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Rachel Fenlon & Mireille Lebel to Headline Opéra de Québec’s ‘Pierrot entre 3 Lunes’

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Opéra de Québec will present the world premiere of “Pierrot entre 3 Lunes” and with this premiere comes a dream come true for two close friends. The showcase, set for July 31 and August 2, 2025 features a transposition of Schönberg’s “Pierrot Lunaire” with new compositions by Rachel Fenlon, who not only performs in the show, but is joined by {…}

Interviews, Stage Spotlight

Q & A: Rachel Fenlon on Her Debut Album ‘Winterreise’ & Accompanying Herself

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(Credit: © Clara Evens) On Oct. 11, Rachel Fenlon made history with her debut album on Orchid Classics, becoming the first ever to sing and accompany herself in Schubert’s masterpiece “Winterreise” on recording. Fenlon has self-accompanied herself at prestigious festivals and venues such as Fundación Juan March, the Oxford Lieder Festival, Festival de Lanaudière, Martha Argerich Festival Hamburg, Ottawa Chamberfest, National {…}

DVD and CD Reviews, Reviews

CD Review: Rachel Fenlon’s ‘Winterreise’

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Rachel Fenlon’s “Winterreise” is quite extraordinary for many reasons. First, Schubert’s famously melancholy cycle was originally written for tenor, and though frequently transcribed for baritonal depths or even bass, its interpretation history remains confined largely to male voices. Secondly, Fenlon achieves a high degree of German Innerlichkeit, that somewhat obscure, culturally rooted feeling of inward expressiveness which so pervaded the {…}

IndieOpera

Gaïa and Phœbus Choirs Join Oktoecho for ‘Voix Nordiques’

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(Credit : Damian Siqueiros) The Gaïa and Phœbus choirs will join the Oktoecho ensemble for “Voix nordiques” on Feb. 21, 2026 at the Church of Oka. The program, is led by Roseline Blain, conducting Gaïa and Phœbus, and Katia Makdissi-Warren, leading Oktoecho Together, and explores musical expressions of choral and vocal traditions shaped by geography, climate, and cultural exchange across {…}

IndieOpera

Opéra bouffe du Québec to Present Lehár’s ‘The Merry Widow’

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Opéra bouffe du Québec will present Franz Lehár’s “The Merry Widow” at the Théâtre des Muses of the Maison des arts de Laval this October. The opera will star Natasha Henry as Missia, Pierre Rancourt as Danilo, Emmanuel Hasler as Camille, Amélie Baland-Capdet as Nadia, Patricia Yates as D’Estillac, Andoni Iturriria as Lérida, Dominic Lorange as Popoff, and Richard Fréchette {…}

IndieOpera

The Great Dictionary of the Yiddish Language Set for World Premiere at NYC’s YIVO Institute

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“The Great Dictionary of the Yiddish Language” is set to make its world premiere on Thursday, Sept. 18, 2025 at the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research in New York City. The Alex Weiser and Ben Kaplan piece will be presented in collaboration with American Opera Projects, the League for Yiddish, and the American Society for Jewish Music, and it tells {…}

DVD and CD Releases, News

Aleksandra Kurzak, Matt Haimovitz, Lester Lynch & David Portillo 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 will get to hear a world premiere recording of a new opera. There are also three solo albums including one historic recording and one from a great diva of our time. Here is a look! Jacqueline Pentatone releases the new {…}

News

Dame Sarah Connolly, Iestyn Davies, Roderick Williams, Dorothea Röschmann, Elizabeth Llewellyn Headline Oxford Lieder Festival 2022

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The Oxford Lieder Festival has announced its 21st season. The season opens with “Culture, Counterculture, and Conviviality,” a two-part event that features a look at the salon culture, followed by a more specific look at that music world through Pauline Viardot’s own involvement. The event features speaker Natasha Loges and such artists as Charlotte Bowden, Alexandria Moon, Zahid Siddiqui, Johnathan {…}