Podcasts about International Opera Awards

Daniele Rustioni is a major presence at leading opera houses and symphony halls. In 2022, the International Opera Awards named him “Best Conductor.” His opera repertoire numbers over 70 works spanning over centuries and ranging from Italian to French, German to Russian, and more. This coming season he concludes his eight-year tenure as music director of Opéra National de Lyon.   He was principal guest conductor of the Bavarian State Opera until October 2023.Daniele has led performances at the nearly all of the most important international opera houses and festivals, including Aix-en-Provence Festival, BBC Proms, Berlin State Opera, Dutch National Opera, Paris Opera, Royal Opera House Covent Garden, Salzburg Festival, Teatro Real, Zurich Opera House and the Teatro alla Scala. In Italy, his homeland, he has also conducted at Opera di Roma, Teatro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino (Florence), Teatro La Fenice (Venice), Rossini Opera Festival (Pesaro) and Teatro San Carlo (Naples).He was recently named principal guest conductor at the Metropolitan Opera, and as we spoke, he was preparing his debut concerts with the New York Philharmonic.  

durée : 01:29:30 - Relax ! du lundi 07 octobre 2024 - par : Lionel Esparza - Révélés le 2 octobre, les International Opera Awards est l'occasion de voir où en est le lyrique international et, par là même, quelle place occupent les musiciens français.

durée : 01:29:30 - Relax ! du lundi 07 octobre 2024 - par : Lionel Esparza - Révélés le 2 octobre, les International Opera Awards est l'occasion de voir où en est le lyrique international et, par là même, quelle place occupent les musiciens français.

Uważany za jedno z największych odkryć w świecie muzyki klasycznej ostatnich lat, wyróżniony między innymi nagrodami Opus Klassic, Gramophone Classical Music Award czy International Opera Awards.… Czytaj dalej Artykuł Jakub Józef Orliński – wędrowiec wielu pasji pochodzi z serwisu Audycje Kulturalne.

- Wydaje mi się, że International Opera Award jest jest jednym z owoców naszej pracy z Royal Opera House. Głównym projektem z moim udziałem jest bowiem w tym roku "Cyrulik sewilski", który był transmitowany z Londynu do kin na całym świecie - mówił w Dwójce Andrzej Filończyk, wybrany "młodym śpiewakiem roku" podczas tegorocznej gali International Opera Awards.

Clear, angelical, and powerful. That is the sound of Marina Viotti's voice. A woman of remarkable presence in stage, seductive and captivating, owner of an inherent talent which she combines with discipline and excellent technique. Jump with us into a fantastic voyage from the dramatic to the lyrical, while we listen to her talk about the energy that draws her closer to her audience, how she builds repertoires, her sense of humor and her love for her family. Like that of a siren, her chant will lure you to explore into deeper levels. Meet mezzosoprano Marina Viotti, recognized in 2019 as “Best Young Singer of the year” at the prestigious International Opera Awards in London and navigate with her through the waters of her colorful and versatile vocal range as we chat about kings, gods, goddess, cyclopes, and vagabonds, the world of Opera, her tribute to Pauline Viardot, the romanticism of the guitar, jazz's improvisation, and about performance, classical music, metal and crossover.

[@ 3 min] It's awards season! Grammy nominations are in; so are the International Opera Awards winners. Find out who's cashing in on the OBS bump this year… Plus, Matt and Ashlee play 'Monday Evening Quarterback' from coast to coast to... well, third coast… [@ 51 min] Friends of the Show Boston Early Music Festival are set to present "The Dragon of Wantley" as their Thanksgiving weekend chamber opera. Their star tenor Aaron Sheehan takes a 'Free Throw' on what it's like to be in one of BEMF's lavish, historically informed productions... [@ 57 min] In the ‘Two Minute Drill'… The Met plans to celebrate Stephen Schwartz. Could a staging of "Wicked" starring Lise Davidsen and Nina Stemme be far away...? GET YOUR VOICE HEARD operaboxscore.com facebook.com/obschi1 @operaboxscore IG operaboxscore

[@ 2 min] It's our new segment ‘View from the Pit', when we roll up our sleeves and get down and dirty with the best grinders in the business: instrumentalists playing in opera house orchestra pits. We chat with Metropolitan Opera Principal Trumpet David Krauss about the Triumphal March from “Aida”, and about his own podcast “Speaking Soundly”... [@ 24 min] Then, in ‘Chalk Talk'… It's our recap of the 2022 International Opera Awards: who triumphed last week at the ceremony in Madrid…? [@ 39 min] Plus, in the ‘Two Minute Drill'… Can you imagine the Vienna State Opera without a music director? The house's general director Bogdan Roscic can… We're back with an all-new show next week when we pick the winner of the 2022 Men's World Cup with our patented Opera Prediction™ method… Join us! SHOW NOTES www.artfulnarrativesmedia.com/speaking-soundly-podcast CONNECT WITH US operaboxscore.com facebook.com/obschi1 @operaboxscore IG operaboxscore

¿Sabías que el mejor cantante de ópera del mundo es xalapeño? International Opera Awards premió al tenor Javier Camarena, al considerarlo el mejor cantante masculino de 2021, y aunque es un honor para nuestro estado y nuestro país, la noticia no fue precisamente una sorpresa, ya que Camarena ha sido uno de los cantantes más solicitados en los teatros más importantes del mundo desde hace algunos años. Acompaña a Victoria Arcos en La Ópera Nuestra de Cada Día

