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Q & A: Jarvus Ricardo Hester on Founding & Managing Harlem Collective Opera, WHRL Mood Radio Harlem, Mood Magazine NYC
Jarvus Ricardo Hester is thinking about opera beyond the traditional theater. As the founder of Harlem Collective Opera, he is exploring how classical music can become more intimate, accessible, and connected to the communities it serves. At the heart of that work is the Black Composer Project, an exploration of Black art song that has grown into something larger than {…}
Q & A: Tanisha Mitchell on ‘Opera Talks’ & Educating Audiences
(Photo: Nicole Austin) Opera has long carried a reputation for exclusivity, an art form perceived as belonging to concert halls and formal dress rather than community rooms and public library shelves. Tanisha Mitchell has spent years working against that perception, building a platform that treats opera not as a rarefied pursuit but as a living tradition worth sharing anywhere an {…}
Q & A: Music Worcester’s Chris Shepard & Friends on THE COMPLETE BACH
(Photo credit: Wright & Mazzucco) As the third year of BACHtoberfest approaches, Artistic Director of The Worcester Chorus and THE COMPLETE BACH Chris Shepard, pianist Simone Dinnerstein, and BACHtoberfest Choir member, Dana Lauducci spoke with OperaWire about this audacious project. THE COMPLETE BACH, Music Worcester’s 11-year project to present all of the known works of J. S. Bach live features the annual {…}
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Henry Purcell Society of Boston to Present ‘The Loves of Mars and Venus
The Henry Purcell Society of Boston will present John Eccles’s “The Loves of Mars and Venus” on Nov. 20, 2026, at the Cathedral Church of St. Paul in Boston. The production marks what the society believes to be the work’s first Boston performance. Conductor and harpsichordist Ian Watson will lead the society’s period instrument ensemble, with Kirsten Z. Cairns directing {…}
Panayotis Karousos’ ‘The Dawn of Civilization’ to Get Major Premieres This Fall
Greek composer Panayotis Karousos has announced premiere performances of two works from his operatic tetralogy “The Dawn of Civilization” in Athens this fall and winter. “Prometheus Bound” is set to premiere on Oct. 19 at the Kallithea Municipal Theatre, while “The Light of Christianity” will premiere on Dec. 14 at Megaron, the Athens Concert Hall. Both performances are free and {…}