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Published: 19 June 2013
The 30th BBC Cardiff Singer of the World competition is now under way at St David’s Hall, Cardiff, and Intermusica has a host of artists taking part as competitors and guest advisors, experts and conductors.Tenor Ben Johnson is representing England in the competition, which sees twenty singers from around the world compete for the prestigious title. There are three opportunities to win honours at the competition; the BBC Cardiff Singer of the...
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Published: 16 June 2013
Baritone Benedict Nelson travels to London in July for four performances of the five Britten Canticles. Nelson is one of several performers singing in the ambitious project with Aldeburgh Music, in collaboration with the Brighton Festival and the Royal Opera House. After a performances at the Brighton Festival and at the famous concert hall in Snape Maltings, Aldeburgh in May, the staging is taken to the Linbury Studio in London for performances...
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Published: 10 June 2013
On 17 June, Iain Paterson makes his debut at Milan’s Teatro alla Scala singing the role of Fasolt in Wagner’s Das Rheingold conducted by Daniel Barenboim. Directed by Guy Cassiers, the cast includes Michael Volle as Wotan and Stephan Rügamer as Loge. A further performance takes place on 24 June. Later this summer, Paterson collaborates again with Barenboim when he sings Wotan in Das Rheingold at the 2013 BBC Proms on 22 July. This performance of...
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Published: 09 June 2013
After the success in her role debut as Ortrud Lohengrin for Welsh National Opera in May, Susan Bickley makes a very different role debut for Garsington Opera this summer, singing the Witch in their new production by Olivia Fuchs of Humperdinck’s Hänsel & Gretel. The production promises to be a ‘refreshing interpretation’ of this magical classic, which is loved by children and adults alike. Next season, Susan returns to Opéra de Toulouse to...
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Published: 07 June 2013
Following his success as Tolomeo in a new production of Julius Caesar earlier this season, Tim Mead returns to the English National Opera this month singing Voice of Apollo in Britten’s final opera Death in Venice, directed by Deborah Warner. The acclaimed production was first seen at the ENO in 2007 and later at La Monnaie and La Scala. Death in Venice opens on 14 June, with subsequent performances on 18, 21, 24 & 26 June. The performance...
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Published: 06 June 2013
Karita Mattila joins the Tonkünstler Orchestra in their annual Sommernachtsgala concert on 20 June, as part of the Grafenegg Festival in Austria. The concert takes place in the Schloss Wolkenturm gardens, providing a dramatic background to the evening of music. Mattila will be joined by bass-baritone Luca Pisaroni and Austrian percussionist Martin Grubinger, and the performance will be conducted by Andrés Orozco-Estrada. This month also sees...
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Published: 06 June 2013
After launching the campaign on 15 May, Joyce DiDonato has confirmed the title and track list for her forthcoming crowd-sourced album. The album will be titled ReJoyce and will feature two discs of fan-chosen songs from the singer’s ten-year back catalogue of recordings.Fans were first asked to submit their title ideas, and the final list of over 1,000 suggestions submitted across DiDonato’s Twitter, Facebook and YouTube pages was then narrowed...
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Published: 04 June 2013
Tenor Gregory Kunde has received fantastic reviews after stepping in to sing the title role of Verdi’s Otello this month at the Palau de les Arts Reina Sofia, Valencia. The production, which has three performances remaining on 5, 11 & 16 June, is conducted by Zubin Mehta and includes Italian soprano Maria Agresta, singing Desdemona and Malaga-born baritone Carlos Alvarez singing Iago. El Mundo praised Kunde’s performances, commenting:“The...
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Published: 03 June 2013
Baritone Jason Howard will sing the role of Wotan in Longborough Festival’s productions of Wagner’s Das Rheingold and Die Walküre this summer, directed by Alan Privett. Described as ‘the Wotan of his generation’, Howard is quickly establishing himself as a leading exponent of the German heroic repertoire. Performances of Das Rheingold begin on June 16 and Die Walküre on June 18, and will be conducted by Anthony Negus.
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Published: 01 June 2013
On 8 June, American mezzo-sopranos Kelley O’Connor and Elizabeth DeShong make an appearance together at the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, performing John Adams's The Gospel According to the Other Mary. O’Connor, chosen by Adams to premier the new oratorio after premiering the piece both in the US and Europe, has earned critical acclaim for her portrayal of Mary Magdalene, with the Los Angeles Times commenting: “Kelley O’Connor’s Mary is a great...
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