Random Opera Company Sets World Premiere Date & Conductor for ‘Elena e Gerardo’

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Random Opera Company has announced that the world premiere of “Elena e Gerardo” is set to take place on Oct. 28, 2023 at the Temple Speech Room in Rugby. The 200-year-old opera by Marianna Bottini will be conducted by Thomas Payne who is an alumnus of the Royal Opera House Jette Parker Young Artists programme. He has worked with such {…}

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Obituary: Mezzo-Soprano Michelle Walton Passes Away

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Mezzo-soprano Michelle Walton has died. The Scottish Opera took to social media to announce the death of the singer stating, “We at Scottish Opera are deeply saddened by the sudden and tragic death of mezzo-soprano Michelle Walton on August 23. Michelle was a Company Principal with Scottish Opera in the late 1990s and is seen here as Dorabella in ‘Così {…}

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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 {…}

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Obituary: Australian Soprano Rachel Gettler Dies at 74

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Australian soprano Rachel Gettler has died at the age of 74 after being ill. She passed away in Augsburg, Germany on May 36, 2022. Born in Paris, Gettler moved to Australia where she was raised. She went on to study singing at the Guildhall School of Music in London and at the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester. She {…}

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Obituary: Famed Mezzo Anne Howells Passes at 81

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Mezzo-soprano Anne Howells passed away on May 18, 2022. She was 81. Born on January 12, 1941 in Southport, England, Howells studied at the Royal Northern College of Music and made her professional debut in 1966 as Flora in “La Traviata” with the Welsh National Opera. That would be followed by a debut at the Royal Opera House Covent Garden {…}

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Morgana Warren-Jones Headlines NEW Sinfonia’s ‘The Classical Masterpieces’ Concert

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(Credit Abhishek K P.) NEW Sinfonia is set to present “The Classical Masterpieces” concert on June 10, 2022 at St. Asaph Cathedral in the U.K. Mezzo-soprano Morgana Warren-Jones will headline the program, performing Mahler’s “Ruckert Lieder.” Also on the program will be music by Debussy, Mozart, and Schubert. Conductor Robert Guy will be joined by Leon Frantzen, Ann Miller, Philip {…}

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Obituary: Composer Sir Harrison Birtwistle Passes at 88

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(Credit: MITO SettembreMusica) Famed composer Sir Harrison Birtwistle passed away on April 18, 2022. He was 88-years-old. The composer, who was renowned for a number of operas, was born in Accrington. His parents encouraged his musical education and at seven he started taking clarinet lessons. In 1952, he entered the Royal Manchester College of Music on a clarinet scholarship. In {…}

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Obituary: Tenor Rafael Rojas Dies at 59

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Tenor Rafael Rojas has died at the age of 59. The Mexican tenor died on Tuesday Jan. 19, 2022 but no cause of death was revealed. Born in Mexico, Rojas studied at the University of Guadalajara and subsequently joined the post-graduate opera course at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama‚ completing his studies at the Royal Northern College of {…}

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Obituary: English Tenor John Mitchinson Dies, Aged 89

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On December 17, 2021, English tenor John Mitchinson passed away at the age of 89. Born in Blackrod, Lancashire, Mitchinson studied at the Royal Manchester College of Music. He made his professional debut as Jupiter in Händel’s “Semele” at Sadler’s Wells Theatre. From 1972 to 1978, he sang with the Sadler’s Wells opera company, before joining the Welsh National Opera. {…}

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Random Opera Company Sets World Premiere Date & Conductor for ‘Elena e Gerardo’

Obituary: Mezzo-Soprano Michelle Walton Passes Away

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

Obituary: Australian Soprano Rachel Gettler Dies at 74

Obituary: Famed Mezzo Anne Howells Passes at 81

Morgana Warren-Jones Headlines NEW Sinfonia’s ‘The Classical Masterpieces’ Concert

Obituary: Composer Sir Harrison Birtwistle Passes at 88

Obituary: Tenor Rafael Rojas Dies at 59

Obituary: English Tenor John Mitchinson Dies, Aged 89