Brucknerhaus Linz to Reopen in July

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The Brucknerhaus Linz in Austria is set to re-open on July 5, 2020. Per reports, the organization will showcase a concert dedicated to Jewish composers followed by another that features Beethoven’s pastoral symphony with the Orchester Wiener Akademie Haselböck. The concerts will only seat 400 people and will be performed twice. The Brucknerhaus Linz is the latest of several organizations {…}

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Obituary: Legendary Mezzo-Soprano Rosalind Elias Passes At 90

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Legendary mezzo-soprano Rosalind Elias has died at the age of 90. Born on March 13, 1930, Elias was the 13th and youngest child in her Lebanese-American family. She studied at the New England Conservatory and first appeared with the New England Opera between 1948-52. She then headed to the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia in Rome where she studied under Luigi {…}

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Opera in the Time of COVID: Frederica von Stade, An Operatic Legend

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(Credit: Frances Marshall) “Opera in the Time of COVID” is an interview series in collaboration with photographer Frances Marshall of Marshall Light Studio. We talk to notable figures from around the opera world to get their perspective on how they feel these challenging times may change opera’s present and future. The Metropolitan Opera, La Scala, the Opéra de Paris, the {…}

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Obituary: English Tenor Kenneth Woollam Dies, Aged 83

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On April 15, 2020, English tenor Kenneth Woollam passed away at the age of 83. Born in Chester, England on January 16, 1937, Woollam studied at Chester Cathedral Choir School, where he became head chorister, before going on to the Royal Royal College of Music under Heddle Nash. From 1962 to 1964, Woollam sang with the Glyndebourne Festival chorus before {…}

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One in a Million: Soprano Vuvu Mpofu’s Fascinating Story of Opera Success

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(Credit: Gerard Collett) On the eastern side of the Cape of Good Hope, at the very tip of South Africa, sits Port Elizabeth, a city with a population just shy of one million people. The population size matters because it makes soprano Vuvu Mpofu one in a million, a ratio perhaps not unlike the shot she had at making it {…}

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Verbier Festival Cancels 27th Edition

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The Verbier Festival has canceled its summer season The Swiss festival released a statement that said, “The Verbier Festival has created a truly global inter-generational gathering place in Verbier for 26 years. Artists, students and music-lovers from all over the world make the trip to be with us each summer, which puts us in a precarious position under present circumstances. {…}

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Q & A: Natalya Romaniw & Lada Valesova on Their New Album & Collaboration

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(Credit: Patrick Allen) This May, soprano Natalya Romaniw and Lada Valesova will release a new album on Orchid Classics marking rising singer’s first album and the latest collaboration between the soprano and pianist. Romaniw has been called the “British Anna Netrebko” and has garnered praise for her stellar turns in Puccini’s “Madama Butterfly” and “Tosca.” She has performed all over {…}

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Royal Academy of Music Names New Head of Opera

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The Royal Academy of Music has named Brenda Hurley its new Head of Opera, effective July 2020. Hurley has been the Director of the prestigious International Opera Studio in Zürich since 2012. During her time in Zürich she elevated the IOS to become one of the leading young artist programs and singers. She has worked as coach for singers at the {…}

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Metropolitan Opera Lays Off Union Employees, Including Musicians

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UPDATE: The remainder of the 2019-20 season has been canceled. The Metropolitan Opera has laid off all of its union employees. According to NPR’s Anastasia Tsioulcas, this includes musicians and chorus members. According to VAN Magazine, the” musicians are not laid off, but furloughed starting from March 31. Health benefits will continue.” This comes on the heels of another report {…}

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Brucknerhaus Linz to Reopen in July

Obituary: Legendary Mezzo-Soprano Rosalind Elias Passes At 90

Opera in the Time of COVID: Frederica von Stade, An Operatic Legend

Obituary: English Tenor Kenneth Woollam Dies, Aged 83

One in a Million: Soprano Vuvu Mpofu’s Fascinating Story of Opera Success

Verbier Festival Cancels 27th Edition

Q & A: Natalya Romaniw & Lada Valesova on Their New Album & Collaboration

Royal Academy of Music Names New Head of Opera

Metropolitan Opera Lays Off Union Employees, Including Musicians