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Nadine Sierra Is Your 2017 Richard Tucker Award Winner

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Nadine Sierra is the winner of the 2017 Richard Tucker Award. The 28-year-old soprano, a previous recipient of a 2010 Sara Tucker Study Grant and a 2013 Richard Tucker Career Grant, follows in the line of such major artists as Renée Fleming, Stephanie Blythe, Lawrence Brownlee, Matthew Polenzani, Christine Goerke and Joyce DiDonato to win the prestigious award. The 2016 award winner was Tamara Wilson. “I {…}

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Nadine Sierra to Be Featured in ‘Weihnachten in Bethlehem’ Concert

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On Dec. 24, soprano Nadine Sierra will be featured on the “Weihnachten in Bethlehem”concert on ZDF and ZDF.de. The German television channel’s annual program features traditional Christmas music performed in the historic Church of St. Catherine in Bethlehem. This marks the first time that Sierra is featured on the concert and on the broadcast, the soprano will be heard singing “Silent Night” {…}

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Nadine Koutcher, Joel Prieto & Karah Son Highlight Teatro Municipal de Santiago’s 2021 Season

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The Ópera Nacional de Chile at the Teatro Municipal de Santiago has announced its 2020-21 season. Here is a look at the opera and concert performances scheduled. Opera in Concert  Nadine Koutcher and Patricia Cifuentes star in the title role of Donizetti’s “Lucia di Lammermoor“ alongside Ivan Ayon Rivas and Dario Schmunck as Edgardo. Paolo Bortolameolli conducts the production, which {…}

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NEUE STIMMEN 2026 Announces Eight Finalists

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( Photo Credit: © Besim Mazhiqi) Eight young singers have advanced to the final of the Liz Mohn Foundation’s NEUE STIMMEN 2026 International Singing Competition, which will take place Friday, Oct. 9, at the Stadthalle Gütersloh. The finalists include sopranos Aigerim Altynbek of Kazakhstan, Ziyi Dai of China, Arpi Sinanyan of Armenia, and Liere Wu of China; tenors Yiming Liu {…}

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The Dallas Opera Announces Three Major Leadership Appointments

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The Dallas Opera (TDO) has announced three major appointments. The company appointed Nicholas Ivor Martin as Director of Operations, Matthew Hrdlicka as Director of Artistic Administration, and Greta Shelley Medina as Public Relations and Strategic Relations Advisor for Mexico and Latin America. All three started in September 2026, following an international search. Martin was previously Vice President of Artistic Operations {…}

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Teatro alla Scala 2025-2026 Review: La Traviata (Cast B)

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(Ph. Brescia e Amisano © Teatro alla Scala) Incredibly, the curtain at Teatro alla Scala has already risen more than 300 times for the sole title of “La Traviata” since its first performance on December 29, 1859. In the lavishly produced programme, there is a list entitled “All the Violettas of La Scala,” which names the 39 sopranos who have {…}

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Teatro alla Scala 2025-2026 Review: La Traviata (Cast A)

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On the evening of April 21, 1990, the curtain rose at Teatro alla Scala for what could have been yet another “La Traviata” in Italy, an event destined to go largely unnoticed. Instead, it was the then-new production by Liliana Cavani. More than 35 years have passed since that evening, and this now-historic production continues to sell out within the {…}

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Jonas Kaufmann to Headline Palm Beach Opera Gala

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Palm Beach Opera has announced that Jonas Kaufmann will headline its annual gala. The tenor will make his Palm Beach Opera debut on Feb. 10, 2027 at The Breakers Palm Beach. The evening will include signature cocktails, a thrilling performance, a refined dinner, and dancing, all in support of Palm Beach Opera’s world-class performances, transformative education programs, and acclaimed artist {…}