City Opera has parted company with Michael Capasso, its general director. Contrary to the usual bromides, we hear the board voted him out. Either way, Capasso says he’s going to live in Italy.
The next Executive Director and Music Director is to be Constantine Orbelian (pic).
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The Syracuse Opera Company has filed for bankruptcy, following repeated cancellations over the past two seasons. The city (pop. 145,560) in upstate New York lost its symphony orchestra in 2011. Syracuse once hosted Gustav Mahler […]
They are Assistant Principal Bass Tobias (Toby) Vigneau (pictutred) and second violin section members John Bian, Eliot Heaton, and MuChen Hsieh. They come from major orchestras in New Mexico, Milwaukee, Detroit and Houston. […]
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