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American Opera Project Receives $270k Grant from Andrew W. Mellon Foundation for Composers & the Voice Program

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The American Opera Project has announced that it has been awarded a $270k grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to support the 2021-23 cycle of its Composers & the Voice training program. The program is a two-year, tuition-free fellowship for composers and librettists, comprised of workshops sessions with professional opera singers and teachers. This cycle’s fellows are composers Gabrielle {…}

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The Atlanta Opera Review 2024: A Midsummer Night’s Dream

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Photo credit: Raftermen “Toi toi toi, y’all,” intones the attractive, Southern-inflected t-shirt at The Atlanta Opera’s pop-up gift shop. An apt tagline for a company having outgrown regional status, still honoring its roots in this de facto capital of the American South. Like Atlanta—now the sixth most populous metropolitan area in the United States, having recently edged past Philadelphia and {…}

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Meagan Martin & Jonathan McCullough Lead Pacific Opera Project’s ‘The Barber of Seville’

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Pacific Opera Project is set to return to The Ford for a one-night-only performance of “The Barber of Seville” on August 25. The production is set to star mezzo-soprano Meagan Martin as Rosina and baritone Johnathan McCullough as Figaro. They will be joined by E. Scott Levin as Dr. Bartolo, bass Andrew Potter as Don Basilio, and tenor Sergio González {…}

IndieOpera

Pacific Opera Project Opens with ‘Hansel and Gretel’

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Pacific Opera Project is set to open its 2023-2024 season with an hour-long version of POP’s 2021 production Humperdinck’s “Hansel & Gretel.” The opera, which is set to be presented between August 4 and 6 at Descanso Gardens will star mezzo-soprano Christine Li as Hansel and soprano Tiffany Ho as Gretel. The cast will also include mezzo-soprano Jessica Mamey as {…}

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Pacific Opera Project Unveils 2023-24 Season

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California’s Pacific Opera Project has unveiled its 2023-24 season. The company will kick things off with “Hansel and Gretel” at Descanso Gardens in La Cañada Flintridge, California. Performance Dates: August 4-6, 2023 Next up is “The Barber of Seville” starring Meagan Martin, Jonathan McCullough, Andrew Potter, Sergio Gonzalez, and E. Scott Levin. Kyle Naig conducts. Performance Dates: August 25, 2023 {…}

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Karah Son, Samantha Hankey & David Portillo Lead Detroit Opera’s 2023-24 Season

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The Detroit Opera has announced its 2023-24 season featuring a wide array of repertory. Matthew Ozawa directs a new production of Puccini’s “Madama Butterfly” with Kensho Watanabe conducting. Karah Son sings the title role alongside Eric Taylor, Kristen Choi, and Nmon Ford Performance Dates: Oct. 7-15, 2023 The company is set to present the site-specific operatic experience composer John Cage’s “Europeras {…}

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Ewa Płonka, Lucas Meachem, Sasha Cooke, Lawrence Brownlee, Denyce Graves & Angela Meade Lead The Dallas Opera 2023-24 Season

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The Dallas Opera (TDO) has announced its 2023-24 Season, featuring a world premiere production of “The Diving Bell and the Butterfly.” Kicking off the season, opening with Puccini’s “Tosca” starring Ewa Płonka in the title role, Joseph Calleja as Cavaradossi, Gihoon Kim as Scarpia, Andrew Potter as Angelotti, Thomas Cilluffo as Spoletta, and Darren Drone as Sacristan in this Andrew {…}

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Pacific Opera Project will Revive ‘The Magic Flute’

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Pacific Opera Project is set to revive its 2019 production of Mozart’s “The Magic Flute AKA #Superflute” at El Portal Theater. The production, which is set to run between March 17, 2023 and March 26, 2023, will be presented in a new English libretto by POP Artistic Director Josh Shaw and bass-baritone E. Scott Levin. Cast members will include tenor {…}