LICENSED TO TASTE is the learning segment of The Wine Hour. Tanisha Townsend meets the challenge to give a primer on Maltese wines and share your views of Black History Month in the Wine Minute. Note: For your convenience, we are publishing the 3 different segments of the show on their own. The full episode of The Wine Hour is still available for your listening pleasure. SPECIAL GUEST BIO “Only one lyric tenor on the scene today has the honeyed tone and ingratiating style to make comparisons to Pavarotti and Gigli seem serious, and it is Calleja, the man from Malta, who is now maturing into an artist of the first rank.” – New Yorker Blessed with a golden-age voice that routinely inspires comparisons to “legendary singers from earlier eras: Jussi Björling, Beniamino Gigli, even Enrico Caruso” (Associated Press), Maltese-born Joseph Calleja has quickly become one of the most acclaimed and sought-after tenors today. His expansive discography and frequent appearances on the world's leading opera and concert stages prompted NPR to hail him as “arguably today's finest lyric tenor,” and led to his being voted Gramophone magazine's 2012 Artist of the Year. A Grammy-nominated recording artist for Decca Classics, he has released five solo albums for the label. Born in Malta in 1978, Joseph Calleja began singing at the age of 16, first in his church choir and then in formal training with Maltese tenor Paul Asciak. One of his native land's biggest celebrities, Calleja was selected to serve as Malta's first cultural ambassador in 2012, and he was named a brand ambassador for Air Malta. Calleja recently teamed up with Malta's Bank of Valletta to form the BOV Joseph Calleja Foundation, which will serve to help children and families in need. Calleja is the recipient of the 2014 International Opera Awards' Readers' Award. With a passion for Gastronomy, Joseph Calleja is also a wine lover and collector. There is an accompanying playlist with the show (selected by the guest). It can be found here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3L9l2eoZnxvhuJdvlI2Cp0?si=7960bf7ad68f41ab Thank you for listening! Don't forget to subscribe to/follow our podcast. You can also follow us on our different platforms: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/atablefortwo.live/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/atablefortwo.live/ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/atablefortwo/ Telegram Community: https://t.me/+8II0wkI7VEVlYTJk

UNCORKED is the debate segment of The Wine Hour. Jaime Araujo, Akos Forzcek and Ray Isle talk about fake and counterfeit wines, the impact on the industry and collectors. Note: For your convenience, we are publishing the 3 different segments of the show on their own. The full episode of The Wine Hour is still available for your listening pleasure. SPECIAL GUEST BIO “Only one lyric tenor on the scene today has the honeyed tone and ingratiating style to make comparisons to Pavarotti and Gigli seem serious, and it is Calleja, the man from Malta, who is now maturing into an artist of the first rank.” – New Yorker Blessed with a golden-age voice that routinely inspires comparisons to “legendary singers from earlier eras: Jussi Björling, Beniamino Gigli, even Enrico Caruso” (Associated Press), Maltese-born Joseph Calleja has quickly become one of the most acclaimed and sought-after tenors today. His expansive discography and frequent appearances on the world's leading opera and concert stages prompted NPR to hail him as “arguably today's finest lyric tenor,” and led to his being voted Gramophone magazine's 2012 Artist of the Year. A Grammy-nominated recording artist for Decca Classics, he has released five solo albums for the label. Born in Malta in 1978, Joseph Calleja began singing at the age of 16, first in his church choir and then in formal training with Maltese tenor Paul Asciak. One of his native land's biggest celebrities, Calleja was selected to serve as Malta's first cultural ambassador in 2012, and he was named a brand ambassador for Air Malta. Calleja recently teamed up with Malta's Bank of Valletta to form the BOV Joseph Calleja Foundation, which will serve to help children and families in need. Calleja is the recipient of the 2014 International Opera Awards' Readers' Award. With a passion for Gastronomy, Joseph Calleja is also a wine lover and collector. There is an accompanying playlist with the show (selected by the guest). It can be found here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3L9l2eoZnxvhuJdvlI2Cp0?si=7960bf7ad68f41ab Thank you for listening! Don't forget to subscribe to/follow our podcast. You can also follow us on our different platforms: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/atablefortwo.live/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/atablefortwo.live/ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/atablefortwo/ Telegram Community: https://t.me/+8II0wkI7VEVlYTJk

HAVE A DRINK WITH ME is the interview segment of The Wine Hour. Antoine Abou-Samra has a conversation with Joseph Calleja about his journey, his love of Malta, Opera and Wine. What a fascinating conversation

Join the Wine Dream Team, Jaime Araujo, Tanisha Townsend, Akos Forzcek, and Ray Isle, along with the Host, Antoine Abou-Samra for The Wine Hour #18. We have the pleasure to welcome Joseph Calleja, The Maltese Tenor, Malta. SPECIAL GUEST BIO “Only one lyric tenor on the scene today has the honeyed tone and ingratiating style to make comparisons to Pavarotti and Gigli seem serious, and it is Calleja, the man from Malta, who is now maturing into an artist of the first rank.” – New Yorker Blessed with a golden-age voice that routinely inspires comparisons to “legendary singers from earlier eras: Jussi Björling, Beniamino Gigli, even Enrico Caruso” (Associated Press), Maltese-born Joseph Calleja has quickly become one of the most acclaimed and sought-after tenors today. His expansive discography and frequent appearances on the world's leading opera and concert stages prompted NPR to hail him as “arguably today's finest lyric tenor,” and led to his being voted Gramophone magazine's 2012 Artist of the Year. A Grammy-nominated recording artist for Decca Classics, he has released five solo albums for the label. Born in Malta in 1978, Joseph Calleja began singing at the age of 16, first in his church choir and then in formal training with Maltese tenor Paul Asciak. One of his native land's biggest celebrities, Calleja was selected to serve as Malta's first cultural ambassador in 2012, and he was named a brand ambassador for Air Malta. Calleja recently teamed up with Malta's Bank of Valletta to form the BOV Joseph Calleja Foundation, which will serve to help children and families in need. Calleja is the recipient of the 2014 International Opera Awards' Readers' Award. With a passion for Gastronomy, Joseph Calleja is also a wine lover and collector. PROGRAM Uncorked [6:56]: Jaime Araujo, Akos Forzcek and Ray Isle talk about fake and counterfeit wines, the impact on the industry and collectors. Licensed To Taste [32:01]: Tanisha Townsend meets the challenge to give a primer on Maltese wine sand share your views of Black History Month in the Wine Minute. Have A Drink With Me [44:47]: Antoine Abou-Samra has a conversation with Joseph Calleja about his journey, his love of Malta, Opera and Wine. What a fascinating conversation

