Carnegie Hall 2025 Review: Soprano Angel Blue & The Met Orchestra

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(Photo: Jennifer Taylor) The Met Orchestra celebrated its second night of a two-part series at NYC’s Carnegie Hall on Wednesday, June 18, 2025 with a packed house. The evening’s performances included exciting works by Gabriela Ortiz, “Antrópolis” (2018; rev. 2019) with principal timpanist Parker Lee, Leonard Bernstein‘s Symphony No. 1 “Jeremiah,” featuring soprano Angel Blue, Terence Blanchard‘s NY Premiere of {…}

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Houston Grand Opera Announces New Partnership with London Symphony Orchestra to Release New Recordings

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(Credit: Katy Anderson) Houston Grand Opera has announced a new partnership with the London Symphony Orchestra (LSO), uniting the newly launched Houston Grand Opera label with pioneering label LSO Live. The partnership, which marks LSO Live’s first-ever collaboration with a U.S. opera company, represents an opportunity for HGO to share American operatic works with a broad international audience. In a {…}

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‘Frederick Douglass’ to Be Presented by Odyssey Opera & Boston Modern Orchestra Project

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The Boston Modern Orchestra Project (BMOP), in partnership with Odyssey Opera, will present the New England premiere of “Frederick Douglass” at New England Conservatory’s Jordan Hall. The performance will be held on June 20, 2025 and will feature Black composer Ulysses Kay and librettist Donald Dorr’s opera, which centers on a fictionalized account of the final year of the renowned {…}

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Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra Extends Music Director Contract

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(Photo credit: David A. Beloff) The Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra has announced a three-year contract extension for its Music Director JoAnn Falletta, effective as of the end of the 2025-26 season. Falletta will lead the orchestra through the end of the 2028-29 concert season, marking her 30th anniversary with the orchestra. In 1999, Falletta was appointed Music Director of the Buffalo {…}

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Holly Hyun Choe Named Principal Conductor of Norwegian Radio Orchestra

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Holly Hyun Choe has been named the principal Conductor and Musical advisor of the Norwegian Radio Orchestra. The Korean-American conductor will succeed Petr Popelka at the beginning of 2026 and will initially hold the position for three years. In a statement, Choe said, “This new appointment comes as a fortunate stroke of serendipity. From the musicians, I appreciate so much their {…}

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Douglas Moore Fund for American Opera Presents Douglas Moore’s ‘Giants in the Earth Rediscovered’

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The Douglas Moore Fund for American Opera in collaboration with the South Dakota Symphony Orchestra and the Scandinavian House of New York City present “Douglas Moore: Giants in the Earth Rediscovered.” Published 100 years ago, Ole Rolvaag’s novel “Giants in the Earth” was the quintessential American immigrant story. It depicts a story of tragedy and romance among Norwegian American settlers {…}

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Morris Robinson, Nicholas Phan, Sash Cooke & Camilla Tilling Lead Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra’s 2025-26 Season

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The Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra has announced its 2025-26 season. Here is a look at the vocal highlights. Matthias Pintscher conducts the May Festival Chorus in Sergei Rachmaninoff’s “The Bells.” The program also includes Hector Berlioz’s Symphonie fantastique. Performance Dates: Nov. 8 & 9, 2025 Lauren Snouffer, Sasha Cooke, Nicholas Phan, and Jonathan Lemalu perform George Frideric Handel’s “Messiah.” Cristian Măcelaru conducts. Performance {…}

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Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra Names New Composer in Residence

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Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra (LACO) has announced the appointment of Huang Ruo as Composer in Residence for three years. During his tenure, the Chinese-born / New York-based composer will compose a new chamber symphony for the ensemble, which will be premiered in 2027-28. Before that premiere, he will get to know the ensemble and work in a curatorial role as {…}

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Q & A: Gianandrea Noseda & Nicole Heaston on Performing Barber’s ‘Vanessa’ With the National Symphony Orchestra & Aspects of Live Recordings

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(Photo credit: Tony Hitchcock) Despite winning a Pulitzer Prize and receiving great acclaim following its Metropolitan Opera premiere in 1958, Barber and Menotti’s “Vanessa” is not regularly programmed as a full work. Arias such as “Must the winter come so soon?” and “Do not utter a word” are frequently heard in recitals, but this does not do justice to this {…}

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Carnegie Hall 2025 Review: Soprano Angel Blue & The Met Orchestra

Houston Grand Opera Announces New Partnership with London Symphony Orchestra to Release New Recordings

‘Frederick Douglass’ to Be Presented by Odyssey Opera & Boston Modern Orchestra Project

Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra Extends Music Director Contract

Holly Hyun Choe Named Principal Conductor of Norwegian Radio Orchestra

Douglas Moore Fund for American Opera Presents Douglas Moore’s ‘Giants in the Earth Rediscovered’

Morris Robinson, Nicholas Phan, Sash Cooke & Camilla Tilling Lead Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra’s 2025-26 Season

Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra Names New Composer in Residence

Q & A: Gianandrea Noseda & Nicole Heaston on Performing Barber’s ‘Vanessa’ With the National Symphony Orchestra & Aspects of Live Recordings