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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: Sebastiano Rolli on ‘Nabucco,’ the Arena di Verona & the Italian Repertoire
Italian conductor Sebastiano Rolli is known for his Italian and bel canto repertoire, having conducted all over the world at such theaters as Teatro Regio di Parma, Teatro Filarmonico in Verona, Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, and Teatro La Fenice, among others. Over the years he has conducted such operas as “L’elisir d’amore,” “Giovanna d’Arco,” “La Cenerentola,” “Torquato Tasso,” “Maria de Rudenz,” {…}
Indie Opera
Basque Educational Organization to Present Documentary-Style Concert at San Francisco’s Presidio Theatre
The Basque Educational Organization will present The History of Basque Music: A Living Portrait of an Ancient Land on Sept. 26 at 6 p.m. at the Presidio Theatre in San Francisco. The one-night-only West Coast exclusive brings together pianist Josu Okiñena, txistulari Garikoitz Mendizabal, and soprano Noelia Ibáñez for an evening that traces Basque musical heritage through live performance, narration, {…}
‘Hysterically Shopping! to some sort of end…’ to Premiere at Dublin Theatre Festival
(Photo credit: Cassinoni) Aran O’Grady’s new chamber opera, “Hysterically Shopping! to some sort of end…” is set to makes its premiere at the Dublin Theatre Festival. The opera is a love story that follows Carrie through her dream job at a supermarket. It explores themes of consumerism and contemporary romance. Andrew Gavin, Laoise Murray, Kathleen Nic Dhiarmada, Alexandra Vostokova, and {…}