San Francisco Opera 2017-18 Season To Feature New John Adams Opera & Wagner Ring

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The San Francisco has announced its 2017-18 season with major classics making a return to the house and one significant world premiere slated to close out 2017. The big announcement of the day was that this season is music director Nicola Liusiotti’s last with the company, though it was hinted that the company would find ways to have him return {…}

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Vox Luminis, Barcelona Bruckner Choir, O Vos Omnes Perform in Easter Edition of Festival Perelada 2026

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The Festival Perelada is set to present its 4th Easter Edition. The Festival opens with the revival of “Cristo condannato” by Antonio Caldara and Pietro Pariati. The cast includes Ana Quintans, Maite Beaumont, Nicolas Brooymans, Montserrat Seró, and Josep Ramon Olivé, accompanied by the Francesc Valls Choir, under the direction of Pere Lluís Biosca, who debuts at the festival as {…}

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Symone Harcum, Jonathan Pierce Rhodes, Robert Kerr to Headline Opera Columbus’ ‘The Anonymous Lover’

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Opera Columbus will continue its 2025–26 season with the Columbus premiere of “The Anonymous Lover” this February. The Joseph Bologne work will feature a new libretto adaptation by Kirsten Greenidge, with spoken dialogue in English and sung portions in the original French, accompanied by English supertitles. Performances will be conducted by Dr. Everett McCorvey, Opera Columbus’s Principal Guest Conductor, and {…}

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Opera in Appalachia – How Brevard Music Center Brought Opera to the Mountains

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(Photo credit: Chuck Gilmore) Southern Appalachia is typically acknowledged as the heart of traditional American folk music, from old-time string bands to bluegrass, and haunting ballads, but there are more connections to opera and classical singing than one might realize. Pioneers like Cecil Sharp, Maud Karpeles, and John Jacob Niles collected folk songs throughout southern Appalachia, such as “The Lover’s {…}

Opera Meets Film, Special Features

Opera Meets Film: A Second Look At Stephen Frears’ ‘Florence Foster Jenkins’

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(Photo Credit @Paramount Pictures) Stephen Frears‘ 2016 film, “Florence Foster Jenkins,” was a instantaneous, worldwide success among critics and the public alike. It was one of the most popular biopic projects in recent Hollywood history to touch upon the musical scene before the release of Pablo Larraín’s “Maria.” The film tells of the exploits of Florence Foster Jenkins (1868-1944), who {…}

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Boulanger Initiative Announces WoCo Fest 2025: Uplift

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Boulanger Initiative will host their annual two-day music festival, WoCo Fest 2025: Uplift, on May 30-31, at the The Mansion, Strathmore. This year’s event is an official World Pride Partner Event. For the purposes of this article only vocal concerts are included. The Opening Concert features the New Choir of Mt. Vernon with various instrumentalists including sitarist, vocalist, and composer {…}

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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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Death of Classical Announces New Concert Series

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Death of Classical has announced its new concert series, “The Light After.” The new collaboration between Death of Classical, St. John the Divine, and Trinity Church features three evenings of music in the Crypt under the Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine. Chamber groups from Trinity’s acclaimed new music ensemble NOVUS perform. The first concert includes selection of music {…}

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Ian Bostridge Stars in 2024 Patmos Music Festival

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(Credit: Sim-Canetty-Clarke) Details of the 2024 Patmos Music Festival have been released. For the purposes of this article only vocal performances will be spotlighted. This year’s Festival under the Unesco Auspices, includes the third edition of the Chamber Music Festival and the 22nd edition of the Sacred Music Festival. Tenor Ian Bostridge, pianist Maya Oganya, and other instrumentalists presents songs {…}

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San Francisco Opera 2017-18 Season To Feature New John Adams Opera & Wagner Ring

Vox Luminis, Barcelona Bruckner Choir, O Vos Omnes Perform in Easter Edition of Festival Perelada 2026

Symone Harcum, Jonathan Pierce Rhodes, Robert Kerr to Headline Opera Columbus’ ‘The Anonymous Lover’

Opera in Appalachia – How Brevard Music Center Brought Opera to the Mountains

Opera Meets Film: A Second Look At Stephen Frears’ ‘Florence Foster Jenkins’

Boulanger Initiative Announces WoCo Fest 2025: Uplift

Kamala Sankaram Joins S.E.M. Ensemble for Spring Concert 2025

Death of Classical Announces New Concert Series

Ian Bostridge Stars in 2024 Patmos Music Festival