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2022-07-26 10:18:00
2022 winners announced for Garsington Opera's awards for young artists
Garsington Opera 2022 awards winners (Photo Julian Guidera)John Findon, Polly Leech, Ellie de Jongh, Frazer ScottWe caught tenor John Findon at Garsington Opera last month when he played the role of the Prince in Rusalka, covering for Gerard Schneider [see my review]. Findon impressed greatly in what was his role debut and so it is no surprise that he was awarded the Leonard Ingrams Award in Garsington Opera's recent announcement of its 2022 awards to young artists. The other recipient of a Leonard Ingrams Award is mezzo-soprano Polly Leech who played Dorabella in the revival of John Cox's production of Mozart's Cosi fan tutte.Two Alvarez Young Artists also received awards. Frazer Scott received the Helen Clarke Award; he played the role of Caronte in Monteverdi's Orfeo, was the understudy for the role of Harry in Roxanna Panufnik's Dalia, and was a member of the ensemble. Ellie de Jongh received the Simon Sanbach […]
2022-07-11 07:23:13
We play to transform the world: Sistema Europe Youth Orchestra in Madrid
Sistema Europe Youth Orchestra with Nicola Benedetti in Birmingham in 2019 (Photo Ivan Gonzalez)On Thursday (14 July 2022), more than 140 young musicians from 17 European countries will take to the stage at the Auditorio Nacional de Música in Madrid as part of Sistema Europe Youth Orchestra (SEYO). The orchestra will be conducted by four conductors, Ron Davis Alvarez, Lara Diloy, José Ángel Salazar, and Jhoanna Sierralta, in a programme of Bach, Sibelius, Holst and Mussorgsky.The concert is the culmination of the orchestra's sixth Summer residency, taking place in Madrid this year, where 140 young musicians aged between 12 and 20, and their teachers from different parts of the continent all meet up. All are part of programmes in their countries of origin inspired by El Sistema, a learning programme that focuses on generating equal opportunities for children and young people through music.Since its inception in 2013, Sistema Europe Youth Orchestra has performed […]
2022-07-04 16:00:07
La fanciulla del West
From the Staatsoper Berlin, Anja Kampe sings Minnie, Marcelo Álvarez is the bandit Dick Johnson and Michael Volle plays Jack Rance. Massimo Zanetti conducts.
2022-01-15 06:11:00
“Great Performances at the Met” ReturnsWe're excited for “Great Performances at the Met” to make its return for Season 16 with 10 new operas premiering monthly, February-November 2022, on PBS (check local listings). After the 2020 shutdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic, full-scale productions for live audiences return to the Met Opera house in Lincoln Center Plaza to form a starry lineup of new and timeless operas featuring beloved Met Opera singers with hosts including Angel Blue, Renée Fleming, Anthony Roth Costanzo, Audra McDonald, and more.This season features “Great Performances at the Met: Fire Shut Up in My Bones,” premiering Friday, April 1 at 9 p.m. ET on PBS (check local listings), the historic production that marked the Met’s first performance of an opera by a Black composer, Grammy winner Terence Blanchard, and “Great Performances at the Met: Rigoletto,” premiering Friday, June 17 at 9 p.m. ET on PBS (check […]
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