July 2021

Fight stereotypesAsian artists have long been the subject of racist tropes and slurs, dating back at least to the 1960s and 1970s, when musicians immigrated to the United States from Japan, Korea and others. regions of East Asia to study…

By Greg Hirst on July 23, 2021 (Wyoming Opera House, Facebook) CASPER, Wyo - Opera Wyoming performs this weekend's “Cinderella” by Pauline Viardot, a French!-->…

A wide range of artists helped celebrate the opening of The Link, a new business and creative center in St. Johns County that has been hailed as "the building of the future". Co-organized by the Ponte Vedra Beach Cultural Center (CCPVB),…

The Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra will participate in Hong Kong Week 2021 @ Guangzhou, hosted by the Department of Recreation and Cultural Services (LCSD) of the Hong Kong SAR government. Despite the challenges posed by the pandemic,…

Bampton Classical Opera presents one of Gluck's major works, Paride ed Elena, in the picturesque and naturally acoustic venue of Deanery Garden this weekend. Friday and Saturday performances have been rescheduled…

Dance Arts Unlimited Advanced Ballet Students Performed in OperaBend Film Madras Ballet Dancers are part of a recently released YouTube virtual opera film. Members of Dance Arts Unlimited's advanced ballet class!-->…

On Friday, Ledisi will pay homage to the woman who brought her back from despair with “Ledisi Sings Nina,” an album that features seven of Simone's most popular songs remade in orchestral, jazz and pop…

MARLBORO - The Marlboro Music Festival is back, and it appears to have lost nothing during its year of…

Although lead opera director Sir Graham Vick, who died of complications from Covid-19 at age 67, has worked on many of the world's most prestigious stages, he has led the way with his own brand of productions on a low budget in…

LONDON - Graham Vick, a British opera director who has worked at prestigious houses like the Metropolitan Opera and La Scala while seeking to broaden the appeal of opera by staging works in abandoned rock clubs and old factories and…

Laskarina "Bouboulina" Pinotsi was an extremely influential Greek woman, serving as a member of the Hellenic Navy during Greece's War of Independence in 1821. Credit: Sreejithk2000 / Wikimedia Commons / Public DomainInfluential Greek women…

There is something in the water in Finland. Whether it is the wealth of conducting teachers or an education system that nurtures musical talent, there has been a relentless flow of exports of distinguished conductors…

Celebrating the talents of Australia's top composers and performers of contemporary classical, jazz and experimental music, this year's awards will take place at the North Melbourne Meat Market on Tuesday, August 17, and will also include…

A group of Cantonese opera singers are delighted to celebrate the opening of their new studio near IKEA of Richmond. Members of a Richmond-based Cantonese opera group celebrated the grand opening of their newly renovated studio…

Eckart Preu, Music Director of the Cincinnati Chamber OrchestraPhoto: Philip GroshongCincinnati Summermusik Chamber Orchestra Summer Festival returns from the pandemic shutdown from August 6, with performances until August 20 at!--]}%-->…

Chosen by: Kristine Opolais, soprano Tosca is the opera that has always been in my heart - I always come back to it. Floria Tosca is my favorite character, because you get everything from her. She is like a…

19 July 2021, 09:38 | Updated: July 19, 2021, 09:58 Joseph Calleja: Sacred Music of St John's. Photo: Facebook / Joseph Calleja…

(Credit: Tyler Fayose) Femi Elufowoju Jr practices many trades. He's a film actor with 15 credits, a director who has directed myriads of productions and a director. But a part was missing. Elufowoju Jr is a music lover…

"Her voice - it's like butter," said a Hollywood Bowl boss on Friday night, using the familiar "SNL"-derived description of Barbra Streisand's voice and applying it to the headliner of the weekend, Christina Aguilera. Not to…

"I took care of him when he was literally on the verge of death," said Dr Nida Qadir, pulmonologist and co-director of the intensive care unit at UCLA Medical Center. “He has no memory of meeting me.But now the couple…

Arrived early for the opening performance of “Man of La Mancha” at the Saratoga Opera House on July 8, in the amphitheater of the Saratoga Performing Arts Center, I went through the excellent program…

July 18 (Sunday) Walk-In Tour - Collection Highlights, 11:30 a.m., Crystal Bridges Museum Main Lobby. Release. 657-2335 or crystalbridges.org. Artistic creation without appointment - 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., Durand / Estes rooms at the Crystal…

Opera on the River returns once again to its home on the banks of the St. Croix River in Lowell Park in…

Hourly CorrespondentJudy Lisi, President and CEO of the David A. Straz Jr. Center for the Performing Arts, has directed the vast entertainment center since 1992. She founded Opera Tampa in 1995 and the Patel Conservatory, where aspiring…

