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Glyndebourne Festival Presents Three Operas In Cinemas

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Opera in cinemas seems to be a major trend all around the world and the Glyndebourne Festival will continue its acclaimed transmissions. The season gets off to a start on June 8, 2017, with the 2014 production of Verdi’s “La Traviata” starring acclaimed tenor Michael Fabiano and Bolshoi star Venera Gimadieva. The series continues on July 10, 2017, with the {…}

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Glyndebourne Opera Festival Announces 2018 Festival

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The Glyndebourne Opera Festival has announced its 2018 schedule. The company announced that next season it will present Puccini’s “Madama Butterfly” in Annilese Miskimmon’s Tour 2016 production. The production will make its Festival debut and will be conducted by Omer Meir Wellber. Strauss’ “Der Rosenkavalier” will be revived with the 2014 Richard Jones production making its return. Robin Ticciati conducts. Following {…}

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Ricardo Seguel Joins Ibermúsica Artists for Representation

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Chilean bass-baritone Ricardo Seguel has joined the Ibermúsica Artists roster for worldwide general management. He will be represented by Aleix Palau. The bass-baritone has performed at some of the most important theaters in the world including the Glyndebourne Festival Opera, Concertgebouw Amsterdam, Teatro Colón, ABAO Bilbao and Palau de les Arts Reina Sofía, among many others. He has performed such roles {…}

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20 Opera Companies Join Forces to Launch UK Opera Association

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A new organization representing the UK’s opera sector, the UK Opera Association (UKOA), has officially launched, uniting 20 founding companies to advocate for opera’s future and strengthen its presence across the country. UKOA, which was founded by Birmingham Opera Company, British Youth Opera, Buxton International Festival, English National Opera, English Touring Opera, Garsington Opera, The Grange Festival, Glyndebourne, Longborough Festival {…}

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Cambridge Symphony Orchestra to Present ‘La Bohème’

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Massachusetts’ Cambridge Symphony Orchestra (CSO) will open its 2025–26 season with “Beginnings,” a semi-staged performance of Puccini’s “La Bohème.” The performance on Sunday, Nov. 9, 2025, at 4:00 p.m. local time at MIT’s Kresge Auditorium will be conducted by Music Director Cynthia Woods. The cast stars Kayla Harriott as Mimì, Eric Botto as Rodolfo, Melissa Joseph as Musetta, Ron Loyd {…}

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Royal Swedish Opera Choir Participates in Birgit Nilsson Prize Gala

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(Photo credit: Henrik Halvarsson) Royal Swedish Opera Choir and the Royal Swedish Philharmonic Orchestra performed at the Birgit Nilsson Prize gala on Oct. 21. Soloists were Matilda Sterby, Peter Mattei, and Daniel Johansson. Together with the choir, they performed under the direction of Susanna Mälkki. The program featured a piece from Kaija Saariaho and Sofi Oksanen’s “Innocence 2021” and the {…}

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Obituary: Legendary Soprano Roberta Alexander Dies at 76

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On Oct. 14, 2025, soprano Roberta Alexander died at the age of 76. Born on March 3, 1949, in Lynchburg, Virginia, Alexander’s parents both studied music at Virginia State College, where they were pupils of Undine Smith Moore. She grew up in Yellow Springs, Ohio, and she went on to study music at Central State University, the University of Michigan, {…}

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Andreas Scholl & Tamar Halperin Awarded Germany’s Federal Cross of Merit

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Countertenor Andreas Scholl and pianist Tamar Halperin have been awarded Germany’s Federal Cross of Merit. Regarding the award, the president said, “Pianist Tamar Halperin and countertenor Andreas Scholl are celebrated on concert stages around the world. And they are among the most experimental artists in the music world. Their repertoire ranges from baroque to contemporary, but also includes jazz and {…}