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Sonya Yoncheva, Juan Diego Flórez, Sondra Radvanovsky, Piotr Beczała Headline Barcelona Obertura’s 2024-25 Season

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Barcelona Obertura has unveiled its 2024-25 season. Here is a rundown of the vocal performances on offer. Soprano Núria Rial will take on songs by Mompou in a performance that also includes works by Gershwin and Ravel. Ludovic Morlot conducts the Barcelona Symphony Orchestra. Performance Date: Oct. 14, 2024 The Liceu will present “Lady Macbeth of Mstensk” in a production {…}
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Clarion Choir Reveals 2024-25 Season Featuring Dame Ethel Smyth, Mozart, Bach, Rachmaninoff

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The Clarion Choir has unveiled its 2024-25 season. First up is “Rachmaninoff @150: Spring Cantata and Folk Songs.” The showcase will feature baritone Aleksey Bogdanov taking on “Spring” as well as pianist Ilya Maximov playing the composer’s third piano concerto. Steven Fox conducts. Also on the program is NOVUS Amor Artist. Performance Date: Oct. 30, 2024 The New Year’s concert will {…}
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Trinity Church Unveils 2024-25 Season

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Trinity Church has unveiled its 2024-25 season. Here is a rundown of the vocal performances on offer. First up is the “Community Hymn Sing” featuring music by Margaret Bonds, Ralph Vaughan Williams,  Janet Yieh, Sterling Procter, Alcée Chriss, and others. The performance features the Trinity Choir and NOVUS Brass led by Alcée Chriss at the organ. Performance Date: Sept. 8, 2024 Anthony {…}
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Davenport Richards, Gershwin, Bach Headline MasterVoices 2024-25 Season

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MasterVoices has unveiled its 2024-25 season. First up is “Strike Up the Band” by George and Ira Gershwin. Ted Sperling conducts and directs the production. Tracy Christensen is the costume designer for the work, which is being presented in New York for the first time since 1998. Performance Date: Oct. 29, 2024 Then comes Scott Davenport Richards and David Cote’s {…}
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Editorial: Myth-Making in ‘Nixon in China’ and Why Modern Directors Don’t Get It

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On July 11, a renowned composer John Adams posted on X (ex-Twitter): This @deutsche_oper production: painful to even think about. “Nixon in China” is so often mistreated or misunderstood. In 35 years I’ve only seen 2 productions that got it right. This one? Clearly a disgrace. But we composers can only babysit our creations for so long. What do we {…}
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George and Nora London Foundation for Singers Announces Its 53rd Annual Competition & Recital by Megan Moore

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The 2024-25 season of the George and Nora London Foundation for Singers will present the 53rd edition of the foundation’s annual competition. The final round of the competition, which is open to the public, takes place on Feb. 21, 2025, at the Morgan Library and Museum. Approximately a dozen singers compete for five George London Awards of $12,000 each. Those {…}
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Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra Announces Beethoven Ninth Freedom Tour

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The Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra, under conductor Keri-Lynn Wilson will head back on tour this summer. The ensemble will present Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony at concert halls across Europe with amendments to reflect the geopolitical moment. “The decision to sing Schiller’s great text for Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony in Ukrainian was an important artistic and wider cultural statement for us,” Wilson said in {…}
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Angel Blue, Latonia Moore, Jamie Barton, Corinne Winters & Christopher Maltman Lead BBC Proms’ 2024 Season

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The BBC Proms has announced its 2024 season. Here is a look at the vocal performances. Elim Chan conducts the First Night at Proms with soloists Sophie Bevan and Isata Kanneh‐Mason. The program includes Handel, Ben Nobuto, Beethoven Bruckner, and Clara Schumann. Performance Date: July 19, 2024 British choral groups The King’s Singers and VOCES8 present a Prom that showcases {…}
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Nadine Sierra, Saioa Hernández, Piotr Beczała, Sonya Yoncheva, Xabier Anduaga & Juan Diego Flórez Lead Gran Teatre del Liceu’s 2024-25 Season

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The Gran Teatre del Liceu in Barcelona has announced its 2024-25 season. Opera Josep Pons conducts Shostakovich’s “Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk” with Alexei Botnarciuc, Daniel Kirch, Sara Jakubiak, Ángeles Blancas, and Pavel Černoch. Àlex Ollé conducts. Performance Date: Sept. 25-Oct. 7, 2024 Maria Agresta and Saioa Hernández star in Verdi’s “La Forza del Destino” with Artur Ruciński, Amartuvshin Enkhbat, Brian {…}

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