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Updates on Opera Companies & Orchestras Throughout U.S. & North America Canceled Due to Coronavirus Outbreak

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***We will update this article as more cancellations are announced. A number of orchestras and opera houses have announced cancellations due to the coronavirus. The Boston Symphony Orchestra announced that it was canceling all performances at Symphony Hall from Friday, March 13 through Saturday, March 28. Meanwhile, the Nashville Opera announced the cancellation of performances of its children’s opera, scheduled {…}

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Bryn Terfel, Jamie Barton & Edward Gardner Lead London Philharmonic’s 2020-21 Season

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The London Philharmonic has announced its 2020-21 season featuring a number of important soloists around the world. For this article we will highlight the vocal performances. The season opens with a program entitled Fantastic Symphony with Edward Gardner leading a program of works by Tchaikovsky, Lutosławski, and Berlioz. Gerald Finley will be the featured soloist. Performance Date: Sept. 23, 2020 Edward {…}

Reviews, Stage Reviews

London Philharmonic 2019-20 Review: Siegfried

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(Credit: Simon Jay Price) Wagner’s biography and character are all over his operas, often transparently so: the wandering, embittered outcast in “The Flying Dutchman;” the revolutionary artist in “Die Meistersinger;” the sensuous hedonist in “Tristan und Isolde.” This may be one of the reasons that some people find his work overbearing and suffocating. Rarely is he identified with the dwarf {…}

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New York Philharmonic Set For World Premiere of ‘Prisoner of the State’

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David Lang’s “Prisoner of the State” is set to debut on June 6-8 with the New York Philharmonic under the musical direction of Jaap van Zweden. The opera will star soprano Julie Mathevet as The Assistant, Alan Oke as The Leader, and Jarrett Ott as the Prisoner. Finally, Eric Owens will play the role of The Jailor. The work is {…}

IndieOpera

North London Chorus To Honor Late Soprano Sally Silver

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The North London Chorus is set to honor the late Sally Silver at a concert on March 9, 2019 in an effort to raise funds to support Brain Tumour Research. Silver was a South African soprano who won the 2016 L’Académie Du Disque Lyrique’s Orphée D’Or and was a regular performer with such organizations as London Symphony Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic {…}

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Matthias Goerne Headlines NY Philharmonic’s 2018-19 Season

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The New York Philharmonic has announced its 2018-19 season filled with numerous stars and new music. The new season marks the first for music director Jaap van Zweden. For this article, we will concentrate on the vocal events of the season and the singers who will headline important concerts. Matthias Goerne Artist in Residence Matthias Goerne, one of today’s leading {…}

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Guido Cantelli International Conducting Competition Announces 2026 Dates

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The “Guido Cantelli” International Conducting Competition is set to celebrate its 14th edition, in a year of particular significance as this year marks the seventieth anniversary of the death of the famed conductor from Novara. Applications for the international competition opened on Feb. 24 and will remain available until April 30. Conductors of any nationality aged between 18 and 35 {…}

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Jonathon Heyward Joins Askonas Holt for Management

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Jonathon Heyward has joined the roster of Askonas Holt for worldwide general management. Heyward will be managed at Askonas Holt by Henry Lindsay and Jemima Pickersgill. The conductor is the Music Director of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra and this season the orchestra announced his contract extension until 2030-31. He is also the Artistic and Music Director with the Festival Orchestra {…}

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Vladimir Jurowski Extends Contract with Bayerische Staatsoper

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The Bayerische Staatsoper has announced the extension of Vladimir Jurowski’s contract as General Music Director. The company said that Jurowski’s contract will now end at the end of the 2028-29 season. Jurowski has been the music director of the Bayerische Staatsoper since 2021 and has conducted in London, New York, Milan, and Paris. In 2024, he became King Charles III appointed {…}