Spoleto Festival USA Appoints New General Director

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(Credit: Peter Adamik) The Spoleto Festival USA in South Carolina has appointed Mena Mark Hanna as its new General Director. The new Director brings more than a decade of experience working in the performing arts field, both in leadership roles and as an educator. He was previously at Berlin’s Barenboim-Said Akademie where he was the Founding Dean and Professor of {…}

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Kevin Simmonds to Release New Book ‘The Monster I Am Today: Leontyne Price and a Life in Verse’

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On July 15, 2021, musician and writer Kevin Simmonds’ will release his new book, “The Monster I Am Today: Leontyne Price and a Life in Verse.” Published through TriQuarterly Books/Northwestern University Press, the book will chronicle the life and art of the acclaimed opera singer, and its personal influence on Simmonds as a gay, Black artist. Utilizing a structure of {…}

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Obituary: Soprano Gianna Rolandi Passes at 68

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American soprano Gianna Rolandi died on Sunday, June 20, 2021 at age 68. Rolandi was born in New York City on August 16, 1952, and grew up in Spartanburg, South Carolina. Her mother Jane Frazier was also a lyrical singer and her father was an Italian-born obstetrician. Rolandi began her musical studies as a violinist, but opera, especially such works {…}

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Nicole Chevalier, Günter Papendell & Anne Sofie von Otter Headline Theater Basel’s 2021-22 Season

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The Theater Basel has announced its 2021-22 season. For the purpose of this article, we will focus on opera productions only. Here is a look: Mozart‘s singspiel “Die Zauberflöte” will open the season. The opera stars Kai Kluge and Alex Banfield in the role of Tamino, Kali Hardwick as Pamina, Rainelle Krause as Die Königin der Nacht, and Patrick Zielke {…}

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Q & A: Soprano Angel Blue on the Balancing Her Personal & Professional Life

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Soprano Angel Blue has become an operatic sensation. She recently had a stellar turn as Bess in the Metropolitan Opera’s 2019-20 season opener of “Porgy and Bess”. This year the recording won a Grammy for Best Opera Recording, with Angel Blue giving the acceptance speech onscreen. A natural on camera, she has also launched and hosted an online chat show {…}

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Teatro de la Maestranza Cancels Performance of ‘Argippo’ & Announces Broadcast

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(Credit: https://www.andalucia.org/) The Teatro de la Maestranza has announced the cancellation of several performances between March 26 and April 9, 2021. The cancellations come as a result of new restrictive measures imposed by health authorities of the Junta de Andalucía in Seville due to ongoing concerns over the spread of COVID-19. Among the canceled presentations are symphonic concerts that were {…}

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Nicole Chevalier, Aušrinė Stundytė & Bo Skovhus Lead Broadcasts From Theater An Der Wien

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(Credits: © Bernd Uhlig / © Werner Kmetitsch) The Theater an der Wien has announced a series of broadcasts after high uncertainty over a date of possible reopening due to the COVID-19 pandemic crisis in Austria. First up is a production of Prokofiev’s “The Fiery Angel.” The opera showcases Aušrinė Stundytė, Bo Skovhus, Natascha Petrinsky, Elena Zaremba, Nikolai Schukoff, Alexey {…}

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Spoleto Festival USA Postpones World Premiere of ‘Omar’

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The Spoleto Festival USA in Charleston, South Carolina has announced that it will be postponing the world premiere production of “Omar.” The work, which was set to premiere in 2020, will now be postponed until the 2022 season. The opera is written by Rhiannon Giddens and is based on the life of Omar Ibn Said, an enslaved Muslim-African man brought {…}

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The Cleveland Orchestra Announces Promotion of Vinay Parameswaran to Associate Conductor

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The Cleveland Orchestra announced the immediate promotion of Vinay Parameswaran to Associate Conductor, continuing his three-and-a-half-year tenure with the Orchestra through the 2021-22 season. Parameswaran, who served as the Orchestra’s Assistant Conductor since 2017, will continue to hold the Elizabeth Ring and William Gwinn Mather Assistant Conductor Endowed Chair, despite his new title. Parameswaran will remain The Cleveland Orchestra Youth {…}

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Spoleto Festival USA Appoints New General Director

Kevin Simmonds to Release New Book ‘The Monster I Am Today: Leontyne Price and a Life in Verse’

Obituary: Soprano Gianna Rolandi Passes at 68

Nicole Chevalier, Günter Papendell & Anne Sofie von Otter Headline Theater Basel’s 2021-22 Season

Q & A: Soprano Angel Blue on the Balancing Her Personal & Professional Life

Teatro de la Maestranza Cancels Performance of ‘Argippo’ & Announces Broadcast

Nicole Chevalier, Aušrinė Stundytė & Bo Skovhus Lead Broadcasts From Theater An Der Wien

Spoleto Festival USA Postpones World Premiere of ‘Omar’

The Cleveland Orchestra Announces Promotion of Vinay Parameswaran to Associate Conductor