In February 2022, Opera Parallèle presents the one-act opera, Sophia's Forest, at Grace Cathedral. It is the story of a young girl who has recently immigrated to the United States, having survived a traumatic journey through the chaos of a civil war in her homeland. With music by Lembit Beecher, Sophia's Forest is an exploration of both the lasting effects on families of the immigrant experience, and the ways in which children use their imaginations to deal with trauma.   Composer Lembit Beecher's music has been praised as “hauntingly lovely and deeply personal,” combining vividly imaginative colors with striking emotional immediacy. Indre Viskontas is a neuroscientist, opera stage director and science communicator across all mediums. Malaak Malikyar Sills is a leader in the Afghan diaspora. Each year the cathedral chooses a theme for inspiration and reflection, and in 2022 our theme is connection. Join Dean Malcolm Clemens Young for a conversation with Beecher, Viskontas and Sills about the lasting effects on families of the refugee/immigrant experience, the ways in which children use their imaginations to cope with trauma, and how art can help us connect with ourselves and with others. You can help us bring the arts to life at Grace with a gift today to The Forum. gracecathedral.org/givetograce.   About the Guests Noted for his collaborative spirit and “ingenious” interdisciplinary projects (The Wall Street Journal), Lembit Beecher is currently the composer-in-residence of the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, having previously served a three-year term as the inaugural composer-in-residence of Opera Philadelphia. Recent premieres include Sky on Swings, a chamber opera for Opera Philadelphia starring Frederica von Stade and Marietta Simpson, which was nominated for Best World Premiere at the 2019 International Opera Awards. Many of his latest projects involve the incorporation of untraditional elements into opera, symphonic works and chamber music, including baroque instruments, sampled interviews, animation, and technology. Malaak Malikyar Sills is a leader in the Afghan diaspora. She works to make visible and connect ideas, people and initiatives towards a common purpose. She does this through her role as a trustee of the Sills Family Foundation, where she works with refugee and immigrant communities, survivors of human trafficking, families affected by incarceration and environmental advocates. She further serves as an advisor on the Welcome.US fund and Board Chair of Refugee and Immigrant Transitions, where she previously worked as Afghan Community Senior Advisor. Her prior work at the International Rescue Committee, coupled with her lived experience, inform her understanding of the systemic barriers newcomers face. As a result, Malaak works on advancing deep engagement and solidarity work with refugee communities. She continues to serve as a volunteer case manager for newcomer Afghans. Indre Viskontas is a neuroscientist, opera stage director and science communicator across all mediums. Combining a passion for music with scientific curiosity, she is an Associate Professor of Psychology at the University of San Francisco where she runs The Creative Brain Lab, and the Creative Director of Pasadena Opera. She leads the Communications Core at the Sound Health Network, promoting research and public awareness of the impact music can have on our health and well-being. She directed Kat'a Kabanova at the California Shakespeare Theater for West Edge Opera in the summer of 2021. About the Moderator The Very Rev. Malcolm Clemens Young, ThD,  is the dean of Grace Cathedral. He is the author of The Spiritual Journal of Henry David Thoreau and The Invisible Hand in Wilderness: Economics, Ecology, and God, and is a regular contributor on religion to the Huffington Post and San Francisco Examiner.   About  The  Forum  The Forum is a series of stimulating conversations about faith and ethics in relation to the important issues of our day. We invite inspiring and illustrious people to sit down for a real conversation with the Forum's host and with you. Our guests range from artists, inventors and philosophers to pop culturists and elected officials, but the point of The Forum is singular: civil, sophisticated discourse that engages minds and hearts to think in new ways about the world.  gracecathedral.org/forum.

Being a great conductor is just like being a great business leader. Today's guest on the Talent Magnet Leadership Podcast, Louis Langrée, shares this insight with guest host Daniel Wachter. Louis is a conductor and has been the Music Director of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra for the past eight years. He has won several awards including the Best Recording of the Year Award at the International Opera Awards, and Best Video Performance at the International Classical Music Awards. In this episode's conversation, Louis and Daniel talk about his role as a conductor, and how the disciplines in that field can be applied to leadership in business. Leaders have to create conditions where their employees can be their best, and where energy and talent thrive to build a unique culture. [3:10] Louis explains that conductors interpret a composer's work through the prism of their own sensibility and experience. The conductor also takes into account what the composer envisions for their piece. [4:55] The more you know a score, the more freedom your musicians have. If you're not sure, you micromanage. It's the same in business: the more leaders understand and are confident in the bigger picture, the less they will micromanage their employees.  [9:14] Musicians in an orchestra must listen to one another, and tune together. They have to  give their best as a collective, and know how to blend and balance with each other. [12:24] It is arrogant and counterproductive to enter a new environment as a leader with the intention of changing the established culture; even more so if you're only there temporarily. “You have a limited impact in a short amount of time,” Daniel remarks. [17:36] Louis talks about the challenges of having to perform without rehearsal with an orchestra. [19:47] If leaders try to control too much, it's no longer leading but reacting. [22:19] Encouragement is the most powerful thing a leader can give to their employees. This can become problematic however, as it can go so far that the leader becomes obsolete. On the other hand, pushing too much can cause your team to become demotivated. [24:47] Louis talks about staying motivated when you're not playing in front of an audience. [28:00] In a business crisis, having a turnaround mindset and using that crisis as a catalyst for change is much more productive than a mindset of resignation. [33:57] Resources Daniel Wachter | LinkedIn  Louis Langrée | Twitter | Instagram

"To oczywiście zaskakujące, że nawet wytrawni znawcy muzyki w Londynie, Paryżu czy Nowym Jorku nie mają pojęcia, kim był Moniuszko, ale nie jest to wyłącznie polski problem. Niewiele państw radzi sobie lepiej z promocją własnej muzyki niż Polska" – twierdzi John ALLISON, redaktor naczelny magazynu „Opera”, krytyk muzyczny w „The Daily Telegraph”, członek jury na wielu międzynarodowych konkursach muzycznych, współzałożyciel International Opera Awards w 2013 roku Czyta: Mateusz MLECZKO

Xabier Anduaga donostiarrak Operalia lehiaketaren 2019 edizioa irabazi zuen eta International Opera Awards-en abeslari gazte onenaren saria eraman du. Ispilu beltzaren parera gonbidatu dugu. Gainera Mikel Iturriak asteko agenda laburtuko digu eta Harri Fernandezek gai interesgarriren bat ekarriko digu 'Bi xentimoak' atalera. Jantzi kaskoak eta adi!

Es reconocido así por los International Opera Awards, considerados los Oscar del Bel canto como el mejor cantante de ópera del mundo.

