Podcasts about operalia

Rincón de la Victoria presenta una nueva edición del Festival de Música de la Cueva del Tesoro que se celebrará del 7 al 28 de febrero. Se trata, explica el concejal de Turismo, Antonio José Martín (PP), “de una cita ineludible con la cultura y la música con cuatro conciertos de estilos diferentes para un aforo de 80 espectadores en el interior de la cavidad que ofrece un marco muy íntimo y personal tanto para el artista como para el público”. La voz lírica de Mariola Cantarero será la encargada de abrir esta edición el 7 de febrero, para dar paso a Ginés González (14 de febrero), Erika Leiva (21 de febrero) y Muchopelo que cerrará la edición de este año en la festividad del Día de Andalucía”. El alcalde de Rincón de la Victoria, Francisco Salado (PP), ha destacado, “la experiencia única que supone disfrutar de un concierto musical en el interior de la gruta, en un marco incomparable como es la Cueva del Tesoro”. Además, Salado, ha valorado “la apuesta por la calidad musical de este festival que contará este año con actuaciones de diferentes géneros musicales”. “Estamos realizando una importante labor de promoción cultural desde la propia Cueva del Tesoro, y que durante el mes de febrero también se convierte en el mejor escenario posible para los amantes de la música”, añade. Todos los conciertos tendrán un precio de 10 euros por localidad. Las entradas podrán adquirirse a partir del martes 21 de enero a las 12:00 horas en el portal turístico de Rincón de la Victoria: https://entradas.turismoenrincon.es/ (por cada reserva se podrá adquirir un máximo de dos entradas). Para más información sobre el festival, pueden contactar a través del siguiente número de teléfono: 952406162. El festival cuenta con la colaboración de la Diputación Provincial de Málaga, y el apoyo de Turismo Costa del Sol. Sobre Mariola Cantarero Considerada uno de los máximos exponentes del repertorio belcantista de los últimos años, Mariola Cantarero ha obtenido también importantes triunfos en obras como Traviata, Rigoletto o Boheme, en la búsqueda continua de las obras más adecuadas a su evolución vocal, ampliando su repertorio con éstas y otras obras como María Stuarda, Lucrezia Borgia, Anna Bolena, así como Don Giovanni o Cosi fan Tutte. Granadina de nacimiento, comienza sus estudios musicales en el Conservatorio de su ciudad natal, y posteriormente los amplía con el Catedrático de canto Carlos Hacar, y ya en carrera se perfecciona con Ruthilde Böesch en Viena. Es premiada en diferentes concursos internacionales de canto como el “Francisco Viñas”, “Operalia´99”, “Pedro Lavirgen” y “A.S.L.I.C.O. 2000”. Recibe distintos premios por su trayectoria como “Premio ópera Actual”, “Revalación del círculo de amigos del Liceo”, “Premio Imagen de la Ciudad de Granada”, “Ojo Crítico de RNE”, “La Mención de Honor de la Diputación de Granada”, “La Medalla de Oro de la Ciudad de Granada”, así como “La Medalla de Oro de Andalucía”. Sobre Ginés González Ginés González es un talentoso cantante y compositor malagueño que está conquistando corazones con su voz. Ginés ha participado recientemente en el programa La Voz, donde logró llegar hasta las semifinales, con interpretaciones brillantes como se nos rompió el amor demostrando su pasión y calidad vocal y artística en cada actuación. Su última canción, "Loca de Remate", ha sido un éxito rotundo, alcanzando ya más de 100,000 visitas en plataformas digitales. Este tema combina su estilo flamenco pop con letras que conectan con el público. A día de hoy se encuentra ultimando fechas en salas, teatros y festivales para el próximo año 2025. Sobre Erika Leiva Erika Leiva, una talentosa cantante nacida en Tarragona (Cataluña) en 1985, ha cautivado al público con su voz y su pasión por la música. Aunque su familia de origen andaluz se estableció en Tarragona por motivos laborales, finalmente se trasladaron a La Línea de la Concepción, donde Erika creció y se desarrolló como artista. Erika saltó a la fama en la primera edición del programa «Se llama Copla» de Canal Sur TV en 2008, donde dejó una impresión duradera al obtener el tercer puesto. Sin embargo, su camino en la música comenzó mucho antes, habiendo participado en otros certámenes de copla y canción ligera. Hasta la fecha de 2009, Erika ha lanzado dos discos: una maqueta titulada «Erika Leiva», que contiene versiones de canciones conocidas, y otro álbum con temas originales llamado «Tras el cristal». Este último fue el resultado de su tercer premio en un concurso musical. Junto con los demás concursantes de «Se llama Copla», Erika ha realizado una gira por el sur de España durante 2008, desde Cádiz hasta Valdepeñas, llevando su música y su talento a diferentes escenarios. Con su voz emocional y poderosa, Erika Leiva ha dejado una marca en el mundo de la música, cautivando a los oyentes con su interpretación única. Su trayectoria prometedora y su talento innato la han convertido en una artista que no debes perder de vista. Sobre Muchopelo Alejandro Granizo es un malagueño cuyas dos profesiones, baterista profesional y pegador de carteles para eventos, se fulminaron este pasado marzo del 2020 con la llegada de la pandemia. Desde ese encierro comienza a forjarse la personalidad de su alter ego, @Muchopelo, lanzándose con su proyecto en solitario en el que no sólo compone y canta sus temas, si no que llega incluso a encargarse de toda la producción, además de tocar todos los instrumentos de las canciones. Muchopelo es el creador de lo que él ha denominado “POTAJE MODERNO”, una mezcla de estilos que fusiona el mestizaje y el rock con la electrónica. Él mismo lo cuenta: “Tras muchos años trabajando en la producción con otros artistas he decidido emprender mi proyecto en solitario. A mi estilo musical lo he denominado “potaje moderno” y en él intento combinar todas mis influencias venidas del rock, pop mestizaje o funk con sonidos electrónicos. Necesitaba mostrar todo el material que tenía elaborado y ha llegado el momento”.

Kathleen O'Mara didn't expect to win Operalia when she travelled to Mumbai for the renowned competition, but since winning first place, she's been offered roles around the world. Listen in as she discusses her journey to the competition, her experience as a member of LA Opera's Domingo-Colburn-Stein Young Artist Program, and her upcoming roles with Senior Director of Artistic Planning, Paul Hopper.

