Mesopotamia Opera Company (MOC) will present its new production, “The Italian Lesson,” with words and music by Peter Wing Healey, on June 9 – 17, 2023. The event will take place at The Highland Park Ebell Club in Los Angeles, CA. The opera was written for piano, violin, cello and percussion and is set to feature soprano Christa Marie Stevens {…}
Upstate New York-based Delaware Valley Opera is set to kick off its 2023 season this June. The company will open with Jonathan Stinson’s “The Three Bears,” an opera for children. Performance Dates: June 23 & 24, 2023 That will be followed up by four performances of “La Bohème.” Performance Dates: July 15 – 23, 2023 The company will also present {…}
American Opera project (AOP) and NYU/Tisch Opera Lab will present “Poets of New York: Operas Inspired by Audre Lorde and Walt Whitman,” featuring three original operas. The operas will be presented on May 25 and 26, 2024 at the NYU Schubert Theatre, 721 Broadway, 5th Floor, NYC. Tickets are free with reservation. Featured artists include sopranos MaKayla McDonald and Gileann {…}
American Lyric Theater has announced two upcoming concert readings for its latest commissions. First up is “SHE WHO DARED” by Jasmine Barnes and Deborah D.E.E.P. Mouton. Per the company’s website, “’SHE WHO DARED’ recenters the spotlight on the courageous women who helped desegregate the Montgomery bus system. These Civil Rights pioneers pay homage to the quiet struggle for justice that {…}
(Photo credit: Lera Kogan) On May 6, 2023 Marshall Opera was named New York City’s newest opera company. Marshall Opera has set a goal to reach and inspire diverse audiences with productions of new and neglected contemporary operas. Mark Shapiro is the Principal Conductor with Jim Schaeffer as the General and Artistic Director. Composers such as Amy Beach, Douglas Moore, {…}
Random Opera Company has announced casting news for its world premiere performances of “Elena e Gerardo.” The company revealed that the opera by Marianna Bottini will feature Kelli-Ann Masterson as Elena, Katie Macdonald as Gerardo, Siân Griffiths as Laura, Rhydian Jenkins as Vittorio, and Martin Lamb as Pietro. Masterson has performed at such companies as the Irish National Opera, Wexford {…}
IN Series Opera is set to bring its 2022-23 season to a close with “CHUCK AND EVA,” a performance that spotlights the Great American Songbook. The event, which will be performed on June 1 and 2, 2023, and then on June 24, will feature works by Chuck Brown and Eva Cassidy from their only album “The Other Side.” “The performance {…}
The Wandsworth Art Fringe is set to premiere “Gaṅgā“ this June. The opera, composed by Jataneel Banerjee, takes a classic tale but retells it from the female perspective. The opera follows the eponymous character, a powerful but helpless goddess, who is born mortal and must break the heart of her beloved Shantanu and keep one of her sons on earth. {…}
The NYU Florence and New York City Opera will partner to bring “The Garden of the Finzi-Continis” to Florence, Italy for two exclusive performances of selected scenes at the historic Villa La Pietra. The performances will star Rachel Blaustein, Won Whi Choi, Brian James Myer, Jason Detwiler, and Dmitry Glivinskiy. The performances will be part of the 17th edition of The {…}
The Curiosity Cabinet has partnered with Fresh Squeezed Opera for the premiere of a groundbreaking jazz opera, “Fizz & Ginger.” The production reunites the critically acclaimed duo of composer/conductor Whitney George and librettist/stage director Bea Goodwin, known for their previous work on their acclaimed opera “Princess Maleine” and radio drama tryptic “In the Throes of Death.” An immersive speakeasy scene {…}
Toronto-based Opera Revue is set to present “Debauchery at the Dakota” on May 31 and June 1, 2023 . The showcase will feature such artists as soprano Danie Friesen, baritone Alexander Hajek, and pianist Claire Elise Harris. They will be joined by guest dancers A’Slayna Von Hunt, Tucker, Bianca Boom Boom, and Thrasher. “The idea for the show happened after {…}