Schmidt Vocal Arts Announces 2026-27 Competition Schedule

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Schmidt Vocal Arts has announced its full schedule of programs for the 2026-27 season, including 17 regional competitions for high school classical singers, its seventh annual Undergraduate Competition, and a series of webinars and master classes. Fall 2026 competitions will take place at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, on Oct. 4; Baylor University in Waco, Texas, on Oct. 10; Chapman {…}

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Anthony Clark Evans Announces Farewell Engagement

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(Credit:Kristin Hoebermann) Anthony Clark Evans is saying goodbye to the opera stage. According to Promothean Artists, Evans’ performances as Marcello in Franco Zeffirelli’s production of “La Bohème” at the Metropolitan Opera will “conclude his life on the operatic stage.” On his bio the management company said, “With this farewell engagement, Mr. Evans steps away from performing, carrying with him a {…}

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Q & A: Composer Carlos Simon on the Creation of the ‘Good News Mass’ Ahead of its Ravinia Premiere

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Composer Carlos Simon has built a career at the intersection of the Black church and the concert hall, channeling a Pentecostal upbringing into music written for orchestras, opera companies and choruses. That path has taken the Atlanta native from Composer in Residence at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts to the inaugural Composer Chair of the Boston {…}

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Q&A: Will Liverman on ‘Factotum: The Groom & Glow Lounge’ at Governor’s School for the Arts

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(Photo credit: GSA) Will Liverman is one of the great baritones of his time performing at the Metropolitan Opera, Seattle Opera, Atlanta Opera, Minnesota Opera, Tulsa Opera, and Santa Fe Opera. In the midst of his run as Figaro in Rossini’s “The Barber of Seville” at Houston Grand Opera, Will Liverman took time to talk with OperaWire about “Factotum: The {…}

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Cast Change: Lena Geiger Joins Staatstheater Wiesbaden’s ‘Così fan tutte’

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The Staastheater Wiesbaden has announced a cast change for its production of “Così fan tutte.” The company said that Lena Geiger will sing the role of Fiordiligi. Geiger is a Third Prize winner at the Anneliese Rothenberger Competition, and a finalist in the German National Singing Competition. She has received scholarships from the Baden-Württemberg Foundation and the Mentorship Program for {…}

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Cast Change: Jörg Schneider Replaces Andreas Schager in Wiener Staatsoper’s ‘Der Fliegende Holländer’

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The Wiener Staatsoper has announced a cast change for its production of Wagner’s “Der Fliegende Holländer” on April 29, 2026. The company said that Andreas Schager has canceled his performances as Erik and will be replaced by Jörg Schneider. In a statement Schager said, “You’ve been fighting dragons all over the world for years and then you’re gently slowed down {…}

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Sophie Rennert, Anna Bonitatibus, Salvador Simão, Jonathan Eyers Lead Innsbruck Festival of Early Music’s 2026 Season

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Innsbruck Festival of Early Music announces its 50th season. This article only features vocal events. Ottavio Dantone leads the Accademia Bizantina Ensemble in a workshop concert. Performance Date: July 25, 2026 Lauren Lodge-Campbell, Nicolò Balducci, and Jonathan Eyers perform alongside Il Gusto Barocco Ensemble under the direction of Jörg Halubek. Performance Date: August 1, 2026 Anna Bonitatibus gives a masterclass. {…}

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New York Festival of Song to Present ‘Poulenc/Sondheim’ at Merkin Hall

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The New York Festival of Song (NYFOS) will present “Poulenc/Sondheim” on April 7, 2026 at 8 p.m. at Merkin Hall at Kaufman Music Center in New York. Soprano Christine Taylor Price and baritone Theo Hoffman will be featured alongside pianists and NYFOS curators Steven Blier, Artistic Director of NYFOS, and Bénédicte Jourdois, Associate Artistic Director. “Francis Poulenc’s songs conjure up {…}

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Obituary: Wig & Makeup Artist Georgianna Eberhard has Passed Away

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Georgianna (Georgi) Eberhard passed away on March 14. Eberhard (nee Railey) was born on June 27, 1952. Her love for opera began in childhood and attended Barnard College. Soon after graduating, she began working in opera as a wig and makeup artist. For nearly four decades she worked in the opera industry with companies such as Tulsa Opera, Baltimore Opera, {…}

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Schmidt Vocal Arts Announces 2026-27 Competition Schedule

Anthony Clark Evans Announces Farewell Engagement

Q & A: Composer Carlos Simon on the Creation of the ‘Good News Mass’ Ahead of its Ravinia Premiere

Q&A: Will Liverman on ‘Factotum: The Groom & Glow Lounge’ at Governor’s School for the Arts

Cast Change: Lena Geiger Joins Staatstheater Wiesbaden’s ‘Così fan tutte’

Cast Change: Jörg Schneider Replaces Andreas Schager in Wiener Staatsoper’s ‘Der Flie­gen­de Hol­län­der’

Sophie Rennert, Anna Bonitatibus, Salvador Simão, Jonathan Eyers Lead Innsbruck Festival of Early Music’s 2026 Season

New York Festival of Song to Present ‘Poulenc/Sondheim’ at Merkin Hall

Obituary: Wig & Makeup Artist Georgianna Eberhard has Passed Away

Cast Change: Jörg Schneider Replaces Andreas Schager in Wiener Staatsoper’s ‘Der Fliegende Holländer’