Kathleen Ferrier Competition Announces Winners

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The Kathleen Ferrier Competition has announced its winners. The finals, which were held on April 22, saw Esme Bronwen-Smith win the first prize of £12,500. The second prize went to Emma Roberts who took home £6,000. She also won the Loveday Song Prize for her performance of Debussy’s Colloque sentimental. The Help Musicians Accompanist Prize was awarded to Avishka Edirisinghe. {…}

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Obituary: Austrian-born British Composer Joseph Horovitz Dies at 95

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Photo: Wolfgang Jud Opera magazine has reported the Feb. 9, 2022 death of composer, conductor, and teacher Joseph Horovitz. Born in Vienna, Horovitz attended New College, Oxford, and the Royal College of Music. Among his many teachers was Nadia Boulanger, with whom he spent a year of study in Paris. He had been a Professor of Composition at the Royal College {…}

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Obituary: Tenor Nigel Rogers Passes at 86

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Tenor Nigel Rogers passed away on Jan. 19, 2022. He was 86. Born on March 21, 1935, in Wellington, Shropshire, he grew up in a musical family that featured his father as a member of a choir and his mother as a piano teacher. He studied at King’s College in Cambridge where he was a choral scholar and in 1957 {…}

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Kiandra Howarth, Charlotte Bowden & Hanna Husáhr Headline OperaVision’s January 2022 Streaming Lineup

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(Credit: Chris Christodoulou) OperaVision has announced its streams for the month of January. Polly Graham’s production of Mozart’s “Die Zauberflöte” from the Royal College of Music kicks off the streaming slate. The opera features Jamie Woollard as Sarastro, Michael Bell as Tamino, Charlotte Bowden as Pamina, and Clara Barbier as Die Königin der Nacht. The cast also includes Dafydd Allen, {…}

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Best of 2021: OperaWire’s Top 11 Singers of 2021

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After a year and a half of limited performances and shut downs, 2021 marked the year during which performers were able to bring their artistry to the stage and to the audiences. And now 2021 is bringing down its curtain. There were so any memorable moments in the year and there were truly some historical performances. Like previous years, OperaWire {…}

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Countertenor Hugh Cutting Wins 2021 Kathleen Ferrier Awards’ Top Prize

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(Photo courtesy of Wildcat PR) The Kathleen Ferrier Awards has announced its 2021 winners. Coming in first place was British countertenor Hugh Cutting. A member of the Royal College of Music International Opera Studio, Cutting takes home a prize of £12,500. In second place, and taking home £6,000 was Latvian soprano Laura Peresivana, who is studying at Guildhall Opera School. {…}

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Obituary: Soprano Joan Carlyle Passes at 90

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English soprano Joan Carlyle, born April 6, 1931 at Upton in Wirral, Cheshire, UK, has died at age 90, the Royal Opera House has announced. She had become one of the leading British and English-speaking singers, having emerged at Covent Garden in the 1950s. Carlyle worked under the baton of many important conductors such as Rafael Kubelik, George Solti, Otto {…}

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Baritone Sir Thomas Allen to Step Down as Chancellor of Durham University

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(Credit: Deutsche Oper am Rhein official website) The Durham University has announced that the famed baritone Sir Thomas Allen will step down from his post after more than ten years in the role. “The Chancellor is the Head of the University and the role includes ceremonial, pastoral, scholarly, and ambassadorial duties. Sir Thomas is one of the longest serving Chancellors {…}

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Laura Mekhail Named Recipient of Andrea Bocelli Foundation – Community Jameel Scholarship

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The Royal College of Music in London has announced that Egyptian soprano Laura Mekhail was named the second recipient of the Andrea Bocelli Foundation – Community Jameel Scholarship. Mekhail will join the college in September, on their Master of Performance course. She discovered her love for singing while in the church choir in Minya, Egypt, and studied at West Virginia {…}

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Kathleen Ferrier Competition Announces Winners

Obituary: Austrian-born British Composer Joseph Horovitz Dies at 95

Obituary: Tenor Nigel Rogers Passes at 86

Kiandra Howarth, Charlotte Bowden & Hanna Husáhr Headline OperaVision’s January 2022 Streaming Lineup

Best of 2021: OperaWire’s Top 11 Singers of 2021

Countertenor Hugh Cutting Wins 2021 Kathleen Ferrier Awards’ Top Prize

Obituary: Soprano Joan Carlyle Passes at 90

Baritone Sir Thomas Allen to Step Down as Chancellor of Durham University

Laura Mekhail Named Recipient of Andrea Bocelli Foundation – Community Jameel Scholarship