Golda Schultz to Debut at Princeton University Concerts

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Famed soprano Golda Schultz is set to make her Princeton University Concerts debut on April 8, 2024. She will present “This Be Her Verse,” which features music by Nathalie Boulanger, Rebecca Clarke, Emilie Mayer, and Clara Schumann. The centerpiece of the program is an eponymous song cycle by Kathleen Tagg and Lila Palmer. The soprano, who has performed at the world’s {…}

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Andrea Zomorodian to Headline La Jolla Symphony & Chorus’ ‘Nexus’

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La Jolla Symphony & Chorus will be presenting its newest concert “Nexus,” featuring composer Nina Shekar and soprano Andrea Zomorodian the weekend of March 16th and 17th. Shekar’s composition “Lumina” was written in 2020 and is inspired, in part, by Hindustani traditional music, which typically engenders improvisation from its performers. “Nexus” will mix Shekar’s modern piece with three classic French {…}

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Christopher Purves, Ruzan Mantashyan, Nicole Chevalier, John Holiday & Adela Zaharia Lead Komische Oper Berlin’s 2024-25 Season

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The Komische Oper has announced its 2024-25 season. Here is a look at the operatic performances. Premieres George Petrou conducts Händel’s “Messiah” with Damiano Michieletto directing. The soloists will include Penny Sofroniadou, Julia Grüter, Rachael Wilson, Katharina Bradić, Julien Behr, Rupert Charlesworth, Philipp Meierhöfer, and Tijl Faveyts. Performance Dates: Sept. 21-Oct. 6, 2024 Franz Wittenbrink’s kinderoper “Die kleine Hexe” will {…}

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The Julia Perry Centenary Celebration & Festival Schedule Announced

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The Experiential Orchestra and Videmus present the Julia Perry Centenary Celebration and Festival in New York City. Julia Perry (1924-79) was an African-American composer, born in Lexington, Kentucky and raised in Akron, Ohio. She spent two summers at the Berkshire Music Center, studied with Luigi Dallapiccola and briefly with Nadia Boulanger. She won the Prix Fontainebleau and two Guggenheim Fellowships, {…}

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Obituary: Composer Romuald Twardowski Dies at 93

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Polish composer, pianist, and organist Romuald Twardowski died on Jan. 13, 2024. He was 93. Born on June 17, 1930, Twardowski studied the violin during the years of occupation and World War II. He started to study piano and organ after the war and began playing organ in several Vilnius churches. He went on to study piano and composition at {…}

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Greek National Opera to Present Greek Premiere of ‘La Ville Morte’

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The Greek National Opera will present the Greek premiere of Nadia Boulanger’s “La Ville Morte” this January. The production, which will be presented on the Alternative Stage at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center in Athens, will be showcased in co-production with Catapult Opera. The work, which was scheduled to premiere in 1914 in Paris, was never staged due to {…}

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San Francisco Opera Presents Two Concerts in December to Conclude its Fall Season

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(Photo credit: Kristen Loken) San Francisco Opera concludes its fall season with concerts by the Adler Fellows and the San Francisco Opera Chorus. “The Future Is Now” features the 2023 Adler Fellows, sopranos Arianna Rodriguez, Mikayla Sager and Olivia Smith, mezzo-sopranos Gabrielle Beteag and Nikola Printz, tenors Victor Cardamone, Edward Graves and Moisés Salazar, bass-baritone Jongwon Han, and pianists Yang {…}

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Annalisa Stroppa, Lise Davidsen, Luciano Pavarotti & Yannick Nézet-Séguin Lead New CD/DVD Releases

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Welcome back for this week’s look at the latest CD and DVD releases in the opera world. This week you get albums from two very famous singers, a soundtrack to one of this year’s Oscar contenders, and two complete opera recordings you cannot miss. Maestro Deutsche Grammophon releases the official soundtrack to Bradley Cooper’s new film “Maestro.” The recording features {…}

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Brooklyn Art Song Society to present ‘Circles II: The Wagnerians’

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Brooklyn Art Song Society will continue its season on Nov 3, 2023 at the First Unitarian Church of Brooklyn with “Circles II: The Wagnerians.” The concert, which is curated by Artistic Director Michael Brofman, will pair Wagner’s only song cycle, Wesendonck-Lieder, with works by Ernest Chausson, Henri Duparc, and Hugo Wolf. The concert will include Duparc’s “La Vague et la {…}

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Golda Schultz to Debut at Princeton University Concerts

Andrea Zomorodian to Headline La Jolla Symphony & Chorus’ ‘Nexus’

Christopher Purves, Ruzan Mantashyan, Nicole Chevalier, John Holiday & Adela Zaharia Lead Komische Oper Berlin’s 2024-25 Season

The Julia Perry Centenary Celebration & Festival Schedule Announced

Obituary: Composer Romuald Twardowski Dies at 93

Greek National Opera to Present Greek Premiere of ‘La Ville Morte’

San Francisco Opera Presents Two Concerts in December to Conclude its Fall Season

Annalisa Stroppa, Lise Davidsen, Luciano Pavarotti & Yannick Nézet-Séguin Lead New CD/DVD Releases

Brooklyn Art Song Society to present ‘Circles II: The Wagnerians’