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Grammy-Nominated Baritone Jubilant Sykes Fatally Stabbed

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(Image Source: Wikipedia) Grammy-nominated baritone Jubilant Sykes was fatally stabbed at his home in Santa Monica, California, on Monday evening. He was 71. According to a statement from the Santa Monica Police Department, officers responded to a report of an assault in progress at the Sykes residence, where they found the singer with critical injuries. He was pronounced dead at {…}

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Babatunde Akinboboye to Headline Summermusik’s Fifth ‘We Are One Festival’

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Summermusik will present the fifth edition of its “We Are One festival” series from March 12–16, 2026. The festival will feature baritone Babatunde Akinboboye as its guest artist. Akinboboye, renowned for his “hip hopera” performances across TikTok and Instagram, will lead a series exploring connections between West African and African American music through three public concerts and in-school workshops. He {…}

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Staatstheater Darmstadt to Present ‘L’incoronazione di Poppea’

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The Staatstheater Darmstadt is set to present “L’incoronazione di Poppea” this April. The Monteverdi Opera will open on April 14, 2026 and runs through May 23 for a total of four performances. The opera will be directed by Karsten Wiegand, whose opera credits throughout Germany include productions of “Orfeo ed Euridice,” “Maria Stuarda,” “Faust,” “Aida,” “Hyperion,” and “Rigoletto,” among others. {…}

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‘Angel’s Bone’ Composer Du Yun Signs Long-Term Contract with G. Schirmer

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(credit: © Xiao Nan) Composer Du Yun has signed a long-term contract to make G. Schirmer, part of Wise Music Group, the exclusive publisher for her concert works and operas. Du Yun is the winner of the 2017 Pulitzer Prize for hr opera “Angel’s Bone” and serves as Professor of Composition at the Peabody Institute and Distinguished Visiting Professor at {…}

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Teatro San Carlo to World Premiere Ennio Morricone’s ‘Partenope’

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Ennio Morricone’s sole opera “Partenope” will receive its world premiere at Teatro San Carlo. The work will be performed on Dec. 12 and 14  and will be conducted by Riccardo Frizza. The new Teatro San Carlo production will be entrusted to the vision of Vanessa Beecroft who will work alongside Daniela Ciancio and Danilo Rubeca. The cast will include Jessica {…}

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One Ounce Opera Takes Home B. Iden Payne Awards Ceremony

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One Ounce Opera was among top winners at the 2025 B. Iden Payne Awards. On Nov. 3, One Ounce Opera took home two awards in the Outstanding Production of a Short Play for and Outstanding Original Short Script categories. Both awards were given for Tyler Mabry’s micro-opera, “Ray Bradbury, Age 12, at the Carnival in Waukegan, IL.” The company also {…}

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One Ounce Opera Announces Holiday Programming

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One Ounce Opera releases its slate for the holiday season. Up first is the “Holiday Sing-a-long.” Music Director and Conductor of the Austin Symphony Orchestra, Peter Bay leads the choir and pianist Nathan Quiring along with bassist Win Bent. The concert features secular carols and traditional Christian and Jewish songs. Performance Date: December 11, 2025 One Ounce Opera and LOLA {…}

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Davóne Tines & Ruckus Announce U.S. Tour

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Bass-baritone Davóne Tines and the early music ensemble Ruckus are set to present their new program “What is Your Hand in This?” to ten cities across the United States this winter. Conceived by Douglas Adam August Balliett, Davóne Tines, and Clay Zeller-Townson, to mark the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, “What is Your Hand in This?” resists {…}

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Brooklyn Art Song Society to Present ‘Cycles III: Die Schöne Magelone’

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On Sunday, Dec. 14, 2025, the Brooklyn Art Song Society continues its 2025–26 season with Cycles III: Die Schöne Magelone. The Brahms song cycle features fifteen songs that bring to life Ludwig Tieck’s medieval romance about a young knight from Provence and his beloved Magelone, blending vivid storytelling, lyrical passion, and Brahms’s most dramatic writing for voice and piano. The {…}