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Victoria Frances Young Wins Leah Reid Electroacoustic and Music in Technology Prize for Contemporary Operatic Work Breaking News
The landscape of contemporary opera continues to expand into uncharted technological and conceptual territories as multidisciplinary artist Victoria Frances Young…
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Chasing Dreams and Healing Rifts: Composer Huang Ruo and Librettist David Henry Hwang on Their Vietnam Veterans Memorial Opera
The complex intersections of art, political history, and national identity take center stage in the upcoming China Now Music Festival…
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Emilie Mayer: Complete Surviving Orchestral Works Launch on Period Instruments With Volume One
The revival of 19th-century composer Emilie Mayer has reached a significant milestone with the release of the first installment in…
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Robert Ames Steps Down From the London Contemporary Orchestra After Eighteen Years of Pioneering Musical Innovation
The departure of Robert Ames from the London Contemporary Orchestra (LCO) marks the end of an era for one of…
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Metropolitan Opera 2026-27 Season Revival of Cosi fan tutte Brings 1950s Coney Island Aesthetic to Mozart Classic
The Metropolitan Opera has officially launched its highly anticipated 2026-27 theatrical season with a vibrant, visually striking revival of Wolfgang…
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The 10 Best Recordings of Berlioz Symphonie fantastique
Hector Berlioz created one of the most radical and autobiographical works in the history of Western classical music when he…
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Sarasota Youth Opera Announces Highly Anticipated Production of Rachel J. Peters Rootabaga Country for November 2026
The Sarasota Youth Opera has officially announced its upcoming production of Rachel J. Peters’s whimsical and imaginative one-act opera, Rootabaga…
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Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra Musicians to Perform West Side Story Without a Contract Amid Looming Strike Authorization
Community members, labor union allies, and dedicated orchestra patrons are preparing to gather outside the Schuster Center stage door this…
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Do Orchestral Fellowships Help Black Musicians: An Examination of Diversity Initiatives in Classical Music
In 2020, violist Wilfred Farquharson stood at a pivotal juncture in his professional career. Having been accepted into the prestigious…
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Freddie de Tommaso Steps in as Rodolfo in the Metropolitan Opera Production of La Bohème
The Metropolitan Opera has officially announced a notable cast adjustment for its upcoming autumn performances of Giacomo Puccini’s beloved masterpiece,…
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