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Kevin Burdette Named Artist-in-Residence at 2026 Glimmerglass Festival

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American bass Kevin Burdette has been named Artist-in-Residence at the 2026 Glimmerglass Festival. Known for his comic brilliance, commanding voice, and captivating stage presence, Burdette will appear as Don Alfonso in the Festival’s new production of “Così fan tutte.” He will also work closely with members of the Festival’s Resident Artists Program. In a statement, Glimmerglass Festival Artistic & General {…}
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Philharmonia Orchestra Announces February 2026 Festival in Mauritius

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The Philharmonia Orchestra is set to return to Mauritius in February 2026 for the Philharmonia Festival. In sum, the Festival will feature eight concerts, including three public performances, a schools concert, and a private sponsors’ event, as well as workshops, masterclasses, and a Virtual Reality (VR) ‘Virtual Orchestra’ experience. French conductor Alexandre Bloch, first prize winner of the Donatella Flick {…}
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San Francisco Opera 2025-26 Review: Parsifal

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(Photo Credit: Cory Weaver) From the magic of those first ascending B flat minor motifs, to the shimmering chromatic closure, Wagner’s final masterwork “Parsifal” casts a spell of unspeakable radiance. A spell that can fail to materialize when directorial concept goes awry. The Nov. 2nd performance of the San Francisco Opera’s new production of “Parsifal” was an orchestral triumph, and {…}
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Stephan Zilias Named Music Director at Opera Ballet Vlaanderen

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Stephan Zilias has been appointed the new Music Director of Opera Ballet Vlaanderen. Zilias, who has been General Music Director of the Hanover State Opera since 2020 and will end his term in August, will take up his position in September. The conductor has built up a strong artistic profile there with productions that encompass both the great Romantic repertoire {…}
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20 Opera Companies Join Forces to Launch UK Opera Association

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A new organization representing the UK’s opera sector, the UK Opera Association (UKOA), has officially launched, uniting 20 founding companies to advocate for opera’s future and strengthen its presence across the country. UKOA, which was founded by Birmingham Opera Company, British Youth Opera, Buxton International Festival, English National Opera, English Touring Opera, Garsington Opera, The Grange Festival, Glyndebourne, Longborough Festival {…}
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George Enescu International Festival 2025 Review: Oedipe

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(Photo: Andrei Ginda) Sophocles’ play, “Oedipus Rex,” relates the well-known tale of a man destined to live out his life according to a prophecy from the Delphic oracle, in which he will kill his father and marry his mother. Nothing can be done to prevent the outcome. His parents’ attempts to circumvent the prophecy by having the child abandoned on a remote hillside are thwarted, and the {…}
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Sligo Baroque Festival 2025 Review: Viva Vivaldi!

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(Photo: Donal Hackett) Following a busy weekend of events that included recitals, concerts, a workshop and an opera, the Sligo Baroque Festival concluded with a concert dedicated to the music of Vivaldi at the city’s Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in front of a packed audience. Entitled “Viva Vivaldi!,” the program included a number of orchestral and vocal works by the composer that culminated with a performance of his Gloria RV589. Dani {…}
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Opera in Appalachia – How Brevard Music Center Brought Opera to the Mountains

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(Photo credit: Chuck Gilmore) Southern Appalachia is typically acknowledged as the heart of traditional American folk music, from old-time string bands to bluegrass, and haunting ballads, but there are more connections to opera and classical singing than one might realize. Pioneers like Cecil Sharp, Maud Karpeles, and John Jacob Niles collected folk songs throughout southern Appalachia, such as “The Lover’s {…}
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Q&A: Limmie Pulliam on Performing in the Festival International de Musique Saint-Georges’ First Opera

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(Photo credit: Daniel Welch) The 2025 edition of the Festival International de Musique Saint-Georges will celebrate the 280th anniversary of the composer’s birth by presenting its first opera. The concert version of Leoncavailo’s “Paglacci” stars tenor Limmie Pulliam as Canio, soprano Michelle Johnson as Nedda, along with tenor Leo Williams, and baritones Darnell Ishmel and Franco Pomponi. Alexis Rainbow directs {…}

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