The lineup for Chicago Summer Opera has been released. The program is split into two sessions. Each group of students will participate in role preparation, vocal technique, dramatic preparation, audition technique, and stage movement, and more. Each singer either receives a full role or cover role. All productions are staged and performed with an orchestra. This year’s vocal faculty includes {…}
(Photo credit: Jiyang Chen) The Universität Münster Musikhochschule Orchestra has announced Marlon Daniel as its Artistic Director and Conductor. Daniel has held positions as Associate Conductor of the Praga Sinfonietta, Principal Guest Conductor of the Pazardzhik Symphony Orchestra, and the inaugural Music Director for the Colour of Music Festival. He has guest lecturered with Tafelmusik, OperaAmerica, Lunigiana International Music Festival, {…}
Photo credit: Jiyang Chen The Festival International de Musique Saint-Georges has announced Guadeloupéenne coloratura soprano Léïla Brédent will headline its 2023 festival. Brédent will perform works by Mozart, “Vorrei spiegarvi, oh Dio!” and “No, no, che non sei capace” at the season finale concert on Nov 24. She will be accompanied by the Saint-Georges Festival Orchestra, under the direction of {…}
Photo: Bob-Estremera, Bonnie Perkinson, & Tania Baricklo The name and reputation of the revolutionary Classical composer Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges were once nearly forgotten. Through the work of Los Angeles Opera Music Director James Conlon, Marlon Daniel founder of the Saint-Georges International Music Festival, and stage director Maria Todaro, Bologne is returning to the spotlight. Below these individuals discuss {…}
Sony Music has released the newest episode of “They Did That,” featuring conductor and scholar Marlon Daniel. The episode comes following the new Disney/Searchlight movie “Chevalier,” based on the life of Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges, a Black composer who would influence a number of pivotal figures such as Mozart, Haydn, Gossec, and others within France’s Age of Enlightenment. The {…}
The Orquest Sinfónica EAFIT will present “Hemisferios musicales” on Nov. 29, 2022 at the Auditorio Fundadores, Universidad EAFIT in Medellín, Colombia. The showcase will feature the debut of conductor Marlon Daniel and Cuban soprano Anyelin Díaz Oviedo. The concert will include Willian Grant Still’s Symphony No. 5, Canteloube’s “Chants d’Auvergne,” Florence Price’s symphonic poem “The Oak,” and Poulenc’s “Sinfonietta.” Daniel {…}
The New Canon Chamber Collective is set to present “American Soul” on Dec. 3 and 4, 2022. The concerts will be conducted by Marlon Daniel and will feature such artists as soprano Angela Brown and baritone Stephen Salters as they take on music by William Grant Still, Florence Price, and George Gershwin. Brown has performed with such organizations as the {…}
Marlon Daniel has been appointed to the position of Associate Conductor of the Florida Grand Opera. Daniel will act as cover conductor for the upcoming 2022 season productions as well as a resident conductor on other projects throughout the year. “I have always dreamed of a career in music that followed in the footsteps of some of my favorite conductors {…}
In most countries around the world, once you leave the conservatory setting, you have a number of options through which you can build your career. Whether it be working with independent companies, engaging with young artist programs, or even doing residencies, there are options, albeit competitive ones, available to the burgeoning opera artist. In some countries, there are even the {…}
The Fordham University Department of Art History is set to present an online webinar entitled “Black Voices – Classical Music: Part 1 – Performers.” The event is set to take place on Feb. 26, 2021, from 5:30 – 6:40 p.m. EST. It will feature conversations with mezzo-soprano J’Nai Bridges as well as clarinetist Anthony McGill and oboist Toyin Spellman-Diaz. The {…}
Few artists have dedicated themselves to championing the works of composers of African and African American descent the way that conductor Marlon Daniel has. A Chicago native, Daniel has performed new works by such composers as Fred Onovwerosuoke, Dominique Le Gendre, and Adolphus Hailstork, among others. He also founded the Festival International de Music Saint-Georges in Guadaloupe and was the {…}