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Jonas Kaufmann, Kristine Opolais, Bryn Terfel Headline Outdoor ‘Tosca’
Pavol Breslik Appointed Bavarian Kammersänger
Emőke Baráth & Levy Sekgapane Lead Malmö Opera’s 2021-22 Season
Derrell Acon Takes on Associate Artistic Director Role at Heartbeat Opera
Salzburg Festival Announces Major Cast Change for ‘Il trionfo del Tempo e del Disinganno’
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Interviews
Q & A: Cecilia Violetta López on Opera Colorado, Latin Music & ‘Mi Camino’
In 2017 Cecilia Violetta López took audiences by storm when she performed Desdemona with LoftOpera. She was an artist on the rise who had so much to offer with her artistry, and has since become a leading soloist with such companies as Opera Idaho, Austin Opera, Madison Opera, and Opera Orlando. López has also become a huge advocate for Latin {…}
Celebrating Native American Music in Montana – Intermountain Opera Bozeman’s Interim Artistic Director Michael Sakir & Soprano Kirsten Kunkle on ‘Circle of Resilience’
(Photos: Gillian Riesen; Intermountain Opera Bozeman; Jason Dick) Montana, where Grizzly Bear wade in chilly rivers fed by snowmelt from mountaintops and gobble up Blackspotted Cutthroat Trout. Fly-fishers do much the same but with gentle whips of line. It’s “The Treasure State,” whose motto is “Oro y Plata (Gold and Silver).” The treasure nowadays is the grandeur of the Rocky {…}
Q & A : Dingle Yandell on Digital Opera & Popular Music Videos With ‘What Power Art Thou’
(Credit: Zen Grisdale) The Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment (OAE) is actively creating new life in the digital realm of opera by evolving the genre’s traditional standards and exploring alternate creative interpretations to share with audience members at a broader level through a new series called “music video remake” films. The aesthetic concept underlying OAE’s recent film which features bass-baritone {…}
Indie Opera
Rhymes With Opera to Revive ‘Red Giant’
Rhymes with Opera will present a live, virtual production of Adam Matlock’s “Red Giant” starting on June 20, 2021. The work is a sci-fi opera that tells the story of three people who are lost in space. The opera premiered in 2014 with Rhymes With Opera and is the organization’s first revival. The showcase will present three singers performing from {…}
OPERA America Announces 2022 Dues Waiver
OPERA America has announced a dues waiver for the fiscal year 2022. This is the second consecutive year the organization has issued a waiver. In sum, 170 U.S. Professional Companies and 425 Organizational Members, including Associate, Business, Career Services, and Educational Producing Associate Members, are eligible. The Ann and Gordon Getty Foundation, which has supported the field through OPERA America’s Building Opera {…}