Chelsea Guo, Megan Moore, Daniel McGrew, & William Socolof in Young Concert Artists’ Season Finale Concert at Carnegie Hall

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Young Concert Artists’ season finale concert will be held at Carnegie Hall on May 2. Vocalists in the showcase are soprano Chelsea Guo, mezzo-soprano Megan Moore, tenor Daniel McGrew, and bass-baritone William Socolof. They will be featured in J.S. Bach’s Cantata “Schau, lieber Gott, wie meine Feind,” BWV 153. Also on the program are works by Young Concert Artists Composer-in-Residence {…}

News, Opera Meets Film

John Aylward’s Opera Film ‘Oblivion’ Sees International Workshops & Screenings

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Following its win for “Best Musical Film” at the Cannes World Film Festival, John Aylward’s one-act opera film “Oblivion” will be performed and screened internationally this fall. First, Enigma Chamber Opera will present a live workshop performance of “Oblivion” at the Goethe-Institut Boston on Nov. 6. This event will feature live vocal performances alongside projected film excerpts, offering audiences a {…}

News, Season Announcement

London Sinfonietta Announces Autumn 2025 Season

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The London Sinfonietta has released details of its Autumn 2025 season and tour. This article only features vocal concerts. Soprano Mimi Doulton solos with the London Sinfonietta at the Cervantino Festival. Jonathan Berman conducts. Performance Date: Oct. 11, 2025 (Teatro Juárez, Mexico) Soprano Nina Guo performs in Grisey’s “Quatre Chants.” Jack Sheen conducts. Performance Date: Nov. 28, 2025 (Queen Elizabeth {…}

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John Aylward’s ‘Oblivion’ Wins Best Musical Film at the Cannes World Film Festival

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(Image source: John Aylward’s Official Website) John Aylward’s “Oblivion” has received the prize for Best Musical Film at the Cannes World Film Festival. The film, directed by Laine Rettmer, was produced by Ravenser Odd Productions and co-produced with filmmaker Graham Swon. It stars Ty Boque, Nina Guo, Lukas Pappenfuscline, and Cailin Marcel Manson. A cast recording was released on New {…}

News, Season Announcement

Salome Jicia, Sinéad Campbell Wallace, Celine Byrne & Mario Chang Lead Irish National Opera’s 2025-26 Season

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The Irish National Opera has announced its 2025-26 season. The season opens with a darkly comic new opera, “MARS,” a commissioned work from Jennifer Walshe and Mark O’Connell. The work will star sopranos Nina Guo and Jade Phoenix, and mezzo-sopranos Doreen Curran and Sarah Richmond. Performance Dates: July 25–27 & August 7–9, 2025. The company will present “Viva Verdi, Viva Wagner” with Irish soprano Sinéad Campbell Wallace, US {…}

DVD and CD Reviews, Reviews

CD Review: New Focus Recordings John Aylward’s ‘Oblivion’

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The doctrine of Purgatory, largely based on a few vague lines of apocryphal scripture, is an oft-misunderstood facet of Catholicism. The catechism never explicitly refers to it as a place. Rather, it’s described as a process of purification for dead believers who must be fully cleansed before entering heaven. Of course, this hasn’t kept artists and theologians from imagining purgatory {…}

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Boston Symphony Orchestra Celebrates Ligeti’s Centennial with the Ligeti 100 festival

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In November, the Boston Symphony Orchestra’s 2023–24 season will be marked by the Ligeti 100 festival from Nov. 12 to 19, celebrating the 100th anniversary of György Ligeti’s birth. Ligeti, a pivotal 20th-century composer, faced significant challenges, from wartime hardships to Soviet-era censorship. He gained widespread recognition, particularly for his music featured in the film “2001: A Space Odyssey.” On {…}

DVD and CD Releases, News

Maria Callas, Nicky Spence, Jonathan Tetelman, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau & Regula Mühlemann Lead New CD/DVD Releases

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Welcome back for this week’s edition of the CD and DVD releases on offer in the opera world. This week is particularly crowded with releases of Maria Callas by Warner Classics to celebrate her centennial. There are also a number of debut albums as well as the second album to one of the biggest rising tenors of his generation. Audiences {…}