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Artist Of The Week: Thea Musgrave Celebrates Her 90th Birthday

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Thea Musgrave is one of Britain’s most distinguished composers known for more than 160 pieces, including 13 operas, 11 choral works, and 21 orchestral works. Her work has been performed all over the world and she has garnered great respect in the classic musical world. And this week, she celebrates her prolific 70-year career with her 90th birthday. After a remarkable {…}
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Composer Thea Musgrave To Celebrate Her 90th birthday In NYC

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One of Britain’s most distinguished composers, Thea Musgrave celebrates her incredibly prolific seventy-year career with a 90th birthday concert on May 27 at The Church of St. Mary the Virgin, New York City. Known as a pioneer of the “dramatic-abstract” in the contemporary musical landscape, Musgrave has written more than 160 pieces, including 13 operas, 11 choral works, and 21 {…}
News

San Francisco Opera Cancels Three More Performances Due to Orchestra Strike

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The San Francisco Opera has canceled more performances due to the orchestra’s strike. The company said that “performances through Sept. 20 were cancelled today due to the strike called by the San Francisco Opera Orchestra on Sept. 12. Due to the impact of the ongoing strike on performance and rehearsal schedules, the Company has announced the cancellation of three upcoming {…}
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Amina Edris & Pene Pati Lead San Francisco Opera’s ‘Manon’ Revival

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(Photo: Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera) San Francisco Opera is set to preset Massent’s “Manon.’ The opera will open on Oct. 15 and will be conducted by Caroline H. Hume Music Director Eun Sun Kim. Vincent Boussard’s 2017 production will be revived. Soprano Amina Edris will sing the title role alongside tenor Pene Pati as Des Greiux. They will be joined {…}
Special Features

10 Anticipated Productions for the 2026-27 Fall Season

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It’s that time of the year again! The 2026-27 season is about to begin and audiences are getting ready to choose performances as they head back to the opera. With so much to choose from, OperaWire is breaking down 10 opera productions that are must-sees. “Lincoln in the Bardo” at the Metropolitan Opera – Oct. 19-Nov. 14, 2026 The Metropolitan {…}
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Musica Sacra Unveils 2026-27 Season

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(Photo (c) Jack Boskett Media Ltd) Musica Sacra has announced its 2026-27 season, marking Music Director Kent Tritle’s 20th season with the chorus. The season opens with “SurRound: The Earth Remembers.” The program spans Renaissance works by Mouton and Pérez Bocanegra alongside music by Meredith Monk, Paterson, Einojuhani Rautavaara, Caroline Shaw, and Christine Whitten Thomas. Performance Date: Oct. 7, 2026 {…}
Special Features

Remembering Her Voice in Virgil Thompson’s ‘The Mother of Us All’

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Photo Credits: Hudson Opera/RB Schlather (2017) Within contemporary American opera, there are many works whose lifespan betrays its contents. Even historical significance can’t save opera from being forgotten if it fails to find its audience. Works like Carlisle Floyd’s ‘The Passion of Jonathan Wade‘ (1962), Thea Musgrave’s ‘Simón Bolívar‘ (1994), Dorothy Moore’s ‘Frederick Douglass‘ (1985), Stewart Wallace’s ‘The Bonesetter’s Daughter‘ {…}
News, Season Announcement

Elgar Festival Announces 2026 Edition, Featuring I Fagiolini, Jenny Lind Singers & April Fredrick

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The Elgar Festival has announced its 2026 season, running May 23–31 across Worcester, Malvern, and Pershore Multi-disciplinary artist Nakisha Swatton leads a new collaborative work developed with local amateur and professional musicians, inspired by Elgar’s “Enigma Variations.” The performance brings together the Malvern Taiko drummers, Daniel Neville string ensemble, Black Voices Choir, Academy of Contemporary Music Birmingham, Grosvenor Road Studios, {…}
Season Announcement

The Elgar Festival Announces 2026 Season

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The 2026 Elgar Festival has announced its program, running May 23–31 across Worcester, Malvern, and surrounding Worcestershire venues. Here are the vocal performances on offer. The Jenny Lind Singers, directed by Lynne Lindner, perform a program of works by women composers including Imogen Holst, Cecilia McDowall, Joanna Forbes L’Estrange, Elizabeth Poston, Sarah Quartel, and others, alongside Liz Dilnot Johnson’s “Nimrod {…}

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