Renée Fleming, Isabel Leonard, Ana María Martínez & Rusell Thomas Lead LA Opera’s 2023-24 Season

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LA Opera has announced its 2023-24 season. Lucas Meachem, Guanqun Yu, Isabel Leonard, Anthony León, Craig Colclough, Meigui Zhang, Alan Williams, and Peixin Chen star in Mozart’s “Don Giovanni.” James Conlon conducts Kasper Holten. Performance Dates: Sept. 23–Oct. 15, 2023 Rossini’s “Il Barbiere di Siviglia” will star Emmett O’Hanlon, Isabel Leonard, Edgardo Rocha, Paolo Bordogna, and Luca Pisaroni. Louis Lohraseb conducts {…}

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George Shirley & Nicole Heaston Feature in Houston Grand Opera’s Fourth Giving Voice Concert

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On February 24, 2023, Houston Grand Opera will present their fourth annual Giving Voice concert, in partnership with Wheeler Avenue Baptist Church, the Houston Ebony Opera Guild, Prairie View A&M University, and Texas Southern University. The performance will feature acclaimed tenor and series creator Lawrence Brownlee, joined by tenor George Shirley, and soprano Nicole Heaston; as well as HGO Studio {…}

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Sphinx Organization Announces Medal of Excellence Honorees

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The Sphinx Organization has announced the 2023 Sphinx Medals of Excellence Honorees in honor of Black and Latinx Artists. This year’s winners include soprano Aundi Marie Moore, composer Joel Thompson, and cellist Thomas Mesa. Each winner will receive a $50,000 career grant and will be part of the organization’s 25th anniversary season. Mesa, the principal cellist of the Sphinx Virtuosi, {…}

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Choral Arts Initiative Announces 2022-23 Season

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California-based Choral Arts Initiative has announced its 11th season. The season kicks off with “HOME,” which will take place at St. Mark Presbyterian Church. Conducted by Artistic Director Brandon Elliott, the concert will feature West Coast premieres by Michael Gilbertson and Ayanna Woods as well as world premieres by Dale Trumbore and Dylan Trần. There will also be music by {…}

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Houston Grand Opera Names First-Ever Composer-in-Residence

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The Houston Grand Opera has announced that beginning August 1, 2022, Joel Thompson will be the company’s first full-time composer-in-residence. Thompson was previously commissioned for his first opera “The Snowy Day,” which the company world premiered during the 2021 season. In his new role, Thompson will live and work in Houston full time while a member of the company’s artistic {…}

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Renée Fleming, Caroline Shaw, Aundi Marie Moore Headline Fortas Chamber Music Concerts’ 2022-23 Season

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The Kenned Center’s Fortas Chamber Music Concerts has announced its 2022-23 season. For the purposes of this article, our focus will be solely on vocal performances. Vocalist Caroline Shaw will join So Percussion for music by Angélica Negrón, Julia Wolfe, and Caroline Shaw. Performance Date: Jan. 30, 2023 The Sphinx Symphony Orchestra, under Tito Muñoz, will perform alongside the EXIGENCE {…}

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Greer Grimsley, Deanna Breiwick & Susan Bullock Lead Atlanta Opera’s 2022-23 Season

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The Atlanta Opera has announced its 2022-23 season featuring some of the great classics in the repertoire. Mainstage Season Puccini’s “Madama Butterfly” opens the season with Timothy Myers conducting the production by Tomer Zvulun. Yasko Sato stars in the title role with Gianluca Terranova, Nina Yoshida Nelsen, Julius Ahn, and Allen Michael Jones. Performance Dates: Nov. 5-13, 2022 Arthur Fagen {…}

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Shriver Hall Concert Series to Presents Mezzo-Soprano Sasha Cooke’s ‘How do I Find You’

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Shriver Hall Concert Series’ is set to present the East Coast premiere of Sasha Cooke’s new, recital-length project “how do i find you” with pianist Kirill Kuzmin. The recital which is set to be presented on Sunday, March 6, 2022, is a concert curated by Cooke which explores experiences and themes of America today, including California wildfires, school shootings, working {…}

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Sasha Cooke to Release ‘How Do I Find You’

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Mezzo-soprano Sasha Cooke is set to release and perform from a new album “How Do I Find You” at the end of January 2022. The album, which will be released on Jan. 28 by Pentatone, will be followed by Live World Premiere at the San Francisco Symphony just two days later. The showcase features new music by such composers as {…}

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Renée Fleming, Isabel Leonard, Ana María Martínez & Rusell Thomas Lead LA Opera’s 2023-24 Season

George Shirley & Nicole Heaston Feature in Houston Grand Opera’s Fourth Giving Voice Concert

Sphinx Organization Announces Medal of Excellence Honorees

Choral Arts Initiative Announces 2022-23 Season

Houston Grand Opera Names First-Ever Composer-in-Residence

Renée Fleming, Caroline Shaw, Aundi Marie Moore Headline Fortas Chamber Music Concerts’ 2022-23 Season

Greer Grimsley, Deanna Breiwick & Susan Bullock Lead Atlanta Opera’s 2022-23 Season

Shriver Hall Concert Series to Presents Mezzo-Soprano Sasha Cooke’s ‘How do I Find You’

Sasha Cooke to Release ‘How Do I Find You’