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Egor Sergeev Joins Tact International Management

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(Credit: TACT International Management) Egor Sergeev has joined Tact International Management for General Management. The company took to social media and said, “We are delighted to welcome bass-baritone Egor Sergeev to our artist management roster!” Born in Russia, Sergeev studied at the Russian State Academy of Arts in Moscow and has performed at the New Opera Theatre in Moscow.  He has {…}

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BBC Philharmonic Announces New Principal Guest Conductor

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(Credit: Marco Borggreve) German conductor Anja Bihlmaier has been named Principal Guest Conductor of the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra effective September 2024. In her new role, she will work closely with BBC Philharmonic’s Director Adam Szabo to plan and deliver concerts as well as collaborative projects, recordings, and broadcasts for audiences in and around Manchester, as well as on BBC Radio {…}

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Anna Netrebko’s Return to Metropolitan Opera Contingent on Peter Gelb’s Departure

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Anna Netrebko and her manager Miguel Esteban have stated that she would return to the Metropolitan Opera only after the departure of current General Manager Peter Gelb. In an email to the New York Times, Esteban said,  “Anna Netrebko will be happy to consider an invitation to return to the Metropolitan Opera — after the departure of its current general {…}

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Q & A: Soprano Masabane Cecilia Rangwanasha on Verdi, Great Conductors & How Her Mother Inspired Her Artistic Journey

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After years at the University of Cape Town followed by a stint as a Young Artist with the Cape Town Opera and a 2019 audience award at the International Hans Gabor Belvedere Singing Competition, soprano Masabane Cecilia Rangwanasha shone in the spotlight of the 2021 BBC Cardiff Singer of the World Competition, becoming the first African to win the coveted {…}

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Matthias Pintscher Signs With Boosey & Hawkes

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(Photo credit: Franck Ferville) Boosey & Hawkes, a Concord Music Publishing company, has welcomed Matthias Pintscher to its roster of composers. Pitscher a longtime collaborator as a conductor of numerous works from Boosey & Hawkes’ contemporary catalog, will now focus future collaboration with the company on his own compositions. The company will publish his new music theatre project which will {…}

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Julien Van Mellaerts Wins Kiri Te Kanawa Foundation Laureate

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Baritone Julien Van Mellaerts has been given The Kiri Te Kanawa Foundation Laureate from the superstar soprano herself. The baritone is a former winner of the first prize at the Wigmore Hall International Song Competition and the Kathleen Ferrier Awards. He has performed with such organizations as the Verbier Festival, Salzburg Mozartwoche, Opéra National de Lorraine, Opera Holland Park, and {…}

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Dresden Philharmonic Names New Principal Guest Conductor

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The Dresden Philharmonic has announced that Tabita Berglund will be its Principal Guest Conductor starting in 2025-26. She first performed with the ensemble in November 2023 and is set to return in January and February 2025. Her first performances in her new role will take place on August 2025 when she leads the season-opening concert of the 2025-26 season. “My {…}

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Robert Levin Receives the Golden Mozart Medal

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Robert Levin has been awarded the Golden Mozart Medal by the International Mozarteum Foundation. Levin is a pianist, teacher, composer, and performer. He is also an active music scholar and member of the Academy for Mozart Research at the International Mozarteum Foundation. From 1993 to 2013 Levin was Dwight P. Robinson Junior Professor of Music at Harvard University. He has {…}