Dafydd Jones Wins Royal Over-Seas League’s 72nd Annual Music Competition

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Welsh tenor Dafydd Jones has won the 2024 Gold Medal in the Royal Over-Seas League’s 72nd Annual Music Competition. The final, which was held at London’s Wigmore Hall, saw four soloists compete in the final. Among the finalists were violinist Jordan Brooks, pianist Ignas Maknickas, and flutist Daniel Shao. The adjudicators were John Gilhooly CBE (chair), Geoff Parkin, Alexandra Dariescu, {…}

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Artist of the Week: Christopher Lowrey

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This week, the Grange Festival opens its 2024 summer season with Monteverdi’s “L’Incoronazione di Poppea.” The production will feature several established singers as well as rising stars. Among them is Christopher Lowrey, who will perform the role of Ottone in his Grange Festival debut. Over the years the countertenor has performed with several important companies including the Metropolitan Opera, Royal {…}

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Adam Smith Joins GM Art&Music for General Management

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Adam Smith has signed with GM Art&Music for General Management. He will be managed by Gianluca Macheda. The British tenor recently had success with such roles as Don José in “Carmen,” Rodolfo “La Bohème,” and Cavaradossi in “Tosca.” He has performed around the world at such theaters as the Glyndebourne Festival, Greek National Opera, Lyric Opera of Kansas City, San {…}

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Kathleen Ferrier Awards Announce 2024 Winners

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The Kathleen ⁦Ferrier Awards have announced the 2024 winners. The first-prize winner went to tenor Matthew McKinney while the second prize went to the soprano Madeline Boreham. The Ferrier Loveday Song Prize went to soprano Charlotte Jane Kennedy and the Help Musicians Accompanist’s Prize was awarded to Firoze Madon. McKinney is a graduate of the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland and will {…}

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Obituary: Tenor David Maxwell Anderson Dies at 58

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Tenor and artist manager David Maxwell Anderson has died at the age of 58. According to Slipped Disc, the tenor died of sudden heart failure. Born in 1966 in Scotland, Anderson went on to become a leading tenor in numerous opera companies. He sang at the Glyndebourne Festival on numerous occasions as well as at Opera North, Opéra National du {…}

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Andrei Bondarenko Joins IMG Artists for General Management

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IMG Artists has announced that Andrei Bondarenko has joined its artists roster for general management. This season, the baritone is performing at the Teatro Massimo di Palermo, the Glyndebourne Festival, and the Volksoper Wien. Bondarenko has appeared with such organizations as The Dallas Opera, Staatstheater Stuttgart, Opernhaus Zürich, Staatsoper Hamburg, Palm Beach Opera, Mariinsky Theater, Perm Opera, Oper Köln, Royal {…}

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Q & A: Mezzo-Soprano Virginie Verrez on Her Roles & Journey in Opera

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(Photo credit: Claudia Greco) Opera singers, for the most part, seem to take on certain characteristics of the role they are portraying. But the French mezzo-soprano, Virginie Verrez, does not just portray the role—she becomes it. No matter what she is singing, Verrez enchants the listener and has the gift of taking one at once into her world which she {…}

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Artist of the Week: Sidney Outlaw

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This week the Boston Baroque is set to present a new production of Mozart’s “Don Giovanni” featuring multiple company debuts and role debuts. Among the major debuts is Sidney Outlaw, who will sing his first Don Giovanni. Outlaw has performed several Mozart works including Leporello in “Don Giovanni,” Guglielmo in “Cosi fan tutte,” and Figaro in “Le Nozze di Figaro.” {…}

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Obituary: Sir Andrew Davis Dies at 80

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On April 20, 2024, Sir Andrew Davis died at the age of 80. According to reports, he died of Leukemia for which he had been diagnosed last year. Born in Ashridge, England on Feb. 2, 1944, Davis grew up in Chesham, Buckinghamshire, and in Watford where he attended Watford Boys’ Grammar School. During his time at the school, he studied {…}

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Dafydd Jones Wins Royal Over-Seas League’s 72nd Annual Music Competition

Artist of the Week: Christopher Lowrey

Adam Smith Joins GM Art&Music for General Management

Kathleen Ferrier Awards Announce 2024 Winners

Obituary: Tenor David Maxwell Anderson Dies at 58

Andrei Bondarenko Joins IMG Artists for General Management

Q & A: Mezzo-Soprano Virginie Verrez on Her Roles & Journey in Opera

Artist of the Week: Sidney Outlaw

Obituary: Sir Andrew Davis Dies at 80