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Layla Claire, Rame Lahaj, Marie-Josée Lord, Philippe Sly, John Brancy Headline Opéra de Montréal’s 2021-22 Season

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The Opéra de Montréal has announced its 2021-22 season which will feature three opera productions plus an “Opera à la carte” series. First up, the company will present a double bill of “Riders” at Sea” and “Le Flambeau de la Nuit,” which will star Allyson McHardy, Andrea Núñez, Lucie St-Martin, Geoffrey Schellenberg, Sarah Dufresne, Mishael Jedidah Eusebio, and Matthew Li. {…}

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John Brancy & Peter Dugan Join Forces With Sing For Hope for Memorial Day Weekend Recital

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(Credit: Brent Cline) On May 23, 2020, Sing for Hope will present a free, live-streamed Memorial Day Weekend recital on their Facebook page. The recital will feature Grammy-Winning baritone John Brancy and pianist Peter Dugan, host of NPR’s “From the Top.” The half-hour recital will feature selections from Brancy and Dugan’s upcoming album, titled “The Journey Home.” This album commemorates {…}

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[Exclusive] Watch John Brancy & Peter Dugan’s ‘A Silent Night: A WWI Memorial in Song’

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Today at 7 p.m.  John Brancy and Peter Dugan will present a recital in commemoration of World War I’s centennial from the Smithsonian Institute. OperaWire has been given the opportunity to live stream the performance right on this page below. The concert is part of a tour in which they are partners of the WWI Centennial Commission. In a press {…}

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A War Memorial in Song – John Brancy & Peter Dugan On Honoring World War I Veterans In New Album

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Almost 10 years ago, pianist Peter Dugan and baritone John Brancy met up at the Julliard School’s library, picked out some music and snuck into a dance studio to try out a few songs together. Little did they know that those sessions would be the beginning of an essential artistic collaboration. Fast forward 10 years and the duo is in {…}

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Baritone John Brancy to Release ‘A Silent Night’ Album to Commemorate World War I Composers

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On Thursday, April 6, 2017, baritone John Brancy and pianist Peter Dugan will perform at a VIP event at National World War I Museum and Memorial in Kansas City with an album to follow. The concert is a culmination of the work the duo has done together since 2014 when they made their professional recital debut at the John F. {…}

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John Chest & Christian Van Horn Headline San Francisco Opera’s ‘Billy Budd’

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(Credit: Alastair Muir/Glyndebourne Productions Ltd.) The San Francisco Opera is set to present Britten’s “Billy Budd” to open the 2019-20 season. The work returns to the company after a 15-year absence in Michael Grandage’s production, which was unveiled at the Glyndebourne Festival. The opera is set to star John Chest in the title role in his company debut alongside William {…}

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Lise Davidsen, Ludovic Tézier, Sabine Devieilhe, Natalie Dessay, Stéphane Degout, Jarrett Ott, Siobhan Stage & Anastasia Bartoli Lead Grand Théâtre de Genève’s 2026-27 Season

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The Grand Théâtre de Genève has announced its 2026-27 season. Opera Stéphane Degout, Catherine Trottmann, Julien Dran, Nicolas Cavallier, Edwin Crossley-Mercer, Léo Vermot-Desroches, Christian Immler, Glen Cunningham, Alex Rosen, François Rougier, Christophe Gay, Georgiy Derbas-Richter, and Joseph Chosson star in Frank Martin’s “The Tempest.” Thierry Fischer conducts the production by Netia Jones. Performance Dates: Sept. 16-26, 2026 Loïc Suberville, Jasmine Roy, {…}

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Steven Spielberg Defends Opera & Ballet Following Timothée Chalamet Controversy

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(Credit: Society of Camera Operators) Steven Spielberg has joined in the conversation about opera and ballet following Timothée Chalamet’s comments asserting that “no one cares” about opera and ballet. In a conversation at SXSW, the Oscar nominee said, “I like working with Netflix. They’re a great company to work with. But for me, the real experience comes when we can {…}

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Andrea Bocelli Invites Timothée Chalamet to His Concert Following Controversy

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Andrea Bocelli has entered the conversation regarding Timothée Chalamet’s comments that said “no one cares” about opera and ballet. The tenor said, “I believe we often tend to keep our distance from what we have not yet truly encountered. Opera and ballet are art forms that have crossed centuries and continue to speak to the human heart, because they answer {…}