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Lawrence Brownlee, Brianna Hunter & Deanna Breiwick Highlight Seattle Opera’s 2021-22 Season

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The Seattle Opera has announced its 2021-222 season. The season opens with “La Bohème” starring Kang Wang, Yosep Kang, Talise Trevigne, Michael Chioldi, John Moore, Ginger Costa-Jackson, Brandie Sutton, Ashraf Swailam, Federico de Michelis, Eugene Villanueva, Theo Hoffman, and Barry Johnson. Joseph Colaneri conducts. Performance Dates: Oct. 16-30, 2021 Key’mon Murrah, Christopher Ainslie, Sharleen Joynt, Deanna Breiwick, and Shelly Traverse {…}
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Interview: Ricky Ian Gordon Opens Every Door in His Latest Opera, ‘This House’

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In March 2020, as the lights dim on his Metropolitan Opera/Lincoln Center Theater commissioned opera, “Intimate Apparel,” and rise on what will be a lengthy global pandemic, Ricky Ian Gordon reaches for his phone. His first call is to James Robinson, his friend, and the artistic director of the Opera Theatre of Saint Louis (OTSL) at the time (he is {…}
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Opera Orlando to Stream Haiti-Inspired ‘Carmen’ Production

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Following a sold-out, in-person production of Opera Orlando’s “Carmen,” set in Haiti in the 1960, the company has announced that it will present the production online via their “ENCORE! Series.” Directed by Sara E. Widzer and conducted by Kelly Kuo, the cast includes mezzo Brianna Hunter in the title role, with tenor Noah Stewart as Don José, soprano Brittany Renee {…}
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Opera Theatre of Saint Louis to Present ‘Belonging in Opera: Learning from Our Past, Engaging with Our Future’

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Opera Theatre of Saint Louis has announced that it will be partnering with Washington University’s Center for the Study of Race, Ethnicity, & Equity (CRE2) to host a two-night symposium exploring the canon of Black composers and the current reality of the Black experience onstage and behind the scenes. The symposium entitled, “Belonging in Opera: Learning from Our Past, Engaging {…}
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Best of 2020: OperaWire’s Top 11 Industry-Defining Moments of the Year

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This calendar year has been a difficult one for the world and for the music industry. It tested artists in ways they never thought they would. And yet it also showed resilience, love, and humility. It was a year where generosity was predominant and where artists united for a better cause. Usually, at this point in time, OperaWire has a {…}
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Six LGBT Operas To Be Presented By American Opera Projects

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While Pride month is still a month away, six American Opera Project operas are set to take the stage this month. It all begins with Paula Kimper’s “Patience and Sarah,” considered the first mainstream LGBT opera. The work will be showcased by the Hunter Opera Theatre with Susan Gonzalez directing and David Fulmer conducting. Performance Dates: May 9 & 10, {…}

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