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IN Series to Honor Peter Sellars at May 2 Gala

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(Credit: Ruth Walz) IN Series has announced that it will honor director Peter Sellars during its 2024 Gala. The famed opera director will receive the first-ever June Jordan Award on May 2. The Award recognizes “living creative voices whose body of work reflects the poetic principles exuding the many writings, workings, wonderings of luminary poet and activist June Jordan.” Sellars {…}

Opera Meets Film

Opera Meets Film: Peter Sellars’ ‘this body is so impermanent’

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Peter Sellars warned the crowd gathered in the Rubin Museum on a recent Friday night that the film would be long. “It’s only an hour and fifteen minutes,” he said. “But the beginning feels like several lifetimes.” At first, the caution was unnecessary. “this body is so impermanent,” a new film Sellars directed at the height of the pandemic, explores {…}

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Peter Sellars To Give Keynote At Salzburg Festival

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The American director Peter Sellars will deliver the keynote address at the opening ceremony of the 2019 Salzburg Festival on July 27, 2019. Sellars will deliver a speech entitled “Listening to the Ocean: Planetary Change and Cultural Action – The meaning and urgency of ‘ecological civilization’ in the next generation.” In a press release, Festival President Helga Rabl-Stadler noted, “Peter Sellars {…}

Season Announcement

Grant Gershon, Anne Akiko Meyers & Eric Whitacre Headline Los Angeles Master Chorale’s 2026-27 Season

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The Los Angeles Master Chorale has announced its 2026-27 season at Walt Disney Concert Hall, marking the 25th anniversary of Kiki & David Gindler Artistic Director Grant Gershon’s tenure with the organization. “As we celebrate Grant Gershon’s 25th anniversary season with the Los Angeles Master Chorale, we honor a remarkable artistic journey that has shaped not only this institution, but {…}

Reviews, Stage Reviews

Theater Freiburg 2025 – 26 Review: Doctor Atomic

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(Photo: Alexandra Polina) Freiburg Theater’s current production of John Adams’ “Doctor Atomic” is a must-see event! Even opera-goers who find contemporary works difficult or off-putting would struggle to deny the brilliance of this presentation. It succeeds on every level: musically, dramatically, visually and intellectually. And in doing so, confirmed the opera’s reputation as an early 21st century masterpiece. The opera {…}

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National Opera Association Returns to Boston for 2026 Conference

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The National Opera Association (NOA) will return to Boston, Massachusetts, for its 2026 National Conference, scheduled for Jan. 7–10, 2026. The conference will carry the theme “Bold Voices, Boundless Futures” to coincide with the 30th anniversary of NOA’s Legacy Project. “Bringing NOA’s 71st Annual National Conference to Boston as our nation marks its 250th anniversary offers a powerful moment to {…}

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Sondra Radvanovsky, Freddie De Tommaso, Anastasia Bartoli, Elīna Garanča & Huw Montague Rendall Lead International Opera Awards Nominees

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The International Opera Awards have announced its 2025 nominees. The nominees for Opera Company of the Year are Deutsche Oper Berlin, GöteborgsOperan, Houston Grand Opera, MusikTheater an der Wien, Opernhaus Zürich, and Teatro alla Scala.  Meanwhile, in the Female Singer category, Anastasia Bartoli, Elsa Dreisig, Véronique Gens, Asmik Grigorian, Sondra Radvanovsky, and Adela Zaharia are the nominees.  In the Male Singer {…}

DVD and CD Releases, News

Benjamin Bernheim, Asmik Grigorian, Christian Van Horn, Kelley O’Connor, & Megan Kahts Lead New CD/DVD Releases

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Welcome back for this week’s look at the latest CD and DVD releases in the opera world. This week, audiences get to see a new production of Offenbach’s masterful opera and a new recording of Prokofiev’s rarely performed work. There are also solo album debuts and a new requiem. Requiem of Light Patti Drennan’s newly composed a cappella Requiem Mass {…}

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Cast Change: Fleur Barron Joins Cast of ‘One Morning Turns Into Eternity’

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(Photo by Victoria Cadish) Salzburg Festival has announced a cast change for its production of “One Morning Turns Into An Eternity.” The company revealed that Wiebke Lehmkuhl has withdrawn from her participation in the production due to family reasons. In her place, Fleur Barron will sing the vocal part in Mahler’s “Der Abschied.” Barron is set to appear in the {…}