Margarita Gritskova, Veronika Rovná, & Samueol Park Lead New CD/DVD Releases

Welcome back as we explore the latest CD and DVD releases from around the opera world. This week audiences get to hear rare pieces by Massenet, and Donizetti as well as Ethel Smyth, Bartok and Mark Abel. Massenet: Songs With Orchestra II Hélène Guilmette, Marie-Andrée Bouchard-Lesieur, Julien Henric, and Thomas Dolié lead an album cenetered on more than twenty mélodies {…}

Sep 20, 2024

73rd ARD International Music Competition Winners Announces Winners

The 73rd ARD International Music Competition has concluded and unveiled its winners. This article only includes winners in the vocal categories. Baritone Samueol Park from South Korea was awarded First Prize. Second Prize went to soprano Aurora Marthens from Finland, who also won the Audience Prize, ands soprano Mira Alkhovik from Russia took home Third Prize. In total, the competition {…}