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Katie Van Kooten

Posted Aug 30, 2023

American soprano Katie Van Kooten’s operatic and concert appearances continue to thrill audiences and earn her praise for using her “powerful, gleaming soprano” to bring vibrancy and life to all …

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Aubrey Allicock

Posted Aug 21, 2023

Hailed by The New York Times as “sturdy,” “dynamic,” and “excellent,” Aubrey Allicock continues to make his mark among important opera companies and symphonies both at home and abroad. A …

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Jimmy López Bellido

Posted Aug 20, 2023

Award-winning composer Jimmy López Bellido (b. 1978) is considered “one of the most interesting young composers anywhere today” (Chicago Sun-Times) and an “expert in orchestration” (New York Times) with a …

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Blue Heron

Posted Aug 20, 2023

Founded in 1999, Blue Heron has been acclaimed by The Boston Globe as “one of the Boston music community’s indispensables” and hailed by Alex Ross in The New Yorker for their “expressive intensity.” …

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Michael Fabiano

Posted Aug 20, 2023

Of Michael Fabiano’s debut as Lensky in Tchaikovsky’s Eugene Onegin at the Royal Opera, The Sunday Times in London wrote: “I can’t think of a Lensky at Covent Garden who has held the audience …

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Ronnita Miller

Posted Aug 20, 2023

American mezzo-soprano Ronnita Miller continued her upward career trajectory in the 2022-2023 season as Big Stone in Matthew Aucoin’s Eurydice with the Metropolitan Opera, Filipyevna in Eugene Onegin with San Francisco Opera, and Ella …

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Lawrence Brownlee

Posted Aug 20, 2023

Lawrence Brownlee is a leading figure in opera, both as a singer on the world’s top stages and as a voice for activism and diversity in the industry. Captivating audiences …

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Cécile McLorin Salvant

Posted Aug 18, 2023

Cécile McLorin Salvant is a composer, singer, and visual artist, who the late Jessye Norman described as “a unique voice supported by an intelligence and full-fledged musicality which lights up …

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Cecilia Duarte

Posted Jun 12, 2022

A soloist in the GRAMMY-winning album Duruflé: The Complete Choral Works, Cecilia Duarte has been praised by the New York Times as “a creamy voiced mezzo-soprano.” Born in Chihuahua, Mexico, she is a …

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Nicole Cabell

Posted Sep 06, 2021

Universally acclaimed for her velvety timbre and finely nuanced interpretations, American soprano Nicole Cabell continues to demonstrate her incredible versatility in repertoire ranging from Baroque to contemporary on the world’s …

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Mario Chang

Posted Jun 04, 2019

Winner of the 2014 Operalia Competition, Guatemalan tenor Mario Chang has been praised as a “born bel canto tenor” by Anthony Tommasini in the New York Times.
Operatic highlights from …

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Morris Robinson

Posted May 04, 2018

Morris Robinson is considered one the most interesting and sought after basses performing today.
Mr. Robinson regularly appears at the Metropolitan Opera. He made his Met debut in a production …

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