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Updated Feb 20, 2020
Israeli Opera Will Host Domingo's Operalia
JERUSALEM--Despite objections from sexual abuse activists, the Israeli Opera will host a weeklong singing competition organized by Spanish opera star Plácido Domingo in Tel Aviv later this … »Read
Recent Conductor News
Eric Jacobsen , music director of the Orlando Philharmonic, cofounder and coartistic director of the new music ensemble The Knights, has entered the race for artistic director of the Oregon Bach … »Read
An Experiment in Opera Using Deaf Performers
On Feb. 27 Victory Hall Opera in Charlottesville, VA, will test opera’s boundaries with excerpts from Francis Poulenc’s Dialogues of the Carmelites using three sopranos alongside three … »Read
Boston Lyric Opera, Revitalized, Readies for the Next Step
In 2002, family considerations led Esther Nelson to take a break from a successful career that had seen her at the helms of companies in Nevada, North Carolina, Virginia, and Cooperstown, N.Y. By … »Read
Fate of Westminster Choir College Rests with the Court
After a hearing before Judge Robert T. Lougy last Friday in Mercer County Civil Court, Westminster Choir College (WCC) students, alumni, and faculty are awaiting a verdict that will determine … »Read
Violinist Plays Her Instrument During Brain Surgery
King’s College Hospital in London has reported that a team of its surgeons successfully removed a brain tumor from a 53-year-old violinist without in any way impinging on her hand movements … »Read
To Tour or Not to Tour: A Moral Dilemma for Musicians
For performers, touring is essential, both for exposure and revenue. But as the impact of travel on the environment becomes ever more apparent, many feel a moral dilemma. While a well-established … »Read
A New Era for the San Francisco Symphony
Esa-Pekka Salonen’s inaugural, 2020-21 season at the artistic helm of the San Francisco Symphony is smashing, as much for the choice of repertoire as for the introduction of a new way … »Read
Hong Kong Phil Cancels Tour
The coronavirus has scuttled the Hong Kong Philharmonic’s six-city tour of Japan, Korea, and Shenzhen, China, scheduled for March 5-28. It has also put the orchestra’s hometown season … »Read
James Conlon to Replace Daniel Harding in Vienna
Daniel Harding has withdrawn from conducting the Vienna Opera Ball two days from now, “due to a serious illness in the family,” reports the Staatsoper. James Conlon, who in December … »Read
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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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Elena Schwarz, conductor
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Salome Jicia, soprano
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Gabriella Smith, composer
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Emmet Cohen, pianist
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Siena Licht Miller, mezzo-soprano
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Patrick Guetti, bass
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Evan Kahn, cellist
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