En la "Vida sana" de Julio Basulto diferenciamos entre azúcares libres y añadidos. Y finalizamos en "El culturódromo" de Carlos del Amor, que ha invitado a Joan Matabosch, director artístico del Teatro Real de Madrid, institución que acaba de recibir el premio a la mejor compañía del mundo por su programación en 2019 en los International Opera Awards 2021. Escuchar audio

Finalizamos en "El culturódromo" de Carlos del Amor, que ha invitado a Joan Matabosch, director artístico del Teatro Real de Madrid, institución que acaba de recibir el premio a la mejor compañía del mundo por su programación en 2019 en los International Opera Awards 2021. Escuchar audio

[@ 3 min] In ‘Chalk Talk’, the OBS team commemorates Asian Heritage Month by spotlighting some of the biggest players on the scene today, with a bespoke playlist here... https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLh8CWvrqTi1XP2Jk5yD_lYi1FEf2Lxccx [@ 45 min] Then, in the ‘Two Minute Drill’, the finalists for the Met National Council auditions are named, the Black Opera Alliance gathers signatories for its pledge, and the 2020 International Opera Awards are handed out... virtually… operaboxscore.com dallasopera.org/tdo_network_show/opera-box-score facebook.com/obschi1 @operaboxscore IG operaboxscore

W poniedziałek (10.05) odbyła się gala International Opera Awards 2020. Wśród laureatów najważniejszej i najbardziej prestiżowej nagrody w branży operowej znaleźli się kontratenor Jakub Józef Orliński, scenografka Małgorzata Szczęśniak i Teatr Wielki w Poznaniu. - Świadczy to o jednym: Polacy aktywnie uczestniczą w życiu operowym - komentował Jacek Marczyński, krytyk muzyczny.

Operasångerska och internationellt efterfrågad sopran. Om hur musiken blev kärnan i livet och en kärlekshälsning till en farmor som tvingades till ett fruktansvärt val. Jag lever i operans värld Föräldrarna var båda musiker och övade ofta hemma och Malin fick följa med och lyssna på konserter när hennes pappa spelade i symfoniorkestern. Senare gick Malin Byström själv i musikskolor och när hon tog en sommarkurs i Österrike får hon en sånglärare och mentor som senare hjälper henne enormt med rösten. -Där andra pedagoger gick på ytan, frigjorde han den röst jag hela tiden känt fanns dold under rädslor och spänningar. Röstfrigörare, vill jag kalla honom. Jag reste hem, det kändes som jag skulle erövra hela världen. Hon berättar om kärleken till operan och hur hon och hennes man trixar för att få ihop jobb utomlands och tid för de tre barnen. Om Malin Byström Operasångerska, 46 år. Född i Helsingborg, bosatt i Tullinge, Botkyrka. Debuterar som Sommarvärd. Internationellt efterfrågad sopran. Har uppträtt på de stora operascenerna som Metropolitan i New York och Royal Albert Hall i London. Utnämndes 2018 till Årets kvinnliga sångare vid International Opera Awards. Repeterade Salome på La Scala i Milano i februari när allt plötsligt fick avbrytas och uppsättningen ställdes in på grund av coronaviruset. Debuterade 2002 på Royal Opera House i London som Amalia i Verdis I Masnadieri. Debuten i Sverige kom fem år senare på Göteborgsoperan som Marguerite i Faust av Gounod. Har fått Birgit Nilsson-stipendiet och är hovsångerska. Tycker om att sticka. Mitt Sommar handlar om parallella liv. Mitt universum dit ganska få hittar, trots att jag verkar i städernas vackraste byggnader, med banderoller utanpå som berättar vad vi gör. En historia om hur musiken blev kärnan i mitt liv. En kärlekshälsning till min farmor som tvingades till ett fruktansvärt val, och hur jag vägrar välja. Producent: Mathilda von Essen

Host Fredrika Brillembourg talks with German conductor Marc Albrecht, who was named ‘Conductor of the Year’ at last year’s International Opera Awards.

durée : 00:05:21 - Classique info du mardi 18 février 2020 - par : Sofia Anastasio - Aurore Bergé en faveur de la culture, record de fréquentation pour Présences, des français nommés aux International Opera Awards, nouveau projet pour les Cris de Paris, Renée Flemming fait ses débuts à la mise en scène et pour la première fois, une chanteuse transgenre monte sur les planches du MET.

The OBS knuckleheads go 'Inside the Huddle' with last year’s Grammy Award winner for Best Classical Vocal Solo album, Lebanese-American tenor Karim Sulayman... In 'Chalk Talk', the hosts handicap the Grammys for later this month, and they tell you how to put your thumb on the scale for the International Opera Awards... In ‘The Two Minute Drill’, the Prototype Festival gets underway and vandalism strikes Bach’s home town... www.facebook.com/OBSCHI1 www.operaboxscore.com www.wnur.org/popup

ERHARD ROM (Set & Projection Designer from Seattle Washington), has designed settings for more than 200 productions around the globe and in 2015 he was named as a finalist in the International Opera Awards in London.His designs have frequently been featured in the Prague Quadrennial International Design exhibition.He has collaborated with many of the world’s leading directors and companies including; San Francisco Opera (Susannah, Lucia di Lammermoor, Nixon in China), Royal Swedish Opera (Nixon in China), Seattle Opera (Semele, La bohème, Eugene Onegin), Washington National Opera (Silent Night), Wexford Festival (Silent Night), Houston Grand Opera (Rigoletto), Vancouver Opera (Dead Man Walking, Otello), Glimmerglass Festival (A Blizzard on Marblehead neck, Later the Same Evening, Silent Night), Opera Theatre of St. Louis (Faust, Jane Eyre, Carmen), Minnesota Opera (The Shining, Dead man Walking, Rusalka, Romeo and Juliet). Other companies include;Boston Lyric Opera, Opéra de Montréal, Atlanta Opera, Wolf Trap, Syracuse Stage, Geva Theatre Center, Indiana Repertory Theatre, Folger Shakespeare Theatre, Shakespeare Santa Cruz and Merrimack Repertory Theatre among many others.In 2014 he designed the European premiere of “Silent Night” for the Wexford Festival and the 2015 Irish Times Theatre Awards Ceremony gave it two accolades, including audience choice and best opera production of 2014.Mr. Rom also teaches design at Montclair State University in New Jersey.

