Piotr Beczala, Magdalena Kožená & Asmik Grigorian Lead Gewandhausorchester Leipzig’s 2023-24 Season

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The Gewandhausorchester Leipzig has announced its 2023-24 season. Here is a look at the vocal performances for the season. Andris Nelsons conducts a concert that includes Hanna-Elisabeth Muller and Kirill Gerstein. Thomas Ades and Sibelius are featured on the program. Performance Dates: Sept. 14 & 15, 2023 Andris Nelsons conducts a Mendelssohn program with soloists Elsa Benoit, Werner Gura, and {…}

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Reina Sofia School of Music Names New Professor of Voice Chair

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Madrid’s Reina Sofia School of Music has named Julia Banse as its new head professor of the Alfredo Kraus” Fundación Ramón Areces Voice Chair for the 2023-24 academic year. Banse will take over the position, which was previously held by such artists as Alfredo Kraus, Teresa Berganza, Tom Krause, Ryland Davies, Francisco Araiza, and her predecessor Susan Bullock CBE. The Chair {…}

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Asmik Grigorian, Andrè Schuen, Michael Spyres & Renée Fleming Lead Salzburg Festival’s 2023 Season

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The Salzburg Festival has announced its 2023 season featuring operas, concerts, recitals, and Mozart programs. Opera Raphaël Pichon will conduct Mozart’s “Le Nozze di Figaro” in a new production by Martin Kušej. Andrè Schuen, Adriana González, Sabine Devieilhe, Krzysztof Bączyk, and Lea Desandre star. Performance Dates: July 27-August 28, 2023 Verdi’s “Macbeth” will be conducted by Franz Welser-Möst and directed {…}

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Tamara Wilson, Limmie Pulliam, Eric Owens, Kelle O’Connor Headline Cleveland Orchestra’s Mandel Opera & Humanities Festival: ‘The American Dream’

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The Cleveland Orchestra has announced the first ever Jack, Joseph, and Morton Mandel Opera & Humanities Festival: “The American Dream.” “With this season’s inaugural Mandel Opera & Humanities Festival: ‘The American Dream’ and future annual festivals, The Cleveland Orchestra is creating space and a forum at Severance Music Center and within the greater Cleveland community to explore broader topics through {…}

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Lauren Snouffer & Marie-Nicole Lemieux Headline Cleveland Orchestra’s Stream of Mahler’s Symphony No. 2 ‘Resurrection’

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The Cleveland Orchestra is set to stream a performance of Mahler’s Symphony No. 2 “Resurrection” on Nov. 12, 2022. The showcase, which will be conducted by Franz Welser-Möst will star Lauren Snouffer and Marie-Nicole Lemieux as the soloists. This is the ensemble’s first performance of this Symphony since receiving the autograph manuscript earlier this year. Audiences will be provided with {…}

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Cyrille Dubois, Benjamin Appl & Eleonora Buratto Lead New CD/DVD Releases

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As part of this week’s CD / DVD releases, audiences will get to hear rarely performed works, a Rossini album, a documentary, a streamed opera, and a solo album by one of the great tenors of his generation. George Walker The fifth audio release on The Cleveland Orchestra’s own label showcased Music Director Franz Welser-Möst performing music by American composer {…}

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Cleveland Orchestra Raises $2 Million at Gala

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The Cleveland Orchestra raised $2 million dollars during its Oct. 1 Gala at the Severance Music Center. The money raised will go toward the organization’s educational programs and community involvement initiatives. The Gala opened its presentation with a musical prelude by members of the Cleveland Orchestra Youth Orchestra. Music director Franz Welser-Möst conducted performances of “Overture to Oberon” by Carl {…}

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The Cleveland Orchestra Announces Season 3 of ‘In Focus’ Digital Concert Series

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(Photo: © Musacchio, Ianniello, & Pasqualini) The Cleveland Orchestra has announced the third season of “In Focus,” the organizations digital concert-streaming series on adella.live and the Adella digital streaming app. The new season will be comprised of ten episodes premiering from October through June, and is available with a subscription to Adella Premium. Among the performances are: Conductor Franz Welser-Most {…}

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Jeanine De Bique, Joélle Harvey, Julian Prégardien Headline ‘Carnegie Hall Live’ Streaming Season

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Carnegie Hall and WQXR have announced the 2022-23 season of “Carnegie Hall Live.” For the purposes of this article, the focus will be on vocal performances only. The first such broadcast will be a performance of Schubert’s Mass No. 6 in E-flat Major, D. 950. Franz Welser-Möst conducts the Cleveland Orchestra in a performance that stars Joélle Harvey, Daryl Freedman, {…}

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Piotr Beczala, Magdalena Kožená & Asmik Grigorian Lead Gewandhausorchester Leipzig’s 2023-24 Season

Reina Sofia School of Music Names New Professor of Voice Chair

Asmik Grigorian, Andrè Schuen, Michael Spyres & Renée Fleming Lead Salzburg Festival’s 2023 Season

Tamara Wilson, Limmie Pulliam, Eric Owens, Kelle O’Connor Headline Cleveland Orchestra’s Mandel Opera & Humanities Festival: ‘The American Dream’

Lauren Snouffer & Marie-Nicole Lemieux Headline Cleveland Orchestra’s Stream of Mahler’s Symphony No. 2 ‘Resurrection’

Cyrille Dubois, Benjamin Appl & Eleonora Buratto Lead New CD/DVD Releases

Cleveland Orchestra Raises $2 Million at Gala

The Cleveland Orchestra Announces Season 3 of ‘In Focus’ Digital Concert Series

Jeanine De Bique, Joélle Harvey, Julian Prégardien Headline ‘Carnegie Hall Live’ Streaming Season