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Boulder Bach Festival Announces 2021-22 Season

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Boulder Bach Festival in Colorado has announced its 2021-22 season. For the purposes of this article, our focus will be solely on operatic and vocal performances. First up will be a series of performances of Händel’s “Messiah” starring  Mara Riley, Claire McCahan, Dan Hutchings, and Adam Ewing. The showcase will also feature Corelli’s Concerto Noel. Performance Dates: Dec. 17 & {…}

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Joyce DiDonato, Jamie Barton, Roderick Williams, Lucy Crowe Headline Saffron Hall’s Fall 2021-22 Season

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Saffron Hall in North Essex, U.K. has announced its 2021-22 season, which will feature some of opera’s greatest stars. “The past eighteen months have been challenging for everyone, but it’s a testament to Saffron Hall’s staff and supporters that we are able to announce such a such a line-up of great artists and ensembles. We have been open throughout the {…}

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GAFA Arts Collective to Connect Wagner’s ‘Ring’ With Somoan / Pacific Culture

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GAFA Arts Collective is set to present “RINGAFA” between Oct. 30 and Nov. 20, 2021. The concert performance, which will take place at St. Mary’s Church in London, England, follows the organization’s 2019 concert performance of “Siegfried” and will feature a cross-cultural presentation of Wagner’s famed tetralogy, imbuing it with Somoan / Pacific artistic expression. The showcase will be led {…}

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Heartbeat Opera Announces 2021-22 Season

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New York’s Heartbeat Opera has announced its 2021-22 season  The season opens with “BREATHING FREE, a visual album,” a free outdoor screening at dusk with live performances focusing on Black empowerment in the arts. The work will feature excerpts from Beethoven’s “Fidelio,” Negro Spirituals, and songs by Harry T. Burleigh, Florence Price, Langston Hughes, Anthony Davis, Thulani Davis. The work {…}

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Soundstreams Announces 2021-22 Season

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Canadian-based Soundstreams has announced its 2021-22 season, entitled “Renewal and Rebirth.” For the purposes of this article, our focus will be on vocal performances. First up is “Garden of Vanished Pleasures,” which stars Mireille Asselin, Lindsay McIntyre, Rebecca Cuddy, Daniel Cabena, and instrumentalists Brenna Hardy-Kavanagh and Amahl Arulandam. The video production features music by Cecilia Livingston and Donna Mckevitt and {…}

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Anthony Roth Costanzo, J’Nai Bridges & Anett Fritsch Lead New CD/DVD Releases

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This week audiences are in for two different opera recordings. One comes from the contemporary repertoire and the other comes from the classical period. Here is a look. Akhnaten The Metropolitan Opera releases its acclaimed production by Phelim McDermott on DVD, Blu-Ray, and CD on Philip Glass’ label Orange Mountain Music. The cast includes Anthony Roth Costanzo, J’Nai Bridges, Dísella {…}

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Lucas Macias, Catriona Morison & Berna Perles Lead Orquesta Ciudad de Granada’s 2021-22 Season

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Spain’s Orquesta Ciudad de Granada has announced its 2021-22 season. Here is a look at the vocal performances of the season. Lucas Macias conducts Berlioz’s “Les nuits d’été” with Catriona Morison. The program also includes music by Takemitsu. Performance Dates: Oct. 1 & 2, 2021 Joseph Swensen conducts a program of Bizet, Debussy, and Faure. Kathleen Balfe and the Coro {…}

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Sonya Yoncheva, Domingo Hindoyan, Roderick Williams Headline Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra’s 2021-22 Season

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(Image Source: Domingo Hindoyan Official Website) The Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra has announced the lineup for its first season under new Chief Conductor Domingo Hindoyan. For the purposes of this article, we will focus on vocal and opera-related performances. Hindoyan will officially launch the season with Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 “Choral” with featuring soprano Anita Hartig, mezzo Jennifer Jonston, bass {…}

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Los Angeles Master Chorale Announces 2021-22 Season

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The Los Angeles Master Chorale has announced its 2021-22 season. The season kicks off with “Invitation,” which will be led by Grant Gershon and Jenny Wong. It will feature 48 voices and piano and includes music by Brumfield, Guastavino, Alcala, Esmail, Schütz, Plainchant, and Garrett, among others. Performance Dates: Sept. 25 & 26, 2021 Next up will be Rachmaninoff’s “All-Night {…}