Fresh Squeezed Opera (FSO) has announced its 2021-22 season spotlighting works that explore perseverance, hope, and resilience in the face of hardship. FSO’s season comprises two major programs: the 6th Annual Showcase of New Vocal Chamber Music, which will present several premieres, and the world premiere of a fully staged chamber opera by composer Jillian Flexner and librettist Orlando Segarra. The {…}
Nancy Manocherian’s the cell theatre is set to present the premiere of “Exposure” on Nov. 20, 2020 via live-stream. The new opera about power and consent, was written by Bea Goodwin and features music by Daniel Felsenfeld and adapts Thomas Hardy’s novel “The Pursuit of the Well-Beloved.” The opera aims to explore Hardy’s misogynistic and sexist work from the feminine {…}
Composer Felix Jarrar will feature a concert of his works on May 28, 2019 at the City Winery NYC. The concert, entitled “The Vocal Music of Felix Jarrar at The Loft,” will feature a number of artists that the composer has worked with in the past including Sara Lin Yoder, Eugenia Forteza, Rebecca Richardson, Petra Jarrar, Julia Taylor, Savannah Greene, {…}
As New York’s 2018 Opera Fest rolls along, audiences in the city have been able to enjoy works new and old as presented by over 20 opera companies. Weaving the old and new together is “Tabula Rasa,” a jazz-inspired opera by composer Felix Jarrar, librettist Bea Goodwin, and presented by the Cantanti Project. “Tabula Rasa” follows American artist Man Ray {…}
“Tabula Rasa.” Many know the term to mean “blank slate,” but a more proper definition might be “erased slate.” That’s the idea behind composer Felix Jarrar and librettist / director Brittany Goodwin’s “Tabula Rasa,” which has its world premiere on May 4, 2018, as part of the New York Opera Fest, started. The concept of reformulating ideas to create new and {…}
Composer Felix Jarrar and librettist Brittany Goodwin’s “Tabula Rasa” has been previewed extensively over the last few months as the duo, teaming up with the artists set to perform in the jazz opera’s world premiere, have put together a successful concert series to help raise funds for this independent work. Throughout that “Hello Gorgeous” series, the opera’s creators have let {…}
Update: The next scheduled performance in this series will be on Sunday, March 11, 2018. A few months ago, The Tank NYC started a Kickstarter campaign to obtain funds for the world premiere of the opera “Tabula Rasa,” a work by composer Felix Jarrar and librettist Brittany Goodwin. The campaign managed to raise over $1,000, but because of the crowdfunding {…}