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Wexford Festival Opera 2025 Review: Le Trouvère

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(Photo: Padraig Grant) Verdi’s “Il Trovatore” premiered at Rome’s Teatro Apollo in 1853 and proved to be an immediate box office success that led to further productions across Italy, Europe, and the Americas. Following its Parisian premiere at the Théâtre Italien in 1854, Verdi was commissioned to adapt it for a production at the city’s Opéra, which required changes to {…}
Business

The Phoenix Symphony Receives Major Gift From Oliver & Sharon Harper

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The Phoenix Symphony has received a $1 million investment from Dr. Oliver and Sharon Harper. The gift establishes the Oliver & Sharon Harper Family Legacy for Music Excellence and aims to sustain the Symphony’s mission and strengthen its role as a leading cultural institution in Phoenix and across Arizona. “The Phoenix Symphony is part of the heart and soul of {…}
News, Season Announcement

Salome Jicia, Sinéad Campbell Wallace, Celine Byrne & Mario Chang Lead Irish National Opera’s 2025-26 Season

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The Irish National Opera has announced its 2025-26 season. The season opens with a darkly comic new opera, “MARS,” a commissioned work from Jennifer Walshe and Mark O’Connell. The work will star sopranos Nina Guo and Jade Phoenix, and mezzo-sopranos Doreen Curran and Sarah Richmond. Performance Dates: July 25–27 & August 7–9, 2025. The company will present “Viva Verdi, Viva Wagner” with Irish soprano Sinéad Campbell Wallace, US {…}
News

Arizona Opera Announces New President & General Director

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Arizona Opera⁩ has named conductor Brian DeMaris as its new President and General Director. The company said that after an extensive international search, DeMaris will assume the role effective immediately. DeMaris is an accomplished conductor and passionate educator and brings a wealth of experience across opera, musical theatre, symphonic performance, and new work development to his new role. In a {…}
News

Jamie Barton & Rafael Moras Lead Arizona Opera’s 2025-26 Season

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Arizona Opera has announced its 2025-26 season. Héctor Armienta’s “Zorro” will be performed as part of the McDougall Arizona Opera RED Series. Rafael Moras, María Brea, Stephanie Sánchez, and Octavio Moreno star while Anthony Barrese conducts. David Radamés Toro directs the production. Performance Dates: Sept. 27-Oct. 4, 2025 Puccini “Madama Butterfly” will be performed. Learn more about the opera here. Performance {…}
Business, News

Phoenix Symphony Appoints Two New Members to Board of Directors

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Phoenix Symphony has announced the election of two new members to the Board of Directors. Philip Kim, the first of these members, is the Managing Director and Co-Founder of Signature Wealth Concepts and has been providing Financial Planning and Wealth Management since 2022. The other new member is Mark Stebbings, Chief Executive Officer for National Bank of Arizona, a role {…}
Reviews, Stage Reviews

Opera Theatre Saint Louis 2024 Review: La Bohème

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(Photo credit: Eric Woolsey) No matter the repertory selected, Opera Theatre Saint Louis’s (OTSL) 2024 season would have faced a significant challenge: following their memorable 2023 season and its refreshing inclusion of many singers of color. Surrounding a forgettable “Cosí Fan Tutte,” three productions made maximal artistic impact, including a fine “Tosca” starring Katie Van Kooten and Hunter Enoch as {…}
News

Santa Fe Opera Announces the Members of the 2024 Apprentice Program for Theater Technicians

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(Photo credit: Kristin Hullihan) Santa Fe Opera has released the names of the 82 members of its 2024 Apprentice Program for Theater Technicians. Each season, Santa Fe Opera’s technical apprentices perform essential backstage functions within one of eight distinct crews: Audio/Visual, Costumes, Electrics, Production/Music Services, Properties, Scenic Art, Stage Operations and Wigs and Makeup. The crews carry out daily changeovers {…}

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