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Updated Oct 26, 2026

Verdi's Alzira & Nabucco in Parma

Verdi’s sixth opera Alzira has been an object of neglect almost from its 1845 premiere at the Teatro San Carlo in Naples, a potential candidate to duplicate the wild popularity won by Ernani … »Read

Judith Blegen Dies at 85

Judith Blegen, a lyric soprano who over 21 years sang more than 200 performances at The Metropolitan Opera, died on Oct. 23 at age 85. She debuted as Papagena in Mozart’s Die … »Read

Philly O Gets Another $10.5M

Days after announcing the successful conclusion to a comprehensive campaign that raised $344 million , the Philadelphia Orchestra and Ensemble Arts (POEA) is the recipient of a $10.5 million gift … »Read

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A New Base for St Martin's in the Fields

The Academy of St Martin in the Fields (ASMF) has purchased the London Festival Orchestra (LFO) and in doing so has acquired The Warehouse, the ASMF’s first permanent home. Established in … »Read

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Night of the Singing Dead

You can understand Lincoln in the Bardo ’s appeal as a subject for an opera. George Saunders’s 2017 novel takes the form of an oral history, the primary narrators being a crowd of … »Read

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David et Jonathas: A Charpentier Curiosity Travels to London

LONDON—Alongside the national and country house opera companies, the U.K. has a thriving amateur or semi-professional circuit, ranging from local Gilbert and Sullivan societies to more … »Read

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Conversing with Bardo's Creators

When Abraham Lincoln’s 11-year old son Willie died in 1862, his parents initially interred him in the Oak Hill Cemetery. The Georgetown graveyard is the setting for Lincoln in the Bardo , … »Read

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Opera & Film: Strange Bedfellows

The 75 th anniversary of the television broadcast of Gian Carlo Menotti’s Amahl and the Night Visitors and the 20 th anniversary of the launch of “The Met: Live in HD” have … »Read

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Grant Park Baton Crosses the Street

CHICAGO—A lot has happened to Giancarlo Guerrero since he last conducted the Chicago Symphony, in spring 2024. Later that year, the Nicaragua-born, Costa Rica-raised conductor was appointed … »Read

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A Master Mahler Architect at Work

LONDON—Japanese composer Dai Fujikura found double fortune this Fall when he was commissioned by Nomura Holdings to compose a short work for Sir Antonio Pappano and the London Symphony … »Read

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HONORS & AWARDS

Each month, Musical America spotlights an important emerging talent. If you haven't heard of the New Artist of the Month before, we predict you will soon.

The Esmé Quartet
New Artist of the Month
October 2026

Skylar Tang, trumpeter
New Artist of the Month
September 2026

Jingwen Cai, mezzo-soprano
New Artist of the Month
August 2026

Estel Vivó Casanovas, saxophonist
New Artist of the Month
July 2026

Song Hee Lee, soprano
New Artist of the Month
June 2026

Élisabeth Pion, pianist
New Artist of the Month
May 2026

Theodore Platt, baritone
New Artist of the Month
April 2026

Hannah De Priest, soprano
New Artist of the Month
March 2026

Ruth Knight, director
New Artist of the Month
February 2026

Chelsea Lehnea, soprano
New Artist of the Month
January 2026

Iván López Reynoso, conductor
New Artist of the Month
December 2025

Hongni Wu, mezzo-soprano
New Artist of the Month
November 2025

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Since 1960, each year Musical America honors several outstanding musicians with an award for excellence.
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1.	Night of the Singing Dead
2.	LA's Carmen Blasts Out of the Gate, for Better & Worse
3.	Phoenix Symphony Suspends Season
4.	KenCen Artwork Donors Race to Rescue Their Largesse
5.	Grant Park Baton Crosses the Street
6.	'Grand' Is an Understatement
7.	Philly O et al. Raise $344M in Six Years
8.	A Master Mahler Architect at Work
9.	Messiaen's Canyons... in the Anza-Borrego Desert
10.	Bryn Terfel Pays It Forward