Obituary: Harold Meltzer Passes Away

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(Photo credit: Daniel Lin) American composer Harold Meltzer passed away at 58, due to complications from a stroke. Meltzer was born in Brooklyn, New York in 1966, and grew up in Long Island, where he studied piano and had instruction in music theory from Morton Estrin. He studied composition, piano, and bassoon at Amherst College, where he graduated summa cum {…}

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Angela Gheorghiu, Lawrence Brownlee & Daron Hagen 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 audiences will get to hear a new recording by one of the world’s most renowned soprano as well as the complete recordings of baroque masterpieces and some world premiere pieces. Les Talens Lyriques perform Louise Bertin’s “Fausto” Les Talens Lyriques and {…}

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Tenor Daniel McGrew to Debut at Merkin Hall This December

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Tenor Daniel McGrew and pianist Sophia Zhou will present a recital at the Merkin Hall at Kaufmann Music Center in New York City on Dec. 8, 2022. The showcase will feature a performance of Brahms’ “Deutsche Volkslieder” WoO33, Debussy’s “Trois mélodies de Verlaine,” Christopher Berg’s “Songs to poems by Frank O’Hara,” Britten’s “The Holy Sonnets of John Donne,” songs by {…}

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Cyrille Dubois, Benjamin Appl & Eleonora Buratto Lead New CD/DVD Releases

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As part of this week’s CD / DVD releases, audiences will get to hear rarely performed works, a Rossini album, a documentary, a streamed opera, and a solo album by one of the great tenors of his generation. George Walker The fifth audio release on The Cleveland Orchestra’s own label showcased Music Director Franz Welser-Möst performing music by American composer {…}

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Leona Mitchell, Luciano Pavarotti, Angela Gheorghiu, Golda Schultz, Elsa Dreisig Headline Top 10 Operas to Stream This Week

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With Valentine’s Day at the end of the week, you can expect that this week’s opera recommendations place a spotlight on holiday performances or similarly themed events. So let’s get to it. Here are the top 10 operas you should check out this week. Don Carlo – Opera Streaming / Teatro Comunale Luciano Pavarotti (NOW) The Teatro Comunale and Opera {…}

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Renée Fleming, Julia Bullock, Dmitri Hvorostovsky, Lawrence Brownlee, Nadine Sierra Headline Top 10 Operas to Stream This Week

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Four operas. Three recitals. One oratorio. The first installment of a song cycle series. And a whole new operatic experience. This week’s recommendations span the range of the vocal experience, allowing listeners and viewers an opportunity to delve into some of the great classics as well as some unique new works. Modulation – Los Angeles Opera (NOW) The LA Opera {…}

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Chevalier de Saint-George, J’Nai Bridges, Samuel Ramey, Anthony Roth Costanzo Headline Top 10 Operas to Stream This Week

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It is going to be a fun opera week with a lot of unique viewing experiences for opera lovers around the world. There are modern operas. There are concerts with famed arias. There’s a mystery story. There’s a battle between two queens. There’s some Schubert songs. And a Rossini mass. And of course, there is a high-profile company premiere of {…}

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Updates on Opera Companies & Orchestras Throughout U.S. & North America Canceled Due to Coronavirus Outbreak

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***We will update this article as more cancellations are announced. A number of orchestras and opera houses have announced cancellations due to the coronavirus. The Boston Symphony Orchestra announced that it was canceling all performances at Symphony Hall from Friday, March 13 through Saturday, March 28. Meanwhile, the Nashville Opera announced the cancellation of performances of its children’s opera, scheduled {…}

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ChamberQueer To Present Tenor Andrew Fuchs in ‘Narcissus’

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(Credit: Joshua South) ChamberQueer is set to showcase “Narcissus” on Nov. 16, 2019 at the Christ & Stephen’s Church in New York. The concert will feature tenor Andrew Fuchs and harpist Parker Ramsay in music by gay composers over the last two centuries. Among the pieces performed will be Schubert’s “Songs of the Harper,” songs by Reynaldo Hahn, and Britten’s {…}

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Obituary: Harold Meltzer Passes Away

Angela Gheorghiu, Lawrence Brownlee & Daron Hagen Lead New CD/DVD Releases

Tenor Daniel McGrew to Debut at Merkin Hall This December

Cyrille Dubois, Benjamin Appl & Eleonora Buratto Lead New CD/DVD Releases

Leona Mitchell, Luciano Pavarotti, Angela Gheorghiu, Golda Schultz, Elsa Dreisig Headline Top 10 Operas to Stream This Week

Renée Fleming, Julia Bullock, Dmitri Hvorostovsky, Lawrence Brownlee, Nadine Sierra Headline Top 10 Operas to Stream This Week

Chevalier de Saint-George, J’Nai Bridges, Samuel Ramey, Anthony Roth Costanzo Headline Top 10 Operas to Stream This Week

Updates on Opera Companies & Orchestras Throughout U.S. & North America Canceled Due to Coronavirus Outbreak

ChamberQueer To Present Tenor Andrew Fuchs in ‘Narcissus’