Cleveland Orchestra Postpones Live Audience Concerts, Announces Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration Concert

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The Cleveland Orchestra has announced that it will not perform for live audiences in January or February due to ongoing concerns over the spread of COVID-19. “Our guiding principal throughout the Covid-19 pandemic is the health and safety of The Cleveland Orchestra’s musicians, staff, guests and volunteers,” said André Gremillet, President & CEO of The Cleveland Orchestra, in a press release. {…}

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Anna Netrebko, Charles Castronovo, Elīna Garanča & Cecilia Bartoli Lead Salzburg Festival’s 2021 Season

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(Credits: © Dario Acosta / Charles Castronovo official website / Deutsche Oper am Rhein official website / Kristian Schuller/Decca) The Salzburg Festival has announced its 2021 edition, featuring 8 operas and numerous concert performances. Mozart’s “Don Giovanni” will feature Mika Kares as Il Commendatore, Nadezhda Pavlova as Donna Anna, Michael Spyres in the role of Don Ottavio, Federica Lombardi as {…}

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Obituary: Zurich’s Director of Studies Ann Beckman Dies at 69

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Opernhaus Zurich’s director of studies Ann Beckman has died at the age of 69. Beckman, a native of Kansas, United States studied piano and conducting. After graduating, she worked as a pianist and musical assistant at the Portland Opera and later as a song accompanist for the Berkshire Music Center. There, she worked alongside Leonard Bernstein, Aaron Copland, and John {…}

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Jonas Kaufmann, Lisette Oropesa & Elina Garanca Highlight Wiener Staatsoper Weekly Streams

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The Wiener Staatsoper has announced its weekly streams for Nov. 30 through Dec 6, 2020. The week is set to begin with a production of Mozart’s “The Abduction of the Seraglio.” The production by Hans Neuenfels stars Lisette Oropesa, Daniel Behle, Regula Mühlemann, Michael Laurenz, and Goran Juric. Streaming Date: Nov. 30, 2020 Camilla Nylund stars in a recent production {…}

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Q & A: Mezzo-Soprano Katie Coventry on ‘Elektra’ in Salzburg, Her Inspirations, Being a Modern Opera Singer

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(Credit: Doris Wild) Scottish mezzo-soprano Katie Coventry was facing what a lot of singers in the opera world have endured throughout 2020. As she sat in her apartment on lockdown waiting for some good news, she saw all of her professional engagements slowly disappear as the threat of COVID-19 continued to loom large. And then she got the call from {…}

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Q & A: Bass-Baritone Derek Welton on ‘Elektra,’ Greek Tragedy, & the Salzburg Festival

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Bass-baritone Derek Welton started his journey toward performing on the big stages in Australia when, after language studies and social work in 2004, he discovered his passion for singing. Then, an unexpected grant and a victory in the Australian Singing Competition helped Welton continue his path to Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London. Soon thereafter, the singer was {…}

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Doris Soffel to Star in ‘Elektra’ at Wiener Staatsoper

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(Credit: Boris Streubel) The famed German mezzo-soprano Doris Soffel will appear in the role of Klytämnestra in Richard Strauss’ opera “Elektra” at the Wiener Staatsoper on September 8, 2020. Doris Soffel is one of the leading Wagnerian and Straussian singers, having taken on such roles as Kundry in “Parsifal,” Ortrud in “Lohengrin,” and Fricka and Erda in the composer’s iconic {…}

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Piotr Beczala to Sing ‘Parsifal’ at Bayreuth Festival

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(Credit: Johannes Ifkovits) Piotr Beczala has revealed he will sing Wagner’s “Parsifal” at the Bayreuth Festival in 2022. In an interview with Platea Magazine, the tenor revealed that he will make his role debut in 2022 first in a concert version with the Cleveland Orchestra under Franz Welser-Möst and then in Bayreuth with Anja Harteros and Ludovic Tézier. The tenor {…}

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The Cleveland Orchestra to Launch Season Two of ‘On a Personal Note’ Series

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On September 1, 2020, The Cleveland Orchestra will launch the second season its “On a Personal Note” Podcast. This weekly series will feature artists sharing their personal experiences through words as well as music. “On a Personal Note” premiered last spring, and has since been downloaded more than 17,000 times throughout the U.S., Canada, Japan, Germany, Austria, and other countries. {…}

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Cleveland Orchestra Postpones Live Audience Concerts, Announces Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration Concert

Anna Netrebko, Charles Castronovo, Elīna Garanča & Cecilia Bartoli Lead Salzburg Festival’s 2021 Season

Obituary: Zurich’s Director of Studies Ann Beckman Dies at 69

Jonas Kaufmann, Lisette Oropesa & Elina Garanca Highlight Wiener Staatsoper Weekly Streams

Q & A: Mezzo-Soprano Katie Coventry on ‘Elektra’ in Salzburg, Her Inspirations, Being a Modern Opera Singer

Q & A: Bass-Baritone Derek Welton on ‘Elektra,’ Greek Tragedy, & the Salzburg Festival

Doris Soffel to Star in ‘Elektra’ at Wiener Staatsoper

Piotr Beczala to Sing ‘Parsifal’ at Bayreuth Festival

The Cleveland Orchestra to Launch Season Two of ‘On a Personal Note’ Series