Q & A: Baritone Cooper Bott on Winning Schmidt Vocal Arts National Vocal Competition & Heading to Northwestern University

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Cooper Bott is heading to Northwestern University this fall, and he is arriving with some hardware in tow. The baritone from Marengo, Iowa recently took First Place at the Fifth Annual Schmidt Vocal Arts National Vocal Competition, held May 30 and 31 at the Sarasota Opera House in Sarasota, Florida. Bott earned the top prize of $10,000 after performing a {…}

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Taylor Raven to Headline ‘Elegant Impressions’ With Festival Orchestra of Lincoln Center

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Mezzo-soprano Taylor Raven will join the Festival Orchestra of Lincoln Center for performances on July 24 and 25 at 7:30 p.m. in the Wu Tsai Theater at David Geffen Hall. The mezzo will take de Fall’s “Siete canciones populares españolas” with conductor Eun Sun Kim at the podium. The concert, titled “Elegant Impressions,” also features works by Debussy and Poulenc. {…}

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Obituary: Television Producer Brian Large Dies at 87

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On May 23, 2026, Brian James Large has died at the age of 87. Born on Feb. 16, 1939 in London, England, Large went on to study at the Royal Academy of Music in London, where he was appointed a Fellow of the Royal Academy in 1991. After graduating from the University of London with doctorates in both music and {…}

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Music of Remembrance to Present 50th World Premiere

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(Photo credit: Terry Lorant) Music of Remembrance (MOR) is set to present its 50th world premiere with “The Dialogue of Memories” by Tom Cipullo and Howard Reich. The new opera is based on Reich’s “The Art of Inventing Hope: Intimate Conversations with Elie Wiesel.” “The Dialogue of Memories” joins that lineage, inspired by Reich’s front-page reporting on his mother Sonia’s {…}

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Q&A: Will Liverman on ‘Factotum: The Groom & Glow Lounge’ at Governor’s School for the Arts

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(Photo credit: GSA) Will Liverman is one of the great baritones of his time performing at the Metropolitan Opera, Seattle Opera, Atlanta Opera, Minnesota Opera, Tulsa Opera, and Santa Fe Opera. In the midst of his run as Figaro in Rossini’s “The Barber of Seville” at Houston Grand Opera, Will Liverman took time to talk with OperaWire about “Factotum: The {…}

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Will Liverman & DJ King Rico Announce World Premiere of ‘Factotum: Groom & Glow Lounge’

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Will Liverman and award-winning producer, DJ, and multi-genre artist DJ King Rico are set to present a brand new version of their critically-acclaimed soul opera “The Factotum.” The production will be shown at for the students of The Governor’s School for the Arts on May 1 and 2, 2026 at Wells Theater in Norfolk, VA. Titled “Factotum: Groom & Glow Lounge,” {…}

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Obituary: Tenor Wolfgang Schmidt Dies at 69

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Tenor Wolfgang Schmidt has died at the age of 69. Born in Melsungen near Kassel, he went on to study voice at the Frankfurt Hochschule für Musik and won an award from the Hindemith Foundation for his special achievements. While still a student he performed frequently in concert, traveling through all of western Europe as well as to Poland, the {…}

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Julia Bullock Among Headliners of ‘From Ordinary Things’ Tour

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Julia Bullock will collaborate on a tour of the upcoming album “From Ordinary Things.” The album, headlined by cellist Seth Parker Woods will release on March 27, 2026, via Platoon and also features pianists Conor Hanick and Andrew Rosenblum. The album includes music by André Previn, George Walker, Tania León, and Sergei Rachmaninoff. The “From Ordinary Things” tour begins on Jan. {…}

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Obituary: Baritone Robert Massard Dies at 100

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On Dec. 26, 2025, French baritone Robert Massard died at the age of 100. Massard was recovering from a severe fall he suffered in October that left him hospitalized. Born on August 15, 1925 in Pau, France, Massard was a self taught singer who went on to make his debut in 1952 at the Paris Opera as the High Priest {…}

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Q & A: Baritone Cooper Bott on Winning Schmidt Vocal Arts National Vocal Competition & Heading to Northwestern University

Taylor Raven to Headline ‘Elegant Impressions’ With Festival Orchestra of Lincoln Center

Obituary: Television Producer Brian Large Dies at 87

Music of Remembrance to Present 50th World Premiere

Q&A: Will Liverman on ‘Factotum: The Groom & Glow Lounge’ at Governor’s School for the Arts

Will Liverman & DJ King Rico Announce World Premiere of ‘Factotum: Groom & Glow Lounge’

Obituary: Tenor Wolfgang Schmidt Dies at 69

Julia Bullock Among Headliners of ‘From Ordinary Things’ Tour

Obituary: Baritone Robert Massard Dies at 100