David Salazar
Editor-in-Chief at Opera Wire
Writer-Director at @LaCuartaProd, Latinx List 2019, Editor-in-Chief @OperaWireNews
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Sarasota Opera has received a $50,000 grant from the Selby Foundation to assist in purchasing seven new pianos. The funds will help Sarasota Opera procure three baby grand pianos and four upright pianos. Per a press release, two of the three new instruments will replace several that have been damaged by humidity and two decades of usage. The pianos are designed by Steinway & Sons. “Sarasota Opera is grateful for the long-time support of the William G. and Marie Selby Foundation.
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Chicago Fringe Opera will present a new improv show, “Op*erratic” starting on May 28, 2025. Set to take place at Borelli’s Pizzeria until July 2, the showcase will feature a cast of six rotating performers from a roster of 18 as they improvise a 33-minute opera based on a single audience suggestion. Everything will be invented in real time. The event will also feature a 27-minute set of short-form improv games.
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Zenith Opera Competition has announced the winners of its 2025 edition. First prize went to mezzo-soprano Edith Grossman, while baritone Hyunkyum Kim took home second prize. Soprano Sara LeMesh rounded out the top three. The Gregory Kunde Nova Award was given to baritone Jared Werlein.
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(Photo by Olivia-Kahler)The Metropolitan Opera has named Rachel Willis-Sørensen the 2025 Beverly Sills Artist Award Winner. Willis-Sørensen will receive $50,000 as part of the award, which recognizes “extraordinarily gifted singers with rising Met careers.” The soprano debuted in 2014 in “Le Nozze di Figaro” and has since appeared in several major productions with the company.
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operawire.com | David Salazar
(Photo: Drew Altizer Photography)San Francisco Opera Guild will team up with Neiman Marcus to present “The Art of Fashion.”The runway show and luncheon is set for May 28, 2025 at Neiman Marcus’ San Francisco store and will benefit San Francisco Opera Guild education programs. Chloe King, Director of Fashion & Lifestyle at Saks Fifth Avenue and Neiman Marcus, will make an appearance.
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