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Francesco Lecce-Chong Brings Wagner’s Complete Tristan and Isolde to Eugene Symphony
Francesco Lecce-Chong brings Wagner’s complete Tristan and Isolde to Eugene Symphony. As the beginning of a three-year project exploring Richard Wagner’s Tristan und Isolde, Eugene Symphony presents Act I on April 21, 2022 starring Nina Warren (Isolde), Roy C. Smith...
IMG Artists Welcomes Vocalists Meigui Zhang, Maire Therese Carmack, Kirill Belov, Matthew Cairns, Thomas Cilluffo, Alex DeSocio, Jongwon Han, Christian Simmons and Jonas Jud to its Roster for General Management
IMG Artists is delighted to welcome the following artists to its roster for general management: soprano Meigui Zhang, mezzo-soprano Maire Therese Carmack, tenors Kirill Belov, Matthew Cairns, and Thomas Cilluffo, baritone Alex DeSocio, bass-baritones Jongwon Han and...
Christian Li Makes New Zealand Debut with Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra – 21 April 2022
Violinist Christian Li makes his New Zealand debut with the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra on Thursday 21 April at Auckland Town Hall. He will perform Saint-Saens' Introduction & Rondo Capriccioso and Ravel's Tzigane. The full programme also includes...
Superb Review Following Jakub Hrůša’s Return to Royal Festival Hall with Philharmonia Orchestra
Jakub Hrůša received high praise following his concert with the Philharmonia Orchestra at Royal Festival Hall earlier this month on the 3 April. The programme featured Voříšek's Symphony in D and Beethoven's Symphony No.9. Colin Clarke from Seen and Heard...
Christoph Altstaedt Returns to Ulster Orchestra for Good Friday Concert – 15 April 2022
Christoph Altstaedt returns to conduct Ulster Orchestra for a Good Friday concert on 15 April 2022. With mezzo soprano Jennifer Johnston as soloist alongside the Belfast Philharmonic Orchestra, the programme features Dvořák’s Biblical Songs, Schumann’s Nachtlied, and...
Denyce Graves Honoured at 2022 Opera News Awards
Denyce Graves received the Opera News Award on the 3 April 2022 for her contributions to the opera world and classical music. The other honourees were Quinn Kelsey and Elza van den Heever. Hosted at the Plaza Hotel, this year was the seventeenth annual awards ceremony...
Alice Coote, “a modern Mahler Master”: Mahler’s 2nd Symphony with Michael Tilson Thomas at the Kennedy Center
Alice Coote joined Michael Tilson Thomas for the final concert in his mini-residency at the Kennedy Center last week, in a performance hailed as “stunning” by the Washington Post. Michael Andor Brodeur writes: “As one attendee confided in me after the show, ‘The mezzo...
Outstanding Reviews Following Alice Coote’s Return to Wigmore Hall Alongside Fleur Barron, Marta Fontanals-Simmons and Graham Johnson
In her first solo recital with an unrestricted audience since the pandemic began, Alice Coote has been lauded for her generosity in sharing the platform with two mezzos from the new generation, with all three receiving superlative praise for their performances. Keith...