‘Omar’ wins the Pulitzer Prize

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The Pulitzer Prize has awarded “Omar,” by Rhiannon Giddens and Michael Abels, its Music Prize. The opera, which premiered on May 27, 2022 at the Spoleto Festival USA in Charleston, S.C., is an innovative and compelling opera about enslaved people brought to North America from Muslim countries. The musical work respectfully represents African as well as African-American traditions, expanding the {…}

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Opera Profile: Kaija Saariaho’s ‘Émilie’

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(PC: JP Maurin) Émilie is a 75-minute, nine-scene opera by the Finnish composer Kaija Saariaho which takes its plot from the historical figure Marquise Émilie du Châtelet (1706-1749), polyglot and mistress to famous French philosopher François-Marie Arouet (or Voltaire). The work, while its own opera, is to be considered related to Saariaho’s 2006 oratorio La Passion de Simone. The work {…}

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Dell’Arte Opera Ensemble Announces New Gardens Concert Set for April 16, 2023

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Dell’Arte Opera Ensemble is set to resume its Garden Concerts on April 16, 2023. The showcase, which is set to take place at the Campos Community Gardens in New York City, will star soprano Jenny Ribeiro, soprano Ellen Teufel, and mezzo-soprano Heather Jones. Chris. Fecteau will perform at the piano in a program featuring music by Brahms, Händel, Grieg, and {…}

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Raehann Bryce-Davis, Quinn Kelsey, Will Liverman, Ana María Martínez & Christian Van Horn Lead Opera Philadelphia’s 2023-24 Season

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Opera Philadelphia has announced its 2023-24 season. Dubbed Festival 023, the company will bring music to venues around the city. The following productions are included in the Festival. The world premiere of composer Rene Orth and librettist Hannah Moscovitch’s “Ten Days in a Madhouse,” starring Kiera Duffy, Will Liverman, and Raehann Bryce-Davis. Joanna Settle directs, and Daniela Candillari conducts. The work is co-commissioned {…}

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Jamez McCorkle Headlines West Coast Premiere of ‘Omar’ at Los Angeles Opera

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Los Angeles Opera will present “Omar” starring on Oct. 22, 2022. The new opera by composers Rhiannon Giddens and Michael Abels recounts American slavery written by a Omar Ibn Said who was kidnapped and forced to board a ship bound for South Carolina. Kazem Abdullah conducts and Kaneza Schaal directs. Tenor Jamez McCorkle headlines the cast as Omar. He is {…}

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Yuval Sharon Named on 2022 TIME100 Next List

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Yuval Sharon has been named to the 2022 TIME100 Next list. The Next list highlights 100 emerging leaders who are shaping the future of business, entertainment, sports, politics, health, science and activism, and more. The full list and related tributes will appear in the Oct. 10 / Oct. 17 issue of TIME. Sharon is the Gary L. Wasserman Artistic Director {…}

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Raehann Bryce-Davis & Benjamin Taylor Headline George London Foundation for Singers’ 2022-23 Season

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The George London Foundation for Singers has announced its 2022-23 season. The season kicks off with a recital starring 2018 George London Award winner and mezzo-soprano Raehann Bryce-Davis and pianist Jeanne-Minette Cilliers. The program will be announced at a future date. Bryce-Davis is coming off her Metropolitan Opera debut in “The Rake’s Progress” and has appeared with such companies as {…}

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Santa Fe Opera Announces Cast Change for ‘Carmen’

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The Santa Fe Opera has announced a cast change for its production of “Carmen.” The company noted that Bryan Hymel has withdrawn from the role of Don Jose and will be replaced by Matthew White. White recently performed at the Michigan Opera Theatre, Spoleto Festival USA, Arizona Opera, Bard SummerScape, Edmonton Opera, Princeton Festival and Cincinnati Opera. He has performed {…}

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Obituary: Bass Victor von Halem Passes at 82

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Bass Victor von Halem passed away on May 28, 2022. He was 82. Von Halem was born in Berlin on March 26, 1940 and went on to study singing at the Musikhochschule München. At the recommendation of conductor Herbert von Karajan, he made his stage debut at the Deutsche Opera Berlin in 1965 and would remain a member of the {…}

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‘Omar’ wins the Pulitzer Prize

Opera Profile: Kaija Saariaho’s ‘Émilie’

Dell’Arte Opera Ensemble Announces New Gardens Concert Set for April 16, 2023

Raehann Bryce-Davis, Quinn Kelsey, Will Liverman, Ana María Martínez & Christian Van Horn Lead Opera Philadelphia’s 2023-24 Season

Jamez McCorkle Headlines West Coast Premiere of ‘Omar’ at Los Angeles Opera

Yuval Sharon Named on 2022 TIME100 Next List

Raehann Bryce-Davis & Benjamin Taylor Headline George London Foundation for Singers’ 2022-23 Season

Santa Fe Opera Announces Cast Change for ‘Carmen’

Obituary: Bass Victor von Halem Passes at 82