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Anthony Roth Costanzo, Zachary James, John Holiday & Joélle Harvey Lead New CD/DVD Releases

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Welcome back for this week’s review of the major CD and DVD releases. This week, audiences are in for many world premiere recordings as well as rarely performed works. Here is a look at some of the pieces audiences will discover! Virko Baley: Music for Emily Dickinson Toccata Classics releases an album dedicated to the music of Virko Baley, a {…}
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Anthony Roth Costanzo, Jeanine De Bique & Karim Sulayman Lead The Phillips Collection’s 2023-24 Season

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Washington D.C’s The Phillips Collection has announced its 2023-24 season marking its 83rd season of celebrated concerts with a line-up of critically-acclaimed artists as well as partnerships with the Queen Elisabeth Music Chapel, Howard University, and the USC Thornton School of Music. A pillar of the museum’s cultural offerings, Phillips Music continues to connect audiences with artists celebrated worldwide, presenting {…}
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Iwona Hossa & Andreas Scholl Star in the 58th International Festival Wratislavia Cantans

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The 58th International Festival Wratislavia Cantans announced its lineup taking place Sept. 7-17 in Wrocław and Lower Silesia. The title of this year’s edition is “Mother Nature,” inspired by Joseph Haydn’s “The Seasons.” Soprano Iwona Hossa, tenor Pawel Skaluba, and bass Jerzy Butryn serve as soloists in the first concert,“Cosmogony.” The program features Tan Dun’s “Passacaglia: Secret of Wind and {…}
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Emily D’Angelo, Benjamin Appl & Tyler Duncan Lead New CD/DVD Releases

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This week audiences are in for two solo albums, two full opera recordings, and a soundtrack for a new film. Forever The 30-voice choral group Libera returns with “Forever,” an all-new album. “Forever” features new songs written by former members of Libera – an ensemble with many grateful alumni since it features the ethereal, time-sensitive beauty of young boys’ voices {…}
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Metropolitan Opera 2022-23 Review: Die Zauberflöte

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(Credit: Karen Almond) It’s fair to say that the 2022-23 season at the Metropolitan Opera can be dubbed “The Mozart Season.” “Idomeneo” took the stage on the second night of the season with a tremendous cast reviving Jean-Pierre Ponelle’s classic production. During the holiday season, the Met turned to its workhorse Julie Taymour production of “The Magic Flute.” And to {…}
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Innsbruck 2022-23 Review: Boris Godunov

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(Photo: Birgit Gufler) As many countries around the world lose contact with their national histories, Russia still allows its long tentacles to press forward into the present. Its distinctive institutions, including the political and the religious, as well as its artistic, musical, literary and traditional folk cultures have, deliberately or otherwise, maintained close connections with their historical roots, making them {…}
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Russell Thomas, Raehann Bryce-Davis, Anthony Roth Costanzo, Erin Morley, Daniela Mack, Jonah Hoskins Headline Vocal DC Arts’ 2023-24 Season

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Vocal Arts DC has announced its 2023-24 season, which will feature some of opera’s biggest stars. It all kicks off with a recital featuring Anthony Roth Costanzo and Bryan Wagorn performing songs and cantatas. Performance Date: Sept. 21, 2023 Next up is Jonah Hoskins and pianist William Woodard presenting a program of music by Heggie, Lee Hoiby, and Erike Satie. {…}
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New York City Opera Announces Duncan Williams Voice Competition Winners

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New York City Opera has announced the winners of the 2023 Duncan Williams Voice Competition. The competition, which was hosted by J’Nai Bridges, spotlighted Black and Latinx singers and awarded over $50,000 in prize money. The competition, which was held at the Manhattan School of Music, saw 11 winners in four categories. In the Emerging Artists category, $8,000 were awarded {…}
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Staatstheater Ausburg to Present European Premiere of Dun Yun’s ‘Angel’s Bone’

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(Photo Credit: Jan-Pieter Fuhr) Pulitzer Prize-winning (2017) opera, “Angel’s Bone” by Du Yun and Royce Vavrek made its European premiere at the Staatstheater Augsburg on Feb. 17, 2023. Five more performances are to follow on Feb. 27, March 2, April 23, April 26, and May 14. Antje Schupp’s new production commissioned by the Staatstheater Augsburg featured a revised orchestration that {…}

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