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Schmidt Vocal Arts Announces Winners of 2026 Undergraduate Competition

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Schmidt Vocal Arts has announced the winners of its sixth annual undergraduate competition, with more than 280 singers from across the nation competing for more than $50,000 in cash prizes. In the Upper Division, tenors Brett Hunter (Curtis Institute of Music), soprano Annabelle Sweet (Northwestern University), soprano Poppy Teague (Abilene Christian University), and soprano Dejah Watts (University of Kentucky) were {…}

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Marin Alsop Launches Second Global Social Media Campaign “#PurpleBaton”

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(Photo credit: Brandon Patoc) Marin Alsop, in partnership with the Taki Alsop Conducting Fellowship (TACF), is set to launch its second edition of “#PurpleBaton,” for National Women’s History Month. The global social media movement aims to advance the careers of women conductors in classical music. “The #PurpleBaton movement signals to the world support of women conductors on the podium, and {…}

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Boston Symphony Orchestra Announces New Assistant Conductors

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The Boston Symphony Orchestra has appointed Yiran Zhao and Jakub Przybycień as Assistant Conductors for two-year terms beginning with the 2026–27 season. The two will succeed Samy Rachid and Anna Handler, whose tenures conclude at the end of the Tanglewood season this summer. Both will make their BSO conducting debuts during the 2027 Tanglewood season. Zhao, born and raised in {…}

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Piedmont Opera Names New General Director

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Joseph Mechavich will be the new General Director of Piedmont Opera. Mechavich previously served as Interim Artistic Director, and during his tenure he led the organization to sold-out performances in an alternative venue and oversaw the creation of a new “Carmen” set developed in partnership with Knoxville Opera. As General Director, Mechavich will oversee artistic planning and institutional strategy in {…}

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LA Opera Announces 2025-26 Members of the Domingo-Colburn-Stein Young Artist Program

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LA Opera has announced the members of the Domingo-Colburn-Stein Young Artist Program for the 2025-26 season. The company stated that two of the three new members joining the program are singers, and one is a pianist and coach. Soprano Emily Damasco and mezzo-soprano Katie Trigg were chosen from more than 800 applicants, while pianist/coach Gabrielė Žemaitytė was chosen by an {…}

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Q & A: Omer Ben Seadia on the Merola Opera Program & Mentoring the Next Generation

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Director Omer Ben Seadia has become known for her inventive, thoughtful, and socially conscious productions. The director has led production at some of the leading theaters in the world including the Israeli Opera, Portland Opera, Curtis Institute of Music, Opera Theatre of Saint Louis, Chautauqua Opera Company, Houston Grand Opera, Calgary Opera, Utah Opera, Cincinnati Opera, The Florentine Opera, Hawaii Opera {…}

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Schmidt Vocal Arts Announces Winners of Undergraduate Awards 2025

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Schmidt Vocal Arts (SVA) has announced the winners of its fifth annual Undergraduate Awards. “We’re delighted to have expanded our programming to include the Schmidt Vocal Competition Undergraduate Awards,” said SVA’s Executive Director Linda McAlister per an original press release. “After our first offering in 2021, we realized that there is a demand for undergraduate programming. It really is an honor {…}