The Cathedral Choral Society of Washington 2025-26 Review: Carl Orff’s ‘Carmina Burana’

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(Photo: The Cathedral Choral Society) “Carmina Burana” at the Washington National Cathedral proved to be a delightful evening of music and entertainment, a mixture of striking contrasts: “Sacred and secular, high art and bawdy play; serene counterpoint and driving, choral dances.” At the beginning of the program it was announced that Music Director Steven Fox was on paternity leave and {…}

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Teatro alla Scala 2024-25 Review: La Fille du Régiment

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(Photo: Brescia e Amisano / Teatro alla Scala) When Gaetano Donizetti arrived in Paris in October 1838, he was already one of the great figures of bel canto. Yet what he sought in the French capital was professional stability and institutional recognition–something Italy had not always granted him. Within a few months he had conquered, along with the French language itself, {…}

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Q & A: Franco Fagioli on Velluti, Bel Canto & Discovering the Works of Paolo Bonfichi, Giuseppe Nicolini, and Francesco Morlacchi

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Franco Fagioli is one of the leading virtuoso countertenors in the world, who has taken his own path in the repertoire and redefined the term countertenor. Having trained in the Italian school, Fagioli has performed works from the Bel Canto repertoire to great acclaim while also performing the baroque repertoire associated with countertenors. He has performed at the major opera {…}

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Q & A: Baritone Marcin Kopec on TACT Artists Management & His New UK Based MKImpresari Agency

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(Photo: MKImpresari) Former Baritone Marcin Kopec has had a very successful career as an artist manager. In reality, he’s a mover, shaker, fixer, arranger, organizer, (he likes ‘Impresario’), and frequent savior behind the scenes of some of the most famous names in the business on some of the biggest stages in the world. OperaWire met up with Marcin in Covent {…}

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James Young Wins Top Prize at 15th Annual Joan Sutherland & Richard Bonynge Bel Canto Award

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(Photos:James JSRB Foundation/Izy Photos ) James Young has won the top prize of the 15th annual Joan Sutherland & Richard Bonynge Bel Canto Award. The bass-baritone from Melbourne, Victoria, who takes home $40,000, performed arias from “L’Elisir d’Amore,” “La Jolie Fille du Perth,” “The Marriage of Figaro,” and “Tannhäuser.”He also took home the $1,000 Audience Prize. Per the jury, “James’ {…}

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Kathleen O’Mara Wins Queen Sonja Singing Competition

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The Queen Sonja Singing Competition has announced its 2025 winners. The first prize winner of 50,000 Euros was Kathleen O’Mara from the USA. Second prize of 10,000 Euros went to American mezzo-soprano Meridian Prall, while the third prize of 5,000 euros went to Polish bass Pawel Horodyski. The finalist Prizes of 1,500 euros went to Ukrainian baritone Vladyslav Buialskyi, Norwegian {…}

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Q & A: Countertenor Rafał Tomkiewicz on Playing Oreste at This Summer’s Early Music Festival in Innsbruck

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(Photo: Iga Beata Mackiewicz) Countertenor Rafal Tomkiewicz first came to the attention of OperaWire in 2018 at the Innsbruck Early Music Festival, where he was competing in the final of the Cesti Competition. It was an event that proved to be a springboard that launched his international career. Since that time, Tomkiewicz has seen his profile rise and now performs {…}

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Joanna Zawartko Joins TACT Artists Management

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Soprano Joanna Zawartko has joined TACT Artists Management. The soprano will be represented by Sofia Rukina. Over the years Zawartko has performed the Contessa in “Le Nozze di Figaro” and Desdemona in “Otello” with the Wrocław Opera, Cio-Cio-San in “Madama Butterfly” with Landestheater Linz, Tatyana in “Eugene Onegin” and Tamara in “The Demon” at Staatstheater Nürnberg and Amelia in Verdi’s {…}

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Obituary: Wlodzimierz Siedlik Passed Away at 61

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Conductor Wlodzimierz Siedlik passed away on June 7. He was 61 years old. Siedlik was born Dec. 1, 1963, in Tarnów, Poland. He graduated from the Academy of Music in Kraków, the Pontifical Academy of Theology in Kraków, and the Academy of Music in Bydgoszcz. From 1990 to 1992, Siedlik served as director of the Paderewski Center in Tarnów-Kąśna Dolna. {…}

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The Cathedral Choral Society of Washington 2025-26 Review: Carl Orff’s ‘Carmina Burana’

Teatro alla Scala 2024-25 Review: La Fille du Régiment

Q & A: Franco Fagioli on Velluti, Bel Canto & Discovering the Works of Paolo Bonfichi, Giuseppe Nicolini, and Francesco Morlacchi

Q & A: Baritone Marcin Kopec on TACT Artists Management & His New UK Based MKImpresari Agency

James Young Wins Top Prize at 15th Annual Joan Sutherland & Richard Bonynge Bel Canto Award

Kathleen O’Mara Wins Queen Sonja Singing Competition

Q & A: Countertenor Rafał Tomkiewicz on Playing Oreste at This Summer’s Early Music Festival in Innsbruck

Joanna Zawartko Joins TACT Artists Management

Obituary: Wlodzimierz Siedlik Passed Away at 61