Sydney Mancasola, Ryan Speedo-Green, Roberto Kalb Headline Promethean Artists’ Live Programming

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Promethean Artists has announced its programming for the week of June 8, 2020. It all kicks off with Roberto Kalb, Resident Conductor and Head of Music at Opera Theatre of Saint Louis, taking questions from audience members on a variety of topics. Streaming Date: June 8, 2020, at 12 p.m. EDT Chase Schaap continues his weekly “Fitness for Singers” series, {…}

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Tobias Picker & Aryeh Lev Stollman to Present Opening Night Spotlight on ‘Awakenings’

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Composer Tobias Picker and librettist Aryeh Lev Stollman will take part in an online Opening Night Spotlight event on Sunday, June 7 at 5 p.m. PT / 8 p.m. EDT. The showcase will highlight the real-life couple’s first opera together “Awakenings.” The work would have had its world premiere performance on that night as part of the Opera Theatre of {…}

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F. Paul Driscoll, Anthony Clark Evans & Elliot Madore Headline Promethean Live Series for Week of May 18

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The Promethean Live series has unveiled its class offerings for the week of May 18. It all kicks off on Monday, May 18 at 12 p.m. EDT with an Audition Aria Class led by Roberto Kalb, the Resident Conductor and Head of Music at Opera Theatre of Saint Louis. This class will explore the Puccini aria “Che gelida manina” with {…}

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Davóne Tines & Jennifer Koh to Team Up for ‘Everything that Rises Must Converge’

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The UCLA Center for the Art of Performance will feature violinist Jennifer Koh and bass-baritone Davóne Tines in “Everything That Rises Must Converge on April 17, 2020 at Royce Hall. The showcase will bring together the two artists’ family histories through music and the voices of their ancestors via projection, lighting, and movement directed by James Darrah. The program will {…}

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Works & Process at the Guggenheim to Present Tobias Picer & Aryeh Lev Stollman’s ‘Awakenings’

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(Credit: Fay Fox) Works & Process at the Guggenheim will present Opera Theatre of Saint Louis’ “Awakenings” on April 5, 2020. The opera is set to have its world premiere at the Opera Theatre of Saint Louis on June 7, 2020. Before the first performance, the Guggenheim will present a special moderated discussion with creators Aryeh Lev Stollman and Tobia {…}

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Karen Slack to Present Recitals in NYC & Trenton, NJ

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Soprano Karen Slack is set to present a recital alongside pianist Reed Tetzloff on Feb. 18 at The Revelation Gallery at St. John’s in the Village in New York. On the 23rd, the duo will repeat the recital at Jacobs Music in Trenton, New Jersey. The program for both showcases will feature songs by Schubert, R. Strauss, Turina, Ravel, H.L. {…}

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Q & A: Soprano Sydney Mancasola On ‘Breaking The Waves’ & Its European Premiere In Edinburgh

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When “Breaking the Waves” made its world premiere in 2016 at Opera Philadelphia, it became a critical darling and won the inaugural Best New Opera Award from the Music Critics Association of North America. The work was also shortlisted for “Best World Premiere” Prize at the International Opera Awards. Since then, this opera has been performed at the Prototype Festival and will {…}

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Soprano Liv Redpath’s 3 Keys For Developing Your Artistry

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(Credit: Liv Redpath’s Official Website) Everyone has their opinions on what an artists is or should be. That of course, creates numerous obstacles for artists themselves, who are constantly in search for their own voice and how to develop it. In today’s opera world, that challenge becomes all the more prevalent as the art form’s own identity and expectations remain {…}

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Q & A: Liv Redpath On Being Gretel & Empathizing With Characters

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The role of Gretel has always had a special significance for soprano Liv Redpath. When she was in the youth program at The Minnesota Opera, she got the chance to take on the role for the first time in the program’s yearly “Hansel and Gretel” and she immediately knew that opera would be an essential part of her career. These {…}

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Sydney Mancasola, Ryan Speedo-Green, Roberto Kalb Headline Promethean Artists’ Live Programming

Tobias Picker & Aryeh Lev Stollman to Present Opening Night Spotlight on ‘Awakenings’

F. Paul Driscoll, Anthony Clark Evans & Elliot Madore Headline Promethean Live Series for Week of May 18

Davóne Tines & Jennifer Koh to Team Up for ‘Everything that Rises Must Converge’

Works & Process at the Guggenheim to Present Tobias Picer & Aryeh Lev Stollman’s ‘Awakenings’

Karen Slack to Present Recitals in NYC & Trenton, NJ

Q & A: Soprano Sydney Mancasola On ‘Breaking The Waves’ & Its European Premiere In Edinburgh

Soprano Liv Redpath’s 3 Keys For Developing Your Artistry

Q & A: Liv Redpath On Being Gretel & Empathizing With Characters