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Domingo Was Set to Pay $500,000 to AGMA

February 26, 2020 | Susan Elliott, Musical America
Yesterday’s Associated Press news that AGMA’s investigation into Placido Domingo’s “inappropriate activity” found him guilty as charged , indicated AP’s source was “people familiar with the [AGMA] … » Read
 

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Blind Pianist's Brain Deemed 'Remarkable' by MDs

February 26, 2020 | Taylor Grant, Musical America
Matthew Whitaker is making a name for himself as a jazz pianist with performances all over the world. His success is all the more remarkable because the 18-year-old has been blind since birth. Born at 24 weeks and weighing only 1 pound and 11 … » Read
 

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Marin Alsop Will Exit the Baltimore Symphony

February 26, 2020 | Susan Elliott, Musical America
In what could be construed as a further blow in a spate of them, the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra will lose its popular music director when her contract expires in August of 2021. It’s not a complete surprise that Marin Alsop will leave, … » Read
 

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Yale School of Music Names New Director of Opera

February 27, 2020 | Sarah Shay, Musical America
Gerald Martin Moore, artistic associate of Carnegie Hall’s SongStudio program and vocal consultant to a number of international opera companies, will join the Yale faculty next fall as director of Yale Opera and coordinator of vocal studies … » Read
 

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New Artist of the Month: Director Zack Winokur

March 1, 2020 | Clive Paget, Musical America
As the art form changes, which artists will redefine what opera is, and perhaps more importantly, might be? Too often the bigger houses see opera through the directorial lens of the Broadway mega-musical; fortunately, there are a few bright young … » Read
 

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Andrew Norman Joins Juilliard Composition Faculty

February 26, 2020 | Susan Elliott, Musical America
Andrew Norman, Musical America’s  2017 Composer of the Year, is at the moment based in Los Angeles, but not for long. He will be relocating to New York to take on two major appointments next season: To hold the Debs Composer’s … » Read
 

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A Few (More) Recent Artist Signings

February 26, 2020 | Nicholas Beard, Musical America
Czech conductor Petr Popelka [pictured], conductor fellow of NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchester, chief conductor of the Norwegian Radio Orchestra (KORK) as of next season, has joined the roster of Munich-based KünstlerSekretariat am Gasteig. A … » Read
 

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The Flap Over Yuja and the Sunglasses

February 25, 2020 | Taylor Grant, Musical America
Both her playing and her devotion to haute couture are attention-grabbing every time Yuja Wang steps on a recital stage. But at a Feb. 21 concert in Vancouver the Chinese-American pianist (MA’s 2017 Artist of the Year) added something extra … » Read
 

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AGMA Investigation Finds Domingo Guilty as Charged

February 25, 2020 | Jocelyn Gecker, Associated Press
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — An investigation into legendary singer Plácido Domingo by the U.S. union representing opera performers found more than two dozen people who said they were sexually harassed or witnessed inappropriate behavior by … » Read
 

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3 Orchestras Get New Executive Directors

February 25, 2020 | Nicholas Beard, Musical America
Dave Moss , executive director of the Haymarket Opera in Chicago and a former violist with the Chicago Philharmonic and Elgin Symphony, starts his new job as executive director of the Hawaii Symphony Orchestra March 1. He succeeds Scott Harrison, … » Read
 
 

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