Updates on Opera House Closings in Europe Due to Coronavirus

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A number of opera houses in Europe have announced cancellations due to the coronavirus outbreak. Among the houses that have closed are Deutsche Oper Berlin (March 11-April 19), the Slovenian National Opera and Ballet Theatre (Until April 3), the Theater an der Wien, Staatsoper Berlin, Komische Oper (until April 19), Berlin Philharmonic, Oper Frankfurt, Teatro Sao Carlos in Lisbon, Deustche {…}

Interviews, Stage Spotlight

Creating Her Own Way – Soprano And Conductor Barbara Hannigan On Conducting, Equilibrium Project, And Ojai Festival

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Barbara Hannigan doesn’t like being called a genius. “I work hard,” she always retorts. And that’s true. To catch Barbara Hannigan for an interview is very tricky. At the time of this interview, the soprano has just finished her work in Copenhagen, where she performed as a conductor alongside the young artists from her Equilibrium project, and also sang Abrahamsen’s {…}

News

Irene Theorin Replaces Evelyn Herlitzius In The Ring Cycle In San Francisco Opera

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German soprano Evelyn Herlitzius, scheduled to make her San Francisco Opera debut as Brünnhilde in Wagner’s “Der Ring des Nibelungen,” has withdrawn from the upcoming engagement due to health reasons. In a personal statement from her home in Dresden, Evelyn Herlitzius wrote, “I regret very much that due to unforeseen health reasons, I am forced to withdraw from my Ring {…}

Artist of the Week, Special Features

Artist of the Week: Giuseppina Bridelli

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This week, teh Festival Aix-en-Provence is set to open a new production of “La Calisto.” The work, which is rarely performed, will see mezzo-soprano Giuseppina Bridelli, who is a highly regarded singer of the Baroque repertoire. The Italian mezzo will make her role debut as Diana a year after making her festival debut in Aix. Regarding the role, Bridelli said, {…}

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Corinne Winters, Klaus Florian Vogt & Aigul Akhmetshina Among 2025 Oper! Award Winners

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(Credit: Marin Driguez) The Oper! Awards have announced its 2025 awards. The ceremony which took place on Feb. 21, 2025, at La Monnaie / De Munt, which was awarded the Best Opera House prize. Corinne Winters was awarded the Best Female Singer of the Year award, while Klaus Florian Vogt won Best Male Singer. Pablo Heras-Casado won Best Conductor and Tobias {…}

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Giedrė Šlekytė Named Music Director of Royal Scottish National Orchestra

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(Photo credit: Simon Pauly) The Royal Scottish National Orchestra has appointed Giedrė Šlekytė as its new Music Director for the 2027/28 season. The appointment follows a series of acclaimed appearances with the orchestra during the 2025–26 season. Šlekytė succeeds Thomas Søndergård, who will become the RSNO’s first Music Director Emeritus after nearly two decades with the orchestra. Šlekytė studied music {…}

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Obituary: Josephine Nendick Passes Away

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Soprano Josephine Nendick passed away in Carcassonne on Feb. 13. Nendick made her career performing primarily in London. She made appearances at Covent Garden, Wigmore Hall, Centre de Musique in Paris, Sadler Wells, Festival Hall, and more. She performed in operas such as “Rigoletto,” “Götterdämmerung,” “Così fan tutte,””Der Rosenkavalier,” and “Doctor Miracle.” Nendick was a member of the Park Lane Opera {…}

Reviews, Stage Reviews

Carnegie Hall 2025 Review: Soprano Angel Blue & The Met Orchestra

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(Photo: Jennifer Taylor) The Met Orchestra celebrated its second night of a two-part series at NYC’s Carnegie Hall on Wednesday, June 18, 2025 with a packed house. The evening’s performances included exciting works by Gabriela Ortiz, “Antrópolis” (2018; rev. 2019) with principal timpanist Parker Lee, Leonard Bernstein‘s Symphony No. 1 “Jeremiah,” featuring soprano Angel Blue, Terence Blanchard‘s NY Premiere of {…}

News, Season Announcement

Joyce El-Khoury, Davone Tines, Matthias Winckhler, & Núria Rial Star in L’Auditori’s 2025-26 Season

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(Photo credit: Gisela Schenker) L’Auditori presents its 2025-26 season, “Renaixements.” For the purpose of this article only vocal works are included. Beethoven’s “Symphony” No. 9 stars Joyce El-Khoury, Silvia Tro Santafé, Elgan Llyr Thomas, and Davone Tines. They are joined by the Orfeó Català and the Barcelona and National Symphony Orchestra of Catalonia (OBC) under the direction of Ludovic Morlot. {…}

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Updates on Opera House Closings in Europe Due to Coronavirus

Creating Her Own Way – Soprano And Conductor Barbara Hannigan On Conducting, Equilibrium Project, And Ojai Festival

Irene Theorin Replaces Evelyn Herlitzius In The Ring Cycle In San Francisco Opera

Artist of the Week: Giuseppina Bridelli

Corinne Winters, Klaus Florian Vogt & Aigul Akhmetshina Among 2025 Oper! Award Winners

Giedrė Šlekytė Named Music Director of Royal Scottish National Orchestra

Obituary: Josephine Nendick Passes Away

Carnegie Hall 2025 Review: Soprano Angel Blue & The Met Orchestra

Joyce El-Khoury, Davone Tines, Matthias Winckhler, & Núria Rial Star in L’Auditori’s 2025-26 Season