Tag Archive for: Pegasus Opera

Castrato Nicolo Grimaldi Gets His Due Via Randall Scotting

When you think of countertenors what’s the first thing that comes to your mind? 

Randall Scotting, a countertenor, sees himself as a preserver of this unique male voice. He’s releasing the album Divine Impresario to celebrate one of the most popular castrato opera singers of the 17th and 18th centuries. His name is Nicolini.

 

Cancellations at the Kennedy Center continue even as the building is set to close for renovations.

The San Antonio (Texas) Philharmonic shuts down with hopes of returning someday.

Here are the links mentioned in the podcast for mentoring programs.

League of American Orchestras Applications now open for their Essentials of Orchestra Management program. 

The Pegasus Opera Company in London is looking for opera singers. 

The Emerging Black Composers Project is back

While we still might be recovering from Thanksgiving,  there’s the rest of the holidays to consider.  Shopping for gifts, decorating the house while listening to music. Gifts have already come to Kyle Rivera, who won the Michael Morgan Prize for Black composers. 

The Pegasus Opera Company in the UK is looking for partners to produce an opera about the Windrush Generation. 

The Detroit Opera presents two little known and rarely staged operas. 

The Miro Quartet debuts its first holiday album called Hearth.