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New York’s WQXR Announces New Roster of Artist Propulsion Lab Members

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WQXR, New York’s renowned classical radio station, along with New Sounds, and The Jerome L. Greene Performance Space have announced the artists selected to take part in its Artist Propulsion Lab (APL). The musicians named as 2022 program members are: Aizuri Quartet (Emma Frucht and Miho Saegusa, violins;  Ayane Kozasa, viola; Karen Ouzounian, cello); baritone Justin Austin; saxophonist Steven Banks; {…}

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Emily D’Angelo & Ying Fang Lead Park Avenue Armory’s 2022 Season

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The Park Avenue Armory has announced its 2022 season. Here is a look at the vocal performances on the season. The new film opera “Upload” by acclaimed Dutch composer, film and stage director, and librettist Michel van der Aa makes its New York debut with soprano Julia Bullock and baritone Roderick Williams. Performance Dates: March 22-30, 2022 Justin Austin and Howard {…}

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Leah Hawkins, Michelle Johnson, Aaron Blake, John Holiday, Wei Wu Headline Des Moines Metro Opera’s 2022 Season

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Des Moines Metro Opera in Iowa has announced its 50th anniversary season. It kicks off with Mozart’s “The Magic Flute” in a production directed by Suzanne Andrade and Barrie Kosky. The work will star Aaron Blake, Audrey Luna, Andrew Wilkowske, and John Robert Lindsey. Performance Dates: March 5 & 6, 2022 Next up is “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” in a {…}

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Susanna Phillips, Raehann Bryce-Davis, Hyeyoung Moon, Sidney Outlaw Headline Oratorio Society of New York’s 2021-22 Season

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The Oratorio Society of New York has announced its 2021-22 season. The season opens with a concert featuring Pärt’s “Berliner Messe” and “Two Slavonic Dances;” Britten’s “Festival Te Deum” and “Rejoice in the Lamb;” and Gabrieli’s “Jubilate Deo, omnis terra.” Kent Tritle, David Rosenmeyer, and William Janiszewski conduct. Performance Date: Nov. 9, 2021 Next up is a performance of Händel’s {…}

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Bard SummerScape to Showcase ‘King Arthur’ with Norman Garrett & Sasha Cooke

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(Credit: Maria Baranova) Bard SummerScape is set to present Chausson’s “King Arthur.” The production will feature baritone Norman Garrett in the title role and mezzo-soprano Sasha Cooke. The original staging by Princess Grace Award-winner Louisa Proske represents the first fully staged American presentation. The cast will be rounded out by Matthew White, Brandon Cedel, Justin Austin, Andrew Bidlack, Wei Wu, {…}

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Angel Blue, Isabel Leonard, Davone Tines, Iréne Theorin, Danielle De Niese Headline Top 10 Operas to Stream This Week

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This week’s recommendations feature a operatic mini-series, a notable gala, a recital dedicated to songs of protest, another recital about the historic migration of African Americans from the South to the North,  a concert of opera singers turning to jazz, and another concert focused on music of medieval times. And then there’s some Mozart, Rossini, and Wagner for good measure. {…}

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Norman Garrett & Sasha Cooke to Headline North American Premiere of Chausson’s ‘Le Roi Arthus’

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Bard SummerScape has announced that it will present the first fully staged American production of Chausson’s “Le Roi Arthus.” The Chausson work will run for four performances starting on July 25 and continuing through July 28, 2021. Audiences will also get to live stream the opera on the official Bard SummerScape website. The opera will star Norman Garrett in the {…}