Opera Awards Foundation Unveils 2019 Bursary Recipients

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The Opera Awards Foundation has announced the 2019 bursary recipients. In sum, there are 14 winners, including mezzo-soprano Anna Starushkevyich, soprano Aphrodite Patoulidou, soprano Caroline Modiba, soprano Claire Lees, soprano Ella Taylor, baritone Jack Holton, soprano Jacqueline Piccolino, counter-tenor Kieron Connor Valentine, mezzo-soprano Kseniia Nikolaieva, baritone Luvuyo Mbundu, soprano Sarah-Jane Lewis, conductor Vanessa Chartrand-Rodrigue, director Xolane Marman, and the Waterperry {…}

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National Opera Center To Host ‘The Latin American Song: A Celebration’

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The National Opera Center in New York will showcase “The Latin American Song: A Celebration” starring sopranos Celia Castro and Ilya Martinez, as well as tenor Mario Arevalo and baritone Rafael LeBron. The performance, which will be accompanied by Max Lifchitz, is set for Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2019 and will feature music from Argentina, Colombia, Costa Rica, Mexico, Peru, and {…}

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The Fort Worth Opera Announce McCammon Voice Competition

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The Fort Worth Opera has announced the auditions for the 2020 McCammon Voice Competition. The company announced that the competition will take place on April 3 and 4, 2020. The Semi-finals for the nineteenth biennial contest will be held at The Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth on April 3, followed by the finals concert and awards ceremony on April {…}

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Q & A: Tenor Xabier Anduaga On Winning Operalia & His Return To The Donizetti Opera Festival

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On July 26, 2019, Spanish tenor Xabier Anduaga (along with fellow competitor Adriana Gonzalez) achieved one of opera’s most coveted distinctions as he joined the circle of Operalia 1st Prize winners. The Operalia competition has been transforming talented young singers into stars of the opera scene since 1993, with winners frequently becoming headliners at top venues across the globe. This {…}

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Baritones Dominate Queen Sonja International Music Competition 2019 Final

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Three Baritones scooped up the major awards at the 2019 Queen Sonja International Music Competition in Oslo. Twenty-seven year old Sergey Kaydalov from Russia won first prize with the cache of € 50.000, with precocious 21-year old Stefan Astakhov winning both the second prize (€10.000) and special award for Lieder. Polish baritone stole the final third prize (€5.000). Her Majesty {…}

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Gothenburg Opera Announces New Artistic Director

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The Gothenburg Opera has announced that Henning Ruhe will be its new Artistic Director for Opera and Drama. He is slated to take up the position on Jan. 1, 2020 and will start full time with the company during that ensuing summer. Ruhe studied at the University of Music Franz Liszt, where he won a number of awards as a {…}

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Q & A: Pinchgut Opera’s Erin Helyard On Winning An International Opera Award & Moving Forward

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Sydney-based Pinchgut Opera became the first Australian company to win an International Opera Award when it was recently awarded best “Rediscovered Work” for Hasse’s 1740 “Artaserse” at this year’s Awards in London. OperaWire talked to the organization’s Artistic Director, Erin Helyard about the company’s beginnings, upcoming projects, and future endeavors. . OperaWire: What is Pinchgut? What is its brief and {…}

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The Problematic Case of Sound Amplification at the Royal Swedish Opera

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The production of sound in opera has always been acoustic in nature, with the exception of a handful of contemporary operas which have specific instructions from the composer, Natural sounds produced by voices and instruments are untouched and vocal technique accounts for the ability to project in a concert hall. In modern times, new technology has introduced the possibility of {…}

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Wigmore Hall/Independent Opera International Song Competition Announces Competitors

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Wigmore has announced the selected singers and pianists for the 2019 Wigmore Hall/Independent Opera International Song Competition. The competitors are set to represent a number of nations including the U.K., New Zealand, the U.S, France, Spain, Romania, Austria, Korea, and Germany among others. Of the announced competitors only four singers were not announced with a pianist. The Wigmore Hall/Independent Opera {…}

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Opera Awards Foundation Unveils 2019 Bursary Recipients

National Opera Center To Host ‘The Latin American Song: A Celebration’

The Fort Worth Opera Announce McCammon Voice Competition

Q & A: Tenor Xabier Anduaga On Winning Operalia & His Return To The Donizetti Opera Festival

Baritones Dominate Queen Sonja International Music Competition 2019 Final

Gothenburg Opera Announces New Artistic Director

Q & A: Pinchgut Opera’s Erin Helyard On Winning An International Opera Award & Moving Forward

The Problematic Case of Sound Amplification at the Royal Swedish Opera

Wigmore Hall/Independent Opera International Song Competition Announces Competitors