Obituary: Jonas Bohlin Passes Away at 62

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Composer Jonas Bohlin has passed away of a heart attack. He was 62. Bohlin studied composition at the Royal College of Music in Stockholm from 1990-97. He studied with Daniel Börtz, Sven-David Sandström, and Magnus Lindberg. Bohlin’s compositions ranged from electro-acoustic experiments to full-scale orchestral, and choral works, and opera. In 2009, Bohlin’s “Holocene Oartorio” for large orchestra, choir and {…}

Behind the Scenes, Interviews

Q & A: Composer Missy Mazzoli & Author George Saunders on ‘Lincoln in the Bardo’

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(Photo: Missy Mazzoli is an acclaimed composer of experimental chamber operas whose oeuvre ranges from electronic avant rock to short-form chamber operas. One of the first two women to receive a commission from the Metropolitan Opera, she joined forces with her longtime collaborator, Pulitzer Prize-winning librettist Royce Vavrek, to created the highly anticipated “Lincoln in the Bardo,” premiering at the {…}

IndieOpera

‘The Mutables’ to Premiere at HERE Arts Center

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(Photo credit: Whitney Browne) “The Mutables,” by Kat Mustatea and Kamala Sankaram will make its premiere at the HERE Arts Center from Oct. 8–12, 2025. “The Mutables” blends experimental opera, dance, and technology into a meditation on the power and precarity of what it means to have a voice. The story is inspired by mythological forest creatures from Balkan folklore, {…}

Interviews, Stage Spotlight

Q & A: Mezzo-Soprano Indyana Schneider on Her Second Novel: Since the World is Ending

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The first draft didn’t work. Australian mezzo-soprano and novelist Indyana Schneider says that plainly, without flinching. By the time Schneider’s debut novel, “28 Questions,” hit shelves in January 2022, she’d already completed a full draft of her follow-up, “Since the World is Ending,” and it wasn’t good. But what followed was, in her words, “a really fun journey.” That journey {…}

News

Dr. Lisa Neher Named 2025 Composer of the Year by OMTA

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The Oregon Music Teachers Association (OMTA) has named Dr. Lisa Neher as the 2025 Composer of the Year. Neher’s “Love in a Time of Climate Change,” which features text by poet Craig Santo Perez, will get a premiere this June at the 2025 OMTA conference. The performance, which takes place on June 28, 2025 at 1:30 p.m., will feature soprano {…}

Interviews

Q & A: Jakub Józef Orliński on #LetsBaRock & Creating a Crossover Album

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In September, countertenor Jakub Józef Orliński released #LetsBaRock, a crossover album that experiments with baroque classics. The album showcases Orliński joining forces with pianist Aleksander Dębicz, as well as Polish pop musicians Marcin Ułanowski and Wojciech Gumińki, in a creation that synthesizes the sound of “the new baroque” with music by Händel, Purcell, Monteverdi, and Vivaldi. And throughout 2024, Orliński {…}

News

Works & Process Unveils Spring 2025 Season

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(Photo credit: Boston Lyric Opera) Works & Process announces its 40th anniversary season taking place in spring 2025. For the purposes of this article only opera events are included. Fortieth Works & Process at the Guggenheim Series – Performance Highlights and Discussions Excerpts from Sarah Ruhl and Anthony Roth Costanzo’s reimagining of Vivaldi “The Seasons” are performed prior to its {…}

Artist of the Week, Interviews, Special Features, Stage Spotlight

Artist of the Week: Kathryn Lewek

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This week the Salzburg Festival opens a new production of “Les Contes d’Hoffmann” with an all-star cast that includes some of the best performers of the work. Among them is Kathryn Lewek, who will be taking on the challenge of portraying all four heroines, something that has always been seen as rare and complex. In preparation for the roles, Lewek {…}

Business, News

Bayerische Staatsoper Extends Music Director & General Director’s Contract

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The Bayerische Staatsoper has announced the extension of its Intendant and General Generalmusikdirektor. The company noted that Bayerische Staatsoper’s Generalmusikdirektor Vladimir Jurowski will extend his contract until 2028 with an option to renew for a further year and Intendant Serge Dorny will renew his contract until 2031. In a statement, Dorny said, “I would like to thank Minister of State Blume {…}

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