[@ 4 min] We go Inside the Huddle with Vanessa Becerra. The Peruvian and Mexican American soprano is set to make her Chicago Opera Theater debut in the title role of Ferdinando Paer's Leonora. She joins OBS for a frank conversation about how she distinguished herself as an artist and how her Latina identity opened up new opportunities. [@ 37 min] Plus, in the ‘Two Minute Drill'…can we get through the segment without naming the patron of Operalia? GET YOUR VOICE HEARD operaboxscore.com facebook.com/obschi1 @operaboxscore IG operaboxscore

[@ 5 min] Alright, this week…we go inside the huddle with Mané Galoyan. The Armenian soprano, an alumna of Houston Grand Opera studio and prizewinner at Operalia, is set to make her Santa Fe Opera debut next month as Violetta in La Traviata. We'll find out how her ‘Murican training prepared her to sing in the big 'Murican houses. [@ 31 min] The stats are in from the Met's most experimental season yet! We crunch those numbers... [@ 49 min] In the ‘Two Minute Drill'…the opera world mourns the untimely death of Belgian soprano Jodie Devos. GET YOUR VOICE HEARD operaboxscore.com facebook.com/obschi1 @operaboxscore IG operaboxscore

durée : 00:25:19 - Elsa Dreisig, soprano (5/5) - par : Judith Chaine - Révélation lyrique des Victoires de la Musique puis lauréate du prestigieux concours Operalia, la soprano Elsa Dreisig aborde ses premiers grands rôles au sein de la troupe du Staatsoper de Berlin qu'elle intègre en 2017. Retour sur la carrière fulgurante de cette jeune artiste de 31 ans ! - réalisé par : Lionel Quantin

durée : 00:25:24 - Elsa Dreisig, soprano (1/5) - par : Judith Chaine - Révélation lyrique aux Victoires de la Musique puis lauréate du prestigieux concours Operalia, la soprano Elsa Dreisig aborde ses premiers grands rôles au sein de la troupe du Staatsoper de Berlin qu'elle intègre en 2017. Retour sur la carrière fulgurante de cette jeune artiste de 31 ans ! - réalisé par : Lionel Quantin

durée : 00:25:15 - Elsa Dreisig, soprano (2/5) - par : Judith Chaine - Révélation lyrique des Victoires de la Musique puis lauréate du prestigieux concours Operalia, la soprano Elsa Dreisig aborde ses premiers grands rôles au sein de la troupe du Staatsoper de Berlin qu'elle intègre en 2017. Retour sur la carrière fulgurante de cette jeune artiste de 31 ans ! - réalisé par : Lionel Quantin

durée : 00:24:57 - Elsa Dreisig, soprano (3/5) - par : Judith Chaine - Révélation lyrique des Victoires de la Musique puis lauréate du prestigieux concours Operalia, la soprano Elsa Dreisig aborde ses premiers grands rôles au sein de la troupe du Staatsoper de Berlin qu'elle intègre en 2017. Retour sur la carrière fulgurante de cette jeune artiste de 31 ans ! - réalisé par : Lionel Quantin

durée : 00:25:23 - Elsa Dreisig, soprano (4/5) - par : Judith Chaine - Révélation lyrique des Victoires de la Musique puis lauréate du prestigieux concours Operalia, la soprano Elsa Dreisig aborde ses premiers grands rôles au sein de la troupe du Staatsoper de Berlin qu'elle intègre en 2017. Retour sur la carrière fulgurante de cette jeune artiste de 31 ans ! - réalisé par : Lionel Quantin

durée : 00:58:19 - Lise Davidsen, le rayonnement d'une voix - par : Aurélie Moreau - En 2015, la soprano Lise Davidsen a remporté notamment un 1er Prix au concours Operalia, plus le Prix du public et le Prix Birgit Nilsson. Elle est l'invitée de scènes prestigieuses : Bayreuth, Aix-en-Provence, Covent Garden, Opéra de Vienne…

ՓԱՐԻԶ - Անն Հիտալկօ կոչ կ՚ուղղէ ազատ արձակելու Ազերպայճանի մէջ պահուող հայ գերիները։ Մեծի Տանն Կիլիկիոյ Արամ Ա. կաթողիկոսը ԱՄՆ-ու Ներկայացուցիչներու պալատին մէջ արտասանած է բացման աղօթքը։ Ժան-Քրիսթոֆ Պիւիսոն. «Անարգանք ու խայտառակութիւն. ԻՒՆԷՍՔՕ-ն Ազերպայճանը ընտրած է իր ընդհանուր համաժողովի փոխնախագահի պաշտօնին»։ ՄԵԾՆ ԲՐԻՏԱՆԻԱ - Պղծուած է Իլինկի՝ Հայոց ցեղասպանութեան յուշարձանը։ ԻՏԱԼԻԱ - Նկարիչ Ժիրայր Օրագեանի մահուան 60-րդ տարելիցին նուիրուած յիշատակի ձեռնարկ մը։ ՀԱՐԱՒԱՅԻՆ ԱՓՐԻԿԷ - Operalia 2023 միջազգային մրցոյթին պարիթոն Նաւասարդ Յակոբեան արժանացած է երրորդ մրցանակին։

Clarence speaks to Soprano Nombulelo Yende See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

durée : 00:25:19 - Elsa Dreisig, soprano (5/5) - par : Judith Chaine - Révélation lyrique des Victoires de la Musique puis lauréate du prestigieux concours Operalia, la soprano Elsa Dreisig aborde ses premiers grands rôles au sein de la troupe du Staatsoper de Berlin qu'elle intègre en 2017. Retour sur la carrière fulgurante de cette jeune artiste de 31 ans ! - réalisé par : Lionel Quantin

durée : 00:25:24 - Elsa Dreisig, soprano (1/5) - par : Judith Chaine - Révélation lyrique aux Victoires de la Musique puis lauréate du prestigieux concours Operalia, la soprano Elsa Dreisig aborde ses premiers grands rôles au sein de la troupe du Staatsoper de Berlin qu'elle intègre en 2017. Retour sur la carrière fulgurante de cette jeune artiste de 31 ans ! - réalisé par : Lionel Quantin

durée : 00:25:15 - Elsa Dreisig, soprano (2/5) - par : Judith Chaine - Révélation lyrique des Victoires de la Musique puis lauréate du prestigieux concours Operalia, la soprano Elsa Dreisig aborde ses premiers grands rôles au sein de la troupe du Staatsoper de Berlin qu'elle intègre en 2017. Retour sur la carrière fulgurante de cette jeune artiste de 31 ans ! - réalisé par : Lionel Quantin

durée : 00:25:15 - Elsa Dreisig, soprano (2/5) - par : Judith Chaine - Révélation lyrique des Victoires de la Musique puis lauréate du prestigieux concours Operalia, la soprano Elsa Dreisig aborde ses premiers grands rôles au sein de la troupe du Staatsoper de Berlin qu'elle intègre en 2017. Retour sur la carrière fulgurante de cette jeune artiste de 31 ans ! - réalisé par : Lionel Quantin

durée : 00:24:57 - Elsa Dreisig, soprano (3/5) - par : Judith Chaine - Révélation lyrique des Victoires de la Musique puis lauréate du prestigieux concours Operalia, la soprano Elsa Dreisig aborde ses premiers grands rôles au sein de la troupe du Staatsoper de Berlin qu'elle intègre en 2017. Retour sur la carrière fulgurante de cette jeune artiste de 31 ans ! - réalisé par : Lionel Quantin

