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Konstantin Krimmel & Nicolai Ghiaurov Lead New CD/DVD Releases

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Welcome back for this week’s look at the latest CD and DVD releases in the opera world. This week audiences will get a chance to listen to world premiere recordings, a rarely performed work and a legendary recording of Mozart’s “Don Giovanni.” Ochre  Multiple-GRAMMY-winning ensemble The Crossing offers a new album born of cultural resonance, with new works by three {…}
Reviews, Stage Reviews

New York City Center Encores! 2024 Review: Titanic

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   So, quite a few thoughts before reviewing this moving revival of the Peter Stone (story and book) and Maury Yeston (music and lyrics) “Titanic.” One is, well…having seen the piece during its original Tony award-winning run, I was more than thrilled to see it being revived. It is, and was, a wonder capturing the humanity and the disaster of {…}
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Amanda Forsythe & Holger Falk Lead Music Before 1800’s 50th Anniversary Season

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***Editor’s Note: This article has been modified. The original article stated that first performance of the season was La Chapelle Harmonique making its North American debut, with soprano Élodie Fonnard and baritone Cyril Costanzo as soloists. The company explained that the concert has been changed and this is now reflected in the article.  Music Before 1800 has released the lineup {…}
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Oregon Symphony Announces 2024-25 Season

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The Oregon Symphony has announced its 2024-25 season, “The Nature of Music.” This article features only the vocal works in the company’s season. “Bach & Mendelssohn: Grace and Grandeur” features the Oregon Repertory Singers under the baton of David Danzmayr. They present Mendelssohn’s Symphony No. 2 “Lobgesang.” Soloists will be announced at a later date. Performance Dates: February 22 – {…}
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The King’s Singers Bring ‘Summer School’ to Princeton University

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GRAMMY Award-winning a capella ensemble The King’s Singers announced the return of their “Summer School” program. The program will take place at Princeton University June 23-29. After a five-year hiatus due to the pandemic, “Summer School” returns to the U.S. for a second time, to offers coaching for individual and group singers from The King’s Singers and other guests. Throughout {…}
Reviews, Stage Reviews

Boston Symphony Orchestra 2023-24 Review: Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk

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Photo: Winslow Townson The first time my partner watched Shostakovich’s “Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk,” he couldn’t believe that the composer ever thought a Stalinist regime would be pleased with the opera. The “in-your-face” power of the work made him—a (handsome) man whose political convictions ponder between socialism and cowboyism—find endearing that ‘Shosta’ could not see his censoring coming. Even today, {…}
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The Cumnock Tryst Announces First International Summer-School For Composers With Sir James MacMillan & Anna Thorvaldstottir

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The Cumnock Tryst has announced its first International Summer-School for Composers with Sir James MacMillan and Anna Thorvaldstottir. Running August 4 – 10 in Cumnock, Scotland, eight participants will immerse themselves in their craft, benefitting from individual feedback and guidance from two of the world’s leading contemporary composers. The week will culminate in a public performance at Dumfries House with {…}
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University of Southern California Thornton School of Music Announces 2024 Performances

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The University of Southern California Thornton School of Music has released a preview of its 2024 performances. For the purposes of this article only vocal and opera works are included. Opera scenes are led under the direction of music director Brent McMunn and resident stage director Ken Cazan. Performance Date: February  2, 2024 The new music ensemble Thornton Edge, is {…}
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Los Angeles Children’s Chorus Names New Executive Director

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(Credit: Nicholas Kotses) The Grammy Award-winning Los Angeles Children’s Chorus has named Susan Miller Kotses to the position of Executive Director. She will assume her new position starting on Feb. 8, 2024. In the new position, which Kotses will assume on Feb. 8, 2024, she will work with Artistic Director Fernando Malvar-Ruiz to build the artistic vision, organization structures, and {…}

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