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The Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts Names New Executive Director & CEO

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The Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts has announced the appointment of Jean Davidson as Executive Director and CEO, effective May 4, 2026. Davidson comes to The Wallis from the National Symphony Orchestra at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C., where she served as Executive Director from 2023. During her tenure, she oversaw {…}

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Cast Change: Anthony León Joins Cast of Washington Concert Opera’s ‘Les Pêcheurs de Perles’

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Washington Concert Opera has announced that tenor Anthony León will replace Duke Kim in the role of Nadir in its upcoming production of Bizet’s “Les Pêcheurs de Perles.” León, a recent recipient of a 2024 Richard Tucker Career Grant, recently appeared at Lyric Opera of Chicago as Ferrando in Mozart’s “Così fan tutte” and is set to sing Fenton in {…}

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Houston Grand Opera Names New Chief Philanthropy Officer

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(Photo credit: Claire McAdams) Houston Grand Opera has announced the appointment of Darcy Douglas as its new Chief Philanthropy Officer. Douglas recently served as Vice President of Advancement and Alumni Engagement at South Texas College of Law Houston since 2021. Under her leadership, the department underwent a complete transformation, resulting in a 51 percent increase in philanthropic revenue during her {…}

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Scarlett Jones Wins Top Prize at Houston Grand Opera’s 2026 Concert of Arias

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(Photo Credit: Michael Bishop) Houston Grand Opera has announced the winners of the Concert of Arias at the 38th Annual Eleanor McCollum Competition for Young Singers. British soprano Scarlett Jones took home first place and the $25,000 prize. Currently pursuing her Master of Music at The Juilliard School as a Kovner Fellow, Jones recently performed Gertrude in Humperdinck’s “Hansel and {…}

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Kate Lindsey & Justin Austin to Headline New York Festival of Song’s ‘Fugitives’

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New York Festival of Song (NYFOS) is set to present “Fugitives” on Feb. 12, 2026, at Kaufman Music Center’s Merkin Hall in New York City. Headlining the program is mezzo-soprano Kate Lindsay and baritone Justin Austin. They are joined by pianists Steven Blier and Bénédicte Jourdois. The program will explore the music of Jewish composers of the 1930s and ’40s, {…}

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Houston Grand Opera Names Finalists for 2026 ‘Concert of Arias’

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Houston Grand Opera (HGO) has announced the seven finalists for the “Concert of Arias,” the final round of the 38th Annual Eleanor McCollum Competition for Young Singers. The event is set to take place Feb. 6, 2026, at the Wortham Theater Center in Houston. The finalists are sopranos Scarlett Jones, Viktoriia Shamanska, Arpi Sinanyan, and Kayla Rae Stein; mezzo-soprano Lauren {…}

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Metropolitan Opera, Houston Grand Opera, Jamie Barton, Will Liverman & Gustavo Dudamel Among Grammy Nominees

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The Grammy nominations have been announced. Here are the vocal performances nominated: The Best Opera Recording nominees are Heggie’s “Intelligence” (Kwamé Ryan, Jamie Barton, J’Nai Bridges & Janai Brugger; Blanton Alspaugh, producer), Huang Ruo’s “An American Soldier” (Carolyn Kuan, conductor; Hannah Cho, Alex DeSocio, Nina Yoshida Nelsen & Brian Vu; Adam Abeshouse, Silas Brown & Doron Schachter, producers), Kouyoumdjian’s “Adoration” {…}

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Sondra Radvanovsky, Freddie De Tommaso, Anastasia Bartoli, Elīna Garanča & Huw Montague Rendall Lead International Opera Awards Nominees

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The International Opera Awards have announced its 2025 nominees. The nominees for Opera Company of the Year are Deutsche Oper Berlin, GöteborgsOperan, Houston Grand Opera, MusikTheater an der Wien, Opernhaus Zürich, and Teatro alla Scala.  Meanwhile, in the Female Singer category, Anastasia Bartoli, Elsa Dreisig, Véronique Gens, Asmik Grigorian, Sondra Radvanovsky, and Adela Zaharia are the nominees.  In the Male Singer {…}