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Australian operatic soprano (1910-1996)
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2024-04-17 18:29:11
International Society of Bassists Awards Inaugural Al Fisher Grant
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2024-04-16 20:18:24
Kuok-Wai Lio performed an all-Schumann concert, comprising works on composers, literature, children, and a woman in the latest Foundation for Chinese Performing Arts event on Saturday. Lio has an astounding resume. The Macau native is a graduate of the Curtis Institute of Music, recipient of the prestigious Avery Fisher Career Grant, career advancement awards and [] The post appeared first on The Boston Musical Intelligencer.
2024-04-03 06:35:00
A wondrous snapshot of British singing: Ralph Vaughan Williams' Serenade to Music and the sixteen singers chosen for the first performance
[…] Heddle Nash in the duet 'Heavenly Vision' from Gounod's Faust, and Harold Williams in the Prologue from Leoncavallo's Pagliacci, as well as Margaret Balfour in the Angel's Farewell from Elgar's The Dream of Gerontius conducted by the composer.The remainder are song repertoire that veers between Victorian charm and the more contemporary, Isobel Baillie in the Bach-Gounod Ave Maria, Elsie Suddaby in Somervell's Shepherd's Cradle Song, Muriel Brunskill in Bantock's Serenade, Astra Desmond in the traditional Mull Fisher's Love Song, Mary Jarred in Parry's England, Walter Widdop in Woodforde-Finden's A Request, Parry Jones in Warlock's There is a lady sweet and kind, Heddle Nash in Linden Lea, Norman Allin in Silent Noon, and Keith Falkner in Butterworth's Is my team ploughing.Some tracks are real highlights, demonstrating just why that particular singer was notable. The opening track might only be Gounod's take on Bach but Isobel Baillie is never louder than lovely and […]
2024-03-22 12:00:00
The 2022 Cliburn finalist has been awarded a 2024 Avery Fisher career grant
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