Anna Gregg Wins Deborah Voigt Prize

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(Photo credit: Peter Thompson) Soprano Anna Gregg has won the Deborah Voigt Prize at the 13th Glenarm Festival of Voice. With the prize, Gregg will become the NI Opera Young Opera Voice of 2023. Gregg has worked with Opera Collective Ireland and Sestina Music. She has also performed with the Wexford Festival Opera, the Longborough Festival Opera, and Random Opera. {…}

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Obituary: Swedish Conductor Arnold Östman Dies at 83

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Swedish conductor Arnold Östman died on August 15, 2023, at the age of 83. The conductor was born on Dec. 24, 1939 in Malmö, Sweden, and studied art history and musicology in Lund, Paris, and Stockholm. Throughout his studies Östman concentrated on the piano and the harpsichord, being largely self-taught. He was also a researcher and focused on the subject {…}

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Q & A: Paul McNamara On The Dutch National Opera Academy’s Opera Course: Its Aims, Philosophy, Expectations & Practical Aspects

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Paul McNamara is a man with a varied career, indeed! Born in Limerick in the west of Ireland, he originally followed a path that took him, via the Royal Irish Academy of Music and the Royal College of Music in London, into a successful singing career in which he performed quite a broad repertoire of tenor roles with a strong {…}

Reviews, Stage Reviews

Konzerthaus Berlin 2022-23 Review: Dalinda

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This must be a musicologist’s dream: while digging around in musty books in the quiet atmosphere of the library of a music conservatory, to come upon scores by Gaetano Donizetti and realizing that this is not yet another version of “Lucrezia Borgia” (there had been but, in fact, a different opera. Similar in plot and with music passages strongly reminiscent {…}

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Alabama Symphony Orchestra Renews Music Director Contract

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The Alabama Symphony Orchestra has renewed its Music Director’s contract. The orchestra said that Music Director Carlos Izcaray will extend his contract through the 26-27 Season. He began his tenure with the orchestra in 2015. Izcaray is described as “inspiring, spirited, and conducting with nuanced sensitivity.” He has appeared with numerous ensembles across five continents and is now firmly established {…}

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Random Opera Announces Cast for ‘Elena e Gerardo’

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Random Opera Company has announced casting news for its world premiere performances of “Elena e Gerardo.” The company revealed that the opera by Marianna Bottini will feature Kelli-Ann Masterson as Elena, Katie Macdonald as Gerardo, Siân Griffiths as Laura, Rhydian Jenkins as Vittorio, and Martin Lamb as Pietro. Masterson has performed at such companies as the Irish National Opera, Wexford {…}

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Magali Simard-Galdès & Florence Bourget Lead Concert at Chapelle Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours

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Photo credit: Brent Calis Soprano Magali Simard-Galdès and mezzo-soprano Florence Bourget headline the upcoming concert at the Chapelle Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours. The soloists are joined by the Ensemble Clavecin en concert as well as Luc Beauséjour on the organ. Beauséjour will also conduct. The program includes Dietrich Buxtehude‘s “Herr, wenn ich nur Dich hab” (BuxWV 38) and “Chorale Prelude Jesus Christus, unser {…}

Interviews, Stage Spotlight

Q & A: Niamh O’Sullivan On Her Role Debut As Charlotte In Irish National Opera’s Production Of ‘Werther’

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Irish mezzo-soprano Niamh O’Sullivan is due to return to her home city of Cork in early May, where she will be performing Charlotte in Irish National Opera’s nationwide tour of Massenet’s “Werther.” Over the past few years, the young singer has witnessed her profile rise quickly on the European opera circuit, notching up regular performances in Munich and Zurich as {…}

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Gemma Summerfield Joins Promethean Artists

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(Credit: Scott Cadenhead) Gemma Summerfield has joined the roster of Promethean Artists for General Management. Summerfield will be represented by Artist Manager Callan Coughlan for operatic, orchestral, and recital engagements throughout the world. In a statement, Summerfield said, “I am delighted to be collaborating with Promethean Artists as we look to the future together. I am impressed by the team’s {…}

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Anna Gregg Wins Deborah Voigt Prize

Obituary: Swedish Conductor Arnold Östman Dies at 83

Q & A: Paul McNamara On The Dutch National Opera Academy’s Opera Course: Its Aims, Philosophy, Expectations & Practical Aspects

Konzerthaus Berlin 2022-23 Review: Dalinda

Alabama Symphony Orchestra Renews Music Director Contract

Random Opera Announces Cast for ‘Elena e Gerardo’

Magali Simard-Galdès & Florence Bourget Lead Concert at Chapelle Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours

Q & A: Niamh O’Sullivan On Her Role Debut As Charlotte In Irish National Opera’s Production Of ‘Werther’

Gemma Summerfield Joins Promethean Artists