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Teatro Grattacielo Announces New Board Member

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Teatro Grattacielo has announced the addition of Suzanne Marie Musho to its Board of Directors. Musho has more than 25 years of experience in design, strategic planning, and project leadership. She has worked on projects for such organizations as the American Museum of Natural History, the Jackie Robinson Museum, Columbia University, Buck Institute for Research in Aging, and the New {…}

Business, News

Clive Chang Named President of YoungArts

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Clive Chang has been named the new President of YoungArts. As President, Chang will report directly to the Board of Trustees and have oversight of YoungArts’ strategy, programs, fundraising, communications, and operations. He will assume his position in January 2023. Clive said in an official press release, “I am thrilled to join the YoungArts team and drive forward its mission {…}

Behind the Scenes, Interviews

Q & A: Composer Finola Merivale on her Virtual-Reality Opera “Out of the Ordinary”

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“What is opera, and what does ‘operatic’ and ‘opera’ mean to you?” It is a question that has the potential to uproot tradition. No longer bound by traditional methods and procedures (not even 3-dimensions!), artists now use ‘opera’ in imaginative ways: a profession of some emotion and inner feeling that lies deep within their core. It is my goal, through {…}

Business, News

Director Mo Zhou Joins Athlone Artists

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Director Mo Zhou has joined the roster of Athlone Artists. Zhou, who is set to direct Händel’s “Rinaldo” at the Minnesota Opera during the 2022-23 season, came into prominence in 2019 after directing “The Diaries of John Rabe.” The production appeared at China’s National Centre for the Performing Arts followed by performances at the  Staatsoper Berlin, Elbphilharmonie Hamburg and Ronacher {…}

News

Boston Lyric Opera Announces New General Director

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The Boston Lyric Opera Board of Directors, led by Michael J. Puzo has announced a new General Director. The company announced that Bradley Vernatter will become the Stanford Calderwood General Director and CEO. The appointment follows Vernatter’s term as Acting General and Artistic Director. A In a statement, Puzo said, “There is clear enthusiasm on the board for Brad’s leadership {…}

IndieOpera

Stephanie Lamprea to Present ‘Quaking Aspen’ at Roulette in NYC

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Stephanie Lamprea is set to present “Quaking Aspen” at Roulette in Brooklyn on Sept. 6, 2022. The showcase features “ wordless avant-garde soundscapes to spurts of operatic flourishes and electronic poetic loops.” She will be accompanied by Alex Van Gils on electronics. Lamprea is a Colombian-American soprano based in New York and Glasgow. In addition to previous appearances with Roulette, Lamprea {…}

News

Obituary: Famed Fiery Musicologist Richard Taruskin Has Died at Age 77

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Renowned musicologist Richard Taruskin died from cancer at age 77 on July 1, 2022. Taruskin was the author of the monumental “The Oxford History of Western Music,” a six volume set tracing Western music from around 800 CE to the late-20th century. The Washington Post called Taruskin’s massive 4,000 page narrative history “Erudite, engaging, and suffused throughout with a mixture {…}