Episode 17 of the NüVoices Podcast is here! This week, Alice Xin Liu is joined by co-host Zhāng Líjīa 张丽佳. The two interviewed Zōu Shuǎng 邹爽, a director and playwright. As of 2018, she was made the artistic director of the Beijing Music Festival, following in the footsteps of legendary conductor Maestro Yú Lóng 余隆. She was recently nominated at the 2019 International Opera Awards in London in the Newcomer category for her work as a director. Coming from a musical household, Shuǎng had always been interested in performance art. The three dive into her past - first as a student in London, and her introduction to the world of opera as a director’s assistant. After returning to Beijing, she tried her hand at the formidable task of adapting European works of musical theater for Chinese audiences, the younger crowd in particular. Nowadays, she spends divides her time between the U.K. and China, working across different mediums, genres and cultures. In the self-care and recommendations section, Alice recommends the band “New Pants”, or xīn kùzi 新裤子 and their song I Love You, Wǒ Aì Nǐ 我爱你. Líjīa recommends City of Lies: Love, Sex, Death, and the Search for Truth in Tehran by Ramita Navai. To end this episode, Shuǎng recommends Miracles of Life by J.G. Ballard and the album Sleep by Max Richter.

All of the latest opera news. Don’t forget to rate, review and subscribe on your favourite podcast platform. Episode content 0.41 – Royal Opera 19/20 season – http://bit.ly/2VUEUcd 14.29 – Glyndebourne 2020 season – http://bit.ly/2VXTLCx 16.03 – Grange Park 2020 season – http://bit.ly/2VKiuWa 18.25 – International Opera Awards winners - http://bit.ly/2DjqdmW 21.05 - SWAP’ra and Julie Fuchs – http://bit.ly/2X8cB6R 47.30 – By Voice Alone – http://bit.ly/2JZEGtk Katie Bray at Blackheath Halls - http://bit.ly/2JYTmsq 54.40 – TV, Radio, Film, Online round-up https://bbc.in/2JzL0rS 57.45 – Coughing at the opera - http://bit.ly/2YGbRWF 59.44 – Adam Sandler: Opera Man - http://bit.ly/2K0MT07 1.00.35 - Hidden Gem – Jessonda by Louis Spohr - http://bit.ly/2JAA25j 1.03.23 - Opera Quiz - http://bit.ly/2WnOcgd Spotify playlist to accompany the episode - https://spoti.fi/2wl22RL Recorded at Chapel FM, Leeds, on Wednesday 22 May 2019 Produced by Northern Opera Group Host – David Ward Guests – Ben Crick and Sophie Gilpin

With the 2018-2019 season winding down, but the summer festivals are yet to begin, things are a little quiet in Operaland. But don’t worry, the OBS guys are here to get loud, with a show featuring a plethora of sounds clips... The guys ‘Crunch the Numbers’ and recap the results from the 2019 International Opera Awards which took place last week in London... It’s a brand new segment called ‘Spring Training For Your Ears’: they'll get you ready for how to listen to any recitativo secco that might be coming your way during the summer season... In the ‘Two Minute Drill’, Chicago mayor Rahm Emanuel takes one for the team... operaboxscore.com/thisweeksshow @operaboxscore

Internationally acclaimed tenor and opera star Lawrence Brownlee returns to "Across the Arts" with Washington, D.C. based arts columnist Patrick D. McCoy about his upcoming performance with Washington Concert Opera in Rossini's "Zelmira" and his recital under the auspices of Vocal Arts DC.  Previously, Brownlee chatted McCoy on THE I TOO SING AMERICA SERIES and was previously featured in Washington Life Magazine's "Perfect Pitch."  Named 2017 “Male Singer of the Year” by both the International Opera Awards and Bachtrack, American-born tenor Lawrence Brownlee has been hailed by The Guardian as “one of the world’s leading bel canto stars.”

Powerhouse vocalists Lawrence Brownlee and Eric Owens joined by Grant Wood Fellow Brandon Alexander Williams for our final Creative Matters collaboration of the 2018-2019 season. Hancher is always excited to partner with the Creative Matters team on this series that seeks to demonstrate that creativity is not only at the core of all research and discovery, but also central to our human experience. Listen in to hear Brownlee and Owens discuss their journeys into the field of opera, the artists whose work inspires them most, the necessity of infusing artistry with authenticity, the insights they share with students in masterclasses, the reason they will always consider themselves students, and more. Named 2017 “Male Singer of the Year” by both the International Opera Awards and Bachtrack, Lawrence Brownlee has been hailed by the Associated Press as one of “the world’s leading bel canto tenors.” Brownlee also serves as Artistic Advisor at Opera Philadelphia, helping the company to expand their repertoire, diversity efforts and community initiatives. Bass-baritone Eric Owens has a unique reputation as an esteemed interpreter of classic works and a champion of new music. He has been recognized with multiple honors, including the Musical America’s 2017 “Vocalist of the Year” award. Brandon Alexander Williams is a poet, MC, and DJ. He is currently a visiting instructor in the UI School of Music where he teaches courses in Hip-Hop.

Med sitt brinnande intresse för musikarkeologi bjuder veckans gäst oss på en resa i tiden till barockens Italien, där vi får höra storslagen opera som i vissa fall legat orörd i många århundraden. Mezzosopranen Ann Hallenberg är en av de internationellt mest framgångsrika operasångare som Sverige har idag. Hon har samarbetat med några av världens mest namnkunniga dirigenter, som exempelvis Riccardo Muti, John Eliot Gardiner, Emmanuelle Haïm, Marc Minkowski, Philippe Herreweghe och William Christie och gästar regelbundet operametropoler över hela Europa, såsom La Scala i Milano och Opéra national i Paris. Två gånger har hon vunnit det prestigefulla priset för bästa operarecital vid International Opera Awards. I veckans avsnitt blir det en svindlande färd där vi fokuserar på borttappade och nyfunna operapärlor från barocken, karnevalen i Venedig vid 1700-talets första hälft, kastratsångare och dåtidens stora namn inom musiklivet. Dessutom får vi en inblick i hur det går till när Ann Hallenberg och hennes make letar fram bortglömda verk i arkiv och bibliotek och ger dessa nytt liv. Och så lyssnar vi på den aria som i avsnittet benämns som barock'n'roll och hitarnas hit från den här tidsepoken.

