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Joyce DiDonato Leads Metropolitan Opera’s ‘Innocence’

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(Credit: Karen Almond / Met Opera) The Metropolitan Opera is set to present the company premiere of “Innocence,” Kaija Saariaho’s final opera, The opera, which has a libretto by Sofi Oksanen and Aleksi Barrière, will be directed by Simon Stone and conducted by Susanna Mälkki. The opera is set during a wedding in Helsinki, ten years after a shooting at an {…}
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Young People’s Chorus of New York City 2026 Review: Annual Gala Concert ‘In the Key of Love’ with Special Guest Joyce DiDonato

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(Photo: Joyce DiDonato by Chris Gonz / YPC by YPC press) The Young People’s Chorus (YPC) of New York City presented its annual Gala Concert at Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Frederick P. Rose Hall in New York City on Monday, March 16th to a sold-out audience. YPC Founder and Artistic Director Francisco J. Núñez and Creative Director Elizabeth Núñez, were {…}
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Joyce DiDonato to Join Young People’s Chorus of New York City’s Gala Concert

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(©ChrisGonz) The Young People’s Chorus of New York City is set to present an annual Gala Concert & Benefit Dinner at Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Frederick P. Rose Hall in New York City on March 16, 2026. The evening will celebrate the transformative power of music while raising crucial funds for programs that serve over 2,000 young people across all {…}
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Joyce DiDonato Returns to Carnegie Hall for Master Class Series

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Mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato is set to return to Carnegie Hall’s Resnick Education Wing for a series of master classes for young professional opera singers from April 19 through 21, 2026. Selected participants include soprano Ronnie Enoch, mezzo-sopranos Natalie Corrigan and Fangzhen Wang, and baritone Will (June Young) Kim. Collaborative pianists Joel Harder and Bin Yu Sanford will accompany the singers {…}
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Joyce DiDonato to Feature in Young People’s Chorus of New York City’s Gala

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The Young People’s Chorus of New York City is to present a Gala Concert & Benefit Dinner on March 16, 2026. The gala will be held at Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Frederick P. Rose Hall in New York City. This evening will celebrate the transformative power of music while raising crucial funds for life-changing programs that serve over 2,000 young people {…}
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Thomas Hampson, Renée Fleming, Joyce DiDonato, Anthony Roth Costanzo Headline Aspen Music Festival 2026

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(Photo credits: chrissinger, Eccles, Gonz, Placek) The Aspen Music Festival and School announces its 2026 season. This article only features opera-related events. Thomas Hampson and pianist Myra Huang give a recital. The program will be announced in April. Performance Date: July 2, 2026 Key’mon W. Murrah solos in Jake Heggie’s “Earth 2.0” (AMFS co-commission). James Gaffigan conducts the Aspen Chamber {…}
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Joyce DiDonato, Louise Alder, Nadine Koutcher & Nicholas Phan Lead New CD/DVD Releases

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Welcome back as we explore the latest CD and DVD releases from around the opera world. This week, audiences are in for a world premiere recording from one of the great mezzos, a Strauss album from a rising star soprano, a contemporary album of rediscovered works, and a lot of baroque music. Here is a look at some of the {…}
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Joyce DiDonato, Cecilia Bartoli, Miah Persson Headline Lucerne Festival 2026

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(Photo credits: Singer & Weber) Lucerne Festival announces its 2026 season. This article only features vocal concerts.  Soprano Miah Persson solos in the world premiere of composer in residence, Mark Andre’s “Im Entsiegeln 1 for soprano and orchestra.” Baldur Brönnimann conducts the Lucerne Festival Contemporary Orchestra. Performance Date: August 22, 2026 Mezzo-soprano Cecilia Bartoli and soprano Mélissa Petit star in {…}
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John Adams, Joyce DiDonato, Isabel Leonard, Kevin Puts Anthony Roth Costanzo, & Thomas Hampson Among Artists Who Pledge Support to Washington National Opera

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Following the departure of the Washington National Opera’s decision to leave the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, more than 60 artists have signed an open letter pledging support to the company. The letter, which is an ongoing effort organized by Pulitzer and Grammy-award winning librettist Mark Campbell, states “We, the undersigned, support the recent decision between Washington {…}

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