Festival d’Aix-en-Provence 2024 Review: Sondra Radvanovsky & Anthony Manoli

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Pardon my French, but Screaming Sopranos are fundamental. It just does not feel like opera without them. And, with a voice that often overflows concert halls, nowadays nobody screams like Sondra Radvanovsky. Still, in Aix she seeks to rebrand herself as a recitalist, an intimate performer who shares her life with a cozy audience. It is tricky to jump from {…}

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Michael Schachter Leads 100-Voice Choir on ‘Make Music Day’ in Milwaukee

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Michael Schachter is set to lead a 100-voice choir on “Make Music Day,” where the Przekrój Foundation’s floating sculpture, “Baby You” will float above Milwaukee’s Veterans Park. As the 112-foot-long baby-shaped balloon floats above the city, a chorus of over 100 singers will give the world premiere of “Przekrój’s” cappella choral commission. Schachter’s new music for “Baby You,” which he {…}

Reviews, Stage Reviews

Beth Morrison Projects 2024 Review: Jodie Landau’s ‘Performance of Self’

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Photo credit: Maria Baranova The world premiere of Grammy Award-nominated vocalist, composer, and percussionist, Jodie Landau’s “Performance of Self” on March 15, 2024 at National Sawdust draws attention to improvisation’s empathic heartbeat that is still very much alive. Commissioned by Beth Morrison Projects (BMP), Landau’s solo debut show upholds BMP’s midas touch. It showcases Landau as the artist he is {…}

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Judith Lynn Stillman’s ‘Remembrance, Resilience and Renewal: Genocide Awareness through the Art’ Takes Stage This April

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Rhode Island College’s Artist-in-Residence, Artistic Director, pianist, and curator Judith Lynn Stillman presents “Remembrance, Resilience and Renewal: Genocide Awareness through the Arts” on April 28. In commemoration of Genocide Awareness and Prevention Month Stillman and 15 diverse multinational artists team together in hopes to “raise awareness about, and in condemnation of, the atrocity of genocide; to remember and honor those {…}

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Brno National Theater 2023-24 Review: Salome

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(Photo: Marek Olbryzmek) Richard Strauss’ “Salome” is one of those operas that lives or dies through the performance of one singer. In this case, it is the soprano cast in the title role. If she cannot hold the audience’s attention, either because she is unable to bring the necessary energy and expressivity to her singing or because she does {…}

DVD and CD Reviews, Reviews

Off the Beaten Path: Ellis Ludwig-Leone’s “False We Hope”

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In this installment of Off the Beaten Track, we look at “False We Hope” an experimental and innovative art song album that takes a new and jarring approach to the genre. Ellis Ludwig-Leone’s debut album explores themes of hope, loss, connection, and isolation. It features the Grammy-winning Attacca Quartet and soprano Eliza Bagg, with Ludwig-Leone on piano and synthesizer. Ludwig-Leone’s {…}

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Spotlight Artists Management & Productions 2022 Review: Ukrainian Anthology

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In March 2022, just a month after Russia’s unprovoked and illegal attack on Ukraine, Spotlight Artists Management presented a benefit concert to support Ukraine at St. John’s Church In the Village. There was much uncertainty regarding the outcome of the war. It was a time of heartbreak, but also of Ukrainian pride. As of this writing, the Ukrainian Armed Forces have the {…}

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Clifton International Festival of Music 2022 Review: Ruby Hughes & Sergio Bucheli in Concert

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On a sunny and lazy Sunday evening, the 2022 Clifton International Festival of Music held its fourth performance. From the captivating beauty of the English choral tradition, paying special homage to Vaughan Williams (this year marking his 150th anniversary), the Festival moved to the English Renaissance. Hosted within the grand and imposing nave of the Clifton Cathedral–a quintessentially Brutalist building {…}

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Q & A: Gregory Keller on Staging ‘La Bohème’ & Working with the Jacksonville Symphony

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On April 29 and May 1, the Jacksonville Symphony will present a semi-staged production of “La Bohème” with world class singers. The semi-staged production will be directed by Gregory Keller, who has helmed acclaimed opera and theater productions across the United States; he recently completed his 26th season as a Guest Stage Director at the Metropolitan Opera. Keller recently spoke with OperaWire about “La Bohème” {…}

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Festival d’Aix-en-Provence 2024 Review: Sondra Radvanovsky & Anthony Manoli

Michael Schachter Leads 100-Voice Choir on ‘Make Music Day’ in Milwaukee

Beth Morrison Projects 2024 Review: Jodie Landau’s ‘Performance of Self’

Judith Lynn Stillman’s ‘Remembrance, Resilience and Renewal: Genocide Awareness through the Art’ Takes Stage This April

Brno National Theater 2023-24 Review: Salome

Off the Beaten Path: Ellis Ludwig-Leone’s “False We Hope”

Spotlight Artists Management & Productions 2022 Review: Ukrainian Anthology

Clifton International Festival of Music 2022 Review: Ruby Hughes & Sergio Bucheli in Concert

Q & A: Gregory Keller on Staging ‘La Bohème’ & Working with the Jacksonville Symphony