durée : 00:24:57 - Elsa Dreisig, soprano (3/5) - par : Judith Chaine - Révélation lyrique des Victoires de la Musique puis lauréate du prestigieux concours Operalia, la soprano Elsa Dreisig aborde ses premiers grands rôles au sein de la troupe du Staatsoper de Berlin qu'elle intègre en 2017. Retour sur la carrière fulgurante de cette jeune artiste de 31 ans ! - réalisé par : Lionel Quantin

durée : 00:25:23 - Elsa Dreisig, soprano (4/5) - par : Judith Chaine - Révélation lyrique des Victoires de la Musique puis lauréate du prestigieux concours Operalia, la soprano Elsa Dreisig aborde ses premiers grands rôles au sein de la troupe du Staatsoper de Berlin qu'elle intègre en 2017. Retour sur la carrière fulgurante de cette jeune artiste de 31 ans ! - réalisé par : Lionel Quantin

durée : 00:25:19 - Elsa Dreisig, soprano (5/5) - par : Judith Chaine - Révélation lyrique des Victoires de la Musique puis lauréate du prestigieux concours Operalia, la soprano Elsa Dreisig aborde ses premiers grands rôles au sein de la troupe du Staatsoper de Berlin qu'elle intègre en 2017. Retour sur la carrière fulgurante de cette jeune artiste de 31 ans ! - réalisé par : Lionel Quantin

durée : 00:25:23 - Elsa Dreisig, soprano (4/5) - par : Judith Chaine - Révélation lyrique des Victoires de la Musique puis lauréate du prestigieux concours Operalia, la soprano Elsa Dreisig aborde ses premiers grands rôles au sein de la troupe du Staatsoper de Berlin qu'elle intègre en 2017. Retour sur la carrière fulgurante de cette jeune artiste de 31 ans ! - réalisé par : Lionel Quantin

ԼԱՏՎԻԱ - Սոփրանօ Ջուլիանա Գրիգորեան Operalia 2022 միջազգային մրցոյթին առաջին մրցանակը շահած է' ՄԻԱՑԵԱԼ ՆԱՀԱՆԳՆԵՐ - Ռոզա Լին՝ ամերիկեան յայտագրին եւրոտեսիլեան Snap երգը ներկայացուցած է հայկական մեկնաբանութեամբ։ ԱՐՑԱԽ - Ասկերան շուտով նոր խաղահրապարակ կ՚ունենայ։ ՎԻՐԱՀԱՅ ԿԵԱՆՔ - Թիֆլիսի մէջ յայտնաբերուած մասունքները վերաթաղուած են Խոջիվանքի գերեզմանատունը։ Վարչապետ Փաշինեանի կարճատեւ այցը Իրան։

ԼԱԹՎԻԱ Սոփրանօ Ջուլիանա Գրիգորեան Operalia 2022 միջազգային մրցոյթին առաջին մրցանակը շահած է: «Եւրոտեսիլ 2022» երգի հեղինակաւոր մրցոյթին Հայաստանի ներկայացուցիչ Ռոզա Լին հոկտեմբեր 31-ին հիւրընկալուած է ամերիկեան The Late Late Show with James Corden-ի յայտագիրին կողմէ: Հայաստանի եւ Իրանի միջեւ ստորագրուած է բնական կազի բնագաւառին մէջ համագործակցութեան վերաբերեալ փոխըմբռնման յուշագիր մը: Նիկոլ Դումանը (Նիկողայոս Տեր-Յովհաննիսեան, 1867 թ., Ղարաբաղի Ասկերանի շրջանի Ղշլաղ գիւղ - 1914 թ., Կիսլովոդսկ: Յուղարկաւորուեր է Թիֆլիսի Խոջիվանք հայոց գերեզմանատանը: 1930-ական թթ., ի թիւս այլ մեծանուն հայերու, հողին հաւասարեցուել է նաեւ անոր գերեզմանը):http://www.irates.am/hy/1478850771 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/radioayk/message

[@ 3 min] On 10/30, opera's biggest competition crowned this year's winners. On 10/31, Classical Singer Forum replaced the face of the competition's creator with that of Harvey Weinstein, congratulating “opera Institutions who remain complicit with sexual predators.” Will you, our beloved and woke OBS listeners, now *also* be complicit for learning the results of Operalia 2022…? [@ 24 min] In the ‘Two Minute Drill'… FOS Afton Battle is moving on from Fort Worth Opera and asks, “What part of that do you not understand…?” Next week, we go ‘Inside the Huddle' with the team behind “Gods of the Game”, the football opera that opened last month at Grange Park Opera... Join us! operaboxscore.com facebook.com/obschi1 @operaboxscore IG operaboxscore

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Maailma üheks uhkeimaks lauljate võistluseks tõusnud Operalia konkurss toimub käesoleva nädala jooksul Läti rahvusooperis.

One of the spectacular operatic success stories from South Africa is the exciting young tenor LEVY SKGOPANE WHO STUDIED IN Cape Town, won the Belevedere Singing Competition, the Montserrat Caballe competition as well as the Placido Domingo competition known as Operalia. Levy has gone on to sing at the world's leading opera houses and dazzling people with his sparkling, high tenor in roles by Rossini , Donizzetti and Mozart. Rodney Trudgeon caught up with him on a brief visit to Cape Town and he will be this week's guest on People of Note.

One of the spectacular operatic success stories from South Africa is the exciting young tenor LEVY SEKGAPANE WHO STUDIED IN Cape Town, won the Belevedere Singing Competition, the Montserrat Caballe competition as well as the Placido Domingo competition known as Operalia. Levy has gone on to sing at the world's leading opera houses and dazzling people with his sparkling, high tenor in roles by Rossini , Donizzetti and Mozart. Rodney Trudgeon caught up with him on a brief visit to Cape Town and he will be this week's guest on People of Note.

