So the International Resource Centre for Performing Artists (https://ircpa.net) are putting on a Zoom event with ace soprano Sondra Radvanovsky for singers, other musicians and music lovers; which pretty much covers all of us!
Debra Chandler will moderate the conversation with Sondra and it will happen on Wednesday, June 17th, from 1-2 pm EDT. Featured topics will include Opera in the future, Live streaming content, Social Media yes/no?, advice to young singers and Screaming Divas. And if you haven’t been watching Screaming Divas you might want to give it a go.
If you want to join the convo RSVP to info@ircpa.net.
The Royal Conservatory’s 2020/21 concert season has been announced.. It’s the usual eclectic mix of all kinds of classical music plus jazz and world music spread across the Conservatory’s three performance venues. It looks like the provisional planning is for some kind of social distancing. When that will be possible and how long it might go on is, of course, anybody’s guess but the planning assumes some kind of performances will be possible from October.
The Dora award nominations are in. The most interesting thing is that the COC doesn’t dominate the Opera category this year. In fact Tapestry has most nominations with thirteen. In general, it was really nice to see new “committed” opera dominating the list rather than the usual stuff. Indigenous themes did very well too which is very pleasing. Loads of nominations for Shanawdithit, including Best Performer in a Leading Role for Marion Newman, which pleases me greatly. Good to see FAWN’s Pandora and Soundstreams’ Two Odysseys: Pimooteewin / Gállábártnit featuring along with LooseTea’s Singing Only Softly/The Diary of Anne Frank: Operas from the Secret Annex. There was one surprise in the list of COC nominations. I’m actually quite shocked that Speranza Scappucci didn’t get nominated for her conducting of Barber of Seville; a really remarkable performance. And one non-surprise; multiple nominations for Rusalka which might just be the best thing the COC have done in quite a while.
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