Obituary: Terrence McNally Dies at 81 of Coroanvirus

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Playwright and librettist Terrence McNally has died of the Coronavirus at the age of 81. McNally was born November 3, 1938 in St. Petersburg, Florida and went on to study at Columbia University as a journalism major. After graduation, he moved to Mexico to focus on his writing. He would then go on to become stage manager of the Actors {…}

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Bayerische Staatsoper Announces New Casting Director

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The Bayerische Staatsoper in Munich has a new casting director. The company announced that David Lomelí, former Director of Artistic Administration at the Dallas Opera, will become Casting Director for the Bayerische Staatsoper in Munich. He will officially begin in the summer of 2021, but will serve as casting consultant for the organization during the upcoming year. In the meantime, {…}

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Q & A: San Francisco Conservatory of Music Voice Chair César Ulloa On the Art & Craft of Voice Instruction

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(Credit: Valentina Sadiul) What makes a master singing teacher? Is it someone who knows the art of singing from both sides of the curtain? Or is it someone who cultivates a singer’s natural gifts, enabling the budding artist to bring out her/his inner voice? Perhaps it is both of these. César Ulloa is Voice Department Chair at the San Francisco {…}

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Gran Teatre Del Liceu Announces Cast Change For ‘Aida’

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The Gran Teatre del Liceu in Barcelona has announced a cast change for its Jan. 23, 2020 performance of Verdi and Ghislanzoni’s “Aida.” The company announced that Yonghoon Lee will sing the role of Radamès, replacing Luciano Ganci due to illness. Lee is currently starring in Cast A of “Aida” at the Liceu and performed the role on Jan. 22 {…}

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Mojca Erdmann Replaces Barbara Hannigan in Staatsoper Hamburg’s ‘Lulu’

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(Credit: Felix Broede) Soprano Barbara Hannigan has withdrawn from all the performances of Berg’s opera “Lulu” at the Staatsoper Hamburg due to the private reasons, according to the company’s official website. Soprano Mojca Erdmann will perform in her stead in the title role. Erdmann will join a cast that includes Anne Sofie von Otter, Jochen Schmeckenbecher, Charles Workman, Ivan Ludlow, {…}

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Vallejo Community Arts Foundation To Showcase ‘Three Tenors! – The Next Generation’

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Vallejo Community Arts Foundation will present “Three Tenors! – The Next Generation,” on February 1, 2020, spotlighting tenors Pene Pati, Alex Boyer, and Christopher Oglesby. The event will take place at the Empress Theatre in Vallejo, California. The event will feature a rich program consisting of popular arias, from “Aida,” “Rigoletto,” “La Traviata,” “Tosca,” “Turandot,” “La Bohème,” “Cavalleria Rusticana,” “L’Elisir {…}

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Artist of the Week: Xabier Anduaga

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(Credit: Elena Cherkashyna) Tenor Xabier Anduaga has been around for a couple of years singing throughout Europe. But this past summer, he announced himself to the opera world at large when he became the winner of Operalia. Now he will further cement his position as he makes his return to the Donizetti Festival with “Lucrezia Borgia,” in his role debut {…}

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Jamie Barton Makes Broadway Debut

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(Credit: Rebecca Fay) Jamie Barton made her Broadway debut on Nov. 8, 2019. The mezzo-soprano, who is currently performing at the Metropolitan Opera, announced via social media that she had been invited by soprano Kristin Chenoweth to make her debut. She stated via social media, “Guys… this is it: tonight, thanks to the luminous Kristin Chenoweth, I make my Broadway {…}

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Q & A: Lina Gonzalez-Granados, Lidiya Yankovskaya, & Elizabeth Askren On How The Hart Institute For Women Conductors Helped Shape Their Careers

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For five years, the Dallas Opera’s Linda and Mitch Hart Institute for Women Conductors has done something that few other major companies have done – champion women conductors. The program, the first ever designed to meet the needs of women opera conductors, has allowed participants an opportunity to engage in a wide-range of musical opportunities alongside some of the most {…}

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Obituary: Terrence McNally Dies at 81 of Coroanvirus

Bayerische Staatsoper Announces New Casting Director

Q & A: San Francisco Conservatory of Music Voice Chair César Ulloa On the Art & Craft of Voice Instruction

Gran Teatre Del Liceu Announces Cast Change For ‘Aida’

Mojca Erdmann Replaces Barbara Hannigan in Staatsoper Hamburg’s ‘Lulu’

Vallejo Community Arts Foundation To Showcase ‘Three Tenors! – The Next Generation’

Artist of the Week: Xabier Anduaga

Jamie Barton Makes Broadway Debut

Q & A: Lina Gonzalez-Granados, Lidiya Yankovskaya, & Elizabeth Askren On How The Hart Institute For Women Conductors Helped Shape Their Careers