Keith vandervort ELY - A performance of opera stages and arias took place here last Sunday at the Vermilion Community College Fine Arts Theater. The exclusive show was part of the…

Artist and composer Graham Czach published the global collaboration project he conceived and brought to life, "A humanOn July 16, 2021 in honor of the UN Nelson Mandela International Day weekend. The recording features performances by…

As the rest of Singapore tries to continue living amid the COVID-19 pandemic, a small corner of the country is celebrating the return of a cherished tradition. Share this article IIn our new series, Disappearing Traditions, we're…

Opera singers are often judged by their vocal abilities, but on stage, there's more to it. They must inhabit their roles and give meaning to the characters they play. The best must also be great actors, and it is with this…

Esther Bejarano, one of the last survivors of the Auschwitz Women's Orchestra, has died at the age of 96. Meron Mendel, Director of the Anne Frank Education Center, said: “She has dedicated her life to…

The Deutschtown Music Festival is Pittsburgh's largest free music showcase - possibly the largest in the country, according to the organizers (who cite the Reverbnation music resource website). But…

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Opera Orlando's (formerly Opera on Park) annual summer concert series returns live and in person at the University Club of Winter Park in August.The series includes three concerts, up close and personal, by world-class singers, followed by…

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By ROBERT MOYNIHAN • Special www.AllOTSEGO.com First, the opera is supposed to be pretty serious. A writer praising Verdi's “Trovatore” observed, without any irony:…

NEWS | FEATURES | OVERVIEWS | EVENTS (NEWARK, NJ) - The New Jersey Symphony Orchestra has launched an interactive video adventure to explore the planets - and Gustav Holst's film The planets—In a…

The Operalia Competition has announced its 2021 participants. This year the competition will feature artists from Peru, Russia, USA, Mongolia, France, Spain, Moldova, Denmark, South Korea, Ukraine, Azerbaijan, Italy, Canada…

© Provided by Daily Mail MailOnline Logo She has the voice of an angel. And Katherine Jenkins was recognized on Tuesday for her incredible musical talents at the Royal Academy of Music. The 41-year-old opera…

Here are live and streaming shows that Bay Area art fans should know. Mountain of an opera The story makes viewing captivating in the latest Opera Parallel project. "Everest - A Graphic Novel Opera", by composer Joby Talbot and librettist…

Conductor Mélanie Léonard (Image: Submitted) After three years of research, Symphonie Nouveau-Brunswick chose Mélanie Léonard to be its new musical…

A top-level Kiwi tenor accuses NZ Opera of "predatory" behavior, offering young singers low performance fees. Your!-->…

The festival opened this weekend with a performance by the National Academy Orchestra of Canada conducted by Maestro Boris Brott PRESS RELEASECOLLINGWOOD SUMMER MUSIC FESTIVAL************************* Last Saturday and Sunday…

For 114 years, the Cheboygan Chamber of Commerce has promoted the town of Cheboygan. Founded at the Opera House in 1907, the Chamber of Commerce began as a collaboration of like-minded leaders who sought to bring businesses together with…

Accademia Bizantina, under the musical direction of Ottavio Dantone since 1996, has become a force to be reckoned with in the field of baroque music. GramophoneThe Orchestra of the Year award is the only Gramophone…

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(Photo: Monika Ritterhaus) "Combattimento, La Théorie du Cygne Noir" is a scenic work for eight singers, composed of madrigals, arias, lamentations and instrumental pieces from the Baroque period from 1630 to…

State Opera South Australia has announced the remainder of its 2021 season. Following her one-off, semi-scenic performance of Voss on September 17th the company will stage a new production of Britten's The turn of the screw and a cover of…

The Cape Cod Chamber Music Festival is back on stage August 3-13 for its 42nd season of world-class performances in nine concerts over two weeks.Starring artistic directors Jon Manasse and Jon Nakamatsu, the Escher quartet with Brian Zeger…

The New York City Master Choir has appointed Dr. David Recca as its new artistic director. He is expected to take office with the…

By Lawrence A. Johnson Conductor Christopher Bell, soloists Susan Nelson, Sarah Ponder and Corinne Wallace-Crane, and conductor Carlos Kalmar bow at the end of Vivaldi's "Gloria" Friday night at the Grant Park Music Festival. Photo:…

ADRIAN - In the world of Disney Princesses, it is beautiful, slender damsels in distress who are saved by men and immediately marry them. And they're white or, in the rare case that they're not, their culture and even their accents are…

For the first time since before the pandemic, the Ensemble Altera de Providence is preparing to give a live concert.Sunday's “We Remember” COVID-19 memorial program features music of reflection, rest and…