Bariton en artistiek leider van Opera Forward Festival Anthony Heidweiller (1961) verbindt opera met de geluiden en thema?s van deze tijd. Thema?s in zijn werk zijn migratie, (on)gelijkheid en het behoud van de aarde. Zijn werk is ook een vorm van praktijkgericht onderzoek naar de opera van de 21ste eeuw. Hierbij zoekt Heidweiller de verbinding met wetenschappers, met het hoger onderwijs en met het vmbo. Als Associate Artistic Director van Opera Forward Festival (OFF) is Anthony Heidweiller verbonden aan De Nationale Opera. Voor OFF programmeert hij internationale makers, wetenschappers en jong talent van alle Nederlandse conservatoria en kunstopleidingen. Sinds 2017 maakt Heidweiller deel uit van een Taskforce voor diversiteitsvraagstukken in de gemeente Utrecht. Op uitnodiging van Pierre Audi ontwikkelt Heidweiller vanaf 2019 diverse educatie- en participatieprojecten ontwikkelen voor het festival Aix-en-Provence. Dit project is genomineerd voor de International Opera Awards 2019.

Bariton en artistiek leider van Opera Forward Festival Anthony Heidweiller (1961) verbindt opera met de geluiden en thema?s van deze tijd. Thema?s in zijn werk zijn migratie, (on)gelijkheid en het behoud van de aarde. Zijn werk is ook een vorm van praktijkgericht onderzoek naar de opera van de 21ste eeuw. Hierbij zoekt Heidweiller de verbinding met wetenschappers, met het hoger onderwijs en met het vmbo. Als Associate Artistic Director van Opera Forward Festival (OFF) is Anthony Heidweiller verbonden aan De Nationale Opera. Voor OFF programmeert hij internationale makers, wetenschappers en jong talent van alle Nederlandse conservatoria en kunstopleidingen. Sinds 2017 maakt Heidweiller deel uit van een Taskforce voor diversiteitsvraagstukken in de gemeente Utrecht. Op uitnodiging van Pierre Audi ontwikkelt Heidweiller vanaf 2019 diverse educatie- en participatieprojecten ontwikkelen voor het festival Aix-en-Provence. Dit project is genomineerd voor de International Opera Awards 2019.

All of the latest opera news Support our crowdfunder to grow Operacast in 2019 – http://bit.ly/2UOT9ds If you want to get in touch about any of the topics covered this month please email info@operacast.co.uk Episode content 0:53 International Opera Awards shortlist - http://bit.ly/2DjqdmW 3:35 Welsh National Opera 19/20 season announcement - http://bit.ly/2BtifYm 8:53 Buxton Festival announce summer season - http://bit.ly/2GyZB4v 11:08 English translations and riff-raff at ENO - http://bit.ly/2WJcZZs http://bit.ly/2RNMY7R 28:20 Sian Edwards and ‘Katya Kabanova’ - http://bit.ly/2MX1x7W 1:09:50 Under-18s at ENO - http://bit.ly/2SG0PkU 1:17:58 Casting ‘Porgy and Bess’ - http://bit.ly/2Bs4ZDf [paywall] http://bit.ly/2WR5P5F 1:23:32 'Winterreise' in Pizza Express - http://bit.ly/2Gxf3hJ 1:26:30 ‘The Magic Flute’ as ‘Star Wars’ - http://bit.ly/2SIM6pD 1:29:50 Hidden Gem – ‘Merlin’, Albeniz 1:32:18 Opera quiz – Puccini P.S. Thinking about it, we don’t know which is better suited to kids … it was pretty harrowing at times … http://bit.ly/2RLOhUE (P.P.S. Are you ready to Verdi? …) Spotify playlist to accompany the episode – http://bit.ly/operacastfeb19 Recorded at Chapel FM, Leeds, on 7 February 2019 Produced by Northern Opera Group Host – David Ward Guests – Lorna James, Emma Black Interview – Sian Edwards

