Opera Philadelphia Names Nathalie Joachim as Composer-in-Residence

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(Photo by Erin Patrice O’Brien) Opera Philadelphia has named Nathalie Joachim as its Composer-in-Residence for the 2025-26 season. Joachim, whose “Fanm d’Ayiti” received a Grammy nomination for Best World Music Album, will curate two events during the upcoming season, including an exclusive concert of her own compositions as well as another show that spotlights the artists and composers who have {…}

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Washington Concert Opera Announces New Cast Change for ‘Luisa Miller’

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The Washington Concert Opera has announced a new cast change for its performance of “Luisa Miller” on April 13, 2025. The company said, “Due to unforeseen circumstances, soprano Angel Blue had to withdraw from her upcoming debut as Luisa.” As a result, “in her stead, soprano Amanda Woodbury will sing the title role. This will mark the return of Woodbury {…}

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Artist of the Week: Nicole Heaston

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(Credit: © WILLIAM STRUHS/Spoleto Festival USA) Barber’s “Vanessa” is a work rarely heard. That is why when the occasion to hear the work comes, audiences run to see it. It doesn’t hurt if it has a great cast. This week the National Symphony Orchestra is bringing the work to audiences with a stellar cast that includes Nicole Heaston in the {…}

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Q & A: Gianandrea Noseda & Nicole Heaston on Performing Barber’s ‘Vanessa’ With the National Symphony Orchestra & Aspects of Live Recordings

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(Photo credit: Tony Hitchcock) Despite winning a Pulitzer Prize and receiving great acclaim following its Metropolitan Opera premiere in 1958, Barber and Menotti’s “Vanessa” is not regularly programmed as a full work. Arias such as “Must the winter come so soon?” and “Do not utter a word” are frequently heard in recitals, but this does not do justice to this {…}

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Q & A: American Soprano Jane Marsh on Her Career & How to Magnetize What You Want in Your Own Career

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When Jane Marsh made her Italian and European début at the Festival of Two Worlds in Spoleto, Italy singing the demanding part of Desdemona in Giuseppe Verdi’s “Otello,” she was just past her teens. She had been recommended to Thomas Schippers by the Metropolitan Opera as he was looking for a soprano to sing the role for the opening of {…}

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Boston Symphony Orchestra Names Three New Fellows

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(Credit: Courtesy of Boston Symphony Orchestra) The Boston Symphony Orchestra has announced three new fellows to the Susan W. and Stephen D. Paine BSO Resident Fellowship for Early-Career Musicians. The company noted that violinist Rachel Arcega Orth, cellist Maximiliano Oppeltz, and violist Yuri Hughes are the recipients of the fellowship. Launched at the start of the 2022–2023 season, the fellowship {…}

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VisionIntoArt Receives Major Grant from Mellon Foundation

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VisionIntoArt has received a $600,000 grant from the Mellon Foundation. The grant will “support capacity building for the continued development and sharing methodologies of [the organization’s] creative production model.” Per an official press release, the funding will allow for the expansion of the organization’s equity-driven approach and support such projects as Paola Prestini and Brenda Shaughnessy’s “Sensorium Ex,” which centers {…}

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Obituary: Giovanna Lomazzi Dies

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One of the most beloved opera personalities Giovanna Lomazzi has died. The Teatro Sociale di Como AsLiCo announced Lomazzi’s death. Throughout her lifetime, Lomazzi was part of the AsLiCo family and vice president of the organization since 2000. For many years she was the president of the jury of the Concorso AsLiCo which has seen numerous rising stars. She also collaborated with {…}

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Q & A: Composer Layale Chaker on Creating ‘Ruinous Gods’ & Her Journey in Music

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(Photo Credit Anna Rakhvalova) A violinist. A composer. A polyglot whose musical world combines classical contemporary music with jazz, Arabic music, and improvisation. This is Layale Chaker, whose blossoming career, which has seen her work performed by such organizations as the Lincoln Symphony Orchestra, New York Philharmonic, and Nebraska Crossroads Music Festival, is set to take another step when her {…}

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Opera Philadelphia Names Nathalie Joachim as Composer-in-Residence

Washington Concert Opera Announces New Cast Change for ‘Luisa Miller’

Artist of the Week: Nicole Heaston

Q & A: Gianandrea Noseda & Nicole Heaston on Performing Barber’s ‘Vanessa’ With the National Symphony Orchestra & Aspects of Live Recordings

Q & A: American Soprano Jane Marsh on Her Career & How to Magnetize What You Want in Your Own Career

Boston Symphony Orchestra Names Three New Fellows

VisionIntoArt Receives Major Grant from Mellon Foundation

Obituary: Giovanna Lomazzi Dies

Q & A: Composer Layale Chaker on Creating ‘Ruinous Gods’ & Her Journey in Music