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Lyric Opera of Kansas City Resident Artists Triumph Internationally

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The Lyric Opera of Kansas City kicked off the New Year celebrating awards to two prominent Resident Artists. The artists in question are Samantha Gossard and John Viscardi. The former was the recipient of the William Matheus Sullivan Musical Foundation Award, which awards 15 $12,000 grants to young artists. It also allows them to participate in a five-year program of {…}

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Welsh Opera Star Bryn Terfel is A Knight & Commander of the British Empire

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Welsh bass-baritone Bryn Terfel is a knight. The opera superstar was given the title in the New Year Honours by Queen Elizabeth II. “This is monumental for people to receive such an accolade,” he stated according to BBC News. “I’m immensely proud to accept this and I think of my family, I think of my sons, I think of my {…}

Behind the Scenes, IndieOpera, Interviews

Q & A: Music Director Sean Kelly on ‘Macbeth’ & Why New Yorkers Love LoftOpera

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LoftOpera’s “Macbeth” has garnered tremendous reviews for its fantastic casting, nuanced production and brilliant music-making. “The crisp orchestral playing of the orchestra under the baton of Sean Kelly was highlighted by an atmospheric account of the first act prelude, with portentous horn fanfares seeming to “hang” forever in the vast space’s cavernous acoustic,” wrote the New York Observer. Despite being {…}

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Deborah Voigt To Appear in Episode 11 of Online Opera ‘Vireo: The Spiritual Biography of a Witch’s Accuser’

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Opera star Deborah Voigt has always been one to dabble with unique projects throughout her career. She published an autobiography and was also one of the top hosts on the Metropolitan Opera’s Live in HD season. Now she will return to the screen, albeit a smaller one, for a made for TV-and-Online opera. The soprano is slated to perform in {…}

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Oper Frankfurt Extends Contracts for Intendant Loebe & General Music Director Guggeis

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(Photo credit: Nils Heck) Oper Frankfurt has extended the contract for its Intendant and General Music Director. Both contracts for the Intendant of the Frankfurt Opera Bernd Loebe and General Music Director Thomas Guggeis were extended by four years. Loebe and Guggeis will remain in their respective positions until August 31, 2032. Since taking up the position during the 2002-03 {…}

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Maria Kosovitsa Joins Askonas Holt for Worldwide General Management

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Maria Kosovitsa has the roster of Askonas Holt for worldwide general management. She will be managed at Askonas Holt by Seb Mallet and Elan Fryar. Kosovitsa was awarded Best Opera Soprano Artist at this year’s Grand Prix Maria Callas Monaco, as well as First Prize at the Concorso Lirico Internazionale Giancarlo Aliverta competition 2025. That same year she was invited {…}

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Tenor Matheus Pompeu Joins Zelaya Artists for Management

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Tenor Matheus Pompeu has joined the roster of Zelaya Artists for worldwide management. Spanish-Brazilian tenor Matheus Pompeu has already performed main roles such as Alfredo (“La Traviata”), Edgardo (“Lucia di Lamermoor”), Duca di Mantova (“Rigoletto”) and Pinkerton (“Madama Butterfly”), in important opera houses like Teatro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Theatro Municipal do Rio de Janeiro, Polish National Opera and Palau {…}

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Alpesh Chauhan Joins Askonas Holt for General Management

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Alpesh Chauhan has joined the roster of Askonas Holt for general management. Olivia Lyndon-Jones and Philip Keegan will manage him. Chauhan is the Music Director of the Birmingham Opera Company and Principal Guest Conductor of the Düsseldorfer Symphoniker. As Music Director of the Birmingham Opera Company, the conductor has championed a unique approach to bringing opera to the wider community. In 2021, {…}

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Nardus Williams Joins IMG Artist for Management

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(Credit: Bertie Watson) Soprano Nardus Williams has joined the roster of IMG Artists for general management. Williams will be represented by Senior Artist Managers Callan Coughlan and Isabella Pitman. In a statement, she said, “I am delighted to be working with both Isabella Pitman and Callan Coughlan. I look forward to continuing to explore wonderful roles and repertoire, with the {…}