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Terrence Blanchard to Receive Highest Honor at Peabody Institute

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The Peabody Institute of Johns Hopkins University has announced that seven-time GRAMMY winner Terence Blanchard will receive the George Peabody Medal for Outstanding Contributions to Music and Dance in America. He will receive the award on May 24, 2023 and will speak at the Peabody Conservatory’s graduation ceremony. The George Peabody Medal is the Institute’s highest honor, recognizing artists and {…}

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Universal Music Group Acquires Hyperion Records

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Universal Music Group has acquired the British classical label Hyperion Records. Founded by Ted Perry in 1980, the record company will join UMG’s portfolio, taking its place alongside Deutsche Grammophon and Decca Classics. With the new acquisition, Hyperion Records will remain a stand-alone recording label within Universal Music UK with Simon Perry remaining as its Director. In a statement, Universal {…}

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‘La Sonnambula’ Cut from Metropolitan Opera 2023-24 Season, Set for 2025

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Following the announcement of the Metropolitan Opera’s 2023-24 season, the company disclosed that a major new production was cut due to budgetary concerns. General Manager Peter Gelb told the AP said that “Rolando Villazón’s staging of Bellini’s ‘Sonnambula’ was cut and will be presented in the future.” OperaWire was later informed that the production would be headed to the Met {…}

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Portland Opera Receives NEA Grant to Support ‘Thumbprint’

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Portland Opera has announced that it will receive a $25,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Arts in support of “Thumbprint.” The opera by Kamala Sankaram and Susan Yankowitz tells the story of Mukhtar Mai, a Pakistani activist who fought for freedom after surviving government-sanctioned sexual violence. “We are so grateful for the support from the National Endowment for {…}

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Q & A: Composer Steven Mackey on His New Opera ‘Moon Tea’

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Credit: Kah Poon Not “afternoon tea,” but “aftermoon tea” is the subject of a new 25-minute opera by GRAMMY-winning composer Steven Mackey and Obie Award–winning librettist Rinde Eckert. Composed in under two months, it premieres June 10 as part of Opera Theatre of Saint Louis’s “New Works, Bold Voices Lab,” which supports contemporary storytelling by American composers and librettists. Artistic {…}

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Steven Mackey & Rinde Eckert Complete ‘Moon Tea’ for Opera Theatre of Saint Louis

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GRAMMY-winning composer Steven Mackey and Obie Award-winning librettist Rinde Eckert have completed a new opera for Opera Theatre of Saint Louis. The work was written in less than two months and will be entitled “Moon Tea.” The work tells the story of the historic moment when Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, invited the Apollo 11 astronauts {…}