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Thomas Pandolfi, Concert Pianist, leads listeners through this epic piano concerto. Few pieces in the classical music repertoire are as beloved as Rachmaninoff’s 2nd Piano Concerto.…

Few voices in opera command the stage and captivate audiences like that of Angel Blue. In this special episode, recorded during the 2020 New Era Voice…

In a warm and candid conversation with classical soprano Susanna Barasch, acclaimed duo Andrew Blanch (Spanish guitar) and Maria Eugenia Nieva (mezzo-soprano) discuss their musicianship and…

Tenor James Valenti talks about traveling, vocal health, Europe, and more. Opera singers are often on the road more than they are at home. How have…

We talked with pianist Keng Siong Sim on how he started learning piano and his experience competing and winning WIPAC (Washington International Piano Artists Competition) in…

FEEL BETTER: PERFORM BETTER “Stage Fright ~ Building the Tools to Move Through Performance Anxiety” Read related articleBecoming a Digital Opera ProducerVideo of Maria’s class coming…

Thomas Pandolfi talks to us about his early career milestones, winning the Juilliard Concerto Competition, his dream-like experience of studying with legendary pianist Vladimir Horowitz and…

“She isn’t a star.”   Even as I type those words, I feel my face get warm and tears filling up behind my eyes. Read related articleBecoming…

Joan Patenaude-Yarnell on the challenges and innovation in the future of opera. In February and March our entire world changed carrying us to “The Summer of…

Assistant Director of Programing Thomas Morris on the equalizing nature of technology as a platform for opera. Opera has been around for over four hundred years.…