Samuel Mariño, Hélène Brunet, Cecilia Duarte, & Jacob Perry Featured in Tafelmusik’s 2024-25 Season

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Tafelmusik has announced the details of its 2024-25 season. This article includes vocal works only. Soprano Hélène Brunet, mezzo-soprano Cecilia Duarte, and baritone Jesse Blumberg make their Tafelmusik debuts in Bach’s “Christmas Oratorio.” Tenor Charles Daniels joins them. Ivars Taurins directs the Tafelmusik Chamber Choir and Orchestra. Performance Dates: November 22, 23, & 24, 2024 Handle’s “Messiah” stars soprano Myriam {…}

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New York Festival of Song’s Next Festival Presents ‘In Her Own Words’

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The New York Festival of Song continues the Next Festival on Nov. 19 at Rubin Museum of Art with a mini concert entitled “In Her Own Words.” The program curated by curated by Nathaniel LaNasa shines a spotlight on singer-songwriters who have emerged from the classical tradition. The featured composer-performer Molly Joyce is a musician whose limited mobility in her {…}

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Alexandra Nowakowski to Headline Symphony in C’s ‘Totally Mozart’

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(John Matthew Myers Photography) New Jersey’s Symphony in C is set to present “Totally Mozart” on Dec. 3, 2022. The concert, which will take place at the Rutgers-Camden Center for the Arts in Camden, NJ, will feature Mozart’s “Exsultate Jubilate,” K. 165 as well as his 23rd piano concerto and 40th Symphony. Soprano Alexandra Nowakowski will be the soloist for {…}

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Artist of the Week: Laquita Mitchell

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On Jan. 6 the New Orleans Opera is set to present “An Homage to Josephine Baker,” an evening that will include Tom Cipullo’s “Josephine” and the world premiere of the ballet “Josephine.” The performances are sold out and are part of New Orleans Opera’s mission to increase access to the art form for all New Orleanians and to produce more {…}

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Kristina Bachrach to Perform at Chicago’s Guarneri Hall

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(Photo credit: Suzanne Vinnik) Soprano Kristina Bachrach is set to perform “From Earth to Sky” at Guarneri Hall. Together with pianist Winston Choi, cellist Alexander Hersh, and flutist Sasha Ishov, Bachrach presents a program featuring works by Amy Beach’s “Water-Sprites,” Elisendra Fabregas’ “Voices of the Rainforest,” and Shulamit Ran’s “Moon Songs.” A Q&A with all three artists and composer Ran {…}

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Brian James Myer Joins Staff of AGMA as Assistant Regional Director

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(Credit: Jessica Osber) Brian James Myer has joined the staff of AGMA as an Assistant Regional Director. The baritone took to social media and said, “I’m so happy to share that I have joined the staff at AGMA as an Assistant Regional Director and staff liaison for the New York Area. I’m still singing, but now I get to help {…}

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Opera Memphis Receives NEA Grant for ‘America250’

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Opera Memphis has received a $25,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Arts as part of the “Celebrating America250: Arts Projects Honoring the National Garden of American Heroes initiative.” The grant will support two events that are part of the company’s 2025–26 season. Opera Memphis is the only organization in Tennessee and one of just two opera companies nationally {…}

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(Updated) Every Opera Company that Has Lost NEA Grants Under New Trump Rule Changes

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Last week, President Donald J. Trump threatened to shut down the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) for good by gutting its funding under the new budget proposal. In response, and not for the first time, the NEA opted for fighting another day by submitting to new requirements under Trump to remain a viable institution in the land. However, in {…}

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President Trump Proposes $257 Million for Kennedy Center Renovation

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As President Trump prepares for his fundraiser at the Kennedy Center, which includes a performance of “Les Misérables” with a price tag of up to $2 million, republican lawmakers have proposed allocating $257 million for the Kennedy Center. The budget would be for capital repairs and other expenses and would be part of the proposed reconciliation bill. According to the {…}

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Samuel Mariño, Hélène Brunet, Cecilia Duarte, & Jacob Perry Featured in Tafelmusik’s 2024-25 Season

New York Festival of Song’s Next Festival Presents ‘In Her Own Words’

Alexandra Nowakowski to Headline Symphony in C’s ‘Totally Mozart’

Artist of the Week: Laquita Mitchell

Kristina Bachrach to Perform at Chicago’s Guarneri Hall

Brian James Myer Joins Staff of AGMA as Assistant Regional Director

Opera Memphis Receives NEA Grant for ‘America250’

(Updated) Every Opera Company that Has Lost NEA Grants Under New Trump Rule Changes

President Trump Proposes $257 Million for Kennedy Center Renovation