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Tim Mead & Luiza Fatyol Lead New CD/DVD Releases
operawire.com...Countertenor Tim Mead releases a Vivaldi album on Alpha....
Opera Saratoga Unveils "America Sings" Series
operawire.com...Opera Saratoga has announced the lineup for its "America Sings" concert series.... ...Closing out the "America Sings" series will be baritone Dr. Carl DuPont and pianist Gregory Thompson....
2023 Elizabeth Connell Prize International Singing Competition to be Held in London
operawire.com...The 2023 Elizabeth Connell Prize International Singing Competition will take place in London at Wigmore Hall.... ...The panel of judges will include soprano Dame Anne Evans DBE, Peter Katona the head of casting for ROH Covent....
Theater Basel 2022-23 Review: Rigoletto
operawire.com...On the 21st of January 2023, the Basel Opera premiered a new production of Verdi's "Rigoletto," directed by the French stage director Vincent Huguet... ...Duke's aria "Parmi verder le lagrime," or having Rigoletto and Gilda seated at the same table with the Duke and Maddalena during "La donna è mobile...
Nationaltheater Mannheim Names Alistair Lilley as New Chorus ...
operawire.com...The Nationaltheater Mannheim has appointed Alistair Lilley as its chorus director. Lilley is expected to begin this role in the summer.... ...The post Nationaltheater Mannheim Names Alistair Lilley as New Chorus Director appeared first on OperaWire....
Connectforce Community CIC Launches Musical Companion ...
operawire.com...The social venture Connectforce Community CIC has launched Musical Companions, a pandemic-inspired program that engages seniors living with dementia... ...The post Connectforce Community CIC Launches Musical Companion Program for Seniors Living with Dementia appeared first on OperaWire....
Continuing to Defy Vocal Categorization - Stephanie Blythe Takes ...
operawire.com...Listeners can refer to her however they wish, but Stephanie Blythe has always resisted categorizing herself as a mezzo-soprano, an alto, a contralto... ..."My voice decided," Blythe said, quite simply....
Q & A: Antonina Ermolenko on the War in Ukraine & Russian Music
operawire.com...28, Ukrainian-Canadian dramatic soprano Antonina Ermolenko will perform music by Mussorgsky in Ottawa.... ...Antonina Ermolenko: Almost all of my family is in Ukraine, and I have been in constant contact with them from the beginning....
Music of Remembrance to Stream Lori Laitman's "Wertheim Park"
operawire.com...It features soprano Alisa Jordheim as the soloist as well as an instrumental ensemble featureing Laura De Luca (clarinet), Mikhail Shmidt (violin... ...Poet Susan de Sola lost many of her relatives in the Shoah, and "Wertheim Park" is an intimate depiction of the memorial march and its emotional...
Maggio Musicale Fiorentino's "La Finta Semplice" Gets Another Cast Change
operawire.com...Barsotti is an Italian pianist and vocal coach who has served as a member of the music staff at numerous theaters as the Teatro Carlo Felice in Genoa... ...Puccini in Torre del Lago, the Royal Opera House in Muscat, the Teatro Verdi di Pisa and the Teatro Goldoni in Livorno....