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2022-09-21 19:37:00
War Memorial Opera House and Veterans BuildingProbably around 1932Hand-colored postcard, Lisa Hirsch collectionFirst it was Julia Bullock, now it's Christina Gansch:SAN FRANCISCO, CA (September 21, 2022) — San Francisco Opera announced today a cast change for its upcoming new production of Christoph Willibald Gluck’s Orpheus and Eurydice (Orfeo ed Euridice), opening November 15. Soprano Meigui Zhang will make her role debut as Eurydice, replacing Christina Gansch who is expecting her second child and has withdrawn from the production. Meigui Zhang made her Company debut this past summer as Dai Yu (“sung with brightly quivering intensity,” San Francisco Chronicle) in Bright Sheng and David Henry Hwang’s Dream of the Red Chamber. The fast-rising soprano is featured in San Francisco Opera’s award-winning video portrait series, In Song. Released in June 2022, In Song: Meigui Zhang features Zhang reconnecting with her family in Chengdu, China and performing Eva Dell'Acqua's "Villanelle," Mozart’s “Das Veilchen” (“The Violet”) and the Kazakh folk song "A Lovely Rose." Though Zhang’s […]
Serenade (Western Classical Music in India)
2022-06-06 18:31:50
SOI Conducts Music Camp in Goa
Strings of the Symphony Orchestra of India (SOI), based at the National Centre for the Performing Arts (NCPA), Mumbai, travelled to Goa recently to conduct a week-long music camp organised by Child’s Play India Foundation (CPIF). From 8-14 May, 2022, three musicians of the SOI – Averell deSouza, Prabhat Kishore (violins) and Deon D’souza (viola, violin and music appreciation) – conducted sessions and workshops for young musicians from across Goa. During the camp, the students received individual lessons and were […] The post appeared first on Serenade.
2022-02-05 00:43:10
Out Today: Catalyst Quartet Releases UNCOVERED Vol. 2: Florence B. Price, Featuring Four World Premiere Recordings
Featuring Four World Premiere Recordings Among the Six Known Chamber Works byPrice, Performed with Pianist Michelle Cann,Recipient of the 2021 Price Award Out Today on Azica Records (Digital Only) "The Catalyst Quartet creates a palpable sense of fresh discovery, of musical joy in the process of bringing these neglected scores to life." – The Strad “You and I could go to chamber concerts for years and never hear a program as full of surprises and discovery as this one. And we’ve been missing out.” – San Francisco Chronicle www.catalystquartet.com New York, NY (February 4, 2022) — Today, GRAMMY Award-winning Catalyst Quartet releases UNCOVERED Volume 2: Florence B. Price on Azica Records. The 2-CD length digital album is the second issue of a multi-volume anthology highlighting string quartet works by historically important Black composers which aims to bring greater awareness and […]
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