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Sir Bryn Terfel, Renée Fleming, & Anthony Roth Costanzo Lead SongStudio 2025 at Carnegie Hall

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(Photo credits: Jenkins & Eccles) Carnegie Hall’s Weill Music Institute presents the seventh year of SongStudio from Jan. 13–19, 2025. The annual intensive workshop brings eight emerging vocalists and collaborative pianists from around the world together with leading artists and coaches for a week of instruction and performance at Carnegie Hall. The 2025 SongStudio participants will receive private lessons and coaching {…}

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Puerto Rican Soprano Larisa Martinez Weighs in on Insulting Puerto Rico ‘Joke’

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Comedian Tony Hinchcliffe’s “joke” about Puerto Rico as a “floating Island of Garbage” might have captured the imagination and nationalist fervor of the thousands of supporters at former President Donald Trump’s Madison Square MAGA Rally, but most Puerto Ricans were not laughing about it. Least of all Puerto Rican soprano Larisa Martinez. In response to Hinchcliffe’s racist “joke,” the soprano {…}

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Lyric Opera of Chicago Presents Special Events for ‘Blue’ Premiere

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(Photo credit: Clärchen & Matthias Baus/Dutch National Opera) Jeanine Tesori and Tazewell Thompson’s “Blue” makes its Lyric Opera of Chicago premiere from Nov. 16 to Dec. 1. The company has announced special events to take place in conjunction with the opera. Lyric Unlimited, Lyric Opera of Chicago’s Learning and Civic Engagement department, invites the public into spaces of reflection, healing, {…}

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National Arts Centre Orchestra’s SPHERE Festival 2024 to Feature Renée Fleming

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(Photo credit: Andrew Eccles) The National Arts Centre Orchestra is set to present its 2024 SPHERE Festival in Ottawa. For over 10 days, musicians, actors, dancers, artists, scientists, and community leaders from all over the country will collaborate on performances, conversations, and installations. The multidisciplinary festival’s theme is the vital role of water and rivers. Soprano Renée Fleming will perform {…}

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Prima Classic Announces ‘Norma’ Recording Starring Marina Rebeka

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Prima Classic has announced a new recording of Bellini’s “Norma” starring Marian Rebeka. The recording, set to be released on Oct. 4, 2024, will also star Karine Deshayes, Luciano Ganci, and Marko Mimica. John Fiore conducts the Teatro Real de Madrid Orchestra and Chorus. Meanwhile, the recording is executive produced by Edgardo Vertanessian and Rebeka. The soprano took to social {…}

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Opera Australia to Present Laurent Pelly’s ‘Cendrillon’ Production

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Opera Australia has announced that it will present the nationwide premiere of Laurent Pelly’s production of Massenet’s “Cendrillon” next year. The production heads to Australia following stints at the Metropolitan Opera and Royal Opera House Covent Garden. It will feature Emily Edmonds in the title role alongside Margaret Plummer as Prince Charming. As the Fairy Godmother, audiences will experience the {…}

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Eugenia Forteza Joins Bravissimo Management

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(Photo credit: Jessica Osber) French-Argentinean mezzo-soprano Eugenia Forteza has joined Bravissimo Management. Forteza recently made her debut at Carnegie Hall, with the Ana Gelovani Foundation, in its inaugural gala concert in New York. Last season, she debuted the title role in the Singapore premiere of Britten’s “The Rape of Lucretia,” Lola in Cavalleria Rusticana at the South Orange Performing Arts Center, and in concert with Marshall {…}

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Q & A: Tiara Abraham on the Joy & Hardships of Earning Her Master of Music Degree at 18

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(Photo credit: Tiara Abraham) The 18-year-old soprano Tiara Abraham made history on May 3, 2024 as the youngest person to earn a master’s degree from Indiana University, across all campuses. Abraham’s brilliance does not start there, nor will it stop. At 4-years-old, she became a Mensa, started community college when most people her age were in elementary school, and received {…}

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The English Concert Marks 50th Anniversary With New ‘Handel for All’ Releases

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(Photo credit: Paul Marc Mitchell) The English Concert marks its 50th anniversary with new releases of its legacy project, “Handel for All.” This spring the group will put on a number of special concerts and events in celebration, whilst continuing to build its library of recordings of Händel’s works that are free and accessible. Sopranos Jeanine de Bique and Liv {…}