Q & A: Suzanne Nance on Becoming Wexford Festival Opera’s New CEO

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(Photo: AJ Coots) When I was asked to interview Wexford Festival Opera’s new CEO, Suzanne Nance, my thoughts immediately turned to balance sheets, profit forecasts, marketing campaigns, contracts, fundraising and staffing issues. I must admit that it did little to set the pulse racing. However, it turned out be a very different experience than expected. While such issues were touched {…}

Business, News

Karen Slack Joins Opus 3 Artists for Management

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Karen Slack has joined the roster of Opus 3 Artists for General Management. The soprano is curator and artistic advisor known for her fiery charisma and groundbreaking approach to engagement. Her debut album, “Beyond the Years: Unpublished Songs of Florence Price” on Azica Records, won a GRAMMY Award for Best Classical Solo Vocal Album. Most recently Slack has toured her {…}

IndieOpera

New Wave Opera to Present ‘Rising Tides’

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New Wave Opera will present “Rising Tides,” a concert exploring climate grief, the natural world, and social justice through opera and song, as part of The Old Church Concert Hall’s Free Lunchtime Concert Series in Portland. Set for April 15, 2026, the program will feature preview excerpts from composer Caroline Louise Miller’s new queer fantasy opera “Deep Water,” ahead of {…}

Interviews

Q & A: Soprano Marquita Lister on Singing Bess Around the World & How She Pursued Her Opera Career

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(Photo: Marquita Lister press) As the Coordinator of the Vocal Studies Program and Director of Opera, soprano Marquita Lister is preparing for the school year at Morgan State University, where she teaches undergraduate and graduate students and directs fully staged operatic performances. She had a busy summer giving Master Classes and preparing professional singers for their operatic, concert, and recital {…}

News

Groupmuse Presents 10,000th Concert

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Groupmuse, a worker- and musician-owned cooperative has reached a major milestone by hosting its 10,000th concert. The majority of Groupmuse’s events take place in non-traditional concert spaces, like living rooms, cafes, distilleries, and backyards. The 10,000th concert was titled, “”Warm your winter with A House Concert.” The concert took place in Portland, Oregon and featured star classical guitarist David Elan {…}

Business, News, On This Day

Suzanne Nance To Be Wexford Festival Opera’s Next Executive Director

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(Credit: AJ Coots) Wexford Festival Opera has named Suzanne Nance to the position of Executive Director. Nance, who was recently stepped down from her position at All Classical Radio after 10 years with the company, will take up her new role in January 2026, taking over for Interim Executive Direcor Loughlin Deegan. “I am deeply honoured to join Wexford Festival {…}

News, Season Announcement

Vancouver Symphony Orchestra USA Unveils 2025-26 Season

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Vancouver Symphony Orchestra USA (VSO) has unveiled its 2025-26 season, which features one notable vocal showcase. “We’re proud to present this breathtaking series of concerts featuring world-class soloists and influential composers who are shaping America’s classical voice,” said Igor Shakhman, VSO’s Chief Executive Officer, per an official press release. “It’s an exciting time for our city and being able to {…}

News

Chanticleer Announces 2024-25 Season

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(Photo credit: Stephen K Mack) Multiple Grammy Award-winning vocal ensemble Chanticleer has released the details of its 2024-25 season. Music director Tim Keeler leads the coast-to-coast tour, which opens in San Francisco, CA. Other stops include Birmingham, MI,Dallas, TX, Savannah, GA, Portland, OR, Washington, DC, and New York, NY, among many others. “Without a Song” features Medieval and Renaissance motets {…}

Reviews, Stage Reviews

Opera Theatre Saint Louis 2024 Review: Galileo Galilei

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(Photo Credit: Eric Woolsey) Opera Theatre Saint Louis cultivates a justly deserved reputation for promoting contemporary works, having world-premiered 40-some operas in the company’s five decades, and staging many other operas born after WWII but perhaps not new enough to be labeled “contemporary” in 2024. The American legend, Philip Glass, made one prior appearance at the company—in person then, too—with {…}

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