I am delighted to be back after a break from the podcast, and to share this discussion with coloratura soprano and Broadway soprano actor Meghan Picerno. Meghan is a wonderful and unique artist who has not only great success in and understanding of the operatic world and repertoire but more recently in musical theatre. In this podcast, we talk about Meghan's career in opera and the turning point for her journey into musical theatre, which started at Plácido Domingo's Operalia competition at Covent Garden. We also discussed the crossover and differences between opera and musical theatre in terms of performance, style, interpretation and techniques. It's great to hear Meghan is keen to bring back her singing and acting experience of musical theatre back into the opera she initially trained in. This is a fascinating listen for anyone who's interested in classical music and opera and wanting to learn more about musical theatre and vice versa if there are any listeners who are more bent towards musicals. Meghan's bio: https://www.meghanpicerno.com/about Notes: A Zwischenfach voice refers to a singer who can sing different roles within the range of a soprano and a mezzo-soprano. The "Don Quixote" musical I am referring to at the end of the podcast is The Man of La Mancha, which is inspired by the same novel by Miguel de Cervantes. Podcast recorded 5 July 2022; published 18 July 2022. Editing by Saw and Sine. Additional editing from Annabelle Lee. Music by Helena and Annabelle Lee. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/talking-classical-podcast/message

Recognized by Opera News as “one of the finest singers of his generation,” American bass-baritone Ryan McKinny has earned his reputation as an artist with something to say. His relentless curiosity informs riveting character portrayals and beautifully crafted performances, reminding audiences of their shared humanity with characters on stage and screen. This season, McKinny brings his agile stage presence and comedic skill to performances of Mozart's Le nozze di Figaro on both U.S. coasts. He first appears as the titular Figaro in a Richard Eyre production at New York City's Metropolitan Opera, with an all-star cast that includes Golda Schultz, Lucy Crowe, Isabel Leonard, and Adam Plachetka. He then makes his Seattle Opera debut reprising the role in a Peter Kazaras production, under the baton of Alevtina Ioffe. In between productions – and coasts – McKinny joins collaborative pianist Kathleen Kelly for a recital at the Lied Center of Kansas, featuring works by Schumann, Debussy, Mahler, and Kurt Weill. In summer 2022, he joins the Boston Symphony at Tanglewood as the title character in Don Giovanni, with Andris Nelsons on the podium. He concludes the season with the Philadelphia Orchestra at Saratoga Performing Arts Center, appearing as soloist in Beethoven's Ninth Symphony with conductor Yannick Nézet-Séguin. Offstage, McKinny continues to adapt the beauty of his art form to the film screen, collaborating on a documentary with Jamie Barton and Stephanie Blythe. Through his work with Helio Arts, he commissions artists to write, direct, and film original stories, leveraging his personal power to help elevate new voices and visions in the classical performing arts world. During the pandemic, he has partnered with artists like J'Nai Bridges, Russell Thomas, John Holiday, and Julia Bullock to create stunning and innovative performances for streaming audiences at Dallas Opera, Houston Grand Opera, Lyric Opera of Chicago, On Site Opera, and the Glimmerglass Festival. McKinny's recent debut as Joseph De Rocher in Jake Heggie and Terrence McNally's Dead Man Walking at Lyric Opera of Chicago was hailed by the Chicago Tribune as an “an indelible performance...an acting tour de force buttressed by a warmly inviting voice.” He has also appeared as the title character in Don Giovanni (Washington National Opera, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Houston Grand Opera), Escamillo in Carmen (Semperoper Dresden, Deutsche Oper Berlin, Staatsoper Hamburg, Houston Grand Opera), and Mozart's Figaro (Washington National Opera, Wolf Trap Opera, Houston Grand Opera). McKinny made a critically acclaimed Bayreuth Festival debut as Amfortas in Parsifal, a role he has performed around the world, including appearances at Argentina's Teatro Cólon, Deutsche Oper am Rhein, and Dutch National Opera. Other Wagnerian roles include Kurwenal in Tristan und Isolde (Deutsche Oper Berlin, Houston Grand Opera, Canadian Opera Company), Biterolf in Tannhäuser and Kothner in Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, both at the Metropolitan Opera, Wotan in Opéra de Montréal's Das Rheingold, Donner/Gunther in Wagner's Ring cycle (Washington National Opera, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Houston Grand Opera), and the titular Dutchman in Der fliegende Holländer (Staatsoper Hamburg, Milwaukee Symphony, Glimmerglass Festival, Hawaii Opera Theater). McKinny is a frequent guest artist at Los Angeles Opera, where he has sung Count Alamaviva in Le nozze di Figaro, Don Basilio in Il barbiere di Siviglia, and Stanley Kowalski in Previn's A Streetcar Named Desire, opposite Renée Fleming as Blanche DuBois, and at Santa Fe Opera, where he has appeared as Jochanaan in Salome and Oppenheimer in Doctor Atomic. An alumnus of the Houston Grand Opera Studio, Mr. McKinny has made a number of important role debuts on the HGO mainstage, including the iconic title roles of Don Giovanni and Rigoletto. McKinny is a long-time artistic collaborator of composer John Adams and director Peter Sellars, having appeared in Sellars productions of Adams' Girls of the Golden West (San Francisco Opera, Dutch National Opera) and Doctor Atomic (Santa Fe Opera), in addition to Adams' Nixon in China with the Los Angeles Philharmonic. He has also performed under Sellars' direction in Stravinsky's Oedipus Rex (Sydney Festival), Tristan und Isolde (Canadian Opera Company), and Shostakovich's Orango with the London Philharmonia and Los Angeles Philharmonic, the latter comprising Esa-Pekka Salonen's final concerts as music director. Other recent orchestral engagements include Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 and a double bill of Michael Tilson Thomas' Rilke Songs and Mahler's Des Knaben Wunderhorn with San Francisco Symphony, Mahler's Symphony No. 8 and Bernstein's Mass with Gustavo Dudamel and the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 with Cleveland Orchestra and National Symphony, Rossini's Stabat Mater at Grant Park Music Festival, Britten's War Requiem with Marin Alsop and Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, and Oedipus Rex with Chicago Symphony. McKinny benefited from early educational opportunities at the Aspen Music Festival, where he sang his first performance of Winterreise accompanied on the piano by Richard Bado, and at the Wolf Trap Opera Company, where he sang Barone di Kelbar in Verdi's Un giorno di regno, Le Gouverneur in Rossini's Le comte Ory and Figaro in Le nozze di Figaro. McKinny made his Carnegie Hall debut in Handel's Messiah with the Musica Sacra Orchestra while still a student at the Juilliard School. The first recipient of Operalia's Birgit Nilsson Prize for singing Wagner, McKinny has also received the prestigious George London-Kirsten Flagstad Award, presented by the George London Foundation to a singer undertaking a significant Wagnerian career. McKinny represented the United States in the 2007 BBC Cardiff Singer of the World Competition, where he was a finalist in the Rosenblatt Recital Song Prize, and he was a Grand Finalist in the 2007 Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions, captured in the film The Audition.

