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American Baritone Edward Nelson Wins 2020 Glyndebourne Opera Cup

March 11, 2020 | Anthony Brown, Musical America
Edward Nelson has won the 2020 Glyndebourne Opera Cup. At the competition final on Mar. 7, the 31-year -old American baritone sang two dramatic arias from Ambroise Thomas’s Hamlet and clinched his victory with a riveting performance of … » Read
 

Industry News

San Francisco and New Jersey Symphonies Cancel

March 11, 2020 | Susan Elliott, Musical America
San Francisco Mayor London N. Breed [pictured] has prohibited all gatherings of 1,000 or more, forcing the SF Symphony to cancel more concerts, through March 25. They include performances by the SFS, its Youth Orchestra, and recitals by flutist … » Read
 

People in the News

L.A. Opera Investigation Finds Domingo Charges Credible

March 10, 2020 | Susan Elliott, Musical America
The Los Angeles Opera has released the results of its investigation of former General Director Plácido Domingo and found sexual harassment allegations against him to be credible.   The investigator interviewed 44 people, 10 of whom … » Read
 

People in the News

Anton Coppola, Conductor, Uncle to the Rich & Famous

March 12, 2020 | Taylor Grant, Musical America
Anton Coppola, who enjoyed one of the longest careers as a conductor in modern times, died in Manhattan on Mar. 9 at age 102. A patriarch of the Coppola family, he was uncle to filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola and actor Talia Shire, and great uncle … » Read
 

Industry News

Berlin Shutters Theaters; Juilliard Suspends in-Person Classes

March 10, 2020 | Susan Elliott, Musical America
Berlin Culture Senator Klaus Lederer has closed the city’s larger state theaters, concert halls, and opera houses to halt the spread of the coronavirus.   As of Monday, Germany had registered 1,139 coronavirus cases with two … » Read
 

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More Updates: Munich, Austria, San Diego

March 10, 2020 | Susan Elliott, Musical America
All performances at the Bayerische Staatsoper [pictured] have been cancelled up to April 19. The company reports it will make selected performances available as a live stream or video-on-demand. The former are already scheduled for a concert on … » Read
 

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Update: All Major, Live Vienna Performances Cancelled; IAMA Postpones; etc.

March 10, 2020 | Susan Elliott, Musical America
All Vienna opera and concert venues are closed through March 31. Theater an der Wien's highly anticipated event of the year--Beethoven's second version of Leonore in a production by Christoph Waltz--is scheduled for March 16. The Theater is … » Read
 

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Dallas Symphony's First Season Under Luisi

March 10, 2020 | Susan Elliott, Musical America
In his first season as music director, Fabio Luisi will lead the Dallas Symphony Orchestra in eight programs, two of which—Verdi’s Requiem and Otello in concert-- highlight his strong suit in opera. Otherwise, it’s Brahms, … » Read
 

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Bard SummerScape 2020: A Timely Hero

March 10, 2020 | Sarah Shay, Musical America
The seven weeks of music, opera, theater, dance, film and the SummerScape Spiegeltent that comprise the 17 th edition of Bard’s SummerScape will center around Nadia Boulanger, the Parisian pedagogue, composer, conductor, pianist, organist, … » Read
 

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More Brexit Fallout: The End of Creative Europe Partnership

March 10, 2020 | Anthony Brown, Musical America
In a letter to the U.K.’s new Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden, more than 650 arts leaders have warned that ending the country’s relationship with Creative Europe will lead to “an impoverished future for British … » Read
 
 

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