Agneta Eichenholz, Chen Reiss, Malin Byström, Gerhard Siegel & Caterina Sala 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 will get to hear two Strauss recordings and a complete recording of Lalo’s famed work. Jewish Vienna Chen Reiss and Daniel Grossmann team up with the Jewish Chamber Orchestra Munich for an album which highlights Vienna at the turn of {…}

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Karolina Bengtsson Wins 2025 Birgit Nilsson Stipendium

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Swedish soprano Karolina Bengtsson has been awarded the 2025 Birgit Nilsson Stipendium. Bengtsson will be awarded 250,000 SEK and she will give her Stipendium recital in Birgit Nilsson’s “own” Västra Karup church on August 8, 2025. In a statement, the soprano said, “What an honour! It is an incredible feeling to be awarded the prestigious Birgit Nilsson Stipendium. In addition {…}

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Meet the Person Behind The Voice: Mezzo-soprano Na’ama Goldman

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(Photo: Janina Laszlo) The big hit at this year’s Wexford Festival Opera was undoubtedly Marco Tutino’s opera “La Ciociara,” which tells the story of two women’s desperate bid to survive during the turmoil of the allied invasion of Italy. The star of the performance was Israeli mezzo-soprano Na’ama Goldman in the role of Cesira. Over a coffee, OperaWire quizzed the {…}

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Obituary: Tenor Graham Clark Dies at 81

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(Credit: Grove Artists) Wagnerian tenor Graham Clark has died at the age of 81. Born in Littleborough in Lancashire, Clark studied with Bruce Boyce and began his operatic career with Scottish Opera in 1975. He went on to become a principal artist at the English National Opera, where performed from 1978 to 1985. In a statement, the ENO noted, “Everyone {…}

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Gran Teatre del Liceu Announces Cast Change for ‘Parsifal’

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The Gran Teatre del Liceu has announced a cast change for its production of Wagner’s “Parsifal” on June 2, 2023. The company said that baritone Tommi Hakala will sing the role of Amfortas, replacing Matthias Goerne. Hakala has performed at the Metropolitan Opera, Staatsoper Dresden, Strasbourg, Copenhagen, De Vlaamse Opera, Teatro Real Madrid, Savonlinna Opera Festival, De Nederlandse Opera Amsterdam, {…}

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Obituary: Mezzo-Soprano Joanna Simon Dies at 85

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Mezzo-Soprano Joanna Simon has died at the age of 85. Simon died from thyroid cancer in Manhattan on October 19, 2022, a day before her 86th birthday. Born on Oct. 20, 1936 in New York City, Simon grew up in Riverdale, Bronx. Her father, Richard L. Simon, was the founder of the Simon & Schuster publishing company and she had {…}

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Beth Morrison Projects Unveils 2022-23 Season

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Beth Morrison Projects has announced its 2022-23 season. The season will be divided up into performances in New York, LA, and U.S. tours. New York The New York season kicks off with “Song Cycles.” This work features music by Tamar-Kali Brown, Yaz Lancaster, and Tanyaradzwa Tawengwa and Nzou Mambano. Performance Dates: Oct. 28 & 29, 2022 Part of the New {…}

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Nicholas Braithwaite Appointed Adelaide Symphony Orchestra’s Conductor Laureate

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(Credit: Adelaide Symphony Orchestra official website) The Adelaide Symphony Orchestra has announced the appointment of English conductor Nicholas Braithwaite as its Conductor Laureate. Braithwaite studied at the Royal Academy of Music, the Festival masterclasses in Bayreuth, and with Hans Swarowsky in Vienna. He has held positions as Music Director and Chief Conductor of Gothenberg’s Stora Teater, Music Director of Glyndebourne {…}

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Q & A: Lise Davidsen On Her Big Breaks, Major Wagnerian Debut & COVID-19

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(Credit: Ray Burmiston/Decca Classics) “I hope that we will be more grateful for the fact that we get to do what we do, that we can sit next to each other in a concert hall and have some more respect for others when they’re not feeling great or are down. We need to come out of this pandemic more supportive {…}

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Agneta Eichenholz, Chen Reiss, Malin Byström, Gerhard Siegel & Caterina Sala Lead New CD/DVD Releases

Karolina Bengtsson Wins 2025 Birgit Nilsson Stipendium

Meet the Person Behind The Voice: Mezzo-soprano Na’ama Goldman

Obituary: Tenor Graham Clark Dies at 81

Gran Teatre del Liceu Announces Cast Change for ‘Parsifal’

Obituary: Mezzo-Soprano Joanna Simon Dies at 85

Beth Morrison Projects Unveils 2022-23 Season

Nicholas Braithwaite Appointed Adelaide Symphony Orchestra’s Conductor Laureate

Q & A: Lise Davidsen On Her Big Breaks, Major Wagnerian Debut & COVID-19