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Christine Goerke & Brandon Jovanovich Lead WNO’s ‘Gods & Mortals: A Celebration of Wagner’

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(Credit: Arielle Doneson) The Washington National Opera is set to present a staged presentation of Richard Wagner’s music featuring some of today’s leading Wagner singers. The concert scheduled for Oct. 26 will feature Christine Goerke, Brandon Jovanovich, Derek Welton, and Soloman Howard. “Gods & Mortals: A Celebration of Wagner” will be conducted by WNO Music Director Designate Robert Spano and {…}
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Lorenzo Viotti Announced as Music Director of Tokyo Symphony Orchestra

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Tokyo Symphony Orchestra has announced that conductor Lorenzo Viotti will become the Orchestra’s next Music Director, beginning in the 2026-27 season. The initial agreement will be for three years. In a statement Viotti said, “The Tokyo Symphony was my first professional orchestra in my career. With no experience in an orchestra of this level, I remember being wonderfully welcomed by {…}
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Nardus Williams Headlines the 2024 Spitalfields Music Festival

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(Photo credit: Bertie Watson) The full program of events has been announced for the 2024 Spitalfields Music Festival. The festival is held at various locations in London’s East End from June 27 – July 10. This article only features vocal works. Soprano Nardus Williams and lute-player Elizabeth Kenny open the festival with “In the Shadow of the Tower.” The program {…}
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Riccardo Frizza to Lead Mahler’s Symphony No. 8

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On March 23, 2024, Müpa’s Béla Bartók National Concert Hall in Budapest will showcase Riccardo Frizza in Mahler’s Symphony No.8. Frizza will lead the Hungarian Radio Symphony Orchestra and the best of the male, female, and children’s choirs. Soloists include Csilla Boross, Kinga Kriszta, Ágnes Molnár, Szilvia Vörös, Atala Schöck, Boldizsár László, Levente Molnár, and Simon Lim. In a statement {…}
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Fort Worth Symphony Announces 2024-25 Season

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(Credit: Karen Almond) The Fort Worth Symphony has announced its 2024-25 eason featuring numerous vocal performances. Robert Spano conducts the music of Jake Heggie and Beethiven with soloists Key’mon Murrah, Urban Bush Women, and Jawole Willa Jo Zollar. Performance Dates: Dec. 6-8, 2024 Robert Spano conducts Wagner’s “The Flying Dutchman” with a cast that includes Greer Grimsley, Heidi Melton, Kyle Van {…}
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Persona Arts to Present ‘Der fliegende Holländer Project’

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“Der fliegende Holländer Project” is Persona Arts’ 2022-24 opera project in Birmingham and the West Midlands. The Black and minority ethnic-led opera education project unites skills of professional and community artists. Jack Ridley leads the Birmingham Choral Union and Central England Camerata in”Der fliegende Holländer.” Throughout the project’s timeline, an opera masterclass with Susan Bullock CBE and community awareness events will take {…}
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Annalisa Stroppa, Lise Davidsen, Luciano Pavarotti & Yannick Nézet-Séguin Lead New CD/DVD Releases

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Welcome back for this week’s look at the latest CD and DVD releases in the opera world. This week you get albums from two very famous singers, a soundtrack to one of this year’s Oscar contenders, and two complete opera recordings you cannot miss. Maestro Deutsche Grammophon releases the official soundtrack to Bradley Cooper’s new film “Maestro.” The recording features {…}
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Obituary: French Soprano Suzanne Sarroca Dies at 96

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French soprano Suzanne Sarroca has died at the age of 96. Born on April 21, 1927, the soprano studied singing at the Conservatoire de Toulouse and began her career as a mezzo-soprano in the role of Charlotte in Massenet’s “Werther” in Carcassonne. That role would be followed by Bizet’s “Carmen” in 1951 in La Monnaie of Brussels. Sarroca eventually moved {…}

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