Dafydd Jones Wins Royal Over-Seas League’s 72nd Annual Music Competition

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Welsh tenor Dafydd Jones has won the 2024 Gold Medal in the Royal Over-Seas League’s 72nd Annual Music Competition. The final, which was held at London’s Wigmore Hall, saw four soloists compete in the final. Among the finalists were violinist Jordan Brooks, pianist Ignas Maknickas, and flutist Daniel Shao. The adjudicators were John Gilhooly CBE (chair), Geoff Parkin, Alexandra Dariescu, {…}

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2025 FEDORA Prizes Biennale Announces Opera Jury

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FEDORA has selected jury members to evaluate the applicants for its Prizes Biennale 2025. The opera jury, composed of eight opera experts, is chaired by former CEO of Royal Swedish Opera, Birgitta Svendén. Jury members are Pierre Audi the Festival of Aix-en-Provence’s General Director, composer Alex Ho, CEO of the Royal Danish Theatre Kasper Holten, Iva Hraste-Sočo the General Manager {…}

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National Opera Studio Names 2024-25 Young Artists

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The National Opera Studio has announced its 2024-25 Young Artists. The vocal artists include Ana-Carmen Balestra, Moloko Letsoalo, Rachel McLean, Ceferina Penny, Olivia Rose Tringham, Nancy Holt, Sarah Winn, Emyr Lloyd Jones, Luvo Maranti, Aleksander Kaczuk-Jagielnik, Armand Rabot, and Egor Sergeev. Repetiteurs in the studio include Alistair Burton, Su Choung, Adam McDonagh, and Aya Robertson. “During their nine months, these {…}

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Artist of the Week: Christopher Lowrey

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This week, the Grange Festival opens its 2024 summer season with Monteverdi’s “L’Incoronazione di Poppea.” The production will feature several established singers as well as rising stars. Among them is Christopher Lowrey, who will perform the role of Ottone in his Grange Festival debut. Over the years the countertenor has performed with several important companies including the Metropolitan Opera, Royal {…}

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Des Moines Metro Opera Announces Cast Change for ‘Pelléas & Mélisande’

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The Des Moines Metro Opera has announced a cast change for Debussy’s “Pelléas & Mélisande.” The company said that baritone Edward Nelson will perform the role of Pelléas in all four performances, replacing John Moore who has withdrawn from the production for personal reasons. In a statement, Michael Egel, the Linda Koehn General & Artistic Director of Des Moines Metro {…}

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National Forum of Music Announces 2024-25 Season

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The National Forum of Music announces its 2024-25 and tenth anniversary season. For the purposes of this article only vocal works are included. Andrzej Kosendiak conducts the NFM Wrocław Philharmonic and soloists Anett Fritsch, Anna Mikołajczyk-Niewiedział, Krystian Adam Krzeszowiak, and Paweł Horodyski in Mozart’s “Mass in C minor,” KV 427. They are joined by the NFM Choir under the direction {…}

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Adam Smith Joins GM Art&Music for General Management

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Adam Smith has signed with GM Art&Music for General Management. He will be managed by Gianluca Macheda. The British tenor recently had success with such roles as Don José in “Carmen,” Rodolfo “La Bohème,” and Cavaradossi in “Tosca.” He has performed around the world at such theaters as the Glyndebourne Festival, Greek National Opera, Lyric Opera of Kansas City, San {…}

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Kathleen Ferrier Awards Announce 2024 Winners

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The Kathleen ⁦Ferrier Awards have announced the 2024 winners. The first-prize winner went to tenor Matthew McKinney while the second prize went to the soprano Madeline Boreham. The Ferrier Loveday Song Prize went to soprano Charlotte Jane Kennedy and the Help Musicians Accompanist’s Prize was awarded to Firoze Madon. McKinney is a graduate of the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland and will {…}

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Obituary: Tenor David Maxwell Anderson Dies at 58

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Tenor and artist manager David Maxwell Anderson has died at the age of 58. According to Slipped Disc, the tenor died of sudden heart failure. Born in 1966 in Scotland, Anderson went on to become a leading tenor in numerous opera companies. He sang at the Glyndebourne Festival on numerous occasions as well as at Opera North, Opéra National du {…}

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Dafydd Jones Wins Royal Over-Seas League’s 72nd Annual Music Competition

2025 FEDORA Prizes Biennale Announces Opera Jury

National Opera Studio Names 2024-25 Young Artists

Artist of the Week: Christopher Lowrey

Des Moines Metro Opera Announces Cast Change for ‘Pelléas & Mélisande’

National Forum of Music Announces 2024-25 Season

Adam Smith Joins GM Art&Music for General Management

Kathleen Ferrier Awards Announce 2024 Winners

Obituary: Tenor David Maxwell Anderson Dies at 58