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Karen Slack, Kevin Burdette, Jill Gardner, & Richard Ollarsaba Headline Piedmont Opera’s 2025-26 Season

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Piedmont Opera announces its 49th season. Leoncavallo’s “Pagliacci” opens the season. Benjamin Werley, Cadie J. Bryan, and Jonathan Bryan are among the cast. Chas Rader-Shieber directs. Joseph Mechavich conducts the Winston-Salem Symphony. Performance Dates: November 8, 9, & 11, 2025 A festive in-home Holiday Concert features soprano Jill Gardner and pianist Joseph Mechavich. Performance Date: December 5, 2025 Bass-baritone Richard {…}

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Santa Fe Opera Names 85 Members of 2025 Apprentice Program for Theater Technicians

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The Santa Fe Opera has announced the names of 85 members of its 2025 Apprentice Program for Theater Technicians. The technicians were selected from over 1,000 national and international applications, with nine of the apprentices coming from New Mexico. The apprentices will work with the company’s production staff of world-class designers, technicians, and skilled crafstpeople from around the world. They {…}

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TAPA Announces 2025 Dora Mavor Moore Award Nominations

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The Toronto Alliance for the Performing Arts (TAPA) announced all nominations for the 45th Anniversary Dora Mavor Moore Awards presented by the Romano D’Andrea Foundation. This year there were 225 nominations across 43 gender-inclusive award categories within seven divisions reflecting the remarkable artistry of the 2024-25 season. This year’s nominations encompass 81 shows from 59 registered companies. The Awards will {…}

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Opera Steamboat Teams Up With Wildhorse Cinema + Arts

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Opera Steamboat and Wildhorse Cinema + Arts have announced a list upcoming collaborations. “Opera Meets Rave: The Ultimate Sonic Mashup” is a “electric playground where soaring arias meet pulse-pounding beats” led by  DJ Justin. The unique set blends the drama of opera with the high energy of rave. This event is scheduled for May 23, at 7 p.m. Up next, {…}

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E4TT to Perform ‘Women in Transit’

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Ensemble for These Times (E4TT) is set to perform “Women in Transit,” its newest commissioning initiative and the centerpiece of the group’s 2024- 25 season. The multimedia musical evening explores women’s migration and identity in a program featuring three instrumental commissioned world premieres by Opera America Discovery Grant recipient Niloufar Nourbakhsh, Han Lash, and Tamara McLeod. Also on the program {…}

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Sparks & Wiry Cries Unveil Upcoming February 2025 Events at National Sawdust.

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Sparks & Wiry Cries will present two events this February at the National Sawdust. On the 7th, the organization will showcase its ninth annual “songSLAM” which showcases the talents of 15 composers, singers, and pianists premiering songs. The event will also spotlight the work of 2024 songSLAM winner Jonathan Wyatt. Here is a breakdown of the teams. The first team {…}

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Eva Martinez, Lucia Bradford, Joshua Blue, & Joseph Parrish Star in the Oratorio Society of New York’s 2024-25 Season

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The Oratorio Society of New York has announced its 2024-25 season. Soprano Eva Martinez makes her Carnegie Hall debut in “Carmina Burana.” She is joined by tenor John Riesen, baritone John Brancy, choristers of the Cathedral of St. John the Divine, and pianists Amir Farid and Blair McMillen. The concert features works by Orff, Brahms, Oliver Caplan, and Libby Larsen. {…}

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Les Arts Florissants to Tour North America

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(Photo credit: ©Julien Gazeau) This summer, Les Arts Florissants tours its semi-stage production of Purcell’s “The Fairy Queen” throughout North America. William Christie leads Les Arts Florissants and Le Jardin des Voix on the tour. Soloists include soprano Paulina Francisco, mezzo-sopranos Georgia Burashko, Rebecca Leggett, and Juliette Mey, tenor Ilja Aksionov and Rodrigo Carreto, baritone Hugo Herman-Wilson, and bass-baritone Benjamin {…}