Susan Bullock, Stacey Alleaume, Helena Dix & Roland Wood Lead Scottish Opera’s 2024-25 Season

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The Scottish Opera has announced its 2024-25 season. Opera The season opens with Stravinsky’s “Oedipus Rex” with Stuart Stratford conducting and Roxana Haines directing. The cast will include Shengzhi Ren, Kitty Whately, Roland Wood, Callum Thorpe, Seumas Begg, and Emyr Wyn Jones. Performance Dates: August 12-19, 2024 Britten’s “Albert Herring” will be conducted by William Cole and directed by Daisy {…}

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Barbara Hannigan, Aleksandra Kurzak, Roberto Alagna, Jakub Józef Orliński & Ruzan Mantashyan Lead Grand Théâtre de Genève’s 2024-25 Season

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The Grand Théâtre de Genève has announced its 2024-25 season. Opera Wagner’s “Tristan und Isolde” opens the season with Gwyn Hughes Jones, Burkhard Fritz, and Elisabet Strid in the title roles. Marc Albrecht conducts the production by Michael Thalheimer. The cast will also include Tareq Nazmi, Kristina Stanek, Craig Colclough, and Julien Henric. Performance Dates: Sept. 15-27, 2024 Tomáš Netopil {…}

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Opera Columbus to Present ‘The Temple’

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Opera Columbus is set to conclude its 42nd season with a new take on Mozart’s “The Magic Flute.” The company will present “A Magic Flute Experience: The Temple” which will run between April 19 and 28. The performances will be held at a secret, speakeasy location in Downtown Columbus which will be revealed to ticket holders 36 hours before their {…}

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Oratorio Society of New York to present ‘Samson’

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The Oratorio Society of New York is set to conclude its 150th Anniversary and 2023-2024 season with Händel’s “Samson.” The concert is slated to take place on May 6, 2024 with Kent Tritle conducting the piece with soloists Nola Richardson, Mary Beth Nelson, Lawrence Jones, Sidney Outlaw, and Joseph Beutel. The three-act oratorio is well-known for the arias “Let the {…}

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Guildhall School of Music & Drama Unveils Summer 2024 Slate

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Guildhall School of Music & Drama has unveiled its summer 2024. Here is a rundown of the vocal performances on offer. “Vocal at Six: Richard Strauss” will feature performances of the famed composer to commemorate the 75th anniversary of his death. Eugene Asti will be the accompanist on the evening. Performance Date: March 13, 2024 Nicky Spence OBE & Dylan Perez {…}

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Lyric Opera of Chicago 2023-24 Review: Terence Blanchard’s ‘Champion’

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(Photo: Michael Brosilow) Fresh from a Metropolitan Opera premiere last spring (and its subsequent Grammy Award victory), Terence Blanchard’s first opera in jazz, “Champion,” enjoyed its Lyric Opera of Chicago premiere in James Robinson’s vivid and effective staging, a co-production on January 27th, 2024. A dazzling cast led by Justin Austin as Emile Griffith made a powerful case for repeated {…}

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New York City Opera to Present ‘KLARA’

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New York City Opera is set to present a workshop of a brand-new production of Pedro Halffter’s opera “KLARA.” The new production will be directed and choreographed by Richard Stafford and the workshop will take place Jan. 22, 2024 at Theatre of St. Jean, 150 E. 76th Street, NYC, “KLARA” features a titular character who is a form of artificial {…}

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Leeds Lieder Festival Announces 2024 Lineup

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(Photo credit: Christian Kleiner & Theo Williams) The Leeds Lieder Festival has announced the 2024 event schedule. For its 20th anniversary celebration soprano Nikola Hillebrand, Joseph Middleton and Oliver Casanovas Nuevo perform the “Schubertiade lunchtime opening recital.” Performance Date: April 14, 2024 The “Young Artists Schubertiade” features Richard Stokes and the Leeds Lieder Young Artists. Performance Date: April 14, 2024 {…}

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Garsington Opera Unveils 2024 Season

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Garsington Opera has announced its 2024 season which will feature five operas. First up is “Platé” starring Samuel Boden, Mireille Asselin, Robert Murray, Jonathan McGovern, Henry Waddington, and Ossian Huskinson. Paul Agnew conducts and Louisa Muller directs. Performance Dates: May 29 – June 30, 2024 Next up is “Le Nozze di Figaro” conducted by Tabita Berglund with Bruno Ravella reviving John {…}

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Susan Bullock, Stacey Alleaume, Helena Dix & Roland Wood Lead Scottish Opera’s 2024-25 Season

Barbara Hannigan, Aleksandra Kurzak, Roberto Alagna, Jakub Józef Orliński & Ruzan Mantashyan Lead Grand Théâtre de Genève’s 2024-25 Season

Opera Columbus to Present ‘The Temple’

Oratorio Society of New York to present ‘Samson’

Guildhall School of Music & Drama Unveils Summer 2024 Slate

Lyric Opera of Chicago 2023-24 Review: Terence Blanchard’s ‘Champion’

New York City Opera to Present ‘KLARA’

Leeds Lieder Festival Announces 2024 Lineup

Garsington Opera Unveils 2024 Season