Aryeh Nussbaum Cohen Takes Home Top Prize at Gerda Lissner Foundation’s International Vocal Competition 2024

The Gerda Lissner Foundation has announced the 2024 winners of its International Vocal Competition. In the Opera Division, countertenor Aryeh Nussbaum Cohen took home the top prize, the Liederkranz Foundation Award. The other winners in the division include baritone Yeongtaek Yang (First Prize), mezzo-soprano Maire Therese Carmack (second prize), and soprano Karoline Podolak (third prize). Taking home the Judge’s Special {…}

Apr 2, 2019

Frederica Von Stade Headlines San Francisco Concert In Support Of Notre-Dame de Paris

The San Francisco Opera will work together with the City of San Francisco, French Consulate, and Grace Cathedral to put on a concert in support of the Notre-Dame de Paris on April 29, 2019. The event will feature international superstar Frederica Von Stade, who will perform music by Poulenc, accompanied by pianist Kseniia Polstiankina Barrad. The remainder of the program {…}

Jun 9, 2017

Metropolitan Opera National Council Grand Finals Concerts to Be Broadcast on WQXR

For those who missed the Metropolitan Opera Council Grand Finals Concert, WXQR is transmitting the recorded version on June 10. The concert will showcase the arias that the finalists sang at the concert back on March 19, 2017. Maestro Nicola Luisotti led the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, and the event was hosted by soprano Renée Fleming. Soprano Amber Wagner, mezzo-soprano Jamie Barton, {…}