Northeastern Illinois University & Ensemble Español Spanish Dance Theater to Host Cardinal Bartolucci Foundation Choir from Rome

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On April 22, 2022, Northeastern Illinois University and Ensemble Español Spanish Dance Theater will host the Cardinal Bartolucci Foundation Choir from Rome, for a program of sacred music, Spanish dance, and Italian opera arias. The performance will mark the first done by the choir in Chicago, and comes in tribute to Dame Libby Komaiko, the late founder of EE. Dancers {…}

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Q & A: Baritone Fabián Veloz on his Lyric Opera of Chicago Debut, Scarpia & His Fondest Memory at the Teatro Colón de Buenos Aires

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Argentinean baritone Fabián Veloz is one of the most renowned opera artists in his country. His professional debut came in the South American premiere of “Estaba la Madre” at the Teatro Argentino in La Plata and he has gone on to perform with some of the major companies in the South American company including the Teatro Avenida, the Teatro Argentino, {…}

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Opera America Unveils 2022 Repertoire Development Grants

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Opera America has announced the recipients of its 2022 Repertoire Development Grants. The recipients for the grant include American Lyric Theater, Beth Morrison Projects, Houston Grand Opera, MassOpera, Opera Theatre of Saint Louis, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Pensacola Opera, OperaDelaware, and Virginia Opera. In sum, the nine companies will receive $225,000 to develop eight new American operas. “Fostering the creation {…}

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Lyric Opera of Chicago Names New Chief Artistic Administration Officer

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The Lyric Opera of Chicago has named Matthew Ozawa as Chief Artistic Administration Officer. Ozawa is a renowned state director who has led productions at the San Francisco Opera, Des Moines Metro Opera, Cincinnati Opera, Opera Colorado, the Lyric Opera of Chicago, Sante Fe Opera, Opera Theatre of St. Louis, and West Edge Opera, among many others. In his new {…}

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Perm Opera Appoints New Chief Director & Music Director

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Perm Opera in Russia has announced Migran Agadzhanyan as the new Chief Director and Music Director. Agadzhanyan is a singer, conductor, and pianist who graduated from the St. Petersburg State Conservatory and is the founder of the St. Petersburg Youth Symphony Orchestra, with which he actively tours. He has studied under Renata Scotto and Giuseppe Sabbatini and has performed with {…}

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Q & A: Director Lillian Groag on Breathing New Life into ‘Carmen’ at Opera San José

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When she was a child, Lillian Groag’s family treated opera as if it were pop music. So it’s no surprise that by the time she was but five, she was already attending her first opera and falling in love with the art form. “By 10 I knew the words of all the big 10 which I wailed around the house {…}

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Boston Lyric Opera Announces Casting Update for ‘Champion’

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The Boston Lyric Opera has announced a casting update for its upcoming production of “Champion.” The company noted that American mezzo-soprano Stephanie Blythe will join the cast while theater director Timothy Douglas will helm the work. Blythe will make her role debut as the welcoming and supportive bar owner Kathy Hagen in “Champion.” She is renowned opera singer and recitalist {…}

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Best of 2021: OperaWire’s Top 11 Singers of 2021

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After a year and a half of limited performances and shut downs, 2021 marked the year during which performers were able to bring their artistry to the stage and to the audiences. And now 2021 is bringing down its curtain. There were so any memorable moments in the year and there were truly some historical performances. Like previous years, OperaWire {…}

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Russian Opera Society Announces Performance of Scenes from ‘Eugene Onegin’ and Holiday Greetings

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The Russian Opera Society is set to perform scenes from Tchaikovsky’s “Eugene Onegin,” along with selections of holiday music on Dec. 15, 2022, at the National Opera Center in New York. The program features baritone Daniel Scofield, (Chicago Lyric, Seattle Opera); soprano Zoya Gramagin, (St. Petersburg Opera Company); tenor Lucas Levy, (Opera Project Columbus, Berkshire Opera Festival); mezzo-soprano Vita Koreneva, {…}

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Northeastern Illinois University & Ensemble Español Spanish Dance Theater to Host Cardinal Bartolucci Foundation Choir from Rome

Q & A: Baritone Fabián Veloz on his Lyric Opera of Chicago Debut, Scarpia & His Fondest Memory at the Teatro Colón de Buenos Aires

Opera America Unveils 2022 Repertoire Development Grants

Lyric Opera of Chicago Names New Chief Artistic Administration Officer

Perm Opera Appoints New Chief Director & Music Director

Q & A: Director Lillian Groag on Breathing New Life into ‘Carmen’ at Opera San José

Boston Lyric Opera Announces Casting Update for ‘Champion’

Best of 2021: OperaWire’s Top 11 Singers of 2021

Russian Opera Society Announces Performance of Scenes from ‘Eugene Onegin’ and Holiday Greetings