Hailed by LA Weekly as a “force of nature”, soprano and Fat Politics artist-activist Tracy Cox is a performer whose talent has been recognized across the industry, garnering her a Sullivan Foundation Award, the Birgit Nilsson Prize at Operalia, the Kirsten Flagstad Award from the George London Foundation, a Sarah Tucker Study Grant, and the top prize from the Marilyn Horne Song Competition. She has sung with orchestras around the world, including the MÁV Symphony of Budapest, the Philadelphia Orchestra, the Cincinnati Symphony, Los Angeles Opera, and at the Galina Vishnevskaya Opera Center in Moscow. Tracy has been interviewed by the New York Times on Fat Politics and restaurant accessibility, and currently has over 20,000 followers on her Instagram @sparklejams where she centers fat liberation, fat vanity, and fat talent in the performing arts. Tracy is a highly sought-after speaker and consultant on the topic of body justice in the performing arts and has been presented by numerous opera companies and arts organizations including Long Beach Opera, Wolf Trap Opera, Opera NexGen, Sigma Alpha Iota, River City Opera, and the M Institute for the Arts in Washington D.C. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dreadingtheboards/message

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All of the latest opera news. Don't forget to rate, review and subscribe on your favourite podcast platform. Episode content - Theatre Tax Relief and the Arts Premium https://www.thestage.co.uk/news/news/budget-2021-theatre-tax-relief-doubled-until-2023 - Glyndebourne's net zero ambition https://smeclimatehub.org/uk-based-opera-house-glyndebourne-targets-net-zero-prioritizes-climate-action-throughout-business/ - Operalia competition https://www.operaliacompetition.org/operalia-2021/ Handel singing competition https://www.london-handel-festival.com/handel-singing-competition/2021-competition/ - Royal College of Music Museum https://www.rcm.ac.uk/museum/ - Bernard Haitink, Amanda Holden and Carlisle Floyd https://www.theguardian.com/music/2021/sep/16/opera-librettist-amanda-holden-obituary - ‘Falling for Figaro' watchalong https://www.fallingforfigaro.movie/ - Nicky Spence and Emma Bell interview (ENO Valkyrie) https://www.eno.org/whats-on/the-valkyrie/ - ETO orchestra https://twitter.com/NicholasHellen/status/1437021589598613507 - “Exotic heritage” https://twitter.com/Sitko_Soprano/status/1446913923853205520 - Royal Opera to review past productions https://www.msn.com/en-gb/entertainment/music/royal-opera-house-to-review-classic-works-as-it-makes-overture-to-black-lives-matter/ar-AAPIsEe - If … Opera https://www.ifopera.com/blog/blog-post-two-9gre5 - A Samoan Ring Cycle in Putney https://www.theguardian.com/music/2021/oct/28/samoan-ring-cycle-wagner-gafa-ringafa?CMP=twt_a-culture_b-gdnculture - What's on TV, radio, cinema https://www.glyndebourne.com/encore/ https://www.barbican.org.uk/whats-on/2021/event/opera-double-bill-bizet-and-viardot https://operahollandpark.com/online/the-bear/ https://www.musictheatre.wales/ https://stream.roh.org.uk/free-titles?_ga=2.141711985.2119307038.1635923109-778179775.1633529647 - Quiz Opera in film and television soundtracks Recorded on 2 November 2021 Production by Northern Opera Group Host … David Ward Guests … Michael Betteridge, Emma Black Interview … Emma Bell, Nicky Spence

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Today we’re honored to interview the incredible Tracy Cox!Hailed by LA Weekly as a “force of nature,” soprano and Fat Politics activist Tracy Cox is a performer and artist whose talent has been recognized by those in the highest echelons of the industry, garnering her a Sullivan Foundation Award, the Birgit Nilsson Prize at Operalia and the Kirsten Flagstad Award from the George London Foundation.She has been interviewed by the New York Times on fat politics and restaurant accessibility, and currently has over 14,000 followers on Instagram (@sparklejams) where she regularly unpacks fat performance, fashion, and politics.In today’s episode we continue our exploration of combating fatphobia in classical music, promoting fat liberation to the world at large, and ways to push back against the typical fatphobia of the holidays & quarantine. Follow Tracey:InstagramWebsiteFollow Us:InstagramTwitterFacebookHosts:JessieMichelle 

Tävlingar kan bli en språngbräda för den fortsatta karriären. Men vägen till de prestigefulla priserna kräver inte bara en fantastisk röst, utan även mod, tävlingsinstinkt... och den rätta klänningen. För en ung sångare kan tävlingar vara ett sätt att nå de berömda tiljorna. Veckans gäst, sopranen Christina Nilsson, är en av få svenska sångare som vunnit pris i Operalia. 2019 erhöll hon tredje plats vid denna stora internationella tävling och belönades även med Birgit Nilsson Prize. Dessutom vann hon 2017 the Renata Tebaldi International Voice Competition och lyckades samma år nå finalen i tävlingen Neue Stimmen.

Hailed by the New York Times for her “attractive soprano voice,” and for having “total control of the stage,” (Broadway World) coloratura soprano Meghan Picerno currently stars as Christine Daae in The Phantom of the Opera on Broadway. In 2017 Meghan collaborated with legendary director Hal Prince as Cunegonde in his production of Candide at the New York City Opera. She quickly became one of the most sought-after Cunegondes in the world and reprised the role at San Francisco Symphony, Princeton Symphony, and the Gran Teatre del Liceu in Barcelona. Meghan next took on the role of Christine Daae in the US Premiere and 1st National Tour of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Love Never Dies. She has represented Andrew Looyd Webber’s body of work by special invitation in performances on the ITV Television broadcast of the Classic BRIT Awards in 2018, making her Royal Albert Hall debut with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, and a guest appearance on the Live at Chelsea Concert Series honoring his 70th birthday. After Love Never Dies, Meghan joined The Phantom of the Opera family as Christine on the World Tour, premiering the iconic piece in Tel Aviv, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Singapore and the Philippines. This past fall she made her Broadway debut as leading lady, Christine Daae, in The Phantom of the Opera, and was hailed as one the Top Broadway replacements of 2019 by BroadwayBox. Like many people during COVID-19, Meghan is back home spending time with her parents. In this episode she shares how she dealt with the initial blow when Broadway was shut down - finding herself in a bit of an identity crisis not being able perform and sing, the one she thing she loves more than anything else in the world. She talks candidly about coming out the other side, and feeling now like she is awake again - “it’s kind of magical,” she shares. Meghan also takes us on the whirlwind journey that began by meeting Hal Prince and landing a leading role in Candide, to touring with Love Never Dies and Phantom of the Opera as Christine, to making her Broadway debut in The Phantom of the Opera this past fall. Until the curtains on Broadway rise again, she is finding time to give back and help people, “one part of theater” she really loves, by hosting workshops, master classes, and private voice lessons, and getting inspired by her students. In this episode, we talk about: Adapting to the new virtual normal as a performer  Music as an emotional outlet  The plans she has for her future  Working for Renee Fleming in grad school Her time living and studying in Vienna, Austria  Competing in Plácido Domingo's Operalia, The World Opera Competition Working with Hal Prince, and Andrew Lloyd Webber Connect with Meghan: IG: @meghanpicerno On the web: https://www.meghanpicerno.com Connect with The Theatre Podcast: Support us on Patreon: Patreon.com/TheTheatrePodcast Twitter & Instagram: @theatre_podcast Facebook.com/OfficialTheatrePodcast TheTheatrePodcast.com Alan's personal Instagram: @alanseales Email me at feedback@thetheatrepodcast.com. I want to know what you think. A very special thanks to our patrons who help make this podcast possible! Cheryl Hodges-Selden, Paul Seales, David Seales If you would like to see your name in this show notes or get a shout out on the pod itself, visit ttp.fm/patreon to become a member and show your support! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

durée : 00:25:18 - Karine Deshayes, mezzo-soprano (4/5) - par : Saskia de Ville - C'est l'entrée au sein de la Troupe de l’Opéra de Lyon en 1998 qui marque véritablement le début de la carrière de Karine Deshayes. Viendront ensuite les concours Voix d'or, Voix nouvelles et Operalia. La mezzo-soprano fait peu après ses débuts aux opéras de Toulouse, Bordeaux, Avignon... - réalisé par : Lionel Quantin

