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Zachary James, Megan Marino, Michael Mayes Headline Des Moines Metro Opera’s ‘Merry & Bright Holiday Concert’

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Des Moines Metro Opera has announced its inaugural virtual holiday program “Merry & Bright Holiday Concert,” which is set for Dec. 18, 2020. The online program will feature performances from such artists as tenor Jonathan Burton, mezzo-soprano Joyce Castle, tenor Joseph Dennis, soprano Sara Gartland, bass Zachary James, soprano Alexandra LoBianco, soprano Zulimar López-Hernández, mezzo-soprano Megan Marino, baritone Michael Mayes, {…}

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Zenith Opera Competition Opens 2025 Applications

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The Zenith Opera Competition has opened applications for its 5th annual competition. The international vocal competition takes place in three rounds. The first round is determined by a video submission. 25 singers will be selected to compete live via Zoom for the semi-finals. A total of eight singers will advance to the final rounds. Monetary prizes will be awarded to {…}

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Jensen Foundation Vocal Competition Announces Schedule for 2025 Edition

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The Jensen Foundation Vocal Competition has announced its slate for its 25th edition in 2025. Per President Dr. Oliver Worthington III, the competition, which takes place between May 12-17, 2025, ” is proud to celebrate 25 years of supporting singers and the opera art form. To more deeply support Mrs. Jensen’s love of opera, we’re looking to the future (even {…}

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The 2025 George and Nora London Foundation Competition Announces New Program Details

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The George and Nora London Foundation Competition has released updates regarding the 2025 final competition. This year, the final round of the competition for American and Canadian opera singers will be open to the public and will be made available via live stream. A dozen competitors will perform in the final round with pianist Lachlan Glen before a panel of {…}

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Soprano / Pianist Chelsea Guo to Perform at Baruch College

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Soprano and pianist Chelsea Guo is set to perform at Baruch College on March 6, 2025. The First Prize Winner of the 2022 YCA Susan Wadsworth International Auditions, Guo will showcase classical favorites for voice and piano including works by Ravel, Chopin, Fauré, Donizetti, and Rossini, among others. Guo was named  “Classic FM’s Rising Stars: 30 Brilliant Musicians We’re Celebrating {…}

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Erika Grimaldi, Alexandra Razskazoff, Sergey Romanovsky & Vanessa Goikoetxea Lead Teatro Municipal de Santiago’s 2025 Season

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The Teatro Municipal de Santiago has announced its 2025 season. Here is a look at the opera and vocal performances. Opera Erika Grimaldi and Oksana Sekerina star in Puccini’s “Madama Butterfly” with José Simerilla, Anthony Ciaramitaro, Kai Rüütel, Evelyn Ramírez, Eleomar Cuello, and Javier Weibel. Paolo Bortolameolli conducts the production by Verónica Villarroel. Performance Dates: July 3-12, 2025 Yaritza Véliz and {…}

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Opera Theatre Saint Louis 2024 Review: Julius Caesar

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(Photo: Eric Woolsey) For their 2024 mainstage summer festival season, Opera Theatre Saint Louis (OTSL) paired two fixtures in top-ten performance frequency, “The Barber of Seville” and “La Bohème,” with two exciting, less offered menu items. Philip Glass’s “Galileo Galilei” (2002) received just its fourth staging anywhere, while George Frideric Händel’s operatic capolavoro, “Julius Caesar” (“Giulio Cesare in Egitto,” 1724) {…}

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Boston Baroque Announces 2024-25 Season

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The Boston Baroque has announced its 2024-25 season. Haydn’s “Die Schöpfung” is set to start Hera Hyesang Park, Paul Appleby, and Nicholas Newton. Performance Dates: Oct. 4 & 5, 2024 Handel’s “Messiah” will include Maya Kherani, Avery Amereau, Omar Najmi, and Jesse Blumberg, Performance Dates: Dec 7 & 8, 2024 Erin Morley performs a program of Beethoven and Mozart. Performance {…}

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New York Festival of Song to Perform ‘All Together Now’

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The New York Festival of Song is set to collaborate with the Young Concert Artists in a program entitled “All Together Now.” The concert will be performed on Feb. 21, 2024 at the Kaufman Music Center’s Merkin Hall and will feature five vocalists from the YCA roster including soprano/pianist Chelsea Guo, mezzo-sopranos Megan Moore, and Erin Wagner, tenor Daniel McGrew, {…}