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Artist of the Week: Christina Nilsson

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(Credit: Herwig Prammer) This week, the Salzburg Festival opens a new production of “Ariadne auf Naxos,” one of Strauss’ most popular works and one that showcases a multiple array of voices. For this production rising star Christina Nilsson will make her highly anticipated company debut. A winner of third prize in Operalia in 2019, Nilsson has become synonymous with the {…}
Business, News

Juliana Grigoryan Joins GM Art&Music for Management

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Soprano Juliana Grigoryan has joined the roster of GM Art&Music for Worldwide General Management. Grigoryan is an Armenian lyric soprano who in 2022 won the Grand Prize at the International Stanisław Moniuszko Vocal Competition and the First Prize and the Audience Prize at Plácido Domingo’s Operalia World Opera Competition. She is also the 2024 recipient of the Hildegard Behrens Prize. The {…}
Reviews, Stage Reviews

Royal Ballet & Opera 2025-26 Review: La Bohème

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(Photo: Ian Hippolyte) Richard Jones’ production of “La Bohème,” currently at Covent Garden for its eighth run, is a magnificent piece of art. It is still, however, tempered with a few anomalies including nonsensical stage changes in full view of the audience. I’ve grown to accept set designer Stewart Laing’s bohemian residence, portrayed here as a clinically spruce garret; albeit {…}
Interviews

Q & A: Mané Galoyan on How People Are Longing for Real Singing

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(Photo: Mané Galoyan press) Armenian soprano Mané Galoyan is steadily conquering Europe’s leading opera stages. Her voice has become associated with roles that require both impeccable vocal technique and a powerful dramatic presence, while each new performance becomes an event followed closely by audiences and critics. This summer, the soprano became part of one of Madrid’s most anticipated musical events: {…}
News

Dave Monaco Appointed Ambassador of Palazzolo Acreide

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The City Council of Palazzolo Acreide has appointed Dave Monaco as Ambassador of the city. The decision was unanimously approved during the council meeting held on June 8, in recognition of the young tenor’s role in promoting the image, culture and traditions of Palazzolo Acreide both in Italy and abroad. Monaco, who is currently rehearsing for “Enrico di Borgogna” in {…}
Business, News

Hera Park Joins IMG for General Management

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Korean soprano Hera Park has joined the roster of IMG Artists for general management. Park will be represented by Senior Vice President and Head of Vocal (Europe), Sam Snook. Park has established a compelling career and is an exclusive Deutsche Grammophon recording artist. She performs regularly at the Metropolitan Opera, Staatsoper Berlin, Glyndebourne Festival, Vienna Philharmonic and New York Philharmonic. {…}
News

Sun-Ly Pierce Receives Music Academy of the West’s 2026 Alumni Performance Award

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The Music Academy of the West has named mezzo-soprano Sun-Ly Pierce as the recipient of its 2026 Alumni Performance Award, sponsored by Kandy Budgor and the Luria/Budgor Family Foundation. As part of the award, the Academy will present Pierce in her Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall debut on April 15, 2027, featuring the world premiere of a commissioned song {…}

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