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Renée Fleming, Matthias Goerne & Barbara Hannigan Headline L’Orchestre de Paris’ 2018-19 Season

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L’Orchestre de Paris has announced its 2018-19 season filled with a wide range of concerts showcasing modern masterpieces and favorites from the standard repertoire. This season will include a number of vocal events featuring some of today’s greatest stars. Here is a look at what the season will offer opera lovers. Jakub Hrůša conducts a concert that includes Renaud Capuçon and {…}

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Barbara Hannigan, Cecilia Bartoli, Piotr Beczała & Joyce DiDonato Among International Opera Award Nominees

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The International Opera Award nominations have bee announced. The organization, which seeks to recognize the best of the industry recognizes 18 categories. This year the nominees for Female Singer are Malin Byström, Carmen Giannattasio, Barbara Hannigan, who recently won the Grammy, Hui He, Ermonela Jaho and Eva-Maria Westbroek. In the Male Singer category, Piotr Beczała is nominated alongside Günther Groissböck, Peter Mattei, Eric Owens, {…}

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Barbara Hannigan & Anne Schwanewilms Win The Grammy

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The Grammy Awards have been announced with numerous opera singers winning the prestigious award. The producer of the year award went to David Frost, who produced Verdi’s “Otello” for the Metropolitan Opera. The DVD stars Aleksandrs Antonenko, Sonya Yoncheva, and Zeljko Lucic. Günther Groissböck and Dimitri Pittas round out the cast. The award for Best Opera recording went to the {…}

Reviews, Stage Reviews

Carnegie Hall 2017-18 Review: Contrasts Delight The Mind And Heart With Antonio Pappano & Barbara Hannigan

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On Saturday, Oct. 21, Sir Antonio Pappano, soprano Barbara Hannigan, and the Orchestra dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia (Rome) presented an impressive program with two pieces from opposite ends of the musical spectrum. The world-class orchestra, combined with Pappano’s infectious energy, brought the hall to life. It has become common practice among orchestras to mix up the evening by programming {…}

News, Season Announcement

Elīna Garanča, Christian Van Horn, Chen Reiss & Catriona Morison Lead Munich Philharmonic’s 2026-27 Season

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The Munich Philharmonic has announced its 2026-27 season. Here are the vocal performances. Thomas Hengelbrock conducts a Mendelssohn program that includes Eleanor Lyons and Samuel Hasselhorn. Performance Dates: Oct. 23 & 24, 2026 Barbara Hannigan conducts a program that includes Khayam, Haydn, Messiaen, Ravel, and Schreker. Performance Dates: Oct. 29 & 30, 2026 Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 will be performed {…}

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Alberto Miguélez Rouco to Lead Wrocław’s Early Music Academy’s ‘Vendado es amor, no es ciego’

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On March 1, 2026 the Wrocław’s Early Music Academy will headline a performance of José de Nebra’s baroque zarzuela “Vendado es amor, no es ciego.” The production will be headlined by Leonor Bonilla, Natalie Pérez, Alicia Amo, Elionor Martínez, Judit Subriana, and Yannick Debus. Rafał Kronenberger plays the narrator and Alberto Miguélez Rouco, who previously produced the work’s first ever {…}

News, Streaming

La Jolla Music Society to Stream Summerfest Performances on medici.tv

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La Jolla Music Society will stream three performances from its SummerFest 2025 on medici.tv beginning Nov. 19, 2025, joining the Aspen Music Festival as the first U.S. music festivals to be featured on the platform. Among the programs to be streamed is “Love Songs,” which was recorded August 15, 2025 and showcases works by Schubert, Schumann, Pärt, and Britten. The {…}

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New York Philharmonic to Present ‘El Canto de las Manos’

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The New York Philharmonic, in partnership with Rolex and in collaboration with Lincoln Center, The Juilliard School, and DOC NYC, is set to present the U.S. premiere screening of the documentary film “El Canto de las Manos,” the directorial debut of actress and filmmaker María Valverde. The film will be screened at the Wu Tsai Theater, David Geffen Hall, on {…}

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Isabel Leonard & Liv Redpath Headline San Diego Symphony’s Season-Opening Performances

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The San Diego Symphony will open its 2025–26 season with a performance honoring two of France’s most renowned composers. The showcase, which will be conducted by Music Director Rafael Payare, will feature Debussy’s “L’isle joyeuse,” Caplet’s orchestration of Debussy’s “La boîte à joujoux,” and a semi-staged presentation of Ravel’s “L’enfant et les sortilèges.” The latter will be headlined by mezzo-soprano {…}