Fort Worth Opera has announced its 2023-24 season. There will be “Bon Appétit!” Gala centering on themes related to Julia Child. Performance Date: September 2024 “¡Bienvenidos! de Frida Kahlo,” a family-friendly showcase, comes next. Performance Date: Oct. 19 & 20, 2024 Then comes “Little Women.” Performance Date: Nov. 22 & 24, 2024 There will be a holiday-themed “Wintersong.” Performance Date: December 2024 The company {…}
The Fort Worth Opera has announced its 2023-24 season. The season opens with “Dinner with the Stars,” a fundraising dinner hosted by Joe Illick, Music Director Emeritus and dear friend to the company. The dinner will feature soloists Vanessa Becerra, Siphokazi Molteno, Alok Kumar, and Kofi Hayford. Performance Date: Sept. 22, 2023 The continues with “La Médium” in Spanish by Gian Carlo Menotti. Directed {…}
Fort Worth Opera is set to close out its 2023 season with a semi-staged production of “Aida.” Performances are scheduled for April 14 and 16, 2023. The opera will be staged by Malena Dayen and conducted by Elaine Rinaldi, who is the first female conductor in the company’s history. They will lead a cast starring Michelle Bradley in the title {…}
On December 1, Opera Theater Rutgers will present an Act one workshop of Matteo Neri’s and Alejandra Martinez’s upcoming opera, “Escobar.” This Spanish-language opera adapts the life and downfall of notorious drug lord Pablo Escobar. The opera, which began in development in 2016, has been previously workshopped at Fort Worth Opera, and will also present an excerpt on April 4 {…}
Black Administrators of Opera have issued a public letter in support of Afton Battle, the outgoing General and Artistic Director of Fort Worth Opera. “You have demonstrated competence, courage, and leadership in your successful tenure with Fort Worth Opera,” reads the opening lines of the letter. “ Experienced as an opera singer, arts administrator, fundraiser, and arts activist, you were {…}
Just days after announcing that Afton Battle would be stepping down from her position as General and Artistic Director, Fort Worth Opera has named a new leader. The person in question is Angela Turner Wilson, who will begin her tenure on Dec. 12, 2022. “After reviewing candidates from around the US and other countries, we are thrilled to announce Angela {…}
Afton Battle has resigned from her position as General and Artistic Director of Fort Worth Opera. Her final day shall be Nov. 23, 2022. Battle joined the company back in 2020 and was a major proponent of “Noches de Ópera,” an initiative to honor Hispanic Heritage Month. She also developed FWOGO! And expanded the Children’s Opera Theatre. Battle also led {…}
Fort Worth Opera is set to present soprano Karen Slack and pianist Michelle Cann in “Of Thee I Sing! Songs of Love & Justice” on Nov. 13, 2022. The duo will perform Clayton White’s “Over My Head;” Undine Smith Moore’s “Love Let the Wind Cry… How I Adore Thee” and “I Want to Die While You Love Me;” H.T. Burleigh’s {…}
Fort Worth Opera has unveiled its 2022-23 season. It all kicks off with “Noches de Latinidad: El Fuego de una de Mujer” and “Noches de Zarzuela. The showcases will feature soprano Catalina Cuervo, soprano Adia Evans, tenor Nathaniel Catasca, mezzo-soprano Kaswanna Kanyinda, and baritone Malcolm Payne, Jr. The event is curated by Catalina Cuervo and Eduardo Rojas with Sheran Goodspeed {…}
Fort Worth Opera has announced the lineup for its upcoming “A Night of Black Excellence: Say It Loud – Songs of a Revolution.” The showcase, which will take place on Feb. 20, 2022, will star opera singers Michelle Johnson, Limmie Pulliam, Audra Scott, Karen Slack, Brandie Sutton, Veronica Williams, composer/vocalist Jasmine Barnes, Lesley Resident Artist Brandon Bell, bassist Laesio Littlejohn, {…}
Fort Worth Opera has announced major changes to its leadership. Fort Worth Opera General Director Afton Battle was elected to the OPERA AMERICA Board of Directors and will serve as Co-Chair of the Membership and Development Council. Battle took over in September 2020 for Nelson Claytor, Ph. D., who has served for eight years on the board (including the last two {…}