Hexagon: The nervous little ones works by Poulenc, Roussel, Saint-Saëns Bridge 9079 (CD). 2021. Max Wilcox, prod., Ing. Performance ***** Sonic **** ½ Apparently this is a recent exhumation of an older…

New York's vibrant community of opera singers, which includes some of the world's most renowned singers, hasn't been able to perform to live crowds for over a year now. This summer, a team of creative and resourceful artists took matters…

After digital programs in 2020 and 2021, the National Children's Orchestra of Great Britain resumes in-person activities in 2022. Auditions are now open to UK musicians aged 8 to 13. Applicants must submit a video recording of…

The shows will take place inside a local church with the public watching a simulcast by car from the parking lot With the settings complete, the concert countdown is on for the Collingwood Summer Music Festival. Artistic Director…

PHOTOS BY TRAE PATTON | CNB Wwhat Victory Brinker did during the two days she "America has talent" hearing accumulated over 4.9 million views on YouTube? "I've done a lot, a lot, a LOT of interviews," says the 9-year-old opera singer…

The Baltimore Concert Opera has announced its return to the Engineers Club this fall, as well as a major addition to its lineup. For the first time, BCO will produce a fully staged opera with orchestra - Rossini's iconic Barber of…

The Penticton Academy of Music and Drama (PAMDA) invites community members to attend two outdoor…

Rady Shell of the San Diego Symphony OrchestraThe classic San Diego music scene has coped with the COVID-19 invasion by swapping closed concert halls for parking lots and online media. Appreciative bravos and bravas have been replaced by…

The public was also impatient. Before the pandemic, the company's ticket sales hovered around 98% of capacity. Wolfgang Heubisch, the Bavarian Minister of Culture during Bachler's early years in Munich, said the house was a major…

NSW Health referred the matter to the Sydney Opera House, who said all on-site operations during the stay-at-home period were conducted in accordance with health guidelines. This included carrying out work that could not be undertaken at…

Kim L. WilliamsAaron King Vaughn of Tallahassee will participate in the City of Music International Orchestra Competition July 10-18, 2021 in Valencia, Spain.Over 180 musicians and conductors from all over the world competed for the…

One of the great beauties of summer arts festivals in Ireland has always been the element of chance. You are going to see one thing and you fall in love with another. One Tuesday morning, you walk…

Posted on July 5, 2021 at 11:17 AM by Carol Tannenhauser July 5, 2021 Weather: Partly cloudy, with a high of 81 degrees. Notice:Our calendar has local and virtual events. New:The Metropolitan Opera and the…

With recent highlights, including exceptional recordings of Dussek's Solemn Mass and Eccles' Semele, the Academy of Early Music is at its peak. As Richard Egarr's reign as musical director draws to a close, it is…

On her 10th studio album, the masterful "Trouble and Strife", Joan Osborne launched a bugle call. With stunning vocals, a diverse range of sounds and incisive lyrics, this collection of new original songs is her response to the "crazy and…

During the wee hours of the night at Bolton Landing in Lake George, the soothing hubbub of crickets and frogs can be heard, but the sound of a grand piano also hangs in the air from time to time. It would be opera composer Richard Wargo…

CHELMSFORD - Twelve years of playing violin brought Chelmsford High's sophomore Kaitlyn Kaminuma joy, inspiration, connection and life lessons. This year, it brought him an unprecedented opportunity. This month, 16-year-old Kaminuma will…

Opera Software on Thursday announced the release of the first third-party browser fully optimized for Chromebooks and Chrome OS as an alternative to Google Chrome, which is the default browser that runs on devices. Users can…

The Sound of Swing Orchestra is a 1940s style big band that faithfully recreates swing era classics such as "For Dancer's Only" by Jimmie Lunceford, "Opus One" and "Marie" by Tommy Dorsey and of course the Glenn Miller's Swing-era hymn,…

by Michael Caruso Two of the most popular and acclaimed resident ensembles in the local classical music community closed their “virtual” seasons with concerts…

After having to cancel events last year, Wolf Trap is set to host again for his 50-year-old season at the Feline Center this summer. Arvind Manocha, chairman and CEO of Wolf Trap, says he feels so many different emotions -…

Photo by Len Vilano. A fully collaborative musical Songs in musical theater are often used as a vehicle for words that might sound insane if spoken. The songs advance the story, develop the characters and show the…

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Cellist and QCSO teacher Elisabeth Oar A disgruntled conductor might say that conducting an orchestra is like keeping cats. In a new partnership, the Quad City Symphony Orchestra brings an "Instrument Petting Zoo" to Mercado the fifth in…