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Tara Erraught, Louise Alder, Paula Murrihy, Andrew Staples & Roderick Williams Lead Scottish Chamber Orchestra’s 2025-26 Season

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The Scottish Chamber Orchestra has announced its 2025-26 season. Here is a look at the vocal highlights. Maxim Emelyanychev conducts Poulenc’s “Gloria” as well as Vivaldi’s “Gloria” with Anna Dennis, Rachel Redmond, and Tim Mead. Performance Dates: Oct. 9 & 10, 2025 Maxim Emelyanychev conducts Berlioz’s “L’Enfance du Christ” featuring Paula Murrihy, Andrew Staples, Roderick Williams, and Callum Thorpe. Performance Dates: {…}

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Fleur Barron, Andrew Staples & Silvia Tro Santafé Lead ADDA Simfònica de Alicante’s 2024-25 Season

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The ADDA Simfònica de Alicante has announced its 2024-25 season. Here is a look at the vocal performances. Josep Vincent conducts “Carmina Burana” with soloists Sabrina Gardez, Rafael Quirant, and Milan Perisic. Performance Date: Dec. 1, 2024 Krešimir Stražanac, Hannah Morrison, Maarten Engeltjes, and Krystian Adam headline Händel’s “Messiah” with Frieder Bernius conducting. Performance Date: Dec. 20, 2024 Olivier Stech {…}

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Donizetti Opera Festival, Lisette Oropesa & Andrew Staples Among Premio Abbiati Winners

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The prestigious Premio Abbiati has announced its 2023 winners.  The awards, which are decided by critics, saw  “La favorite” from the Donizetti Opera Festival win Best Production. Riccardo Frizza conducted and Valentina Carrasco directed. The Special award went to “Le Sonate per pianoforte di Salvatore Sciarrino alla Fabbrica del Vapore,” while the Premio “Roberto Masotti” went to Festival Aperto di {…}

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Andrew Staples Leads Teatro La Fenice’s ‘Peter Grimes’

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The Teatro La Fenice is set to present a new production of Benjamin Britten’s “Peter Grimes.” Andrew Staples will lead the production in the title role while Emma Bell will sing the role of Ellen Orford and Mark S. Doss will sing the role of Captain Balstrode. The cast will be rounded out by Sara Fulgoni, Patricia Westley, Jessica Cale, Cameron Becker, Sion Goronwy, Rosalind {…}

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Lucy Crowe, Barbara Hannigan, Andrew Staples & Magdalena Kožená Lead London Symphony Orchestra’s Second Half of 2021-22 Season

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(Credit: © Ranald Mackechnie) The London Symphony Orchestra has announced the second half of its 2021-22 season at the Barbican and LSO St Luke’s, taking place between January and July 2022. For the purpose of this article, we will focus on vocal works. Soprano Siobhan Stagg, the London Symphony Chorus and London Symphony Orchestra perform works by Julian Anderson, Mahler, {…}

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Tamara Mumford, Andrew Staples To Star At Ojai Festival 2020

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Mezzo-soprano Tamara Mumford and tenor Andrew Staples are set to appear at the Ojai Festival 2020. The pair of singers are set to interpret “Das Lied von der Erde” in an arrangements by Glenn Cortese alongside the Ensemble Intercontemporain and conductor Matthias Pintscher. The concert, which takes place at the Libbey Bowl, will also feature music of Zappa and Varèse. {…}

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Monteverdi Choir & Orchestras Announces Recording Partnership with Harmonia Mundi

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The Monteverdi Choir & Orchestras (MCO) and Harmonia Mundi have announced a new long-term recording partnership, launching with three releases led by conductors Pablo Heras-Casado, Jakob Lehmann and Christophe Rousset. The partnership launches in October 2026 with Rousset conducting the Monteverdi Choir and English Baroque Soloists in Händel’s “Messiah,” recorded during a European tour last year. The release features soprano {…}

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Joyce DiDonato to Open DACAMERA’s 2026-27 Season

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DACAMERA announces its 2026-27 season. Here’s a look at the classical voice works coming up. Joyce DiDonato and Time for Three perform Kevin Puts’s “No Prisoner Be” at DACAMERA’s Opening Night gala. Andrew Staples directs and is the lighting and sound designer, along with William Reynolds and Colin Egan who also serve as lighting designer and sound engineer. Performance Date: Oct. {…}

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Les Talens Lyriques Unveils 2026-27 Season

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Les Talens Lyriques announces its 2026-27 lineup. Here’s a look at the opera events. Key’mon Murrah presents “Handelian Heroes” with Les Talens Lyriques under the direction of Christophe Rousset. Performance Dates: June 18 & 26, 2026 (Festival de Saint-Denis, Rencontres musicales d’Évian) Händel’s “Ariodante” stars Eve-maud Hubeaux, Marie Lys, Michèle Bréant, Margherita Maria, Nick Pritchard, and Nahuel Di Pierro. They {…}