PENTATONE has announced the organization have been awarded as the International Classical Music Award’s 2020 “Label of the Year,” as well the ICMA “Vocal Music” prize for their recording of Schubert’s “Winterreise” with Ian Bostridge and Thomas Adès. While the ceremony was intended for April at the Teatro de la Maestranza in Spain, the accolades were instead given out at {…}
(Credit: Jason Homa) Lisette Oropesa has announced a five year deal with San Francisco Classical Recording Company The soprano made the news official on social media stating, “Cheers! I am so incredibly happy and GRATEFUL to share that this week here in Munich, I have been recording my first ever solo+orchestra album: a full CD of Mozart Concert Arias with {…}
Pentatone has announced that it will be releasing the debut recording of Missy Mazzoli and Royce Vavrek’s “Proving Up.” The release, which is set for August 21, 2020, will feature the original cast recording from Opera Omaha. Those cast members include Michael Slatter, John Moore, Talise Trevigne, Abigail Nims, Cree Carrico, and Andrew Harris. The opera was co-commissioned by the {…}
Credit: Dahlia Katz Composed for only two performers, the first opera written about the life of legendary cellist Jacqueline du Pré received its world premiere this past February in Toronto. Tapestry Opera, the only Canadian company dedicated to the creation, development, and performance of original Canadian operas, presented the first five performances of “Jacqueline” by Luna Pearl Woolf and Pulitzer {…}