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James Conlon Announces Final Season with LA Opera, to Become Conductor Laureate

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James Conlon is set to become Conductor Laureate of the Los Angeles Opera in 2026. Conlon announced that the 2025-26 season will be his final one at the helm of the organization marking his 20th anniversary in the position of music director and his 40th with the company. “The long, productive relationship that I have shared with LA Opera and {…}

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Opera Profile: Tobias Picker’s ‘Lili Elbe’

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Photo Credit:  Edyta Dufaj/Opera Vision The latest opera by one of contemporary opera’s well-beloved figures, Tobias Picker, in only two acts Picker weaves a dynamic story about the real-life figure, Lili Elbe, one of the first but possibly most famous transgender women in history. Having started life as a painter with the given name Einar Wegener, in 1930 following a {…}

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Royal Philharmonic Society Awards Announces Shortlist

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A shortlist of this year’s Royal Philharmonic Society Award recipients has been released. For the purposes of this article only opera related nominees are included. The full list can be found here.  Chamber-Scale Composition Nilufar Habibian – “Az nahāyate tāriki” (“From the deep end of darkness”) Conductor Alice Farnham; Alpesh Chauhan; François-Xavier Roth Ensemble BBC Singers; Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective Impact {…}

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Ermonela Jaho, Serena Sáenz, Juan Jesús Rodríguez Among Major Winners of Premios Ópera XXI’s 2022-23 Edition

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The Premios Ópera XXI announced the winners of the 2022-23 season on Jan. 25, 2024. Taking home the prize for Best Musical Direction was Josep Pons for his work in “Parsifal” at the Gran Teatre del Liceu. Meanwhile, Juan Echanove was the winner of the Best Director award for “Pan y Toros” at the Teatro de la Zarzuela. In the {…}

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Ermonela Jaho Named Opera for Peace Ambassador

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(Photo credit: Fadil Berisha) Soprano Ermonela Jaho has been named an Opera for Peace ambassador. Albanian soprano Jaho is recognized for her portrayals of opera characters in Baroque, bel canto, and verismo repertoire. She recently recorded “Turandot” with Warner Classics and Erato CD which was nominated for best Opera album at the 2023 Gramophone Awards, and “Fuoco Sacro,” with Michael {…}

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Best of 2023: OperaWire’s Top 11 Singers of 2023

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It’s time of the year. The moment we wrap up the year and look back at our favorite moments. After releasing our favorite performances of 2023 and showcasing our rising stars of the year, it’s time for OperaWire’s annual tradition of naming our top 11 singers of the year, performers that we thought stood out and had major breaks or performances. So {…}

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Cascais Announces International Singing Competition

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Having earned the moniker of “The Portuguese Riviera,” the sunny seaside resort town of Cascais in Portugal, located some 25 miles west of Lisbon, has a centuries-old storied  tradition of attracting celebrities and royals from all over Europe, who succumb to its irresistible charms: sunny seaside promenades, idyllic beaches, fishing villages, and the picturesque historical town center. Coming next spring, {…}

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Dutch National Opera Wins Best Opera Company Award From OPER! AWARDS 2024

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The Dutch National Opera has been crowned with the award of Best Opera Company by the OPER! AWARDS 2024. “The Dutch National Opera under its director Sophie de Lint shows in an exemplary way how an opera house can be relevant and win acceptance in a diverse, modern urban society. Sophisticated projects and the right approach bring together people from {…}

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Plácido Domingo Receives Honorary Awards in China

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Plácido Domingo has been named Honorary Professor of the Shanghai Conservatory of Music and Honorary President of the Shangyin Opera House. The famed tenor-turned-conductor/baritone took to social media to share the news and said, “Thank you very much to the Shanghai Conservatory of Music, its leadership, my friends and colleagues, for the Honorary Appointments and Naming, and for your warm {…}