Canadian Opera Company Music Director & Chorus Master Extend Contracts

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The Canadian Opera Company has announced that Music Director Johannes Debus and Chorus Master Sandra Host have renewed their contracts through the 2028-29 season. The company said, “Our audiences know that an opera with Johannes at the podium and our chorus led by Sandra will always be an exceptional musical experience. Many congratulations, Johannes and Sandra! We can’t wait to {…}

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Boston Baroque to Present ‘The Creation with Hera Hyesang Park & Paul Appleby

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(Credit: Frances Marshall ) The Boston Baroque is set to present Music Director Martin Pearlman’s revival of Haydn’s “The Creation.” It will mark the first concert of Pearlman’s final season with the ensemble. The performances will be held on Oct. 4 and 5 at the New England Conservatory’s Jordan Hall and GBH’s Calderwood Studio and will feature soprano Hera Hyesang Park, {…}

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Q&A: ONEcomposer’s Stephen Spinelli & Tamara Acosta on Florence Price & ‘Beyond the Years’

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Stephen Spinelli and Tamara Acosta, the co-founders of ONEcomposer talked with OperaWire about their research and the importance of documenting the lives and work of underrepresented composers. Specifically they dive into their finding on Florence Price and the creation of the new album, “Beyond the Years,” with Karen Slack and Michelle Cann. “Beyond the Years: Unpublished Songs of Florence Price” {…}

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Odyssey Opera & Boston Modern Orchestra Project Team Up for Gershwin Double Bill

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Odyssey Opera and Boston Modern Orchestra Project will present a double bill of “Of Thee I Sing” and “Let ‘Em Eat Cake” on Oct. 12, 2024. The two works by George and Ira Gershwin, will take the stage at New England Conservatory’s Jordan Hall and feature Heather Buck, Aaron Engebreth, Abigail Paschke, Neal Ferreira, and Steven Goldstein. Gil Rose conducts {…}

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Errin Brooks to Headline Vashon Opera’s ‘Otello’

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(Image Courtesy of Vashon Opera) Vashon Opera is set to present Verdi’s “Otello” on Sept. 20 and 22, 2024. The production, which will take place at the Vashon Center for the Arts, will star Errin Brooks in the title role alongside Jennifer Krikawa as Desdemona and Chad Armstrong as Iago. Other cast members include Brendan Tuohy, Soon Cho, Zachary Lenox, {…}

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Obituary: Composer Alexander Goehr Passes Away at 92

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(Photo credit: Tom Hurley) Composer Alexander Goehr passed away on August 26, 2024 at the age of 92. The German-born English composer and academic was born on August 10, 1932, in Berlin. His mother Laelia was a classically trained pianist, and his father Walter Goehr, a pupil of Arnold Schoenberg, was a conductor and composer. He studied composition at the {…}

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A Tale of 3 Operas & Their Unique Revival Stories

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(Photo Credit: LA Opera/Cory Weaver) Throughout time, many operas have been written which, due to the nature of things, distracts from their quality, instead leaving them behind for other, newer alternatives. However, thanks to opera’s dedicated fanbase, including everyone from laymen to academics to performers and beyond, many operas which didn’t get their fair shot are given new life after {…}

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Silkroad Announces Continuation of Global Musician Workshop & Expansion of Program to Hangzhou, China

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(Photo credit: Hannah Rose Photography) Silkroad has announced the continuation of its Global Musician Workshop (GMW) in the summer of 2024, including the first-ever international iteration of the program in Hangzhou, China. For the fourth consecutive year, Silkroad partners with New England Conservatory for the Boston-based GMW. This year, the Boston program is held from Aug. 4-10. The Hangzhou program {…}

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Mary Cardwell Dawson to be Inducted Into The North Carolina Music Hall Of Fame

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(Photo credit: Library of Congress) The North Carolina Music Hall Of Fame has announced its 2024 inductees. Among the recipients is North Carolina native Mary Cardwell Dawson. Dawson founded the National Negro Opera Company in 1941, which while it was short lived due to Dawson’s death in 1962, the company produced over 110 opera and broke barriers for singers of {…}

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Canadian Opera Company Music Director & Chorus Master Extend Contracts

Boston Baroque to Present ‘The Creation with Hera Hyesang Park & Paul Appleby

Q&A: ONEcomposer’s Stephen Spinelli & Tamara Acosta on Florence Price & ‘Beyond the Years’

Odyssey Opera & Boston Modern Orchestra Project Team Up for Gershwin Double Bill

Errin Brooks to Headline Vashon Opera’s ‘Otello’

Obituary: Composer Alexander Goehr Passes Away at 92

A Tale of 3 Operas & Their Unique Revival Stories

Silkroad Announces Continuation of Global Musician Workshop & Expansion of Program to Hangzhou, China

Mary Cardwell Dawson to be Inducted Into The North Carolina Music Hall Of Fame