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Q & A: Ekaterina Bakanova on ‘Manon’ and Her Favorite Roles to Perform

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(Photo credit: Enrico De Luigi) Soprano Ekaterina Bakanova is a Russian born opera and oratorio singer. Italian by adoption, she famously made her Royal Opera House debut in “La Traviata,” with just a few hours notice, after Sonya Yoncheva became ill in 2015. She has since performed in many of the renowned opera houses in the world. She is the {…}
Artist of the Week, Special Features

Artist of the Week: Andrew Morstein

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This week the Wexford Festival Opera is set to open a production of Mascagni’s “Le Maschere,” which has long been rarely performed since it premiered. The opera will showcase a young cast of rising stars, including tenor Andrew Morstein who will sing Florindo. Winner of the “Best Male Newcomer” at the Österreichischer MusikTheater Preis Awards in Vienna, Morstein is a {…}
Reviews, Stage Reviews

Komische Oper Berlin 2024-25 Review: Messiah

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(Photo: Jan Windszus Photography) Ever since its premiere in 1742, George Frederic Handel’s “Messiah” has been considered a work of vocal and intellectual power. All the more so when it is performed in an airport hangar, with over 350 choir members, dramatically staged, on a stage over 180 feet wide. The Komische Oper Berlin hashtags #everything extraordinary – in large {…}
Behind the Scenes, Interviews

Q & A: Composer Jordan Nobles on His Azrieli Prize-Winning ‘Kanata’

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“I was drawn to composing because of an intrinsic fascination with sound and a strong curiosity in figuring out  how music that moves me was created,” Composer John Nobles told OperaWire in a recent interview. Nobles is the recipient of the Azrieli Commission for Canadian Music for his piece “Kanata” for Large Choir. A JUNO Award-winner for “Classical Composition of {…}
Business, News

Jongwon Han Joins Opus 3 Artists for General Management

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Bass-Baritone Jongwon Han has joined the roster of Opus 3 Artists for general management. Currently an Adler Fellow at the San Francisco Opera, Han made his debut there in the summer of 2023 as The Bonze in “Madama Butterfly and has since appeared as Colline in “Bohème Out of the Box,” the third and fourth Noble in “Lohengrin,” Sprecher in {…}
News

Ana Magiar to be Featured in Short Video at Teatro Colón

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Argentine classical crossover soprano Ana Magiar will be in a short video filmed at Teatro Colón. The video shows the interview conducted shortly after Magiar’s return from the United Arab Emirates, where she was invited to the EMI GALA awards ceremony and honored with the “Star of the Night” award. Also, at the EMI GALA, she gave a performance of {…}
News

Voices of Ascension Names New Executive Director

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(Credit: Voices of Ascension) Jonathan Bradley has been named Executive Director of Voices of Ascension, the New York City-based professional chorus. Bradley joins Voices after a successful tenure as Executive Director at The Crossing, where he led the ensemble through five seasons, sustainably doubling its production output and budget. During his time with The Crossing, he executive produced 12 album releases, {…}
Business, News

San Francisco Symphony Chorus Emeritus Writes Open Letter Regarding ‘Awful’ Proposed Cuts

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Vance George, Chorus Director Emeritus of the San Francisco Symphony, has written an open letter to Matt Spivey, the CEO of the ensemble, in response to proposed chorus budget cuts. In his letter, George, who served as conductor of the Chorus for 23 years and accepted two Grammy Awards and one Emmy Award on behalf of the ensemble, noted that {…}
Reviews, Stage Reviews

Berwaldhallen Review 2024: Khovanshchina

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(Photo Credits: Maarit Kytöharju) Opening Berwaldhallen’s 2024 Baltic Sea Festival, on August 24th, Esa-Pekka Salonen and Gerard McBurney produced a tastefully contemporary and neo-Wagnerian rendition of Modest Mussorgsky’s unfinished “national music drama,” “Khovanshchina,” to a ravenous public. Awarded, and rightly so, with three ovations, ten soloists from across Europe and three choirs successfully produced one of the most expressive versions {…}

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