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Behind the Scenes, Interviews

Q & A: Francesco Lodola on Starting Ben Artists Management & the Joy of Working With Opera Singers

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(Credit: ©️Alessandro Lodola) In 2022, Francesco Lodola founded Ben Artists, a management and public relations agency for artists that support artists.  Lodola is a graduate in his city in Science of Communication and started studying piano since he was seven years old, attending the Liceo Musicale where he had the opportunity to deepen the theoretical and practical aspects of music {…}

News

Lincoln Center Announces ‘Heartbeat’

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(Photo credit: Jonathan Tichler/Metropolitan Opera) Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts has released details for its first-ever wellbeing summit, “Heartbeat.” On Feb. 21, the community is invited to a multi-genre arts and wellbeing summit. The event brings together leading artists, healthcare professionals, and scientists for an afternoon of engaging live performances, movement sessions, expert-led wellbeing workshops, immersive virtual reality, and meditation. {…}

IndieOpera

Art City Opera to Present ‘Suor Angelica’

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Art City Opera will present its first fully staged production with Puccini’s “Suor Angelica.” The production, set to open Feb. 20 and running through Feb. 23 at St. David’s Episcopal Church in Wayne, PA, will star soprano Ryan Colbert in the title role, alongside mezzo-soprano Rebecca Sacks as the Princess. The cast is completed by Philadelphia-area singers. Julian Grabarek serves {…}

Interviews, Stage Spotlight

Q & A: Puerto Rican Soprano Kresley Figueroa on Her Upcoming Metropolitan Opera Debut, the Mid-Atlantic Symphony Orchestra & Performing with Regional Orchestras

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(Credit: Soloman Howard) Puerto Rican soprano Kresley Figueroa is a graduate of the Cafritz Young Artist with Washington National Opera where she has performed in numerous productions including “The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs,” “Partenope,” “La Périchole,” and “The Lion, The Unicorn, and Me.” She has also appeared alongside Renée Fleming, Thomas Hampson, and Denyce Graves in WNO’s annual gala. Figueroa {…}

News

Blackwater Valley Opera Festival Unveils New Membership Program

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The Blackwater Valley Opera Festival will launch a restructured membership program this Autumn. The newly structured Friends of the Festival program aims to bolster the local arts scene and offer enhanced cultural immersion in the local community. The program will now offer tiers with a carefully designed suite of benefits. Members will receive priority booking and preferred seating, acknowledgement in {…}

News

Cape Town Opera & Cape Town Philharmonic Orchestra Present DUET Endowment Trust Gala

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The 2025 DUET Endowment Trust Gala was held on Oct. 4, the Artscape opera house. The annual DUET Endowment Trust Gala took place in celebration of South African operatic and musical excellence. Among performers were Golda Schultz and Jacques Imbrailo, as well as Cape Town Opera’s house soloists, Judith Neilson Young Artists, vocal ensemble, and Children’s Chorus. They were joined by {…}

News, Season Announcement

Union Avenue Opera Unveils 2025 Season

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The 2025 season for Union Avenue Opera is announced. Brooklyn Snow, Trevor Martin, Steve Isom, Paul Houghtaling, Charles Calotta, Jennifer Theby-Quinn, Donna Weinsting, Javi Ojeda, and Bradley J. Behrmann perform in “My Fair Lady” conducted by Scott Schoonover. Annamaria Pileggi directs. Performance Dates: July 5, 6, 11, 12, 2025 A double bill of Cipullo’s “Josephine” and Leoncavallo’s “Pagliacci” is next. {…}

News

Cape Town Opera to Spotlight South African Choral Traditions in ‘Horizons’

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(Image by Annène van Eeden) Cape Town Opera is set to present “Horizons” on Sept. 28, 2024 at Toyota Stellenbosh Woordfees. The program, which will spotlight South African music by Michael Moerane, Péter Louis van Dijk, Mzilikazi Khumalo, Clare Loveday, Mpumelelo Manyathi and Pieter Bezuidenhout, will be headlined by the Cape Town Opera Chorus, conducted by José Dias. “This music {…}

Editorials, Reviews, Stage Reviews

Editorial: Riccardo Muti Claims That Opera is Beyond the Singing

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In December 2023, Unesco announced its decision to include the most Italian of all arts, that explodes with passion and is powered by mastery in music, singing, drama, and design, the Italian Opera, or simply Lirica as it is called in Italy, under its category of Intangible Cultural Heritage. This summer, the Arena di Verona Foundation invited all lovers of {…}