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Updated Aug 12, 2020
Tulsa Opera Plays Ball with Rigoletto
Tulsa Opera will open its 2020-21 season on October 9 with a new Rigoletto , staged on the local, Tulsa Drillers' ONEOK ballfield, which, even with proper social distancing, can accommodate a … »Read
Finally, a First Recording of Ethel Smyth's The Prison
There’s a telling photo included in the booklet for the world premiere recording of Dame Ethel Smyth’s The Prison . Taken in 1922 at the inaugural International Society for … »Read
Houston Grand Goes All-Digital in 2020-21
As an antidote to the cessation of live performances necessitated by the coronavirus pandemic, the Houston Grand Opera (HGO) is going digital in a big way. From Sept. 2020 through April 2021 the … »Read
Six Non-white Artists Talk to the Issue, Favor Blind Auditions
There is no hiding the fact that American orchestras have a “diversity deficit.” In 2014 African American and Latinx musicians comprised just 2.5 percent of professional orchestra … »Read
Former OTSL Director of Artistic Administration Arrested
Damon Bristo recently resigned director of artistic administration for the Opera Theater of St. Louis. He had been placed on unpaid leave upon his arrest on July 23 for child sex trafficking in … »Read
Manhattan School Taps Tazewell Thompson
The Manhattan School of Music (MSM) has named Tazewell Thompson as director of opera studies in the school’s Vocal Arts Division. The Harlem native, who assumes his position immediately, is … »Read
A Well-cast Così Bows in Salzburg
Pondering the state of classical music, especially opera, in a post-Covid world is not a happy pastime. Indeed, one wonders when, if ever, it will again be possible to see operas we want to … »Read
Kent Nagano's Montreal Legacy
On Aug. 31, Kent Nagano will depart the Montreal Symphony Orchestra after 14 years as music director. He arrived on the heels of the tumultuous 25-year reign of Charles Dutoit, who resigned … »Read
Jackson Hole, WY, Arts Center Names New Chief
Marty Camino is the new executive director of the Center for the Arts in Jackson, WY. He succeeds David Rothman who resigned in March after a year in the job. Camino, who first relocated to … »Read
Montreal Symphony Takes Over the Airport Parking Lot
MONTREAL -- Music lovers streamed into an airport parking lot, socially distancing in cars to listen to the Montreal Symphony Orchestra play Beethoven, Ravel, and Mozart in between flights taking … »Read
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Saratoga Shakespeare Company and Saratoga Performing Arts Center Present the World Premiere of Testament on August 22
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Analog: The Art & History Of Reel-To-Reel Tape Recording - Releasing on DVD August 11, 2020
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Daniela Candillari, conductor
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Vuvu Mpofu, soprano
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Xabier Anduaga, tenor
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Stella Chen, violinist
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Theo Hoffman, baritone
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Zack Winokur, director
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John Brancy, baritone
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February 2020
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Maxim Lando, pianist
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Hao Zhou, violinist
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Michele Gamba, conductor
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Lucia Lucas, baritone
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María Dueñas, violinist
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