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Danish National Symphony Orchestra Renews Fabio Luisi as Principal Conductor

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Fabio Luisi will remain the Danish National Symphony Orchestra’s principal conductor until 2032. Luisi’s contract, which was due to expire in 2029, was renewed for three more years. This announcement comes less than a month before the 10th anniversary of Luisi and the Orchestra’s collaboration. The anniversary will be commemorated during the Orchestra’s 2026-27 season opening concerts on Sept. 3 {…}

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Jonathan Beyer to Headline Concert at 89 Reade

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Baritone Jonathan Beyer will headline a recital at 89 Reade on Thursday, Sept. 24, accompanied by pianist Lachlan Glen. The program spans the Romanticism of Jean Sibelius, the American idiom of George Gershwin, and works by Vincenzo Bellini and Tom Lehrer. Beyer has performed with companies including the Metropolitan Opera, Lyric Opera of Chicago, and Opera Frankfurt, appearing across North {…}

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L2 Adds Eight Artists to International Roster

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L2 Artists has added eight new artists to its international roster, including two conductors, three mezzo sopranos, a baritone, a bass baritone, and a bass. Conductor Ari Pelto, currently music director of Opera Colorado and principal conductor and artistic advisor of Sacramento Philharmonic and Opera, joins with a résumé spanning London’s Royal Opera to the New National Theatre Tokyo. Conductor {…}

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Polyphonic Ensemble Launches Inaugural Fundraising Campaign

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Chicago-based Polyphonic Ensemble, founded by Co-Founders and Executive Directors Justin Broom and Michael Morales, has launched its inaugural fundraising campaign as the company prepares its first season of programming. The company’s mission centers on creating theatre and opera through collaboration with artists across multiple disciplines. Broom, an actor and producer, currently serves as Co-Artistic Director for Ghostlight Ensemble. Morales is {…}

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Fabio Luisi Named Music Director Emeritus of Festival della Valle d’Itria

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Fabio Luisi will step down as Music Director of the Festival della Valle d’Itria and will assume the position of Music Director Emeritus. The conductor announced the news following the end of the of the 52nd season. In a statement he said, “I participated in the Festival for the first time in 1981 and I consider it like a family. {…}

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Soprano Danielle Pastin in a Coma Following Car Accident

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Danielle Pastin is in a coma following a car accident. The Pittsburgh Festival Opera’s General Director Marianne Cornetti announced the news on social media stating, “Many of you know our beloved Artistic Administrator, cherished friend, and wonderful soprano, Danielle Pastin. It is with great sadness that I share that Danielle was involved in a horrific car accident last Thursday. She {…}

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Premio Abbiati del Disco Announces 2026 Winners

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The Premio Abbiati del Disco has announced the 2026 winners. Here are the vocal winners. The opera category awards were given to Henry Purcell’s “Dido and Aeneas” by Warner Classics featuring Joyce DiDonato, Michael Spyres, Il Pomo d’Oro, and Maxim Emelyanychev and Mieczysław Weinberg’s “The Idiot” by Unitel featuring Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla, Krzysztof Warlikowski and Wiener Philharmoniker. Marina Comparato and Gianni {…}

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CD Review: Delos’s ‘Der Ring des Nibelungen’

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Clément Guérard–aka Clym–stated in his audiophile guide to Wagner that “there is no war of the Rings.” What he meant was that each recording stands as a supreme achievement of its own—irrespective of personal taste, conviction, philosophical leaning, or otherwise. It is a generous form of agnosticism that spares its practitioner the ire of the ever-furious Wagnerian. So be it; {…}

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Bravo! Vail Music Festival Receives Grant Award from National Endowment for Arts

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The Bravo! Vail Music Festival (Bravo! Vail) has received a FY 2026 grant award of $26,000 from the National Endowment for the Arts. This funding will support Bravo! Vail’s America250/Colorado 150 Patriotic Concert, presented in partnership with the Vail Valley Foundation (VVF), featuring the Dallas Symphony Orchestra on July 4 at 2 p.m. at the Gerald R. Ford Amphitheater. In {…}