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EastWest Artistry to Present ‘Valentine’s Live Salon’

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EastWest Artistry will present its “Valentine’s Live Salon” on Feb. 14, 2026, at OPERA America in New York City. The “Valentine’s Salon” will feature soprano Lena Wu as the evening’s principal vocalist, performing arias by Puccini, Gluck, and Korngold, among others. She will be joined by pianist Jason Wirth and instrumentalists Diana Skobina, Noah Stevens, Boya Li, and Xi Lu. {…}
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Giulia Montanari, Eric Jurenas, Jeremy Ovenden Among Headlines of ‘St. Matthew Passion’ at Beethoven Hall

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(Photo Credit: Lea-Frank) Beethoven Hall is set to present “St. Matthew Passion” on April 3, 2026. The performance of Bach’s famed work will be conducted by Attilio Cremonesi who leads the Beethoven Orchestra Bonn. The soloists include soprano Giulia Montanari, countertenor Eric Jurenas, tenor Jeremy Ovenden, tenor Kangyoon Shine Lee, baritone Armin Kolarczyk, and baritone Michael Borth. Joining the vocalists {…}
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Jodie Devos, Luciano Pavarotti, Berit Norbakken Rolando Villazon, Freddie de Tommaso Lead New CD/DVD Releases

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Welcome back for this week’s look at the latest CD and DVD releases in the opera world. This week audiences get to hear a lost concert from a legendary tenor, an homage to a great singer who we lost too soon, a new album from one of the great tenors of our time, and a new song by a rising {…}
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Teatro alla Scala 2024-25 Review: Così fan tutte

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(Photo: © Vito Lorusso / Teatro alla Scala) During the Classical period, audiences entertained themselves with theatrical farces, literary comedies and other artistic forms that, besides amusing, also served as social critique. “Così fan tutte,” premiered in Vienna in 1790, is a direct heir to that tradition. Mozart’s work explores seduction, fidelity and the illusion of love. Its characters take {…}
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Concerto Köln 2025-26 Review: St. Michael’s Oratorio

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(Photo: Georg Lichtensteger in 1745) At St. Michaelis Church Hamburg, with its vast interior and long reverberation, opening concerts of the Bach Weeks often feature works that exploit the acoustic space—Biber’s 53-part “Missa Salisburgensis” was a perennial choice, and this year is no exception. Telemann’s oratorio “Komm wieder, Herr, zu der Menge der Tausenden in Israel,” written for the 1762 {…}
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April Fredrick to Headline English Symphony Orchestra’s 2025-26 Malvern Residency Season

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The English Symphony Orchestra will open its Malvern residency with “The Joker’s Wild – Mischief in Music” on Nov. 12, 2025, at Malvern Theatres. Soprano April Fredrick will headline the program, which includes performances of Haydn’s Symphony No. 60, “Il Distratto,” Weill’s “Cabaret Songs,” Schulhoff’s Suite for Chamber Orchestra, and Milhaud’s “The Ox on the Roof.” Kenneth Woods conducts. The {…}
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William Raskin Joins Athlone Artists for Management

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Baritone William Raskin has joined Athlone Artists for management. In a statement, Ellen Hardcastle, head of the vocal division at Athlone Artists, said, “He caught the eye of the Athlone Artists team at the Glimmerglass Festival’s Industry Day. He sang ‘The Tower Scene’ from Debussy’s Pelléas et Mélisande, and the authenticity of his performance blew me and Miguel away. It was {…}
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Luciano Pavarotti, Pene Pati, Ermonela Jaho Sandrine Piau, Lea Desandre, Maria Brea, Dame Sarah Connolly, & Arsen Soghomonyan Lead New CD/DVD Releases

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Welcome back for this week’s look at the latest CD and DVD releases in the opera world. This week, Decca celebrates Pavarotti while many artists release solo albums. There are also some historical performances that audiences will not want to miss. Songs of Passion  The new album is a collection of vocal and instrumental music by John Dowland and Henry {…}

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