheng Jiang, James Atkinson, and Owen Willetts are among the cast. Christian Curnyn {…}

News, Season Announcement

Nicholas Phan, Samantha Hankey & Aryeh Nussbaum Cohen Lead Art Song Chicago’s 2025-26 Season

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(Photo courtesy of Seattle Symphony) The Collaborative Arts Institute of Chicago is celebrating its 15th anniversary by announcing its new name, “Art Song Chicago.” As Chicago’s premier institution devoted to the study and performance of art song and vocal chamber music, the new name reflects a bold vision for the future of art song performance in the city. In a {…}

News

OperaDelaware Announces Studio Series & World Premiere of ‘Fearless’ For Spring 2025

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OperaDelaware has unveiled its upcoming slate for Spring 2025. First up are several Studio Series recitals. The first is “Bring Him Home,” featuring tenor Dane Suarez in his debut recital with the company. The tenor will perform works by Verdi, Tosti, Rachmaninoff, Puccinni, Barber, and other contemporary composers. Performance Date: March 30, 2025 Then comes “Heart + Seoul,” a recital featuring {…}

News

AVA Presents 90th Anniversary Celebration & Gala ‘BrAVA Philadelphia!’

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The Academy of Vocal Arts has announced its 90th Anniversary Celebration and Gala, “BrAVA Philadelphia!’ to take place March 21. The program features AVA alumni and faculty members who have become luminaries in the opera world, performing at prestigious opera houses such as the Metropolitan Opera, La Scala, the Royal Opera House, and many more. Performers include AVA Board Members {…}