Q & A: Tenor Allan Clayton on Revisiting Musica Viva Production of Schubert’s ‘Winterreise’

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(Photo: David Cox) In 2022, a small artistic team took a tour around six Australian cities to present a unique take on Schubert’s renowned “Winterreise.” Lindy Hume directed the staging with David Bergman as video designer, Matthew Marshall as lighting designer, and Kate Golla as the pianist. At the core of the performance was British tenor Allan Clayton, who has {…}

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Teatro Real de Madrid 2025-26 Review: I Masnadieri

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(Credit: Javier del Real | Teatro Real) In recent years, Madrid’s Teatro Real has programmed many “operas in concert.” Sometimes they’re well-known, such as “Orfeo ed Euridice,” “Idomeneo,” or “Die Fledermaus” that I attended at the venerable theatre over the last three seasons. On occasion, they present more obscure works, such as Verdi’s early opera “I masnadieri”(1847). In the past, {…}

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Antonio Poli Joins AART MUSIC for Management

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(Credit: Michele Monasta) Antonio Poli has joined AART MUSIC for Worldwide Representation. Poli is one of the most sought-after lyric tenors of his generation and has appeared on some of the world’s leading stages, including the Salzburg Festival, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Teatro alla Scala, the Royal Opera House, the Staatsoper Berlin, the Semperoper Dresden, the Teatro Real in Madrid, {…}

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Bronx Opera Announces 2026 Season

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The Bronx Opera has announced its 2026 program. The first opera of the season will be Mozart’s “Idomeneo,” which will be sung in English. The opera stars Emma Robertson, James Danner, Miastasha Gonzalez-Colon, Samantha Long, Matthew Youngblood, Rashard Deleston, Gordon Blodgett, Zachary Tirgan, James Cottone, Vianca Alejandra, and Caitlin Caruso Dobbs. Performance Dates: Feb. 12 & 14, 2026 The second {…}

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Obituary: Soprano Margaret Jane Wray Dies at 62

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On Dec. 2, 2025, American dramatic soprano Margaret Jane Wray died at the age of 62. Born on Dec. 17, 1962, who began her career as a member of the Metropolitan Opera’s Young Artist program in the mid to late 1980s. Wray was a winner of the 1989 Richard Tucker Award. She made her debut at the Met in 1987 {…}

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Obituary: Famed Tenor Gary Lakes Dies at 75

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On Nov. 11, 2025, Heldentenor Gary Lakes died at the age of 75. Born on Sept. 26, 1950, in Woodward, Oklahoma, and raised in Irving, Texas, Lakes studied at Southern Methodist University. He made his professional debut with the Seattle Opera in the role of Froh in 1981 in Wagner’s “Das Rheingold.” In 1986 he went on to make his {…}

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Obituary: American Soprano Benita Valente Dies at 91

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On Oct. 24, soprano Benita Valente died at 91. Born on Oct. 19, 1934, in Delano, California, she was first noticed by a high-school teacher who recommended lessons with Lotte Lehmann in Santa Barbara. She went on to study at the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia with Martial Singher and later with Margaret Harshaw, where she graduated in 1960. {…}

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Antonio Poli, Adela Zaharia, Saioa Hernandez, Roberta Mantegna & Gregory Kunde Headline Teatro Comunale di Bologna’s 2026 Season

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The Teatro Comunale di Bologna has anounced its 2026 season. Here is a look at the operatic performances. Roberto Abbado conducts Mozart’s “Idomeneo” in a production by Mariano Bauduin. Antonio Poli, Francesca Di Sauro, Mariangela Sicilia, Salome Jicia, and Leonardo Cortellazzi star. Performance Dates: Jan. 24-Feb. 1, 2026 Adela Zaharia and Julia Muzychenko star in Verdi’s “La Traviata” with Liparit {…}

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Obituary: Legendary Soprano Roberta Alexander Dies at 76

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On Oct. 14, 2025, soprano Roberta Alexander died at the age of 76. Born on March 3, 1949, in Lynchburg, Virginia, Alexander’s parents both studied music at Virginia State College, where they were pupils of Undine Smith Moore. She grew up in Yellow Springs, Ohio, and she went on to study music at Central State University, the University of Michigan, {…}

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Q & A: Tenor Allan Clayton on Revisiting Musica Viva Production of Schubert’s ‘Winterreise’

Teatro Real de Madrid 2025-26 Review: I Masnadieri

Antonio Poli Joins AART MUSIC for Management

Bronx Opera Announces 2026 Season

Obituary: Soprano Margaret Jane Wray Dies at 62

Obituary: Famed Tenor Gary Lakes Dies at 75

Obituary: American Soprano Benita Valente Dies at 91

Antonio Poli, Adela Zaharia, Saioa Hernandez, Roberta Mantegna & Gregory Kunde Headline Teatro Comunale di Bologna’s 2026 Season

Obituary: Legendary Soprano Roberta Alexander Dies at 76