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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 {…}

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Evan Gray Joins the Roster of IMG Artists

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(Credit: Olivia Grace) Bass-baritone Evan Gray has joined the roster of IMG Artists for general management. Gray will be represented by Executive Vice President and Global Head of Vocal, Matthew Horner, and Associate Artist Manager Noah Sesling. The bass-baritone is a graduate of the Curtis Institute of Music and has performed in concert, opera, and recital. In a statement Gray {…}

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Joseph Tancredi Joins Étude Arts for General Management

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(Credit: Andrew Bogard) Joseph Tancredi has joined the roster of Étude Arts for general management. Tancredi has been praised by OperaWire for possessing an instrument “ stunning… and ability to stretch with ease into his high notes with his pure tone.” He is currently a member of the International Opera Studio at Staatsoper Stuttgart and is being elevated into the Ensemble {…}

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George and Nora London Foundation Competition Announces 2025 Winners

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The 53rd George and Nora London Foundation Competition for young American and Canadian opera singers has announced the winners. A total of $74,000 was  Of 12 finalists, five were named winners with a prize of $12,000 each. The remaining seven singers were awarded the George London Encouragement Awards of $2,000 each. The winners included tenor Alec Carlson, soprano Shelén Hughes, {…}

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LA Phil Concertmaster to Retire after 30 Years

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The Los Angeles Philharmonic has announced that its concertmaster violinist Martin Chalifour will retire from his post at the end of the 2024-25 season. Chalifour spent 30 years with the orchestra and in celebration of his work with the orchestra Chalifour will curate a special chamber music concert in November 2024, and appear as a soloist in two concerti: Vivaldi’s Four {…}

Interviews

Q & A: Evan LeRoy Johnson on How He Determines His Own Path by Listening to His Inner Voice

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(Photo credit: Matt Madison Clark) Evan LeRoy Johnson is an American tenor who received the Barbara and Stanley Richman Memorial Award from the Opera Theatre of Saint Louis, where he was a Gerdine Young Artist. He has performed widely in his home country and has made acclaimed debuts for numerous European opera houses, including Bayerische, Oper Frankfurt, Opernhaus Zürich and {…}

Editorials

Editorial: Is Peter Gelb Ready to Run the Met Opera Renewal All on His Own?

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(Credit: Brigitte Lacombe) While the Metropolitan Opera is finishing its season with 72 percent of tickets sold, increasing consistently and showing a growth of six percent compared to the 2022-23 season, a lot of questions remain as Met’s General Manager Peter Gelb and the company head into the off-season. When Peter Gelb and Yannick Nezet-Seguin were answering questions for the {…}

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Sean Michael Plumb Joins Askonas Holt for European Management

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Sean Michael Plumb has joined Askonas Holt for European management. Plumb will be managed in Europe by Nicholas Moloney and Matt Palmer at Askonas Holt, in collaboration with Étude Arts for general management. Plumb is a winner of a 2022 Career Grant from the Richard Tucker  Music  Foundation and was honored by President Obama as a United States Presidential Scholar in {…}

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Performance Today Names Deborah Borda 2024 Classical Woman of the Year

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Performance Today has announce that Deborah Borda has been named the 2024 Classical Woman of the Year. The title is awarded to exceptional women who have made significant contributions to the world of classical music art form and who provide inspiration for listeners. Borda is an advocate for the performing arts was chosen for her outstanding leadership and dedication to {…}