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Cape Town Opera & Cape Town Philharmonic Orchestra Present DUET Endowment Trust Gala

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The 2025 DUET Endowment Trust Gala was held on Oct. 4, the Artscape opera house. The annual DUET Endowment Trust Gala took place in celebration of South African operatic and musical excellence. Among performers were Golda Schultz and Jacques Imbrailo, as well as Cape Town Opera’s house soloists, Judith Neilson Young Artists, vocal ensemble, and Children’s Chorus. They were joined by {…}

Business

San Francisco Symphony Extends Chorus Director Until 2029

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(Image Source: Jenny Wong Official Website) The San Francisco Symphony has announced that Chorus Director Jenny Wong will continue her leadership of the San Francisco Symphony Chorus through the 2028–29 season. Wong joined the Symphony at the start of the 2023–24 season, becoming only the fourth Chorus Director in the ensemble’s 52-year history. In her role, she leads the annual {…}

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Cape Town Opera Released ‘Aida’ Film in Cinemas Nationwide

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(Image provided by Cape Town Opera) Cape Town Opera (CTO) has made history by releasing a filmed performance of Verdi’s “Aida” at Ster-Kinekor movie theaters nationwide. Released on Sept. 27, 2025, this is the first time a South African-produced opera has been released on the silver screen. The production was directed by Artistic Director Magdalene Minnaar and reimagined Verdi’s epic {…}

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Cape Town Philharmonic Appoints New Principal Conductor

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The Cape Town Philharmonic Orchestra has appointed a new Principal Conductor and Conductor Laureate. The orchestra said that Arjan Tien will be the new principal conductor starting January 2026, while Bernhard Gueller will be the Conductor Laureate for Life after more than 30 years of contribution at the highest level of classical music in Cape Town and South Africa. Gueller {…}

Season Announcement

Hailey Fuqua & Kevin Deas Perform in Winchendon Music Festival 2025

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(Photo credits: Elena Snow & Boston Baroque) The Winchendon Music Festival announces its 2025 season. This article only features concerts with classical vocal works. Soprano and composer Hailey Fuqua performs in a concert of classical, folk, newgrass, and world genres. Fuqua is joined by instrumentalists Asako Takeuchi, Jacques Lee Wood, Andrew Arceci, George Lykogiannis, and Mike Williams. Performance Date: October {…}

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Cast Change: Fleur Barron Joins Cast of ‘One Morning Turns Into Eternity’

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(Photo by Victoria Cadish) Salzburg Festival has announced a cast change for its production of “One Morning Turns Into An Eternity.” The company revealed that Wiebke Lehmkuhl has withdrawn from her participation in the production due to family reasons. In her place, Fleur Barron will sing the vocal part in Mahler’s “Der Abschied.” Barron is set to appear in the {…}

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Hera Hyesang Park,  Adèle Charvet, & Benjamin Hulett to  Perform at The Glasshouse With BBC Proms

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BBC Proms will return to The Glasshouse to present four days of live music, family shows, and free performances. Soprano Hera Hyesang Park, mezzo-soprano Adèle Charvet, and tenor Benjamin Hulett will serve as soloists in Mendelssohn’s  “Second” Symphony. They are joined by the with the Chorus of Royal Northern Sinfonia, Voices of the River’s Edge, and Huddersfield Choral Society. Pianist David Fray  will accompany at the {…}

Editorials, Reviews

‘Don Giovanni’ Is One of the Greatest Works Ever Written. Why Is It So Hard for Directors to Get Right?

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(Photo: © Monika Rittershaus) “Don Giovanni” is an opera of seductions and escapes, moral wreckage and divine retribution, a shimmering mosaic of comedy, tragedy, farce, and existential dread. Yet “the mother of all operas” is also a uniquely treacherous work—at once alluring and intractable, irresistibly open yet elusive. Music’s sublimity rarely fails to connect with audiences, even in a less-than-stellar {…}

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New York Philharmonic Announces Updates to 2025-26 Season

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The New York Philharmonic has announced updates to its 2025-26 season. Here is a look at the vocal updates. The company announced that the title of Ellen Reid’s new work for chorus and orchestra is “Earth Between Oceans.” The piece is a New York Philharmonic co-commission with the Los Angeles Philharmonic. The piece will receive its New York Premiere on {…}