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Reviews, Stage Reviews

Opera Australia 2022 Review: La Juive

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Credit: Prudence Upton First performed in Paris in 1835, Fromontel Halévy’s “La Juive” finally opened its first Australian season at Sydney Opera House on March 9, 2022, in this co-production between Opéra National de Lyon and Opera Australia. The production was to have been staged in 2020, but COVID-19 stymied those plans. Nevertheless, the determination of Opera Australia and a {…}

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Stefan Vinke, Allison Oakes & Vitalij Kowaljow Lead Opera Australia Rescheduled Ring Cycle

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(Credits: Stefan Vinke / Iona MacPherson / Vitalij Kowaljow official website) Opera Australia has announced new dates for its production of Richard Wagner’s Ring cycle. Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the opera house was forced to postpone the production for 2021. Wagner’s acclaimed masterwork was originally been scheduled for November 2020. Per the new schedule, the season will now {…}

News, Season Announcement

Kristina Mkhitaryan, Louise Alder, Xabier Anduaga, Christina Nilsson Headline Oper Frankfurt 2026-27 Season

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Oper Frankfurt has announced its 2026-27 season, marking Intendant Bernd Loebe’s 25th season with the company. New Productions Karsten Januschke conducts Tchaikovsky’s “Mazeppa” in a Frankfurt premiere, directed by Matthew Wild with set and costume designs by Herbert Murauer. Petr Sokolov, Nombulelo Yende, Alexander Roslavets, Mikhail Pirogov, Karolina Makuła, Jarrett Porter, Jihun Hong, and Kudaibergen Abildin make up the cast. {…}

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Brooklyn Art Song Society Continues New Voices Festival with “Long II”

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The Brooklyn Art Song Society will continue its New Voices Festival with “Longing II” on May 10, 2026 at Roulette. The concert will also include a pre-concert lecture at 4:30 p.m. by composer Benjamin Attahir. At the center of the program is “After the Fires” by Lembit Beecher and Liza Balkan, reflecting on the personal impact of natural disaster. The {…}

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Chor Leoni Announces 2025 Holiday Celebration

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Vancouver-based Chor Leoni will present its annual holiday celebration, “Christmas with Chor Leoni,” this December. The 2025 edition features four world premieres—two original commissions and two new arrangements— including Ken Cormier’s arrangement of Stevens’ “Angels We Have Heard On High,” Marie-Claire Saindon’s “Jubilo,” and Saina Khaledi’s “My Beloved,” a Persian solstice song inspired by Yalda traditions. The program also includes {…}

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Brooklyn Art Song Society Announces 2025-26 Season

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Brooklyn Art Song Society (BASS) has announced its 2025–26 season. Artistic Director Michael Bronfman said, “In times of crisis, BASS has always doubled down on the core belief that the experience of sharing something expressive face-to-face with others is not a luxury but a fiercely urgent necessity. We will not be silenced and we will not slow down.” The season {…}

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Trinity Church to Perform Gabriel Kahane’s ’emergency intake shelter form’

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Trinity Church will present the New York premiere of Gabriel Kahane’s oratorio “emergency shelter intake” form on Oct. 24, 2024. The piece was scored for a large orchestra, a soprano soloist, and a trio of soloists. The work explores the various aspects of America’s housing crisis and addresses eviction, the practical difficulties of being unhoused, the frustratingly bureaucratic process of {…}

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Adelaide Symphony Orchestra Unveils 2025 Slate

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Adelaide Symphony Orchestra has announced its 2025 season. Here are the vocal highlights on offer. First up is “Faith.” Erin Heylard conducts a program featuring works by Telemann and Bach with baritone Moran Pearse as the soloist. Performance Dates: March 20 & 21, 2025 Next up is “Remember,” a program conducted by Mark Wigglesworth that features Mozart’s Requiem. Soloists include Anna {…}

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Gerard Schneider, Brenda Rae & Nicholas Brownlee Highlight Oper Frankfurt’s 2020-21 Season

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Oper Frankfurt has announced its 2020-21 season. The German house will present 11 new productions and a number of revivals and recitals. New Productions  Monika Buczkowska, Judita Nagyová, Peter Marsh, Simon Neil, and Alfred Reiter star in Ligeti’s “La Grand Macabre.” Sebastian Weigle conducts a production by Vasily Barkhatov. Performance Dates: Sept. 13-Oct. 17, 2020 Katharina Thoma will direct Offenbach’s {…}