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Black Opera Alliance Calls for Removal of David N. Tucker from Richard Tucker Foundation Position for Racist Comments

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The Black Opera Alliance has called for David Tucker to be removed from his position on the Board of the Richard Tucker Foundation after comments he made on a Facebook group. In an open letter, the Alliance wrote the following: Dear Mr. Peter Carwell, Mr. Jeffrey Manocherian, and the Richard Tucker Music Foundation Boards of Directors, Artists, and Advisors: We {…}
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Houston Grand Opera Cancels 70 Percent of 2020-21 Season

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The Houston Grand Opera has announced that it will cancel 33 of 47 performances throughout the 2020-21 season due to continued concerns over the COVID-19 outbreak. The company announced that productions of “Carmen,” “Cinderella, “Werther,” “The Snowy Day,” and “Parsifal” would no longer be taking place. Instead, the organization will only move forward with performances of “Breaking the Waves” in {…}
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Juan Diego Flórez, Leontyne Price, June Anderson, Leo Nucci, Sondra Radvanovsky Headline Top 10 Operas to Stream This Week

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In keeping with last week’s themes of dialogue regarding racial equality in the opera world, we highly recommend checking out the several online shows such as Karen Slack’s “KikiKonversations,” Kenneth Overton’s “Black Opera Live,” and The Sitdown with LB,” hosted by Lawrence Brownlee. There is also a new conversation from Long Beach Opera regarding “Equity & Diversity in the Arts” that is {…}
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Opera Profile: ‘Fire Shut Up in My Bones,’ Terence Blanchard’s Historic ‘Opera in Jazz’

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(Credit: Eric Woolsey) On June 15, 2019, Terence Blanchard’s opera “Fire Shut Up in My Bones” premiered in full at Opera Theatre of Saint Louis. Described by the composer as “opera in jazz,” the work will be the first opera by a Black composer ever staged at the Metropolitan Opera. The libretto by Kasi Lemmons is based on the memoir {…}
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Sing for Hope, The Museum of Jewish Heritage, National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene & Lang Lang International Music Foundation to Present Historic Concert

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On Sunday, June 14, the Museum of Jewish Heritage – A Living Memorial to the Holocaust, National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene, Sing for Hope, and Lang Lang International Music Foundation will  join forces to present “We Are Here: A Celebration of Resilience, Resistance, and Hope.” The special live-streamed concert event, which will be presented by a network of more than 125 {…}
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J’Nai Bridges, Russell Thomas, Lawrence Brownlee Headline LA Opera’s ‘Lift Every Voice’ Online Conversation

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(Image Source: LA OPera) Los Angeles Opera has announced that it will be altering its LAO At Home schedule this week to make way for an important conversation on racial injustice in the opera world. On Friday, June 5, 2020, mezzo-soprano J’Nai Bridges, tenor Lawrence Brownlee, tenor Russell Thomas, soprano Karen Slack, soprano Julia Bullock, and bass Morris Robinson will {…}
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Long Beach Opera to Showcase Online Community Conversations This June

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Long Beach Opera has announced that it will be presenting three community conversations via Facebook Live this June. The series was inspired by the 2019 premiere of “The Central Park Five.” “While we are all struggling with the new normal of remaining socially distant, the virtual nature of this new set of conversations will allow artists and activists from all {…}
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Opera in the Time of COVID: Fred Plotkin, Author of ‘Opera 101: A Complete Guide to Learning and Loving Opera’ & Opera Columnist for WQXR

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(Credit: Frances Marshall) “Opera in the Times of COVID” is an interview series in collaboration with photographer Frances Marshall of Marshall Light Studio. We talk to notable figures from around the opera world to get their perspective on how they feel these challenging times may change opera’s present and future. I think it’s hard to find someone who loves opera {…}
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New Music USA Announces Solidarity Fund for Performers

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New Music USA has announced the New Music Solidary Fund which will offer $500 in emergency grants to performers of music by living composers who have been impacted by cancelations brought about by the COVID-19 outbreak. Per a public announcement, the fund has received over $130,000 in pledges from over 100 artists, arts leaders, and professors in the field. Applicants {…}

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