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Bampton Classical Opera Announces Finalists for 2021 Young Singers’ Competition

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Bampton Classical Opera has announced its Young Singers’ Competition 2021 Finalists. Finalists include soprano Jessica Cale, mezzo-soprano Frances Gregory, soprano Sophie Sparrow, soprano Shafali, baritone Dan D’Souza, and soprano Cassandra Wright. Judges for this year’s competition include tenor Bonaventura Bottone, vocal teacher Jennifer Dakin, and accompanist and conductor Phillip Thomas. The first prize will take home a cash prize of {…}

Business, News, Streaming

Marquee TV & Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment to Co-Present ‘St. John Passion’

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Marquee TV and the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment have announced their upcoming co-production of “St. John Passion” by Johann Sebastian Bach. Premiering on Good Friday, April 2, 2021, the film will be available to watch on Marquee TV and OAE Player. Filmed by British cinematographer Grant Gee at the Battersea Arts Centre in London, the cast is led {…}

News

Kathleen Ferrier Awards Competition Announces 2020 Winners

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The Kathleen Ferrier Awards Competition has announced the winners of its 65th edition. The first prize, which includes a cash award of £12,500, went to Jessica Cale, a graduate of the Royal College of Music. She has also appeared at the Ryedale Festival Opera and was a 2020 finalist for the London Handel Festival Singing Competition. Coming in at second {…}

News

Kathleen Ferrier Awards Competition Announces Finalists for 2020 Edition

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On December 13, 2020, the Kathleen Ferrier Awards Competition will stream the finals for this year’s contest, hosted by BBC Radio3 Presenter Martin Handley. The young artists who made it into the finals include tenor Ted Black and pianist Ana Manastireanu; tenor Liam Bonthrone and pianist Dylan Perez; soprano Jessica Cale and pianist George Ireland; soprano Milly Forrest and pianist {…}

News, Season Announcement

Brian Jagde, Thomas Hampson, Renée Fleming, Luca Salsi, Francisco Meli, Juan Diego Flórez, Adela Zaharia, Eleonora Buratto, Anastasia Bartoli & Diana Damrau Lead Teatro alla Scala’s 2026-27 Season

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The Teatro alla Scala has announced its 2026-27 season. Opera Myung–Whun Chung conducts Verdi’s “Otello” for opening night in a production by Damiano Michieletto. The cast will include Brian Jagde, Luca Salsi, and Eleonora Buratto accompanied by Juan Francisco Gatell and Szilvia Vörös. A second cast will star Arsen Soghomonyan, Roberto Frontali and Roberta Mantegna. Performance Dates: Dec. 7, 2026-Jan. 5, 2027 Bizet’s {…}

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Juan Diego Flórez, Nadine Sierra, René Pape, Cecilia Bartoli, Franco Fagioli, Josep Bros, Lea Desandre, Magdalena Kožená & David Butt Philip Lead Palau de la Música Catalana’s 2026-27 Season

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The Palau de la Musica Catalana has announced its 2026-27 season. Here are the vocal performances. Pianist Albert Guinovart leads concert with Cor de Cambra Femení Scherzo and conductor Esteve Nabona in music by A. Guinovart. Performance Date: Oct. 1, 2026 Alba Valdivieso, joins forces with instrumentalists Seungyeon Baik,Patricia Cordero, Noelia Cotuna, Jéssica Duarte, Gugg Piano Duo, Duo Jiménez-Berlinches,  and Ot {…}

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Kirsty Taylor-Stokes & Eleanor Dennis Headline Regents Opera’s Reimagined ‘Salome’

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(Photo by Alexis Dubus) The UK’s Regents Opera is set to return to York Hall in 2026 with a new staging of Richard Strauss’ “Salome.” The production will be conducted by Artistic Director Ben Woodward and directed by playwright and director Mark Ravenhill, who sets it in the historic East End boxing venue. “After the monumental scale of the Ring {…}

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Asmik Grigorian, Thomas Hampson, Nadine Sierra & Sondra Radvanovsky Lead Christmas Night Opera Gala

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Wintour Group International is set to present a Christmas Night Opera gala at Carnegie Hall on Dec. 27, 2025. The concert will feature such stars Sondra Radvanovsky, Thomas Hampson, Asmik Grigorian, Nadine Sierra, Brian Jagde, and Anita Monserrat. Francesco Lanzillotta will conduct the American Symphony Orchestra in a program that features a carefully curated selection of operatic masterpieces and works {…}

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Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano Announces Cast Change for ‘Il Trovatore’

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The Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano has announced a cast change for its July 10 performance of “Il Trovatore.” The organization said that the role of Leonora will be sung by Alessia Panza, who will make her role debut. In a statement the soprano took to social media and said, “After the last performance of ‘Tosca’ yesterday night at Teatro Sociale {…}