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Eduardo Strausser Named Music Director of Norrlandsoperan in Umeå

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Eduardo Strausser has been appointed Principal Conductor and Music Director of Norrlandsoperan in Umeå from autumn 2024. He will initially assume the position for three seasons. Strausser will continue to support the Norrlandsoperan in the organization’s mission and development of its artistic profile where, alongside other important strands, music by female composers and contemporary repertoire will play a prominent role. {…}

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Metropolitan Opera & Metrograph Team Up to Present Oscar Winning Film ‘Dead Man Walking’

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The Metropolitan Opera and the Metrograph are teaming up for a presentation of the Oscar-winning film “Dead Man Walking.” The screening is being presented as a preamble to the premiere of the Met Opera’s new production of the American composer Jack Heggie’s “Dead Man Walking.” The film will be screened at the Metrograph on Sept. 24 and will include a {…}

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The Young People’s Chorus of New York City’s 2023-24 Season Lineup

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Photo credit: Stephanie Berger Right off of an international tour that included several wins at the World Choir Games, the Young People’s Chorus of New York City is jumping into its 2023-24 season. The choir performs alongside The Metropolitan Opera in Jake Heggie’s “Dead Man Walking.” Performance Dates: October 21- 26, 2023 Next up is an appearance in the American {…}

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Laurent Pelly’s ‘Cendrillon’ Headed to Taiwan’s National Taichung Theater

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(Credit: Ken Howard) The National Taichung Theater is set to present Massenet’s “Cendrillon” this December. The production by Laurent Pelly will be conducted by Chin-Chao Lin. The opera features two casts. The central role of Cendrillon will be shared by I-Chiao Shih and Anne-Lise Polchlopek and the role of Prince Charmant will be split between Jo-Pei Weng and Jelena Kordić. {…}

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Iestyn Davies, Lucy Crowe, & Tim Mead Headline The English Concert’s 2023-24 Season

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(Photo credits: Chris Sorensen, Victoria Cadisch, Andrew Staples) The English Concert has announced its 2023-24 season. This article features vocal works only. Countertenor Iestyn Davies returns to the BBC Proms to perform “Late Night Bach.” Davies will perform two of Bach’s solo cantatas, “Vergnügte Ruh, beliebte Seelenlust” and “Geist und Seele wird verdwirret” at the Royal Albert Hall. Performance Date: {…}

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Javier Camarena, Ramón Vinay & Ian Bostridge Lead New CD/DVD Releases

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This week audiences are in for a number of legendary recordings as well as two world premiere recordings. There are also some debut albums and some new works that are exciting. Archetype  Lexicon Classics releases the debut album by two-time Grammy Nominated baritone Stephen Powell. Titled “Archetype,” this orchestral album, mixed by 18-time Grammy®-Winning engineer Mark Donahue and produced by {…}

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Orquesta Sinfónica de Castilla y León Announces 2023-24 Season

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Spain’s Orquesta Sinfónica de Castilla y León has announced its 2023-24 season. Here are the vocal performances. Christoph Koncz conducts a program of music by Mahler and Mendelssohn with Ian Bostridge, Alicia Amo, and Ulrike Haller. Performance Dates: March 8 & 9, 2024 Thierry Fischer conducts Siobhan Stagg in a program of music by Mahler and Mozart. Performance Dates: April {…}

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Kansas City Symphony Announces New Music Director

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The Kansas City Symphony has announced the appointment of German-born conductor-composer Matthias Pintscher as its fifth Music Director. Currently, the Music Director of Ensemble Intercontemporain, the world’s foremost contemporary music ensemble, Pintscher will succeed Michael Stern in fall 2024, for an initial term of five seasons. The orchestra noted that the appointment concludes a two-year search that saw the orchestra consider {…}