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The Rain Keeps Coming: Amelia Clarkson, the youngest female composer ever commissioned by the Ulster Orchestra, on her new work for them which premiered last month A spectacular new waterside home planned for Hamburg State Opera, designed by BIG architecture studio The Sixteen Ignite, a new, fully-funded, dedicated talent pathway for young singers Agnes Baltsa, Marina Rebeka, Asmik Grigorian, Nicholas Brownlee, Adèle Charvet, Hugh Cutting & many more rewarded at the 2025 International Opera Awards in Athens A concert celebrating the legacy of the legendary classical guitarist, Julian Bream, at Wigmore Hall promises a great night for guitar aficionados.
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Filipina is lone outsider in Metropolitan Opera winners

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Filipina is lone outsider in Metropolitan Opera winners
Yesterday’s winners at the Met Opera’s Laffont Competition are:
Sadie Cheslak, 30, mezzo-soprano (Duluth, Minnesota)
Michelle Mariposa, 30, mezzo-soprano (Quezon City, Philippines)
Luke Sutliff, 28, baritone (Denver, Colorado)
Alissa Goretsky, 25, soprano (Los Angeles)
Emma Marhefka, 25, soprano (Allentown, Pennsylvania)

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The Rain Keeps Coming: Amelia Clarkson, the youngest female composer ever commissioned by the Ulster Orchestra, on her new work for them which premiered last month

The Rain Keeps Coming: Amelia Clarkson, the youngest female composer ever commissioned by the Ulster Orchestra, on her new work for them which premiered last month

A spectacular new waterside home planned for Hamburg State Opera, designed by BIG architecture studio

A spectacular new waterside home planned for Hamburg State Opera, designed by BIG architecture studio

The Sixteen Ignite, a new, fully-funded, dedicated talent pathway for young singers

The Sixteen Ignite, a new, fully-funded, dedicated talent pathway for young singers

Agnes Baltsa, Marina Rebeka, Asmik Grigorian, Nicholas Brownlee, Adèle Charvet, Hugh Cutting & many more rewarded at the 2025 International Opera Awards in Athens

Agnes Baltsa, Marina Rebeka, Asmik Grigorian, Nicholas Brownlee, Adèle Charvet, Hugh Cutting & many more rewarded at the 2025 International Opera Awards in Athens

A concert celebrating the legacy of the legendary classical guitarist, Julian Bream, at Wigmore Hall promises a great night for guitar aficionados.

A concert celebrating the legacy of the legendary classical guitarist, Julian Bream, at Wigmore Hall promises a great night for guitar aficionados.

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