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The HOT Digital season closes with its largest undertaking yet — the digital world-premiere of Laura Kaminsky and Kimberly Reed’s newest opera, Hometown to the World. Commissioned by The Santa Fe Opera and Co-Commissioned by
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On this episode of Classical Chicago, Cedille President Jim Ginsburg joins Grammy nominated pianist Ursula Oppens in conversation about her new album. Fantasy: Oppens Plays Kaminsky is the culmination of a decades-long personal and musical
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Penderecki in Memoriam Podcast unveils a multifaceted portrait of Krzysztof Penderecki, with commentary from musicians, colleagues, radio programmers, and writers who lend insight and memories of Poland’s greatest modern composer. This podcast is part of
Read more →Ursula Oppens, much-honored champion of 20th- and 21st-century American piano music, celebrates her decades-long friendship and professional association with composer Laura Kaminsky on Fantasy: Oppens Plays Kaminsky, an album of world-premiere recordings on Cedille Records.
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NEW YORK, NY – On May 7, 2021, Bright Shiny Things releases HOME [BSTC-0137], the solo debut album of the “dramatically powerful, vocally stunning” (Opera News) mezzo-soprano Blythe Gaissert. The album consists of eight world premiere recordings
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In Utah, Rising Tide: The Crossroads Project is a transfixing film that signifies the enlightened intertwining of science, social conscience, music and art that strikes the precise, relevant tone for the challenges of human sustainability
Read more →Opera Memphis Interview | 34:34 Pride Month may be drawing to a close, but it is never too late to watch Opera Memphis Music Director Michael Sakir interview composer Laura Kaminsky! Posted by Opera Memphis
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Francisco Salazar’s story in Operawire honed in on the accomplishments of 30 individuals and the way they have used their voice to push diversity and education in the industry. Read the full story at Operawire.
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Jennifer Williams interviews Laura Kaminsky, acclaimed composer of As One, the first opera about a transgender protagonist. Since its premiere in 2014, As One quickly became the most frequently produced new opera in North America.
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May 19th, 2020 | St. John’s, Newfoundland Opera on the Avalon’s 2020 Season Launches in July with The Rock Performs, an innovative online festival, and the third installment of the New Commission Series, February by
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Best of 2019 Opera News critics reviewed 222 CDs and DVDs from last year, from performances of Broadway classic to modern choral works. These are the 25 you need to hear. A strikingly and deceptively
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The most-produced opera in North America is this modest two-hander with string-quartet accompaniment about the trials and tribulations of coming to terms with being transgender. Composed by Laura Kaminsky with a libretto by Mark Campbell
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Laura Kaminsky’s mostly luminous score elicits a radiant performance from the six performers. Sasha Cooke and Kelly Markgraf are beautifully balanced as the voices in Hannah’s head, at times inward-looking, at times reflecting the outside
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