Renée Fleming, Matthias Goerne & Louise Alder Lead The Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra’s 2021-22 Season

The Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra in the Netherlands has announced its 2021-22 season featuring soloists from around the world. For this article, we will only highlight the vocal performances. Renée Fleming performs music by Messian and Debussy. The superstar is joined by conductor Daniel Harding. Performance Dates: August 20-31, 2021 John Eliot Gardiner conducts the Monteverdi Choir in an all Brahms {…}

Oct 2, 2020

Antonio Pappano, Leah Hawkins & Markus Werba Lead Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia’s 2020-21 Season

(Credit: Musacchio & Ianniello) The Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia in Rome, Italy has announced its 2020-21 season. For the purposes of this article, we will only focus on the vocal performances. The season opens with Gerhild Romberger and Clay Hilley performing Bruckner’s “Te Deum” and Mahler’s “Das Lied von der Erde.” Antonio Pappano conducts. Performance Dates: Oct. 16-18, 2020 {…}

Aug 4, 2020

Karen Cargill, Anne Sofie von Otter, Florian Boesch & Soraya Mafi Lead Edinburgh International Festival Summer Digital Edition

(Credits: Nadine Boyd Photography/Cristina Haldane) The Edinburgh International Festival has announced a virtual program for its 2020 edition. In partnership with Scottish artists and national arts companies, “My Light Shines On” features original performances that have been filmed inside venues such as the Edinburgh Festival Theatre, The King’s Theatre, Leith Theatre, The Hub, Usher Hall and The Queen’s Hall. “My {…}

Jun 26, 2020

Anna Netrebko, Rachel Willis-Sørensen, Pretty Yende, & Natalie Dessay Highlight Opéra National de Bordeaux’s 2020-21 Season

The Opéra National de Bordeaux in France has announced its 2020-21 season featuring five operas and several recitals and concerts. Opera Paul Daniel conducts a new production of Verdi’s “La Traviata” by Pierre Rambert. Rachel Willis-Sørensen and Elbenita Kajtazi alternate the role of Violetta with Benjamin Bernheim and Kevin Amiel as Alfredo and Lionel Lhote and Anthony Clark-Evans as Germont. {…}

Oct 10, 2019

Catriona Morrison Replaces Sarah Connolly In Scotland

The Royal Scottish National Orchestra has announced changes to the Saint-Saëns Symphony No3 Organ concerts next month. The orchestra announced that Catriona Morison will replace Dame Sarah Connolly as guest soloist in the first half of the concert. The organization stated that “Due to ongoing treatment for breast cancer, Dame Sarah regrets that she must withdraw from these concerts.” RSNO {…}

Jul 27, 2017

BBC Cardiff Singer of the World 2017 Winner Signs Contract With Agency

Catriona Morison, the winner of the BBC Cardiff Singer of the World Competition, has signed an exclusive contract with London firm Rayfield Allied to be her representatives. She will be represented by Deborah Sanders, Director of Opera at Rayfield Allied. Morison turned heads when she went from being the wild card finalist in the competition this summer to suddenly taking {…}

Jun 21, 2017

What is BBC Cardiff Singer of the World 2017 Winner Catriona Morison Doing Next?

Catriona Morison was a big winner at the BBC Cardiff Singer of the World competition this weekend. Not only did she come up with a huge underdog victory, but she went through to make some serious history. First off, she didn’t win her round of the Main Prize competition, but wound up in the final as the wild card participant. {…}

Jun 18, 2017

BBC Cardiff Singer of the World Main Prize Winner Announced [Spoilers]

Catriona Morison has pulled off a massive victory at the BBC Cardiff Singer of the World Competition, winning the competition’s main prize. The mezzo was the wild card competitor entering the final round after finishing fifth in the first four rounds. But she quickly became the talk of the town after being a joint winner of the Song Prize competition {…}

Jun 16, 2017

BBC Cardiff Singer of the World 2017 Song Prize Winner Revealed [Spoiler Alert]

CORRECTION: We apologize to Catriona Morison as a previous version of the article did not mention her as a victor. Congratulations! Catriona Morison and Ariunbaatar Gunbaatar are your 2017 BBC Cardiff Singer of the World Song Prize winners. The selection of two winners in the contest is an unprecedented move in the competition. Gunbaatar performed works from Schubert, Tchaikovsky, Fauré, and Sharav {…}

Jun 15, 2017

Fifth Place Winner For BBC Cardiff Singer of the World 2017 Revealed [Spoilers]

Catriona Morison will participate in the final for this year’s BBC Cardiff Singer of the World competition as she has finished fifth in the main prize segment. The announcement was made Thursday after the final round of the main prize competition. Morison, who competed Thursday, lost to Kang Wang who was picked as the winner of round four. However, Morison {…}

Jun 13, 2017

BBC Cardiff Singer of the World 2017 Song Prize Finalists Revealed

The Song Prize finalists for the Cardiff Singer of the World competition have been announced. The five people competing in the final round of this segment include John Chest, Catriona Morison, Iurii Samoilov, Louise Alder, and Ariunbaatar Ganbaatar. Chest got through primarily on American songs that included “At the River” and “Simple Gifts,” both arranged by Aaron Copland. He also {…}