The Dallas Opera Announces 2024-25 Participants for Linda and Mitch Hart Institute for Women Conductors

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The Dallas Opera has announced the selection of the 2024-25 participants in the Linda and Mitch Hart Institute for Women Conductors. This season the conductors selected are Jiannan Cheng (China), Virginie Déjos (France), Anna Castro Grinstein (Spain/Argentina), and CJ Wu (Taiwan). The musicians were chosen from a worldwide applicant pool of 94 conductors, the second largest group since the program’s {…}

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Rai 5 to Present ‘Le Willis’ with Lidia Fridman

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Rai5 is set to present “Le Willis” on July 26. The production, shown at the Torre del Lago at the 70° Festival Puccini 2024, was performed in Pier Luigi Pizzi’s production with Gheorghe Iancu choreographing. Massimo Zanetti conducted the opera which starred Giuseppe De Luca, Lidia Fridman, and Vincenzo Costanzo. Barbara Napolitano is the TV director. “Le Willis” is an {…}

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Obituary: Tenor Lando Bartolini Dies at 87

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On June 28, 2024, Italian tenor Lando Bartolini died at the age of 87. Born on April 11, 1937 in Prato, Italy, the tenor went on to study at the Academy of Vocal Arts in Philadelphia after winning the Mario Lanza Award in 1968. He began his career in Philadelphia debuting in Puccini’s “Il Tabarro” and made his international debut in 1973 as {…}

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Anna Netrebko, Jonas Kaufmann, Juan Diego Flórez, Eleonora Buratto & Vittorio Grigòlo Lead Arena di Verona’s Gala Broadcast

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Rai Cultura is set to broadcast the Arena di Verona’s opening night concert “La Grande Opera Italiana Patrimonio dell’Umanità” on June 7. The concert is set to feature such artists as Anna Netrebko, Eleonora Buratto, Rosa Feola, Juliana Grigoryan, Jessica Pratt, Mariangela Sicilia, Aigul Akhmetshina, Jonas Kaufmann, Juan Diego Flórez, Vittorio Grigòlo, Brian Jagde, Francesco Meli, Galeano Salas, Nicola Alaimo, Luca {…}

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Arena di Verona to Present ‘La Grande Opera Italiana Patrimonio dell’Umanità’

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The Arena di Verona is set to present a concert “La Grande Opera Italiana Patrimonio dell’Umanità” on June 7. The Ministry of Culture and Fondazione Arena di Verona will present the concert, in collaboration with Rai Cultura. It will celebrate the recognition of opera as a vital contribution to cultural heritage. Riccardo Muti will conduct 154 orchestra musicians and over {…}

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Askonas Holt Announces New Leadership Additions

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Askonas Holt has announced additions to its leadership team. The company revealed that Financial Controller Susana Tierney will also take on the role of Company Secretary to her responsibilities, and Emma Beecham and Sorcha Coller were promoted to Associate Director. The news comes after the announcement of a new office for Askonas Holt in Berlin headed by Alexander Hollensteiner. Tierney {…}

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Obituary: Conductor Michael Boder Dies at 65

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On April 7, 2024, renowned conductor Michael Boder died at 65. Born in Darmstadt, Germany on Nov. 9, 19, 1958, Boder was born into a musical family. His father was an opera singer, who appeared in the title role of Berg’s “Wozzeck.” Boder went on to study at the Musikhochschule Hamburg, and then in Florence where he studied under Riccardo {…}

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Tokyo Spring Festival to Present ‘Aida’

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The Tokyo Spring Festival is set to stream Verdi’s “Aida.” The opera, which is set to be performed on April 17 and 20 will star Maria José Siri in the title role, Luciano Ganci, Serban Vasile, Yulia Matochkina, Vittorio Ganci De Campo, and Shoji. Riccardo Muti will conduct the opera. In a statement regarding the upcoming performances, Ganci said, “Once {…}

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Chicago Symphony Orchestra Names Klaus Mäkelä New Music Director

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The Chicago Symphony Orchestra has announced that Klaus Mäkelä will be the new Music Director. Mäkelä will take over the post at the start of 2027-28 season succeeding Riccardo Muti and will be the CSO’s 11th Music Director in its 133-year history. With his new contract, he will conduct the Chicago orchestra for a minimum of 14 weeks per season {…}

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The Dallas Opera Announces 2024-25 Participants for Linda and Mitch Hart Institute for Women Conductors

Rai 5 to Present ‘Le Willis’ with Lidia Fridman

Obituary: Tenor Lando Bartolini Dies at 87

Anna Netrebko, Jonas Kaufmann, Juan Diego Flórez, Eleonora Buratto & Vittorio Grigòlo Lead Arena di Verona’s Gala Broadcast

Arena di Verona to Present ‘La Grande Opera Italiana Patrimonio dell’Umanità’

Askonas Holt Announces New Leadership Additions

Obituary: Conductor Michael Boder Dies at 65

Tokyo Spring Festival to Present ‘Aida’

Chicago Symphony Orchestra Names Klaus Mäkelä New Music Director