Jennifer Williams interviews soprano and Fat Politics activist Tracy Cox. Hailed by LA Weekly as a “force of nature,” Tracy Cox’s distinguished acclaim includes a Sullivan Foundation Award, the Birgit Nilsson Prize at Operalia and the Kirsten Flagstad Award from the George London Foundation. She has been interviewed by The New York Times on Fat Politics and is an in-demand consultant on diversity in the performing arts for singers, competitions and opera companies alike. We discuss fatphobia’s roots in colonialism and Protestantism, what we teach audiences when performances fail to represent diverse bodies, and why those who benefit from fatphobic systems should also dismantle them. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

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I met Claudia at her beautiful renovated Victorian house where we talked about her early years in Devon and training, particularly in America, winning the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions. We discussed the opportunities being a contralto presents such as repertoire, and her role as the Omniscient Mussel in Strauss's Die Ägyptische Helena at La Scala next month. We also talked about performing on big and small stages, leading Claudia to recall her experiences of contemporary opera. Many thanks to Claudia for taking the time on her off day to talk to me and her hospitality, and the team at Maxine Robertson Management for putting me in touch with her! Interview published on 25th October 2019; recorded on 5th October 2019. British contralto Claudia Huckle studied at the Royal College of Music in London, the New England Conservatory and the Curtis Institute of Music. She was the 2004 Grand Final Winner of the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions and is a graduate of the prestigious Domingo-Cafritz Young Artist Program at Washington National Opera. She was the 2013 winner of the Birgit Nilsson Remembrance Award at Plácido Domingo’s Operalia competition at Verona - the first female, and first British recipient. She was a member of the ensemble at Leipzig Opera for four seasons from 2009. Plans this season and beyond include her début at Teatro alla Scala Milan singing Die allwissende Muschel in Strauss Die Ägyptische Helena, conducted by Franz Welser-Möst, and her début at Opéra National de Paris, singing Flosshilde in the Ring Cycle. Other concert plans include Schwertleite Die Walküre, with the LPO conducted by Vladimir Jurowski; Handel Messiah with the Freiburg Baroque Orchestra and Trevor Pinnock; Mahler Kindertotenlieder with the BBCSSO and Michael Sanderling; Mendelssohn Elijah with the BBCSO and Sakari Oramo; Mahler Symphony No 8 on tour with the Gustav Mahler Jugendorchester and Daniel Harding; Bach St Matthew Passion with the Orchestra dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia under Antonio Pappano; and Beethoven Symphony No 9 with the Orchestra of La Scala Milan under Riccardo Chailly. She will appear in recital with pianist Simon Lepper at Nottingham University. Opera roles include Erda Das Rheingold / Siegfried for Grand Théâtre de Genève, Opera North and Oper Leipzig; Flosshilde Das Rheingold for Teatro Real, Madrid; Suzuki Madam Butterfly for Zurich Opera and Glyndebourne on Tour, for whom she also sang the title role in Britten The Rape of Lucretia; Hippolyta in Britten A Midsummer Night’s Dream for Glyndebourne Festival Opera; Marfa in Mussorgsky Khovanshchina for Birmingham Opera Company; Mérope Oedipe, First Norn Götterdämmerung and Schwertleite Die Walküre at the Royal Opera House, where she also appeared as Third Lady Zauberflöte, a role she has sung at the Festival d’Aix en Provence and for Dresden Semperoper; Hänsel Hänsel und Gretel for Garsington Opera; Olga, Hänsel, Third Lady for Leipzig Opera; Smeton Anna Bolena for Washington National Opera; and Dalila in Saint-Saëns Samson et Dalila for the Chelsea Opera Group. In concert she has also sung Anna in Berlioz Les Troyens with Valery Gergiev and Maxwell Davies’ Hogboon under Sir Simon Rattle, both with the LSO. Recent concert highlights include Flosshilde Götterdämmerung with Sir Andrew Davis at the 2019 Edinburgh Festival, Brahms Alto Rhapsody with the Northern Sinfonia and Lars Vogt; Mahler Symphony No 2 at the Festival de Saint-Denis with the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France and Myung-Whun Chung; Schwertleite with the Bayerische Rundfunk Symphony Orchestra and Sir Simon Rattle; and Elgar Dream of Gerontius and Sea Pictures with Hallé Orchestra. Other past concerts include Schubert Mass in A flat and Beethoven Choral Fantasy with Kent Nagano and the Deutsches Symphonie Orchester; Mahler Symphony No 3 with Real Filharmonía de Galicia and Paul Daniel; and Missa Solemnis and Verdi Requiem at King’s College Cambridge.

It's an exclusive interview with Thor! Conductor Gary Thor Wedow, that is. Oliver goes 'Inside the Huddle' with the God of Thunder - or at least the orchestra pit - to talk about what young singers need to succeed in the 21st century... It’s another summertime HOF on the OBS. Matt decides who gets to join what is fast becoming the most prestigious opera honorarium in audio media... In the ‘Two Minute Drill’, soprano Tamara Wilson drops out of Verdi's 'Aida' for a pretty important reason, the opera 'Prism' wins again, and the Operalia winners get lots of money... www.facebook.com/OBSCHI1 www.operaboxscore.com

All of the latest opera news. Operacast LIVE – Monday 26 August, 2pm, Chapel FM, Leeds (tickets are free) - bit.ly/2LFWvPI Don’t forget to rate, review and subscribe on your favourite podcast platform. Episode content Review of the Operalia 2019 Competition Final Competitors Xabier Anduaga, tenor, Spain Mario Bahg, tenor, South Korea Piotr Buszewski, tenor, Poland Adriana Gonzalez, soprano, Guatemala Maria Kataeva, mezzo-soprano, Russia Gihoon Kim, baritone, South Korea Bongani Justice Kubheka, baritone, South Africa Felicia Moore, soprano, USA Christina Nilsson, soprano, Sweden Aryeh Nussbaum Cohen, countertenor, USA/Germany Liv Redpath, soprano, USA Anna Shapovalova, soprano, Russia Watch the Competition on medici.tv – http://bit.ly/2GyfZ4F Operalia website - http://bit.ly/310X764 Recorded on 27 July 2019 Produced by Northern Opera Group Host – David Ward Guest – Louise Garner

