Royal Conservatory of Music Announces January Programming Changes

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(Credit: Royal Conservatory of Music official website) The Royal Conservatory of Music that it has postponed and rescheduled its January 2022 concerts, including the 21C Music Festival. A world premiere of Brian Current and Liza Balkan’s opera “Gould’s Wall” that was scheduled between Jan. 12 – 16 has been postponed, with new dates yet to be announced. The opera was {…}

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Golda Schultz, Ryan McKinny, Aida Garifullina, & Isabel Leonard Lead Metropolitan Opera’s Revival of ‘Le Nozze di Figaro’

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(Credit: Chris Lee) The Metropolitan Opera is set to revive Mozart’s “Le Nozze di Figaro.” The production by Richard Eyre will be shown six times starting Jan. 8 through 28, 2022. Maestro Daniele Rustioni will lead the production with a cast that includes Golda Schultz in her Met role debut as Countess Almaviva and Adam Plachetka as Count Almaviva. When {…}

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Markel Reed Joins Athlone Artists

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Athlone Artists has announced that baritone Markel Reed has joined its roster of talent. Hailing from Charlotte, North Carolina, Reed grew up singing in church. His introduction to classical music came when performed as a soloist for his high school’s all-women’s vocal ensemble, and after graduating from Oakwood University, he was offered a position teaching at the University of Kentucky {…}

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Metropolitan Opera & Yannick Nézet-Séguin Lead Classical Grammy Nominees

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The Grammy nominations have been announced with Yannick Nézet-Séguin and the Metropolitan Opera leading the opera nominations. The nominees for Best Opera Recording included Bartók’s “Bluebeard’s Castle” starring Susanna Mälkki, Mika Kares and Szilvia Vörös; Glass’s “Akhnaten” with Karen Kamensek, J’Nai Bridges, Anthony Roth Costanzo, Zachary James, and Dísella Lárusdóttir; and Janáček’s “The Cunning Little Vixen” with Simon Rattle, Sophia Burgos, Lucy {…}

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Christian Thielemann Replaces Esa-Pekka Salonen for Teatro alla Scala’s Concerts

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(Credit: Matthias Creutziger) The Teatro alla Scala has announced that German conductor Christian Thielemann will replace Esa-Pekka Salonen for the inaugural concerts of the 2021-22 season. The company noted that Salonen is indisposed and was forced to cancel. Thielemann will conduct the Filarmonica della Scala in three consecutive evenings featuring soprano Camilla Nylund. The repertoire for the concerts includes Richard {…}

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Canadian Opera Company Summarizes 2020-21 Season

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(Credit: Canadian Opera Company official website) The Canadian Opera Company held an Annual General Meeting where it summarized the number of developments within the company in the last season. “Conscientious decision-making with an eye to the wider fiscal picture not only enabled us to successfully weather a full season without live opera, it has also placed us in an excellent {…}

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Opéra de Paris Announces Cast Change for Inauguration Concert

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The Opéra de Paris has announced a cast change for its inaugural concert. The company noted that Diana Damrau is currently indisposed and has been forced to cancel her participation in the Inaugural Concert. As a result, she will be replaced by Jacquelyn Wagner, who will sing the parts of Alice Ford in “Falstaff” and the Marschallin in “Der Rosenkavalier.” Wagner {…}

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Berlin State Opera Announces Live Broadcast for Opera for All Festival

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On Sept. 18 and 19, the Belin State Opera will broadcast opera at the Bebelplatz in the historic heart of Berlin. pen-air concert. The events will begin on Sept. 18 with a live opera broadcast of Mozart’s “Le Nozze di Figaro” from the Great Hall of the Staatsoper. Daniel Barenboim conducts the opera with a cast that includes Federica Lombardi, {…}

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Salzburg Festival Announces Participants of 2021 Young Singers Project

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(Credit: Anne Zeuner) The Salzburg Festival has announced the participants of the 2021 Young Singers Project. The participants will participate in productions of “Vom Stern, der nitch leuchten konnte,” “Tosca,” the YCA Award Concert Weekend, and “Elektra.” Soprano Miriam Kutrowatz, contralto Freya Apffelstaedt, bass-baritone Gabriel Rollinson, tenor Sebastian Mach, countertenor Tobias Hechler, soprano Liubov Medvedeva, and baritone Nikolai Zemlyanskikh will {…}

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Royal Conservatory of Music Announces January Programming Changes

Golda Schultz, Ryan McKinny, Aida Garifullina, & Isabel Leonard Lead Metropolitan Opera’s Revival of ‘Le Nozze di Figaro’

Markel Reed Joins Athlone Artists

Metropolitan Opera & Yannick Nézet-Séguin Lead Classical Grammy Nominees

Christian Thielemann Replaces Esa-Pekka Salonen for Teatro alla Scala’s Concerts

Canadian Opera Company Summarizes 2020-21 Season

Opéra de Paris Announces Cast Change for Inauguration Concert

Berlin State Opera Announces Live Broadcast for Opera for All Festival

Salzburg Festival Announces Participants of 2021 Young Singers Project