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Ten Singers Headed to Final Round of the 2022 Metropolitan Opera Eric and Dominique Laffont Competition

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The Metropolitan Opera has announced the 10 finalists selected from the April 24, 2022, semi-final round of the Eric and Dominique Laffont Competition. The finalists will compete on the Met stage in the Grand Finals Concert hosted by Nadine Sierra and accompanied by the Met Orchestra under the baton of maestro Marco Armiliato. The concert is scheduled for Sunday, May {…}
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Metropolitan Opera Announces 21 semifinalists for Eric and Dominique Laffont Competition

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(Credit: Jonathan Tichler / Met Opera)  The Metropolitan Opera has announced the 21 opera singers who have won regional auditions around the United States and will compete in the semifinal round of the Metropolitan Opera Eric and Dominique Laffont Competition on Sunday, April 24, beginning at 11 a.m. ET. The semifinal competition will be held on the Met stage before {…}
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Houston Grand Opera Announces Finalists for 34th Annual Eleanor McCollum Competition for Young Singers

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Houston Grand Opera has announced the nine finalists selected for the 34th Annual Eleanor McCollum Competition for Young Singers. The 2022 finalists are sopranos Amanda Batista, Tatiana Carlos, Meryl Dominguez, and Olivia Smith; mezzo-soprano Shannon Keegan; baritone Navasard Hakobyan; bass-baritones Jongwon Han and Evan Lazdowski; and bass Jonas Jud. The competition will culminate with the 2022 Concert of Arias, during {…}
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Anita Rachvelishvili & Maria Kostraki to Headline Greek National Opera’s Carnegie Hall Debut

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The Greek National Opera (GNO) will bring its orchestra to the United States for the first time this fall, performing at Carnegie Hall on Oct. 15 in a program honoring the legacy of writer Nikos Kazantzakis. Titled “Nikos Kazantzakis: An Odyssey in Music,” the concert features mezzo-soprano Anita Rachvelishvili and soprano Maria Kostraki under the baton of conductor Vassilis Christopoulos, {…}
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Bayerische Staatsoper 2024-25 Review: Cavalleria Rusticana / Pagliacci

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(Photo: © Geoffroy Schied) In Francesco Micheli’s new staging of Mascagni and Leoncavallo’s iconic opera, Munich transformed for a night into Palermo. With a unified production for both “Cavalleria Rusticana” and “Pagliacci” telling the story of a migrant’s journey from Sicily, the director turned a traditional duo into a memorable night, though his decision to set it in the 1960s {…}
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Asmik Grigorian, Rolando Villazón, Xabier Anduaga, Jonathan Tetelman, Aigul Akhmetshina, Anastasia Bartoli, Camilla Nylund, Clay Hilley & Freddie De Tommaso Lead Deutsche Oper Berlin’s 2025-26 Season

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(Credit: Deutsche Oper) The Deutsche Oper Berlin has announced its 2025-26 season. Premieres  Detlev Glanert ‘s “Die drei Rätsel” will be conducted by Dominic Limburg and directed by Brigitte Dethier. The production will star Martina Baroni, Philipp Jekal, Chance Jonas-O’Toole, Joel Allison, Padraic Rowan, Maria Vasilevskaya, and Alexandra Oomens. Performance Dates: Oct. 11, 2025-Feb. 15, 2026 Sir Donald Runnicles will {…}
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Opera Saratoga Announces Summer Events for Festival Artists

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Opera Saratoga’s Festival Artists will perform in the upcoming summer events. The first concert, “Songs of Travel” features 18 rising star singers who perform from the “Great American Songbook.” Performance Date: June 1, 2025 Festival Artists perform arias and songs that made them want to be singers at Saratoga Winery. Coaches Amy Burton and Peter Kazaras emcee. Performance Dates: June {…}
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Kamala Sankaram Joins S.E.M. Ensemble for Spring Concert 2025

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The S.E.M. Ensemble has announced its 2025 Spring Concert. Soprano Kamala Sankaram serves as soprano soloist, along with composer, vocalist, and pianist Amina Claudine Myers. Petr Kotik, conducts the orchestra. Together they will present a program featuring Lejaren Hiller, Judith Berkson, Charles Ames, and Christian Wolff. Also on the program is Myers’ “Knowledge Of The Known And Unknown, “Mother E; {…}

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