Jessye Norman is an American opera singer and recitalist.Susanna is from Huntsville, Alabama where she attended Randolph School. She received Bachelor of Music and Master of Music degrees from the Juilliard School. After completing her master's degree in 2004, she became a member of Santa Fe Opera's Apprentice Program for Singers.The Metropolitan OperaMadame Butterfly is an opera by Giacomo Puccini.Leave It to Beaver is a late 1950s black-and-white American television sitcom about an inquisitive and often naïve boy.Susanna originally wanted to attend the following higher education institutions: Northwestern University, Vanderbilt University, Samford University, and Furman University.The New York City Opera (NYCO) is an American opera company located in Manhattan in New York City. The company has been active from 1943 through 2013 (when it filed for bankruptcy), and again since 2016 when it was revived.New York Philharmonic Orchestra(NYPO) or New York Philharmonic-Symphony Orchestra, is an orchestra based in New York City.Carnegie Hall is a concert venue located in Manhattan in New York City.Operalia, The World Opera Competition is an annual international competition for young opera singers. Founded in 1993 by Plácido Domingo, the competition has helped launch the careers of several important artists.The Music Academy of the West is a summer music conservatory located in Montecito, California. Participation is merit-based and tuition free.Marilyn Horne is an American mezzo-soprano opera singer.Matthew Epstein is the Director of Vocal Divisions at Columbia Artists Management, Inc.Cynthia Hoffmann is a member of the voice faculties of Manhattan School of Music, where she also teaches a class in Vocal Performance, and of the Juilliard School, where she served as Chair from 1995 to 2006.Matthew A. Horner is the Executive Vice President - Global Head of Vocal for IMG Artists, New York.Lyric Opera of Chicago Young Artists ProgramCountess Rosina Almaviva is a character in The Marriage of Figaro, an opera buffa composed in 1786 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.Birdie is a character in Regina, an opera by Marc Blitzstein.Musetta is a character in La bohème, an opera by Giacomo Puccini.Fiordiligi is a character in Così fan tutte an opera by Mozart.Agrippina is a character in an opera of the same name by George Frideric Handel.Don Giovanni is an opera by Mozart. Donna Anna, Don Giovanni’s daughter, and Donna Elvira, a lady of Burgos abandoned by Don Giovanni, are characters in the opera.Arabella and Der Rosenkavalier are comic operas by Richard StraussDaphne is a one-act opera by Richard Strauss.Opera Theatre of Saint Louis (OTSL) is an American summer opera festival held in St. Louis, Missouri.Kaija Saariaho is a Finnish composer based in Paris, France.Renée Fleming is an American soprano, known for performances in opera, concerts, recordings, theater, film, and at major public occasions.Julian Bream is an English virtuoso classical guitarist and lutenist. One of the most distinguished classical guitarists of the 20th century, he played a significant role in improving the public perception of the classical guitar as a respectable instrument.Natalie Dessay is a French singer and actress who had a highly acclaimed career as an operatic coloratura soprano before leaving the opera stage on 15 October 2013. She is married to the bass-baritone Laurent Naouri.Violetta is a character in the opera La traviata by Giuseppe Verdi.Cleopatra is a character in the opera Antony and Cleopatra, an opera by American composer Samuel Barber.We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves is a 2013 novel by the American writer Karen Joy Fowler.Fresh Air is a podcast hosted by Terry Gross, the show features intimate conversations with today's biggest luminaries.White Lies is an NPR podcast. More information can be found here.The Eagle OTR and Salazar are restaurants in Cincinnati.Dolly Parton is an American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer, actress, author, businesswoman, and humanitarian, known primarily for her work in country music.

Kathleen Battle is an American operatic soprano known for her distinctive vocal range and tone.Lyric Opera of ChicagoLuciano Pavarotti an Italian operatic tenor who also crossed over into popular music, eventually becoming one of the most commercially successful tenors of all time.Plácido Domingo is a Spanish opera singer, conductor, and arts administrator.Dame Kiri Te Kanawa is a New Zealand soprano.Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was a prolific and influential composer of the classical era.Shirley Verrett was an African-American operatic mezzo-soprano who successfully transitioned into soprano roles, i.e. soprano sfogato.Don Carlos is a grand opera composed by Giuseppe Verdi.Pomona is a German-language opera by Reinhard Keiser.Susanna is the countess Almaviva’s maid in The Marriage of Figaro.Clara is a character in the opera Porgy and Bess, by the American composer George Gershwin.Susanne Mentzer is an American operatic mezzo-soprano. She is best known for singing trouser roles, such as Cherubino in Mozart's Le nozze di Figaro, Idamante in Mozart's Idomeneo, Octavian in Richard Strauss' Der Rosenkavalier and the composer in Strauss' Ariadne auf Naxos, as well as other music of Mozart, Strauss, Rossini, Berlioz and Mahler.The Chicago Opera Theater (COT) is an American opera company based in Chicago, Illinois.Renée Fleming is an American soprano, known for performances in opera, concerts, recordings, theater, film, and at major public occasions.Leontyne Price is an American soprano. She rose to international acclaim in the 1950s and 1960s, and was the first African American to become a leading performer, or prima donna, at the Metropolitan Opera, and one of the most popular American classical singers of her generation.In music performance and notation, legato indicates that musical notes are played or sung smoothly and connected.Tatyana and Eugene Onegin are character is the opera Eugene Onegin composed by Pyotr Tchaikovsky.The Magic Flute is an opera by Mozart.Così fan tutte is an Italian-language opera buffa by Mozart.Victoria Okafor is an American opera soprano.Barbarina is a character in in The Marriage of Figaro.Operalia, The World Opera Competition, founded in 1993 by Plácido Domingo, is an annual international competition for young opera singers.Liù is a character in the opera Turandot by Giacomo Puccini.Deborah Birnbaum is an internationally established voice teacher.The Gershwin Initiative at the University of Michigan."Summertime" is an aria composed in 1934 by George Gershwin for the 1935 opera Porgy and Bess.Morris Robinson is an American bass opera singer and former All-American college football player who has performed with the Metropolitan Opera at Carnegie Hall, at La Scala in Milan, Italy, at the Sydney Opera House and in numerous other Opera Houses throughout the United States and internationally. He was the first African-American artist to sign with a major classical record label.Mimì is a character in the opera La bohème.Countess Rosina Almaviva is a character in the opera The Marriage of Figaro.Micaëla is a character in the opera Carmen.Carmen is an opera by French composer Georges Bizet.Cendrillon (Cinderella) is an opera—described as a "fairy tale"—by Jules Massenet.Castor and Patience will premiere during Cincinnati Opera's 100th anniversary season in 2020.Me Before You is a romance novel written by Jojo Moyes.Game of Thrones is an American fantasy drama television series created by David Benioff and D. B. Weiss for HBO. It is an adaptation of A Song of Ice and Fire, George R. R. Martin's series of fantasy novels, the first of which is A Game of Thrones.Breaking Bad is an American neo-Western crime drama television series created and produced by Vince Gilligan.Instacart is an American technology company that operates as a same-day grocery delivery and pick-up service in the U.S. and Canada.The Eagle OTR and Salazar are restaurants in Cincinnati.Beyoncé is an American singer, songwriter and actress.Drake is a Canadian rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer, actor, and entrepreneur.Radiohead are an English rock band. The band consists of Thom Yorke, brothers Jonny Greenwood and Colin Greenwood, Ed O'Brien, and Philip Selway.Muse are an English rock band. The band consists of Matt Bellamy, Chris Wolstenholme, and Dominic Howard.Teletubbies is a British pre-school children's television series.

