American Modern Opera Company (AMOC) Launches with First “Run AMOC!” Festival

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Matthew Aucoin and Zack Winokur have announced the launch of the American Modern Opera Company. The new AMOC will be an opera company on a new model and will be the artistic home for some of the most innovative young singers, instrumentalists, and dancers active today. At once a traveling theater troupe, new-music ensemble, and artists’ collective, the AMOC will serve as the {…}

News, Season Announcement

Lincoln Center’s ‘Summer for the City’ Returns With Performances by Anthony Roth Costanzo & Julia Bullock

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The Lincoln Center’s “Summer for the City” program returns this summer. Only classical vocal events are featured in this article. Events are all free and pay-what-you-choose. The American Modern Opera Company presents a fusion of Monteverdi’s “The Coronation of Poppea” with W.E.B. Du Bois’s short story “The Comet” as part of the Run AMOC Festival. Performers include Anthony Roth Costanzo, {…}

Editorials

Editorial: Cerise Lim Jacobs Reflects on How America Taught Her How to Think & Gave Her a Voice

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Cerise Lim Jacobs grew up in colonial Singapore and then under the “benign” autocrat and strongman Lee Kuan Yew. Her passport was revoked when her family emigrated to Australia, punishment for an act deemed “unpatriotic.” She was a trial partner at Goodwin Procter (one of the 20-plus law firms being investigated for its DEI-related employment practices.) After she retired, she {…}

News, Season Announcement

Opera Philadelphia Announces 6 Showcases for 2025-26 Season

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Opera Philadelphia has announced its 2025-26 season. First up is the 50th anniversary gala “Vox Ex Machina.” It will feature a unique use of technology described as a singer’s aria becoming “a physical painting in real time before the audience’s eyes.” Performance Date: Sept. 13, 2025 Damiano Michieletto will direct “Il Viaggo a Reims” in its Philadelphia premiere. The opera stars {…}

News

Boston Lyric Opera to World Premiere ‘The Seasons’ with Anthony Roth Costanzo

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Boston Lyric Opera is set to the world premiere of “The Seasons,” a groundbreaking new opera that marries Antonio Vivaldi’s music to a fresh and timely new story. A BLO co-production with AMOC and SCENE, and co-presented with ArtsEmerson, the work features a libretto by Sarah Ruhl, and imagines artists seeking inspiration in a world where the weather has been {…}

Reviews, Stage Reviews

American Modern Opera Company & The Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine 2024 Review: El Niño – Nativity Reconsidered

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Composer John Adams’ and librettist Peter Sellars’ opera, “El Niño,” debuted at Metropolitan Opera earlier this year, making this their fourth work to be produced at the Met, including “Doctor Atomic” (2008), “Nixon in China” (2011), and “The Death of Klinghoffer” (2014). OperaWire reviewed the production in addition to attending and documenting Guggenheim Museum’s “Works & Process” presentation by the {…}

Interviews, Stage Spotlight

Q & A: Étienne Dupuis  On His Opera Career & How He Envisions His Future

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(Credit: Yan-Bleney) Born in Montreal, Étienne Dupuis has established himself as one of the most distinguished baritones of his generation. Amongst his wide-ranging repertoire, he is especially in demand for Verdi roles. In the 2023-24 season, Étienne made a series of role debuts: as Don Carlo di Vargas in “La forza del destino” at the Royal Opera House Covent Garden, {…}

Reviews, Stage Reviews

Salzburg Festival 2024 Review: La Clemenza di Tito

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(Photo credit: © SF Marco Borrelli) Is it possible to be merciful with fascists? In Robert Carsen’s reading of Mozart’s “La Clemenza di Tito” the answer must be a reverberant “No”—otherwise, the moment one turns their back, they will not miss the opportunity to stab it. Robert Carsen often enjoys updating opera plots, making them reflections of current politics—often achieving {…}

News

National Sawdust Announces Plans For 10th Anniversary Season

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(Photo credit: Stephanie Sedlebauer) National Sawdust, the women-led, Williamsburg, Brooklyn-based non-profit has released the details of its 10th anniversary season. For the purposes of this article, only classical vocal works are included. Co-founder and artistic director Paola Prestini, and Royce Vavrek’s opera “Silent Light,” which is based on the 2007 film by Carlos Reygadas, opens the season. Performance Date: September {…}

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