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PENTATONE Announces Partnership with Marin Alsop

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PENTATONE has announced a partnership with Marin Alsop, one of the foremost conductors of our time and a powerful and inspiring voice. Among the recording plans that will form part of this new partnership are extensive symphonic surveys of Mahler and Shostakovich. Alsop will become the first woman conductor ever to record these surveys. In a statement, Alsop said, “I’m {…}

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Lise Davidsen, Gerald Finley, & Huw Montague Rendall Among Gramophone Classical Award Winners

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The Gramophone Classical Music Awards has announced its 2025 awards. Here is a look at the vocal awards: The Recording of the Year award went to BACH’s Mass in B minor – Pygmalion, Raphaël Pichon, while the Artist of the Year went to Sir Simon Rattle. Sir Thomas Allen won the Lifetime Achievement, while the Choral also went to BACH’s {…}

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Baritone Adam McCrory to Headline ‘Liederabend: An Evening of German Song’

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Baritone Adam McCrory is set to his first independent recital, “Liederabend: An Evening of German Song,” on Saturday, Oct. 18 at 7:00 PM at St. Alban’s Episcopal Church in Westwood, Los Angeles. The baritone will be joined by pianist Alyssa French as well as three guest sopranos, including Virginia Douglas, Julia Behbudov, and Agnese Gallenzi, all of them performers of {…}

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Costanza Cutaia, Alessandra Visentin, & Laura Polverelli Among Performers at Sabbioneta Chamber Opera Festival 2025

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The Sabbioneta Chamber Opera Festival announces its third edition. This article only features vocal concerts.  Soprano Costanza Cutaia and contralto Alessandra Visentin solo in Scarlatti’s ” Stabat Mater.” Marco Bisi conducts the Venice Chamber Orchestra. Performance Date: October 24, 2025 Mezzo-soprano Laura Polverelli is joined by pianist Mattia Fusi and cellist Leonardo Voltan in a performance of “Aimez-vous Brahms.” Performance {…}

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Bass-Baritone Mattia Venni Joins Sempre Artists for Management

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Mattia Venni has joined Sempre Artists for Management. The bass-baritone has performed Figaro in “Le nozze di Figaro” with Amarillo Opera and Sarasota Opera. He has also performed with Opera Santa Barbara, Teatro Nuovo, and Santa Fe Opera. He is a recipient of the Donald Gramm Award. This season, he returns to Opera Santa Barbara as Dr. Bartolo in “Il {…}

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Baritone Olivier Zerouali to Headline Chamber Music Concerts at Catharine Clark Gallery

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Current Adler Fellow Olivier Zerouali will be featured in two concerts presented by the San Francisco Opera Orchestra and Boxblur. The baritone will appear alongside a quintet of distinguished musicians for two evenings of chamber music at the Catharine Clark Gallery on Wednesday, Oct. 15, and Friday, Oct. 17, 2025. The musicians include violinists Craig Reiss and Mariya Borozina, violist {…}

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Davóne Tines & Susan Graham Among Guest on GBH Music’s ‘Getting into Opera’

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GBH Music has partnered with Boston Lyric Opera and New England Conservatory of Music to explore and demystify opera through the new digital video series, “Getting into Opera.” The video series follows emerging vocalists in a masterclass led by guest artists. Episodes already released include “Davóne Tines and Morgan Mastrangelo,” “Susan Graham and Mary Kray,” “Patricia Racette and Emily Michiko {…}

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Fondazione Accademia di Musica Partners With Fondazione Luciano Pavarotti For Postgraduate Specialist Course

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The Fondazione Accademia di Musica and the Fondazione Luciano Pavarotti have announced their partnership for the 2025 – 27 academic years. This two-year Postgraduate Specialist Course in Opera Singing is designed specifically for singers who have completed a second level two-year postgraduate degree, or equivalent. It is intended for those who wish to develop their talent, hone their skills, and {…}

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Mary Wilson Joins Athlone Artists for Management

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Mary Wilson has joined Athlone Artists for General Management.  Wilson has appeared with the Boston Symphony Orchestra, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Philadelphia Orchestra, Cleveland Orchestra, St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, Pacific Symphony, Nashville Symphony, Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, St. Paul Chamber Orchestra, Los Angeles Master Chorale, Detroit Symphony, Colorado Symphony, Charlotte Symphony, and Memphis Symphony Orchestra, among others. She has been named an {…}