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Obituary: Baritone Nicholas Folwell Dies

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English Baritone Nicholas Folwell has died. Throughout his career, Folwell sang over 130 roles from a diverse repertoire of composers such as Mozart, Rossini, Verdi, and Wagner. He also sang in many world premieres. One of his greatest roles was Alberich in Wagner’s “Der Ring des Nibelungen,” which he performed at such houses as Opéra d’Angers-Nantes, Den Nye Opera, Opéra de Dijon, {…}

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Obituary: Mezzo-Soprano Claire Powell Dies

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English Mezzo-soprano Caire Powell has died. Born in 1954, Powell won the Richard Tauber memorial prize 1978 nd made her  début at the Glyndebourne Festival in 1978 as the second lady in “Die Zauberflöte.” She went on to sing numerous roles with the company including Giunone in “Il Ritorno D’Ulisse,” Mrs Meg Page in “Falstaff,” Hippolyta in “A Midsummer Night’s {…}

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Joélle Harvey Joins Askonas Holt for Representation in in Europe & Asia

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Joélle Harvey has joined the roster of Askonas Holt for representation in Europe and Asia. She will be managed at Askonas Holt by Nicholas Moloney in collaboration with Fletcher Artists Management. This season the American soprano debuted with the New World Symphony and also makes her debut with the Houston Symphony in “Carmina Burana.” She also performed with the Chicago Symphony, {…}

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Staatsoper Hamburg Announces Cast Change for ‘Saint François d’Assise’

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The Staatsoper Hamburg has announced a cast change for its production of Messian’s “Saint François d’Assise.” The company announced that Jacques Imbrailo will replace Johannes Martin Kränze in the title role. Imbrailo is a well-known South African baritone who is well known for his interpretation in the title role of “Billy Budd.” He has performed at many of the world’s {…}

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Royal Philharmonic Society Awards Announces Shortlist

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A shortlist of this year’s Royal Philharmonic Society Award recipients has been released. For the purposes of this article only opera related nominees are included. The full list can be found here.  Chamber-Scale Composition Nilufar Habibian – “Az nahāyate tāriki” (“From the deep end of darkness”) Conductor Alice Farnham; Alpesh Chauhan; François-Xavier Roth Ensemble BBC Singers; Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective Impact {…}

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Artist of the Week: Aigul Akhmetshina

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(Credit: Ken Howard / Met Opera) This New Year’s Eve the Metropolitan Opera is set to open a new production of Bizet’s beloved “Carmen.”  The production will showcase one of the most sought-after Carmens currently performing in the world – Aigul Akhmetshina. Over the past years, Akhmetshina has performed the role at the Royal Opera House, Bashkir State Opera and {…}

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Sarah Connolly to Receive Honorary Doctorate form Durham University

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Mezzo-soprano Sarah Connolly is set to receive an honorary doctorate from Durham University. Connolly will become a Doctor of Music and will be honored alongside Lord Darroch of Kew and St Mawes, Alison Gowman, and Dr Desra Percaya. In a statement Professor Karen O’Brien, Vice-Chancellor and Warden of Durham University, said, “Our honorary graduates are an exceptionally distinguished group of people {…}

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Obituary: Legendary Mezzo Mildred Miller Dies at 98

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  (Credit: Met Opera Archives) Mezzo-soprano Mildred Miller has died at the age of 98. Born in Cleveland, Ohio, she attended the Cleveland Metropolitan School District and graduated from West High School in 1942. She then studied at the Cleveland Institute of Music and the New England Conservatory. She also went on to study at the Tanglewood Music Center and {…}