Javier Orman is a violinist, composer, producer and teacher originally from Uruguay and based in Chicago. He received his Master’s degree in Music from the University of Michigan and Bachelor’s in Music and Mathematics from the College of Charleston with full academic scholarships. Over the last 6 years, he has been writing, recording and performing with his violin-and-guitar duo KOZM, described as “the most rock ’n’ roll pair of classically trained musicians working today” by 21st Century Musician. He enjoys collaborating with great artists from all genres, including hip-hop singer/producer Skylar Grey, Grammy-winning singer/songwriter Duncan Sheik and Classical crossover pianist Christopher O’Riley (NPR’s From the Top). Javier also produces electronic music as solo artist MLTFTR, inspired by literary and visual aesthetics of urban dystopias and retrowave musicians such as Com Truise, Tokimonsta and Home. Javier has been teaching violin for 12 years in a variety of traditions including Classical, Rock and American Fiddle. He has guest-lectured and offered master-classes at the University of Wisconsin, College of William & Mary, Sphinx Performance Academy, Montecito Music Festival and others. In 2009, he founded Kidzymphony, a children’s orchestra program in Charleston, South Carolina, modeled after Venezuela’s El Sistema. When Javier’s not performing or teaching, he enjoys arranging and recording strings for artists and producers such as Blänk, Essen Hiort and Cubeatz, as well as composing for video-games. A former winner in 2012 of Placido Domingo’s prestigious Operalia competition and of the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions, American soprano, Janai Brugger, begins the 2015-16 season as Michaela Carmen at Washington National Opera, and sings the role again later in the season at Lyric Opera of Kansas. Identified by Opera News as one of their top 25 “brilliant young artists” (October 2015 issue), Janai joins the Metropolitan Opera for their Rising Stars concert series and makes several US concert appearances during the season, along with various recital performances. She makes her debut as Norina Don Pasquale at Palm Beach Opera, and returns to Los Angeles Opera to revive the role of Musetta La Boheme which she sings under the baton of Gustavo Dudamel. Radio One Chicago airs live every Thursday night on WLUW-FM from 6p to 8p cst.

Tenor and visual artist Luther Lewis goes ‘Inside The Huddle’ with the OBS team. Luther is part of “Illustrations”, a gallery exhibition and concert which celebrates the contributions of African-American singers to opera. You'll get Luther's insights on the genesis of this interdisciplinary project and hear what sorts of obstacles remain for black classical music artists... The infamous ‘Pop Quiz’ segment returns when Oliver drops the needle on important singers you should know... In the ‘Two Minute Drill’, a mezzo sweeps the awards at the Operalia competition, Miss America sings opera and two opera birthdays are celebrated... www.facebook.com/OBSCHI1/

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Suve muusikaelu tippsündmus Birgitta Festival toimub tänavu 9-18 augustini. Muu hulgas saab näha Puccini koduteatri lavastust "Boheem", modernset balleti ning nautida Placido Domingo "Operalia" tähtede galat. Festivali tutvustab Tallinna Filharmoonia direktor Margit Tohver-Aints.

Kirsty Young's castaway is the mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato. Winner of two Grammy Awards, she is best known for her interpretations of Handel, Mozart and Rossini operas. Born into a Catholic family in Kansas, she was the second-youngest of seven children. Her love of music was awakened by watching her late father directing the local church choir. Her first ambition was to become a music teacher, but watching a televised performance of Don Giovanni during her third year at college ignited her interest in opera. After acceptance onto Houston Grand Opera's young artist programme, she overhauled her technique and went on to win second place in 1998's Operalia competition. Her first big role came in 2002 singing Rosina in The Barber of Seville in Paris and she made her debut at New York's Metropolitan Opera in 2005 at the age of 36. Since then her star has shone brightly and she has performed across the operatic spectrum, from contemporary works, such as Jake Heggie's Dead Man Walking to Strauss and Handel.Producer: Cathy Drysdale.

Kirsty Young's castaway is the mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato. Winner of two Grammy Awards, she is best known for her interpretations of Handel, Mozart and Rossini operas. Born into a Catholic family in Kansas, she was the second-youngest of seven children. Her love of music was awakened by watching her late father directing the local church choir. Her first ambition was to become a music teacher, but watching a televised performance of Don Giovanni during her third year at college ignited her interest in opera. After acceptance onto Houston Grand Opera's young artist programme, she overhauled her technique and went on to win second place in 1998's Operalia competition. Her first big role came in 2002 singing Rosina in The Barber of Seville in Paris and she made her debut at New York's Metropolitan Opera in 2005 at the age of 36. Since then her star has shone brightly and she has performed across the operatic spectrum, from contemporary works, such as Jake Heggie's Dead Man Walking to Strauss and Handel. Producer: Cathy Drysdale.

Lyric soprano Danielle de Niese was a star performer at Last Night of the Proms 2015. It was another milestone in this Australian-born American star's glittering career. Growing up, Danielle won various talent and television competitions and debuted at New York's prestigious Metropolitan Opera House when she was 19 years old. She says she knew she wanted to sing opera from the age of eight. Described as "opera's coolest soprano", Danielle is best known for her performances of Handel, Mozart, baroque music, as well as her reality TV shows, including The Diva Diaries. South African soprano Pretty Yende discovered opera by chance. She was 16 years old and watching a television advertisement for an airline, which featured The Flower Duet, from the opera Lakme by Léo Delibes. Pretty fell in love with the sound and instantly wanted to imitate it. She went to be classically trained at Cape Town University and then got a place at the Accademia Teatro alla Scala, in Milan. In 2011 Pretty won first prize in Placido Domingo's Operalia competition and two years later she shot to fame when, at short notice, she had to stand in to perform Countess Adele in Rossini's opera, Le Comte Ory. This was Pretty's Metropolitan Opera House debut. (Picture: Opera singers Danielle de Niese (left) and Pretty Yende. Credits: Chris Dunlop/Kim Fox)