Obituary: Birtish Conductor Michael Graubart Dies at 93

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(Image courtesy of Norbert Meyn) On June 10, 2024, Austrin-born British conductor Michael Graubart died at the age of 93. Bon on Nov. 26, 1930, Graubart was born into an Austrian-Jewish family and his family escaped to the U.K. following the murder of his uncle Richard Graubart. He went on to study physics at the University of Manchester University and {…}

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Q & A: Tenor Russell Thomas on His Career’s Journey in Opera, Advocacy for Opera Singers & Life That Happens in Between

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(Credit: Fay Fox) Content Warning: Please note the following includes some explicit language. American tenor Russell Thomas is now one of the most sought-after tenors of his generation having established his reputation in key lyric roles such as Don Carlo, Manrico in “Il trovatore,” Don Alvaro in “La forza del destino,” and Pollione “Norma.” As an alumnus of the Metropolitan {…}

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Northern Aldborough Festival New Voices Singing Competition Announces 2024 Winners

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The Northern Aldborough Festival New Voices Singing Competition has announced its 2024 winners. The competition announced that mezzo Judith Le Breuilly won the top prize alongside pianist George Ireland. The second prize went to the soprano Clara Orif and pianist Jack Redman. The competition saw semi-finalists Florian Stoertz (Bass-Baritone) and Aleksandra Myslek (Piano), Annabel Kennedy (Mezzo-Soprano) and Daniel Peter Silcock (Piano), Lauren {…}

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Apollo5 Brings on New Tenor Joseph Taylor

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Vocal ensemble Apollo5 has announced tenor Joseph Taylor as its newest member. Taylor has served as a lay clerk at Manchester Cathedral and has sung with Kantos Chamber Choir and on the Genesis Sixteen program. Since finishing his studies at the Royal Northern College of Music, Taylor took on an apprenticeship with The Monteverdi Choir and co-founded his own ensemble, {…}

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Obituary: Baritone Christopher Keyte Dies at 88

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British baritone Dr. Christopher Keyte has died at the age of 88. Keyte was a choral scholar at King’s College, Cambridge who pursued a singing career for over 45 years. Throughout his career, he performed at The Three Choirs, Aldeburgh, Flanders, and Savonlinna and specialized in early music and oratorio. For 20 years he was a member of the Royal {…}

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Obituary: Marcin Bronikowski Dies at 55

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Baritone Marcin Bronikowski has died at the age of 55. The Polish National Opera announced the news stating, “With deep sorrow we received the news of the sudden death of Marcin Bronikowski – an outstanding baritone appreciated in Poland and abroad.” Born in Warsaw, Bronikowski studied at the K. Szymanowski College of Music, at the Bulgarian Academy of Music in {…}

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Néstor Bayona Joins TACT Artist Management

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Néstor Bayona has signed with TACT Artists Management for worldwide exclusive management. Under his new management, he will be represented by Adrian Lavía. Bayona pursued studies in piano at the Royal Northern College of Music and Conducting at the Haute École de Musique de Genève. In 2022, he was appointed as Resident Conductor at the National Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra, where {…}

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Donald Maxwell Joins Board of Welsh National Opera

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Opera Singer Donald Maxwell has joined the Board of the Welsh National Opera. Maxwell has been a professional opera singer for more than 45 years. He made his debut with WNO in 1982, and over the next 35 years, he has given over 500 performances with the Company in 30 different roles. He is well-known for the title role of {…}

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Q & A: Meghan Picerno on Taking Her Career in Stride to Somewhere Extraordinary

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(Photo: Murphy Made) Acclaimed coloratura soprano Meghan Picerno is the recipient of several awards in the field of opera, including first-place prize at the Arkadi International Vocal Competition at New York Lyric Opera. She was also a quarterfinalist in Plácido Domingo’s Operalia International Vocal Competition at the Royal Opera House. But Ms. Picerno’s star truly began to rise after her {…}

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Obituary: Birtish Conductor Michael Graubart Dies at 93

Q & A: Tenor Russell Thomas on His Career’s Journey in Opera, Advocacy for Opera Singers & Life That Happens in Between

Northern Aldborough Festival New Voices Singing Competition Announces 2024 Winners

Apollo5 Brings on New Tenor Joseph Taylor

Obituary: Baritone Christopher Keyte Dies at 88

Obituary: Marcin Bronikowski Dies at 55

Néstor Bayona Joins TACT Artist Management

Donald Maxwell Joins Board of Welsh National Opera

Q & A: Meghan Picerno on Taking Her Career in Stride to Somewhere Extraordinary