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Freddie De Tommaso & Saioa Hernández Lead new CD/DVD Releases

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This week audiences are in for a complete Verdi recording and an album of music by Antonio Caldara. Un Ballo in Maschera  Maestro Marek Janowski, the Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte-Carlo, and the Transylvania State Philharmonic Choir present Verdi’s masterwork. The cast includes Freddie De Tommaso, Lester Lynch, Saioa Hernández, Elisabeth Kulman, and Annika Gerhards. On this recording, Freddie De Tommaso and Saioa Hernández make their Pentatone debut. Après {…}

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Pasadena Chorale Announces Search for Local Student Composers

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The Pasadena Chorale has opened applications for its student-mentor composition program, “Listening to the Future.” Pasadena area high school students from ninth through 12th grade with a teaching recommendation are welcome to apply. The program runs from Jan. through June 2023. The five-month-long program culminates with the Pasadena Chorale performing the student composers’ piece at its Listening to the Future {…}

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Italian Academy for Advanced Studies to Premiere ‘Being Ariodante’

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The Italian Academy for Advanced Studies at Columbia University will present “Being Ariodante” on May 13-14, 2022. The opera, which was written by American composer Jonathan Dawe, will be conducted by Benjamin Grow and stars Bryce McClendon, Dickie Hearts, Sydney Anderson, Richard Pittsinger, Cree Carrico, Vako Gvelesiani, Gil Sweeney, and Chris Burns. “Jonathan Dawe’s new opera explores the intersections between gender, sexuality, and ability in contemporary Glasgow,” said director Mari Moriarty in an {…}

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Obituary: Mezzo-soprano Rose-Ellen Nichols Dies at 41

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Mezzo-soprano Rose-Ellen Nichols died at the age of 41 of cancer. The Coast Salish mezzo-soprano received her Master’s in opera from the University of British Columbia. While at the university she sang productions of “Die Zauberflöte,” “Le Nozze Di Figaro,” and “Die Fledermaus.” Following her graduation, she went on to perform in Canada and Europe, including at City Opera Vancouver, {…}

IndieOpera, Streaming

IN Series to Stream ‘BOHEME in the Heights’

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IN Series has announced the streaming premiere of its animated, Afro-Latinx reimagining of Puccini’s beloved classic, “BOHEME in the Heights” on Dec. 20, 2021. The work will be available for FREE at https://invision.inseries.org/productions/boheme-in-the-heights. The opera is colorfully depicted in a fictionalized Columbia Heights during the winter and spring of 2020 and celebrates the exuberant creative power of youth and the {…}

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Music Director Of Rock Hill Symphony Orchestra David Rudge Resigns Over COVID-19 Safety Conditions

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(Credit: State University of New York) The Music Director of the Rock Hill Symphony Orchestra Dr. David Rudge has resigned over disagreement with the board of the orchestra regarding the working conditions for musicians and staff, and audience safety. The conductor specifically expressed concerns that there won’t be face masks or other safety precautions mandated for audience members for the {…}

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IN Series to World Premiere ‘BOHEME in the Heights’

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IN Series is set to premiere its animated, Afro-Latinx reimagining of Puccini’s “BOHEME in the Heights.” The work will screen accompanied by live music on Oct. 29, 2021, at Creative Alliance in Baltimore, and Oct. 30 and Oct. 31at GALA Hispanic Theatre in Washington DC. The work takes place in a fictionalized Columbia Heights during the winter and spring of {…}