Obituary: Australian Baritone Malcolm Donnelly Dies at 78

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On Oct. 10, Australian baritone Malcolm Douglas Donnelly died at the age of 78. Born in Sydney on Feb. 8, 1943, Donnelly studied voice with Marianne Mathy at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music and with Vida Harford in London. He began his career with the Elizabethan Trust Opera and made his debut with the Australian Opera in 1966, working with {…}

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Anne Marie Stanley Takes Home Top Prize at 2021 Giargiari Bel Canto Vocal Competition

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The Academy of Vocal Arts has announced the 2021 Giargiari Bel Canto Vocal Competition winners. Taking home first prize was mezzo-soprano Anne Marie Stanley with tenor Sahel Salam winning the Audience Favorite award. The second Prize went to baritone Kevin Gódinez. Stanley has performed with such companies as Spoleto Festival USA, the Santa Fe Opera, Wolf Trap Opera, the Princeton {…}

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Obituary: Legendary Conductor Bernard Haitink Dies at 92

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On Oct. 21, 2021, conductor Bernard Haitink died at the age of 92. The conductor died peacefully at home with his wife and family. Born in Amsterdam, Haitink was the son of Willem Haitink, a civil servant who was to become director of the Amsterdam electricity board, and Anna Clara Verschaffelt, who worked for Alliance Française. He went on to study {…}

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Obituary: Legendary Soprano Edita Gruberová Dies at 74

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(Credit: Courtesy of the Bayerische Staatsoper) Slovak-born coloratura soprano Edita Gruberová has died at the age of 74 on Oct. 18, 2021, in Zurich. According to Hilbert Artists Management, the soprano died of an accidental head injury. Born in Rača, Bratislava on Dec. 23, 1946, Gruberová began her musical studies at the Bratislava Conservatory and studied under Mária Medvecká. She {…}

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Imaginair by La Monnaie Opera to Present Opera About Holocaust Survivor

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Imaginair by La Monnaie Opera will present PUSH on Oct. 3 in Boortmeerbeek, Belgium. The opera by composer Howard Moody explores the true story of Simon Gronowski’s escape from death at Auschwitz in 1943. He was rescued by three members of the Belgian Resistance who stopped a Nazi train. During the chaos that ensued, Gronowski’s mother pushed him off the {…}

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Artist of the Week: Vuvu Mpofu

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(Credit: Richard Hubert Smith) On Sept. 18, Switzerland’s Theater St. Gallen will open a new production of Missy Mazzoli‘s 2016 “Breaking the Waves,” one of the most acclaimed operas of recent years. This run of performances will mark the first time the country presents the work, which will bring a cast of rising stars including Vuvu Mpofu. Mpofu will interpret {…}

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Adelaide Festival Announces Centerpiece Opera

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Australia’s Adelaide Festival has announced that Barrie Kosky’s production of Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov’s “The Golden Cockerel” will be the centerpiece of the 2022 program. The production, which will open in March 2022, will feature Venera Gimadieva, Vasily Efimov, Andrei Popov, Samuel Dundas, Pavlo Hunka, and Mischa Shelomianski. The Adelaide Symphony Orchestra will be led by former Music Director, Arvo Volmer. The {…}

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Wiener Staatsoper Announces Cast Change for ‘L’incoronazione di Poppea’

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(Credit: Rosetta Greek) The Wiener Staatsoper has announced that Kate Lindsey will sing the role of Nerone replacing Virginie Verrez in an upcoming revival of “L’incoronazione di Poppea.” Lindsey first sang the production by Jan Lauwers at the Salzburg Festival in 2018 and later premiered it at the Wiener Staatsoper in 2021. The mezzo-soprano is well known for her work {…}

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Obituary: Legendary Soprano Teresa Zylis-Gara Dies at 91

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(Credit: Metropolitan Opera Archives) On August 28, 2021, Soprano Teresa Żylis-Gara died at the age of 91. Żylis-Gara was born on January 23, 1930, in Landwarów, Second Polish Republic. She studied at the Łódź Music Academy for nine years. In 1954, the soprano won first prize at the Polish Young Vocalists Contest in Warsaw which brought her engagements to sing {…}

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Obituary: Australian Baritone Malcolm Donnelly Dies at 78

Anne Marie Stanley Takes Home Top Prize at 2021 Giargiari Bel Canto Vocal Competition

Obituary: Legendary Conductor Bernard Haitink Dies at 92

Obituary: Legendary Soprano Edita Gruberová Dies at 74

Imaginair by La Monnaie Opera to Present Opera About Holocaust Survivor

Artist of the Week: Vuvu Mpofu

Adelaide Festival Announces Centerpiece Opera

Wiener Staatsoper Announces Cast Change for ‘L’incoronazione di Poppea’

Obituary: Legendary Soprano Teresa Zylis-Gara Dies at 91