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The $50,000 prize from the Metropolitan Opera recognizes “extraordinarily gifted singers with rising Met careers.”
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Merry Widow | Finger Lakes, NY | July 25-28
Geneva Light Opera’s production of Lehar’s The Merry Widow will feature prize-winning baritone Bryan Murray and soprano Alexis Olinyk in the superb acoustics of in the landmark Smith Opera House in Geneva, New York on July 25, 27, and 28. A small city on the north end of the largest of NY’s Finger Lakes, Geneva…
Heldentenor Clay Hilley is the winner of the 2024 Richard Tucker Award
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Per Instagram, Anita Rachvelishvili made an appearance at a Europe Day concert in Tblisi earlier today
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Opera Philadelphia confirms reports that countertenor Anthony Roth Costanzo will serve as its next General Director and President, taking the place of the dearly departing David Devan.
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Susan Graham will lead a four-performance run of A Little Night Music at Lincoln Center in June.
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Natalie Dessay debuts as Madam Rose in Paris in 2025
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“Soprano Kathleen Battle returns to the Met for a special concert program on Sunday, May 12, her first appearance at the Met since her historic concert in 2016 highlighting music of the Underground Railroad.”
Windy City audiences can look forward to a a season of classics interspersed with a contemporary work and a world premiere
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The Metropolitan Opera reveals its upcoming season
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The first of the major American opera houses to announce its 2024-25 season did so today
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“The endowment is there certainly not to be raided, but to be used in a time of crisis rather than going out of business,” says Peter Gelb.
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“Rafael Davila will sing the role of Don José in Bizet’s Carmen in tonight’s performance, replacing Piotr Beczala, who has withdrawn due to illness.”
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A word to cher public from backstage at the box
