The American Opera Project (AOP) will present the second installment of “Music as the Message: Sing Me to the End of Love” on February 14 at 4:00 p.m. EST. The event is free with goodwill donations accepted and will stream on Zoom through AOPTV. EMMY® Award-winning soprano and “Music as Message” (MaM) creator, Adrienne Danrich, will host a performance involving {…}
On Saturday, Jan. 23, MassOpera and Opera on Tap Boston will present a special broadcast of MassOpera’s 2018 performance of the comedic opera, “The Beautiful Bridegroom,” by composer Dan Shore. The performance was originally presented at the Boston Center for the Arts in the South End. In a joint statement, the companies said, “MassOpera and Opera on Tap are partnering {…}
Opera on Tap has announced the Virtual Playground Opera, a collaborative experience between students, educators, teaching artists. The portal will be available for schools in Spring 2021 with demonstrations and tours of the portal set to being in December 2020. The program will allow students to learn about the fundamentals of opera and take a deep dive into what a {…}
OPERA America has announced the nine companies that will be awarded $100,000 in grants for commissioning operas by female composers. The recipients include Beth Morrison Projects for Du Yun’s “In Our Daughter’s Eyes,” which is written by Michael Joseph McQuilken; Boston Lyric Opera for Ellen Reid and librettist Christopher Oscar Peña’s “The Desert Inn;” Guerilla Opera for “HER: alive / {…}
The New York Opera Fest has announced its fifth annual showcase, which will feature over 60 performances across New York City’s five boroughs. With such a diverse number of productions, this article will divide up the section to cater to differing operatic tastes. It all kicks off with the traditional NYOA Service Awards, which will honor a special contributor to {…}
Opera On Tap has announced its fall slate for New York City performances. Everything will kick off with the OOT GALAween, which aims to celebrate Halloween. The event, which will take place at The Old Stone House, with Joanie Brittingham, David Gordon, Eric McKeever, and Krista Wozniak performing. Christopher Berg will accompany at the piano. Famed soprano Sylvia McNair will {…}
Close your eyes music lovers and imagine going to a bar to hear a phenomenal cover band—a top-notch group of musicians who bring the hits alive and gets the joint jumping as the crowd quaffs some brews. Now, imagine the group onstage isn’t covering Pearl Jam or The Rolling Stones, but Puccini and Rossini. You can stop imagining because there’s {…}
The New York Opera Fest 2019 kicked off on Monday, April 29 and for the next several weeks, New Yorkers will get ample opportunity to enjoy opera in a variety of unique ways. As has been OperaWire’s tradition over the years, we have reached out to a number of the companies participating in the festival and have asked them a {…}
Returning for the second time this year, Opera on Tap is set to bring its signature irreverent approach to opera to The Flea in its resident immersive cabaret series. The company will present “Bucket o’Blood Cabaret” to celebrate the Halloween season. The cabaret show will be performed by Christopher Berg, Joanie Brittingham, Kacey Cardin, Matthew Curran, Rachel Duval, Seth Gilman, {…}
With the New York Opera Fest 2018 officially underway, OperaWire will be showcasing small previews for each major participant at the festival, as we did during last year’s event. However, we are doing things a bit differently this year and giving the floor directly to each company to speak to you, the reader, directly. Enjoy! Ever wish that opera wasn’t {…}
Opera America has announced the recipients of the second cycle of Innovation Grants. The grants, which are “generously funded by the Ann and Gordon Getty Foundation,” were launched in 2016 in support companies that have shown tremendous innovation in diverse areas of the art form. The grants total $1.5 million. This year, 20 companies were awarded the prestigious grants. They {…}