CD/DVD Releases -Week of Jan. 9: Renee Fleming Has The Perfect Way to Ring In The Year

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After a week of no real releases, the Opera world is back in flux and this week will see a number of anticipated titles including DVDs and an album by Renee Fleming. Rene Fleming returns The People’s Diva is releasing her first solo album in three years. After taking a break from the studio Fleming is back with a unique {…}

Special Features

5 Opera Stars Who Successfully Made Crossovers into Pop Music

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The opera world is known to be untouchable and sometimes elitist. Opera stars are known for just performing opera and not going out of this vein of music. However, this is simply a misconception of pop culture thought. Opera stars are very well versed in many styles of music and many of the most popular have explored new musical landscapes {…}

News, Season Announcement

The Washington Chorus Announces 2026-27 Season

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The Washington Chorus has announced its 2026-27 season. Gianandrea Noseda conducts the National Symphony Orchestra and The Washington Chorus in Beethoven’s Sympohony No. 9 with Tessa McQueen, Cecelia McKinley, Demetrious Sampson, and Jonathan Patton. Performance Date: August 14, 2026 at Filene Center, Wolf Trap Marin Alsop conducts the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra and The Washington Chorus in music by Tchaikovsky, John {…}

DVD and CD Releases, News

Anna Netrebko, Lisette Oropesa, Juan Diego Flórez & Sondra Radvanovsky Lead New CD/DVD Releases

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Welcome back as we explore the latest CD and DVD releases from around the opera world. This week the Teatro alla Scala releases two major productions from two different seasons featuring some of the biggest stars. Lucia di Lammermoor C Major Entertainment releases Donizetti’s masterpiece from spring 2023. Recorded at the Teatro alla Scala, the opera features Lisette Oropesa, Juan {…}

News, Season Announcement

Jonas Kaufmann, Jakub Józef Orliński, Asmik Grigorian, Elīna Garanča, Pretty Yende, Kate Lindsey, Marina Rebka, Julian Prégardien & Ludovic Tézier Lead Wiener Konzertahus’ 2025-26 Season

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The Wiener Konzerthaus has announced its 2025-26 season. Here is a look at the vocal performances of the season. The Constellation Choir & Orchestra under Sir John Eliot Gardiner perform Mendelssohn’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.” Performance Date: Sept. 14, 2025 Fabio Luisi conducts the Wiener Symphoniker in Franz Schmidt’s “Das Buch mit sieben Siegeln.” Soloists incude Maximilian Schmitt, David Steffens, Giulia {…}

Opera Meets Film, Special Features

Opera Meets Film: Opera Is Life in Kevin Sullivan’s ‘Magic Flute Diaries’

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Released in 2008, Canadian director Kevin Sullivan’s reimagining of “The Magic Flute” in his film, “Magic Flute Diaries,” was a profound statement on the way operatic narratives could be fused into the real world through a cross-relationship of experience, emotion, and feeling. Starring Canadian soprano Mireille Asselin as Masha/Pamina and baritone Olivier Laquerre as Papageno, the film continued the trend {…}

News

North Carolina Musician Charged With AI Assisted Music Streaming Fraud

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In the first criminal case involving artificially inflated streaming, Damian Williams, the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Christie M. Curtis, the Acting Assistant Director in Charge of the New York Field Office of the FBI, recently announced the unsealing of a three-count criminal indictment charging Michael Smith. Smith, a musician, allegedly gained over $10 million {…}

News

The Adelaide Festival Unveils 2024 Season

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Photo credit: Jörg Brüggemann The Adelaide Festival has announced its lineup for the 2024 festival. First up is “Guuranda,” commissioned by the Adelaide Festival. The work was created by a collective of First Nations artists, Narungga Elders and non-Indigenous artists. “Guuranda” is written and directed by Jacob Boehme with artwork by Narungga visual artist Kylie O’Loughlin and sung by Narungga {…}

News

New West Symphony to Present ‘America the Melting Pot’

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The New West Symphony is set to present “America the Melting Pot” on June 27, 2021. The showcase will feature performances by tenor Ashley Faatoalia, violinist Eunice Kim, pianist Lara Downes, and double bassist / composer Xavier Foley. The showcase will present music by Valerie Coleman, Hazel Scott, Florence Price, William Grant Still, Margaret Bonds, Duke Ellington, Eubie Blake, and {…}

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CD/DVD Releases -Week of Jan. 9: Renee Fleming Has The Perfect Way to Ring In The Year

5 Opera Stars Who Successfully Made Crossovers into Pop Music

The Washington Chorus Announces 2026-27 Season

Anna Netrebko, Lisette Oropesa, Juan Diego Flórez & Sondra Radvanovsky Lead New CD/DVD Releases

Jonas Kaufmann, Jakub Józef Orliński, Asmik Grigorian, Elīna Garanča, Pretty Yende, Kate Lindsey, Marina Rebka, Julian Prégardien & Ludovic Tézier Lead Wiener Konzertahus’ 2025-26 Season

Opera Meets Film: Opera Is Life in Kevin Sullivan’s ‘Magic Flute Diaries’

North Carolina Musician Charged With AI Assisted Music Streaming Fraud

The Adelaide Festival Unveils 2024 Season

New West Symphony to Present ‘America the Melting Pot’