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Truro Cathedral to Present Matthew Coleridge’s ‘REQUIEM’

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Matthew Coleridge’s “REQUIEM” is scheduled for a performance at the Truro Cathedral on Sept. 23. Soprano soloist Kirsten Mulcahy is joined by the Requiem in a Day choir and cellist Jayden Lamcellari. The composer conducts. “REQUIEM” was composed in 2014-15 and is Coleridge’s first major composition and his most frequently-performed work. In 2023, “REQUIEM” landed in the ClassicFM Hall of {…}

News

Anna Gregg, Petra Wells, Anna-Helena Machlachlan, Cathal McCabe, & Ryan Garnham Named as Finalists in Northern Ireland Opera’s Glenarm Festival of Voice

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Northern Ireland Opera’s 13th Glenarm Festival of Voice has announced sopranos Anna Gregg and Petra Wells, mezzo-soprano Anna-Helena Machlachlan, tenor Cathal McCabe, and baritone Ryan Garnham as its finalists. From August 25-27 in Glenarm, the five singers will participate in intensive coaching before taking part in a live competition. Vocal coaches include Dr. Ingrid Surgenor, Professor Mark Wildman, and pianist {…}

News

Tenor & Drag Performer Jordan Weatherston Pitts Speaks Out About Social Media Altercation with Pretty Yende

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Tenor and drag performer Jordan Weatherston Pitts has spoken out about his social media altercation with soprano Pretty Yende. On May 12, 2023, Pitts, who has been a drag performer for six years, released a video on his Instagram account in which he explained since 2019, his stage name for his drag persona was “Petty Yende,” in honor of the {…}

Editorials, News, Reviews

Criticism on Fridays: British Musicians Suffer from the Cost of Living Crisis

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A recent survey by Encore shows that over 1 in 4 UK musicians skip meals because of the cost of living crisis. While the top-tier operatic and classical music from the UK consistently achieves great international success, the well-being of the average and especially emerging artists always seemed quite unstable and problematic.  According to the research of the Musicians’ Union (MU) {…}

Business, News

Aziza Sadikova Signs With Boosey & Hawkes

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(Photo Credit: Alexander Raevsky) Composer Aziza Sadikova recently signed an exclusive contract with Boosey & Hawkes under Concord Music Publishing. Sadikova’s role will expand the Boosey & Hawkes | Sikorski program by featuring works of former Soviet regions. Her agreement also includes worldwide rights to nearly all of Sadikova’s earlier works and any future compositions. Sadikova’s extensive catalog includes the {…}

Interviews, Stage Spotlight

Q & A: Ukrainian Baritone Andrei Kymach Speaks About Ukraine & ‘Don Giovanni’

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(Credit: Diana Guledani) 2022 was a year of difficulty for Andrei Kymach. His family were in Ukraine when Russia invaded, beginning a war which has now lasted for over nine months. The baritone immediately spoke out against the war and has continued to use his voice to bring attention to it. In many ways, he has become an operatic hero {…}

Editorials, Reviews

Criticism on Fridays: Re-Evaluating the Perspective on the English National Opera Crisis

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The English National Opera, one of the largest British operatic institutions and a famous international opera stage, is going through hard times now. After several years of poor economic performance and the recent resignation of its CEO, ENO has lost its £12.6 million core annual funding from Arts Council England starting next year. Instead, the opera house was proposed to {…}