Mezzo-soprano Wallis Giunta is a multi-faceted artist with a variety of interests, a great take on mindful practice, and a truly wonderful personality.  In our conversation, we discuss, among other things, the importance of making choices that will allow you to thrive, how she prepares for a role, and how she uses mental practice to learn and memorize music at a deeper level. We elaborate on: Her journey from Ottawa, Ontario (Canada) to Toronto, New York, and, more recently Leipzig as a member of Oper Leipzig Her experience as a young girl in the Ottawa Youth Choir, and the importance it had in her becoming a professional singer Her experience at the Glenn Gould School and the Canadian Opera Company and the various opportunities she found there How making choices that fit her well were very important in her development and allowed her to thrive Her life as a member of Oper Leipzig Her fun, mindful way of curating a recital program that is meaningful to her How she prepares for a role How she went from a more repetitive form of working on songs to a more mindful and mental approach to practicing as she evolved as an artist o   Translate the text and understand the meaning o   Listen to various recordings and interpretations o   Break it down o   Memorize it How practicing mentally first thing in the morning and last thing before bed is tremendously effective for her and helps her cement the repertoire to memory How she has developed the skill to learn repertoire mentally, now that that is in a place where she feels confident about her technique How singers practice difficult passages How she brings operatic characters to life     ALL ABOUT WALLIS: Wallis Giunta's website Wallis' YouTube channel Wallis' Facebook page Wallis on Instagram The Complete Sherlock Holmes (Knickerbocker Classics) The Complete Sherlock Holmes (2 Volumes)   Irish-Canadian mezzo, Wallis Giunta, has been named “Young Singer of the Year” in the 2018 International Opera Awards, and was named both “Young Artist of the Year” by The Arts Desk and “Breakthrough Artist in UK Opera” in the What's On Stage Opera Awards for her work in 2017. She has been praised by OPERA NEWS for her “delectably rich, silver-toned mezzo-soprano, with a beautiful sense of line and effortless, rapid runs”, with her performance as Mozart's Sesto for the Canadian Opera Company celebrated as “a triumph…remarkable in its combination of intelligence and beauty”. Her 2018/19 season includes debuts with the BBC Proms Festival in a program celebrating Leonard Bernstein, with the Grange Festival as Cherubino at The Barbican, London, with the MDR Sinfonieorchester as Haydn's Berenice, and with the Royal Opera House Muscat in La Traviata. She also debuts the title roles in Carmen and Der Rosenkavalier, along with Rossini's Rosina for Oper Leipzig, and Idamante for Toronto's Opera Atelier. She began the 2017/18 season with two role debuts for Opera North, the title role in Ravel's L'enfant et les sortiléges, and Dinah in Bernstein's Trouble in Tahiti, both to great critical acclaim. She returned to Oper Leipzig, where she has been an ensemble member since 2015/16, for her house roles of Angelina, Cherubino, Rossweise & Wellgunde, and debuted Prince Orlofsky in Die Fledermaus and Der Gymnasiast in a new production of Berg's Lulu. She also returned to the Munich Radio Orchestra, Toronto's Koerner Hall and the Music & Beyond Festival in concert, and debuted at the Oregon Music Festival as Anna I in Weill's The Seven Deadly Sins. The 2016/17 season saw her debuts with Opera North, performing the title role in Rossini's La Cenerentola, with Teatro Communale di Bolzano as Cherubino, and with the Munich Radio Orchestra, Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra, and Symphony Nova Scotia in concert. Wallis returned to Opera Atelier to debut the title role in Purcell's Dido & Aeneas, and to both the Toronto Symphony and the Real Orquesta Sinfónica de Sevilla for new productions of Weill's The Seven Deadly Sins. The 2015/16 season saw her make several major European debuts, including for Teatro dell'Opera di Roma (Adams' I Was Looking at the Ceiling and Then I Saw the Sky), Oper Frankfurt (Carmen), Oper Leipzig (La Cenerentola, Le Nozze di Figaro, Faust, Der Ring des Nibelungen), the Hamburg Symphony (Candide), and the Deutsche Oper am Rhein in concert. She also returned to the Edmonton Symphony for Messiah and had her first experience teaching, with a series of masterclasses for Toronto's Tapestry New Opera. Early in 2015, she returned to The Metropolitan Opera as Olga in their new production of The Merry Widow, directed by Susan Stroman. Other recent highlights include returns to the Canadian Opera Company as Dorabella in Atom Egoyan's new production of Cosí fan tutte (2014), to Opera Lyra Ottawa as Cherubino in Le Nozze di Figaro (2015), and to Opera Atelier as Bradamante in a new period-production of Alcina (2014), along with debuts at Madison Opera (2014) and the Taipei Symphony Orchestra as Annio in La Clemenza di Tito (2013). In June 2014, she recorded her first album with the RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra in Dublin (NAXOS), of a new work by American composer, William Perry. Wallis also debuted in 2014 with Toronto's 21C Music Festival in Louis Andriessen's one-woman-opera, Anaïs Nin, and brought her acclaimed recital program of Kurt Weill's The Seven Deadly Sins to Miami, New York, Toronto and Ottawa. She had a whirlwind 2012/13 season, making her Metropolitan Opera debut in Rigoletto, debuting the roles of Sesto & Annio in La Clemenza di Tito with the Canadian Opera Company, making her Paris debut with Le Théâtre du Châtelet as Tiffany in John Adams's I Was Looking at the Ceiling…, and singing Dorabella in the Met + Juilliard production of Cosí fan tutte at Lincoln Center. She also made debuts with Fort Worth Opera, L'Opéra de Montréal, the Edmonton, Seville and Nuremberg Symphonies, the Stuttgart Festivalorchester, and the National Arts Centre Orchestra. Wallis is a passionate recitalist, and has recently performed for the Aspen, Caramoor, Banff, Luminato, Music & Beyond, and Ottawa Chamber Music festivals. She is the grateful recipient of the 2016 Bernard Diamant Prize from the Canada Council for the Arts, the 2013 Novick Career Advancement Grant, the 2013 Sylva Gelber Music Foundation Career Development Award, and multiple prizes from the George London Foundation. Wallis is a 2013 graduate of both the Metropolitan Opera Lindemann Young Artist Development Program & the Juilliard School's Artist Diploma in Opera Studies, and a 2011 graduate of the Canadian Opera Company Ensemble Studio. She has also studied at The Glenn Gould School, the Ravinia Festival's Steans Music Institute, and the International Meistersinger Akademie in Germany, and continues her private studies with Edith Wiens. Wallis is also devoted to animal rights, particularly the rescue and rehabilitation of abandoned domestic rabbits. She is an active rabbit foster parent and finds opportunities to foster and volunteer at shelters as she is performing around the world. She is a volunteer and supporter at Rabbit's Rest Sanctuary & WildRescue in Denton, Texas, and works to draw attention to our societal responsibility towards domesticated animals. Please get in touch if you are interested and would also like to help!   If you enjoyed the show, please leave a review on iTunes!  I truly appreciate your support! Visit www.mindoverfinger.com for information about past and future podcasts, and for more resources on mindful practice. For added fun, join the Mind Over Finger Tribe on Facebook where you will find a community of mindful musicians!   THANK YOU: Most sincere thank you to composer Jim Stephenson who graciously provided the show's musical theme!  Concerto #1 for Trumpet and Chamber Orchestra – Movement 2: Allegro con Brio, performed by Jeffrey Work, trumpet, and the Lake Forest Symphony, conducted by Jim Stephenson. Also a huge thank you to my producer, Bella Kelly!   MIND OVER FINGER: www.mindoverfinger.com https://www.facebook.com/mindoverfinger/     (As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases, which helps cover some of the costs associated with the production of the podcast.  Thank you for your support.)

