The Kathleen Ferrier Competition has announced its winners. The finals, which were held on April 22, saw Esme Bronwen-Smith win the first prize of £12,500. The second prize went to Emma Roberts who took home £6,000. She also won the Loveday Song Prize for her performance of Debussy’s Colloque sentimental. The Help Musicians Accompanist Prize was awarded to Avishka Edirisinghe. {…}
The Kathleen Ferrier Competition has announced its finalists. The competition, which will take place on Friday, April 22, 22022 in Wigmore Hall, will see each singer perform alongside a pianist. The finalists are soprano Elena Zamudio and pianist Bradley Wood, bass-baritone Charles Cunliffe and pianist Francesca Orlando, mezzo-soprano Emma Roberts and pianist Lucy Colquhoun, soprano Charlotte Bowden and pianist Roelof {…}
(Photo courtesy of Wildcat PR) The Kathleen Ferrier Awards has announced its 2021 winners. Coming in first place was British countertenor Hugh Cutting. A member of the Royal College of Music International Opera Studio, Cutting takes home a prize of £12,500. In second place, and taking home £6,000 was Latvian soprano Laura Peresivana, who is studying at Guildhall Opera School. {…}
The final for the 2021 Kathleen Ferrier Awards Competition has announced its semifinalists, who will compete for the top prize on Nov. 12 and 14. This year’s contestants include baritone Jack Lee, soprano Sophie Sparrow, counter-tenor Hugh Cutting, mezzo-soprano Helen Charlston, baritone James Atkinson, tenor Magnus Walker, soprano Laura Peresivana, bass-baritone Edward Jowle, soprano Cassandra Wright, and baritone Michael Lafferty. {…}
The Kathleen Ferrier Awards Competition has announced the winners of its 65th edition. The first prize, which includes a cash award of £12,500, went to Jessica Cale, a graduate of the Royal College of Music. She has also appeared at the Ryedale Festival Opera and was a 2020 finalist for the London Handel Festival Singing Competition. Coming in at second {…}
This week audiences can discover new works, archival recordings, and rarely performed operas. Here is a look at this week’s streaming recommendations. Con Alma Paola Prestini and Magos Herrera will team up for “Con Alma,” a new operatic album and live event both launching this December. The album, which will be released on Dec. 4, was recorded remotely between March {…}