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Shanley Horvitz to Headline Adelphi Orchestra’s ‘Heroic Echoes’

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The Adelphi Orchestra will present “Heroic Echoes” on Oct. 5, 2024 at the Broadway Presbyterian Church in New York City. There will also be a second performance at the Fair Lawn Community Theater on Oct. 10, 2024. The event will feature mezzo-soprano Shanley Horvitz as she takes on the “Wesendonck Lieder” by Richard Wagner. The program also includes Wagner’s “Waldweben” {…}
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Music in the Mountains Names New Artistic Director

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Music in the Mountains has named Vadim Gluzman as its new Artistic Director. The Durango, Colorado-based festival revealed that Gluzman, a celebrated Ukrainian-Israeli violinist, will kick off his tenure during the 2025 season. Gluzman kicked off his relationships with the organization in 1997 through his involvement with the Conservatory. He has worked as a soloist, director, chamber musician for over {…}
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Jonas Kaufmann Cancels Hollywood Bowl Concert

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(Credit: Jonas Kaufmann, Otello, Sony Music) (Update: While in Verona, I unfortunately started experiencing cold like symptoms which turned into a rather awful flu. This forced me to reschedule my performance in Bratislava and cancel my performance in Hollywood. As you can imagine, this is a great disappointment, and I always feel badly letting down my fans. By resting this {…}
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Günther Groissböck Joins Askonas Holt for Management

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(Credit: Askonas Holt) Günther Groissböck has joined the roster of Askonas Holt for worldwide management. The bass will be represented by Angelica Conner. Last season Groissböck performed at Carnegie Hall and Tanglewood with the Boston Symphony Orchestra and also performed with the Wiener Philharmoniker. This season he sings in productions of “Der Rosenkavalier” and “Die Walküre” at the Teatro alla {…}
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Opernfest Prague Announces 2024 Season

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(Photo credit: Martina Root) The young artists program, Openfest Prague has announced its seventh season. The program is run by soprano Becca Conviser, who is a principal soloist in Prague. She has teamed up with some of Czechia’s most prominent artistic leaders as collaborators, including Jaroslav Kyzlink, Martin Otava, Zdeněk Klauda, and Jiří Štrunc. The international roster of voice fellows {…}
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Q & A: Composer Lee Bradshaw on His Journey of Composing Historic Arabic Opera “Zarqa Al Yamama”

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Later this month, audiences in Riyadh will bear witness to “Zarqa Al Yamama,” “the first Grand Opera produced by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.” The opera will star Dame Sarah Connolly. She is joined by Khayran Al Zahrani, Sawsan Albahiti, Reemaz Oqbi, Aleksandar Stefanowski, Amelia Wawrzon, Serena Farnocchia, Paride Cataldo, and George von Bergen. The libretto by Saleh Zamanan tells {…}
Interviews, Stage Spotlight

Q & A: Soprano Mária Porubčinová Talks about Smetana’s ‘The Kiss’ and her Role as Vendulka

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Photo:Henrich Mišovič It is the morning of the premiere of The Slovak National Theater Opera’s new production of Smetana’s opera “The Kiss,” a rarely performed work in western Europe but one that receives regular presentations in the Czech Republic and Slovakia. To find out more about the opera and the production, we met up for an interview with soprano Mária {…}
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Lauritz Melchior International Singing Competition Announces 2024 Finalists

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The Lauritz Melchior International Singing Competition has announced the finalists for its 2024 edition. Finalists include: Tenor Artjoms Safronovs (Latvia) Mezzo-soprano Deirdre Angenent (Netherlands) Tenor Fareth Dafydd Morris (U.K.) Soprano Hedvig Haugerud (Norway) Tenor James Edgar Knight (Australia) Soprano Joanna Parisi (Italy) Soprano Johanna Will (Germany) Soprano Lena Kutzner (Germany) Tenor Matthew Arnold (U.S.A.) Soprano Meredith Bloomfield (U.S.A.) Tenor Samuel {…}

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