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West Virginia Symphony Orchestra Announces New Music Director

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The West Virginia Symphony Orchestra has named Maurice Cohn its new Music Director. Cohn is a two-time recipient of the Solti Foundation U.S. Career Assistance Award and previously served as the Assistant Conductor for the Dallas Symphony Orchestra. He recently conducted the Cincinnati Symphony, Utah Symphony, Amarillo Symphony, Colorado Music Festival, and Symphoria New York. He was also Assistant Conductor of {…}

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Renée Fleming & Pretty Yende Named WHO Goodwill Ambassadors for Arts and Health

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Leading sopranos Renée Fleming and Pretty Yende have been named the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Goodwill Ambassadors for Arts and Health for 2023. Fleming and Yende were selected for their “artistic achievement and advocacy for improved health outcomes through creative means.” Their duties began on April 8 with a concert titled “Healing Arts” which was dedicated to WHO’s 75th anniversary {…}

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Jordan De Souza Appointed Music Director in Dortmund

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Canadian conductor Jordan De Souza has been appointed as the General Music Director of the City of Dortmund, Germany. He will be responsible for the Opera and the Symphony Orchestra, the Dortmunder Philharmoniker. De Souza has conducted many major opera companies worldwide, including the Lyric Opera of Chicago, Glyndebourne, Bayerische Staatsoper, Deutsche Oper Berlin, Seattle Opera, and Dutch National Opera. {…}

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Savonlinna Opera Festival Announces Departure of General Director Jan Strandholm

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The Savonlinna Opera Festival has announced that Artistic Director Ville Matvejeff will take over the company following the departure of Jan Strandholm, who has stepped down as General Director. “It has been a great honor and joy to head the Savonlinna Opera Festival for the past ten years. I feel privileged to have worked with such a top team, which {…}

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Susanna Phillips to Host 50th George London Foundation Competition

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On February 25, 2022, the George London Foundation Competition will return from a one-year postponement for its 50th anniversary event. This year’s event will be held without an audience, being live streamed for free via the foundation’s website, Facebook, and YouTube pages. Following three days of semi-final rounds, roughly a dozen finalists will perform at The Morgan Library & Museum’s {…}

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Bayerische Staatsoper Announces Conductor Change for ‘Idomeneo’

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The Bayerische Staatsoper has announced a conductor change for Mozart’s “Idomeneo” on July 22, 2021. The company announced that Gabriel Venzago will take over conducting for Constantinos Carydis and will make his company debut. Venzago has conducted at the Salzburger Landestheater and Stadttheater Bremerhaven in such works as “Carmen,” “My Fair Lady,” “The Magic Flute,” “La Cenerentola,” and “Pagliacci,” among {…}

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Staatsoper Stuttgart Extends Closure Until May

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(Credit: Staatsoper Stuttgart official website) The Staatsoper Stuttgart has announced that it will remain closed until at least May 1, 2021. The opera house stated that the decision was made by the Ministry of Science, Research, and the Arts together with the two state theaters of the State of Baden-Württemberg. The resumption of performances in April does not seem feasible {…}