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Opera San José Names Seven Artists-in-Residence for 2023-24 Season

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Opera San José has unveiled its 2023-24 Artists-in-Residence. The resident company, which includes Melisa Bonetti (Mezzo-soprano), Michelle Ainna Cuizon (Director), Vartan Gabrielian (Bass-baritone), Johannes Löhner (Conductor), Courtney Miller (Mezzo-soprano), Joshua Sanders (Tenor), and Melissa Sondhi (Soprano), will be introduced in a virtual showcase scheduled for August 13, 2023. Of these artists, the company spotlighted Sondhi as the inaugural Artist-in-Residence for the Wadhwani Chair for South Asia Artists; this new initiative focuses on “incubating the incredible {…}

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Perelman Performing Arts Center Announces Inaugural 2023-24 Season

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The Perelman Performing Arts Center in New York City has announced its inaugural season. Here is a breakdown of all the classical vocal performances on offer. Opera First up is “Watch Night” by Tamar-kali and Marc Bamuthi Joseph. The multidisciplinary work is co-conceived by Bill T. Jones, who will direct and choreograph the production. The opera is described as such: {…}

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Opera San José Opens New Season with ‘Romeo and Juliet’

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Opera San José is set to launch its 40th Anniversary season with a new production of Gounod’s “Romeo and Juliet,” directed by OSJ General Director Shawna Lucey. The production will be Lucey’s first for the company. Several artists will make role debuts, including rising star tenor Joshua Sanders as Romeo and sopranos Melissa Sondhi and Jasmine Habersham in the title {…}

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Elizabeth Caballero, Jasmine Habersham & Jonathan Burton Lead Nashville Opera’s 2023-24 Season

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The Nashville Opera has announced its 2023-24 season featuring four productions. Leoncavallo’s “Pagliacci” will star Jonathan Burton, Keri Alkema, Andrew Manea, Joseph Lim, and Anthony Ciaramitaro. John Hoomes directs and Dean Williamson conducts. Performance Dates: Sept. 21 & 23, 2023 Michael Nyman’s “The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat” will star Matthew Treviño, Caroline Worra, and Tyler Nelson. John Hoomes directs and Dean Williamson conducts. {…}

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New York Festival of Song Announces Final Two Concerts of 2019-20 Season

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The New York Festival of Song has announced its next two concerts set for March and April. On March 25, 2020, the company will showcase a celebration of the centennial of women’s suffrage in the U.S. This concert, entitled “And Still We Dream” will be curated by composers Nora Kroll-Rosenbaum and Laura Karpman. Both will showcase new pieces for the {…}

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Teatro Regio Torino 2017-18 Review – I Lombardi: Angela Meade & Francesco Meli Sparkle In Early, But Underdeveloped Verdi Opera

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A number of Verdi’s early operas are closely associated with the Risorgimento, no more so than “Nabucco” with its famous chorus, “Va pensiero,” in which the people yearn for a homeland. Arguably, however, it was the follow-up and now rarely performed opera, “I Lombardi alla Prima crociata,” which best encapsulates the spirit of the Italian people’s desire for nationhood. Listening {…}

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Berkshire Opera Festival Announces ‘Rigoletto’ For Third Year

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The Berkshire Opera Festival has announced a new production of “Rigoletto.” The festival will present “Rigoletto” for its third season, with performances on August 25, 28, and 31 at the historic Colonial Theatre in Pittsfield. The production will be directed by General Director Jonathan Loy and conducted by Artistic Director Brian Garman. It comes after the success of the company’s “Madama {…}

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Seohyun Go Wins Guildhall School of Music & Drama’s Gold Medal

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(Photo (c) David Monteith-Hodge) Guildhall School of Music & Drama has announced that Seohyun Go is the winner of this year’s Gold Medal. The award is given to outstanding musicians and bestowed upon singers and instrumentalists in alternate years. Go, who began her postgraduate studies at Guildhall School in 2023, performed alongside fellow finalists Manon Ogwen Parry and Redmond Sanders {…}

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Guildhall School of Music & Drama Unveils Summer 2025 Slate

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Guildhall School of Music & Drama has announced its summer 2025 season. Here is a rundown of the vocal performances on offer. First up is “The Gold Medal,” the final of the school’s prestigious music prize. The vocal soloists include soprano Manon Ogwen Parry, baritone Redmond Sanders and soprano Seohyun Go. Jonathan Stockhammer will conduct the Guildhall Symphony Orchestra in the performance. The jury {…}