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Sought-After Opera Soprano Omo Bello Started Career as French Nigerian Scientist

The path to a musical career is rarely clear-cut, but one can certainly guess at its magnetism in order to have pulled French Nigerian scientist-turned-opera soprano Omo Bello away from such a distant nation and towards an equally distant career choice. The BBC recently conducted a profile of the emerging talent along with her curious backstory. According to the BBC, Omo Bello started her career studying to become a geneticist in her native Nigeria until 2006 when she was awarded a scholarship to train as an opera singer in France. From there, her career blossomed into what has now made her the "most sought-after" opera soprano in the field today.
By Steve Nagel

  • Wigmore Hall Live Streaming Concert to Begin January 28, Featuring Berlin's Armida Quartet

    Although classical concerts are typically the privilege of paying customers – and, by definition, a matter of physical attendance – London's Wigmore Hall has adopted a more altruistic approach in a program that caters to the widest audience possible without charging a dime. The Wigmore Hall live streaming concert on January 28th, 8pm GMT (to inaugurate their 2016-2017 season) will be the first of a new series of streamed concerts for the Wigmore. It will feature the performances of Berlin’s Armida Quartet, Soprano Anna Lucia Richter, Pianist Michael Gees, and Baritone Andrè Schuen, and Pianist Daniel Heide.
    By Steve Nagel

  • Wynton Marsalis Performs at Lincoln Center Without Skrillex?

    It is true that Wynton Marsalis is set to begin his weekend residency at the Lincoln Center on the 22, but the celebrated musician is slated to play with his band, The Jazz, not famed DJ, Skrillex. According to the latest gossip news updates, the reports about Marsalis teaming up with the EDM producer earlier this month turned out to be completely false and hopefully won't affect the tickets sells of 3 concerts with The Jazz next weekend.
    By Shane Jordan