Despite the weighty subject matter and current human rights issues at hand, Glow Lyric Theatre’s 2023 Festival production of Poul Ruders and Paul Bentley’s “The Handmaid’s Tale” held nothing back. The curtains open to display “Under His Eye,” one of the aphorisms used by the patriarchal, totalitarian, dystopian Republic of Gilead, at center stage. Other tenets such as “Blessed be {…}
Greenville, South Carolina’s Glow Lyric Theatre, has announced the Southern premiere of Frances Pollock and Tia Price’s new opera, “Stinney: An American Execution,” at the Fred Collins Performing Arts Stage in Greenville, South Carolina’s Kroc Center from July 22 to 31, 2022. The opera relates the story of George Stinney, Jr., a 14-year-old African-American boy wrongly convicted and executed in {…}
The Glow Lyric Theatre has announced its 2020 festival season, which will be the company’s tenth overall. As per usual, the GLT will feature an opera, a musical theatre piece, and an operetta, all connecting to a specific theme. In recent years, the company has showcased such operas as “Romeo et Juliette,” “Fidelio,” “Carmen,” and “The Crucible,” among others. This {…}
Every year, the Glow Lyric Theatre does something that few other opera or musical theatres companies are willing to do – embrace the distinct art forms as siblings and celebrate their unique differences and similarities. For several years the company has put on three shows in its summer season: an opera, an operetta, and a piece of musical theatre. But {…}
The Glow Lyric Theatre has announced its 2019 festival season, which will be the company’s ninth overall. As per usual, the GLT will feature an opera, a musical theatre piece, and an operetta, all connecting to a specific theme. This year’s theme centers on the concept of “Questioning Authority.” In recent years, the company has showcased such operas as “Romeo {…}
As July nears its end, we find new companies starting to open their doors to new productions. Meanwhile some of the mainstays of the last few weekends continue to offer up productions that are simply too good to overlook. Here are our top five picks for the weekend, in alphabetical order by company. Candide – Chautauqua Opera It’s Bernstein’s year, {…}
As July nears its end, we find new companies starting to open their doors to new productions. Meanwhile some of the mainstays of the last few weekends continue to offer up productions that are simply too good to overlook. Here are our top five picks for the weekend, in alphabetical order by company. Another Brick in the Wall – Cincinnati {…}
The Glow Lyric Theatre has announced its 2018 season. Like every season the company puts an emphasis on showcasing one musical, one operetta, and one opera and that is what will happen this season as well. The season opens with “HMS Pinafore” by Gilbert and Sullivan. The 1878 operetta, which has delighted audiences for years, will showcase such popular songs as “He is an {…}
It will be another busy opera weekend as we enter the home stretch of the summer season. But this one is special because it will feature the first fully staged production of an opera by a beloved Czech Composer. Dvorak’s “Dimitrij” will make its first staged production in the US as part of the Bard Summerscape with performances on Friday {…}
A major world premiere takes place this weekend, as the summer opera season continues around the US. The big premiere is none other than Santa Fe Opera’s “The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs,” which gets its first performance on Saturday, July 22, 2017. Pittsburgh Festival Opera will unveil “Intermezzo” for two performances on Friday and Sunday while Glow Lyric Theatre showcases {…}
The summer festival season continues with a few companies putting on new and exciting productions. Portland Opera showcases its new production of “Così fan tutte” on Friday, while Wolf Trap Opera unveils its own “Tosca.” Pittsburgh Opera Festival debuts its own “Xerxes” production that same night. Charlottesville Opera continues its production of “Rigoletto,” as does Central City Opera with “Carmen,” {…}
