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Opera Festival of Chicago to Close Inaugural Season with ‘Il Tabarro’
Q & A: Paco Azorín on ‘Tosca,’ & the Art of Directing Opera
Royal Opera House to Announce Cinema Program this September
Jason Tramm Named Executive Director of Light Opera of New Jersey
Eleonora Buratto Headlines Rossini Opera Festival’s ‘Moïse et Pharaon’
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Q & A: Norman Garrett on King Arthur, Chausson & the 2021-22 Season
On July 25, Bard Summerscape is set to present the rarely performed opera by Chausson, “Le Roi Arthus.” The work is the only opera by the French composer and is considered one of the finest examples of French romanticism. For this historic production, Bard has put together a superb cast with the likes of Sasha Cooke and Matthe White as {…}
Q & A: Carlos Álvarez on ‘Tosca,’ ‘Viva La Mamma,’ the Teatro Real & His Beginnings
It has been 16 years since Spanish barotine Carlos Álvarez last sang at the Teatro Real de Madrid, a theater where he had success early on. Sixteen years! A long time for any artist, but particularly notable when you considered that Álvarez is a renowned Spaniard who is among the best singers in the world. The baritone has, however, continued {…}
Q & A: Stage Director Femi Elufowoju Jr on His Debut as the First Black Opera Director at a Major UK House
(Credit: Tyler Fayose) Femi Elufowoju Jr is a practitioner of many crafts. He’s a screen actor with 15 credits, a stage director who has been at the helm for myriads of productions, and a film director. But there was a missing piece. Elufowoju Jr is a music lover and comprehends the enormous power it can have over an audience. The {…}
Indie Opera
City Opera Online Premieres Jake Heggie’s ‘At the Statue of Venus’
City Opera Online has released a performance of “At the Statue of Venus.” The opera, written by Jake Heggie and Terrence McNally, stars soprano Robyn Dreidger-Klassen and pianist Terrence Dawson. “An attractive woman waits in a museum by a statue of the Goddess of Love to meet a man she has never seen. Her thoughts and emotions are a jumble {…}
Chicago Summer Opera to Present Händel’s ‘Alcina’
On July 13, 2021, Chicago Summer Opera will present a staged performance of Händel’s “Alcina,” from the Prairie Lakes Theater in De Plaines, Illinois. Stage director Margaret Jumonville and conductor Johannes Löhner lead a double cast of artists, comprised of Caroline Brazelton and Blake Hetherington in the title role; Isabella Hanreiter and Clara Reeves as Morgana; Sydney Macnabb and Sophie {…}