It shocked people when it opened on Broadway in 1971. By 2014, the Catholic Church was blessing productions of it. Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice’s rock opera "Jesus Christ Superstar" opens at Lyric Opera of Chicago later this month, on the heels of John Legend’s NBC Easter special. So, the operatic stage or the dustbin of history? We discuss where "JCS" should end up... Then, it’s the ‘Two Minute Drill’... Find out who said “Any of this sexual bullsh*t, we don't have it" earlier this week, and get our hot takes on other news stories from Operaland... Plus, we reveal the results from the 2018 International Opera Awards, and just how (in)accurate our predictions were... www.facebook.com/OBSCHI1/

It’s that time of year again... Brackets have been filled out across the country. Upsets abound. Fans are going crazy. It’s the International Opera Awards, of course. The OBS team breaks down the categories, gives you insider info on the nominees and predicts some winners in our two-part ‘Chalk Talk' segment... And then, it’s the ‘Two Minute Drill’... Soprano Nadine Sierra in a bikini? We get you up to speed on everything from the past week in Operaland and our hot takes on those stories... www.facebook.com/OBSCHI1/

Lunes, 19/02/2018 | Mario Mora y Ana Laura Iglesias. En la segunda parte del programa hablamos con Juán Durán, reciente ganador del Premio Reina Sofía de Composición 2018 por su obra Whispers in the Shadow, y comentamos las 4 nominaciones del Teatro Real en los International Opera Awards 2018 que denotan una buena forma de salud del espacio madrileño. Además, la columna de opinión "Falta de Cultura General", Cosas de Músicos y La Terraza.

Lunes, 19/02/2018 | Mario Mora y Ana Laura Iglesias. En la segunda parte del programa hablamos con Juán Durán, reciente ganador del Premio Reina Sofía de Composición 2018 por su obra Whispers in the Shadow, y comentamos las 4 nominaciones del Teatro Real en los International Opera Awards 2018 que denotan una buena forma de salud del espacio madrileño. Además, la columna de opinión "Falta de Cultura General", Cosas de Músicos y La Terraza.

Sean Rafferty presents highlights from Radio 3's In Tune, including International Opera Awards chair John Allison, International Opera Awards finalist Lauren Fagan, classical guitarist Sean Shibe on how he wants to push the boundaries of what people expect from him and Ensemble 360, who talk to Sean about their native Crucible Theatre in Sheffield.

This week we have a very special guest episode! George Cederquist and I sit down to record an episode of Opera Box Score where we chat about the International Opera Awards, everything you need to know about summer festivals, and Jonas Kaufmann! Enjoy the episode and we’ll be back with your regularly scheduled interviews next … Continue reading Episode #94: Opera Box Score Summer Spectacular! →

Guest co-host Matthan Black gets you ready for summer and becomes your personal trainer... for opera festivals. He talks about what productions are a must see... But first, George recaps the winners and losers of the 2017 International Opera Awards. Some of those results might surprise you... And of course you get all your opera headlines and our hot takes on them in ‘The Two Minute Drill’...

David Hockney's new exhibition is 82 Portraits and 1 Still-life at the Royal Academy in London. The artist asked friends to sit for him in Los Angeles over the last two-and-a-half years, each portrait created within the same three-day time frame, in the same chair, with the same background, and every canvas the same size. Critic William Feaver gives his response to the brightly-coloured acrylic works. The exhibition runs from 2nd July until 2nd October.The tenor Gregory Kunde, winner of Best Male Singer at this year's International Opera Awards and about to make his debut at the Royal Opera House in two Verdi operas, on a remarkable change of direction so late in his career. The choreographer Sir Peter Wright reflects on his remarkable career, spanning nearly seven decades, founding the Birmingham Royal Ballet and working along greats like Rudolf Nureyev and Margot Fonteyn. He joins us to look back at ballet stars behaving badly and his new memoir Wrights And Wrongs, published 18th July. With Phil Collins updating three of his early album sleeves by replacing the cover photo of his face then with that of how he looks now, writer Ben Wardle wonders why brand updating - so common in books, DVDs and food packaging, among others - so rarely happens in the music industry.Presenter: John Wilson Producer: Elaine Lester.

We run down the winners and losers of the 2016 International Opera Awards. Who stole the show, and who got robbed? You can see the full list of nominees on our website: operaboxscore.squarespace.com... Plus, we've got all your opera headlines, Tobias leads the charge in 'Monday Evening Quarterback' and Oliver hosts a dance version of 'Pop Quiz'. Will Tobias and Giovanna be able to name specific dance styles, and the operas they come from, just by listening...?

In A Hologram For The King, Tom Hanks stars as a stressed-out executive with problems at home, trying to land an IT deal with the King of Saudi Arabia. Sue Turton, a former correspondent with Al Jazeera and Channel Four, assesses whether the film captures the realities of doing business in the region.Michael Morpurgo's book Running Wild, about a young boy's adventures lost in the Indonesian jungle, has been brought to life by Regent's Park Open Air Theatre in London. Morpurgo, the play's director Timothy Sheader, and Toby Olie - designer of many of the animal puppets - discuss the challenges of the production.Jo Brand returns as nurse Kim Wilde in Going Forward, a brand-new three-part TV comedy series that turns the spotlight on domiciliary care. It's a spin-off series of the critically acclaimed Getting On. Dreda Say Mitchell reviews.After winning the Lifetime Achievement Award at the International Opera Awards on Sunday, the German mezzo-soprano opera singer and director Brigitte Fassbaender discusses the difference between singing a Strauss opera and Schubert's lieder, and reveals how despite all her years of performing and directing, she still suffers from dreadful nerves.

Häftiga rytmer från Sydafrika, gripande kärlek och livsfarlig strålning tonsättaren Mats Larsson Gothe skapar en musikalisk mix som griper tag. Med operan Poets and Prophetess fick Mats Larsson Gothe ett verkligt genombrott. Han följde upp det med ytterligare en succé, helaftonsoperan Blanche och Marie som bygger på P.O Enquists roman Boken om Blanche och Marie. Verket, som gjorde stor succé på Norrlandsoperan 2014, nominerades till International Opera Awards 2015 och har också visats i TV.Mats Larsson Gothe står i centrum för den fyra dagar långa Tonsättarweekend, som pågår i Stockholms Konserthus mellan den 7 -10 april. I Spotlight berättar han om sitt komponerande och om hur han just nu ägnar sig åt att skriva filmmusik inför Göteborgs filmfestivals 40-årsjubileum 2017. Det gäller Victor Sjöströms stumfilm Körkarlen och musiken ska framföras live av Göteborgs Symfoniker i samband med jubiléet.

Semyon Bychkov, fresh from winning the best conductor prize at the International Opera Awards, talks to Suzy Klein about his upcoming concerts at the Royal Academy of Music and with the London Symphony Orchestra, as well as his visit to the BBC PROMS this season with the Vienna Philharmonic and an early passion for volleyball.