Magdalena Kuźma Wins Kosciuszko Foundation’s 2024 Marcella Sembrich International Voice Competition

(Photo credit: Marcin Zurawicz) The Kosciuszko Foundation has announced the winners of its 2024 Marcella Sembrich International Voice Competition. Taking home first place was Polish-American soprano Magdalena Kuźma. She takes home $8,000 and a special performance award offered by the Gerda Lissner Foundation and the Connecticut Lyric Opera. The soprano made her mainstage Met Opera debut in 2023 as Giannetta {…}

May 31, 2024

Magdalena Kuźma Wins 2024 Jensen Foundation Vocal Competition

Magdalena Kuźma is the winner of the 2024 Jensen Foundation Vocal Competition. The soprano, who is a graduate of Yale University and is set to perform at the Aspen Music Festival, performed “Ha! Dzieciątko nam umiera” from Moniuszko’s “Halka” and “Deh vieni, non tardar” from “Le nozze di Figaro” on her way to a $15,000 first-place grant. “It is such {…}

Dec 13, 2023

Metropolitan Opera 2023-24 Review: The Magic Flute

Photo: Evan Zimmerman / Met Opera This year’s season opener of the Met’s “The Magic Flute,” on December 8th, 2023, was another high-energy holiday extravaganza. The family-friendly annual production by Julie Taymor was a familiar favorite to many; its rich fantasy world of magical symbolism dazzled and delivered. However, what set the bar for this year’s production apart from others, {…}

Jul 18, 2023

Metropolitan Opera Announces 2023-24 Lindemann Young Artists

(Credit: Jonathan Tichler / Met Opera) The Metropolitan Opera has announced the 2023-24 members of the Lindemann Young Artist Development Program. This year the roster includes soprano Amanda Batista, bass-baritone Le Bu, tenor Matthew Cairns, mezzo-soprano Maire Therese Carmack, baritone Eleomar Cuello, soprano Juliana Grigoryan, mezzo-soprano Elmina Hasan, soprano Magdalena Kuźma, coach/pianist Juan José Lázaro, soprano Brittany Olivia Logan, tenor Daniel O’Hearn, tenor Jonghyun Park, baritone Daniel Rich, coach/pianist Deborah Robertson, {…}

Apr 18, 2023

Metropolitan Opera 2022-2023 Review: L’Elisir d’Amore (Cast B)

On April 13, 2023, the Metropolitan Opera opened its April run of Donizetti’s “L’Elisir d’Amore.” Bartlett Sher’s 2012 production was met with new life thanks to a number of stunning debuts from the cast. The staging itself presents a view of Italy during unification which neither rebukes nor flatters the historical context of the work, leaving an authentic, if understated, {…}

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Magdalena Kuźma Wins Kosciuszko Foundation’s 2024 Marcella Sembrich International Voice Competition

Magdalena Kuźma Wins 2024 Jensen Foundation Vocal Competition

Metropolitan Opera 2023-24 Review: The Magic Flute

Metropolitan Opera Announces 2023-24 Lindemann Young Artists

Metropolitan Opera 2022-2023 Review: L’Elisir d’Amore (Cast B)