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Death of Classical & Green-Wood Cemetery’s The Angel’s Share 2024 Review: Gelsey Bell’s ‘mɔɹnɪŋ [morning//mourning]’

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(Photo credit: Steve Pisano) Gelsey Bell’s opera “mɔɹnɪŋ [morning//mourning]” originally made its music theatre world premiere in January 2023 as a co-production of Beth Morrison Project’s PROTOTYPE Festival and HERE. This year, as a production of the “Angel’s Share,” a concert series that takes place at the Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn curated by Andrew Ousley of Death of Classical, Bell {…}
Reviews, Stage Reviews

Roulette Intermedium 2025 Review: Celestial Excursions

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(Photo: Whitney Browne)  “Celestial Excursions” by Robert Ashley was featured at Brooklyn’s Roulette Intermedium Sept. 10-12, 2025 and was commissioned by Performing Artservices, Inc. as part of the national series of works of Meet the Composer/Arts Endowment Commissioning Music/USA, which is made possible with support from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Helen F. Whitaker Fund, and the Catherine {…}
Behind the Scenes, Interviews

Q & A: Mimi Johnson, the Founder & Director of Performing Artservices (1972) & Lovely Music (1978), on Robert Ashley’s ‘Celestial Excursions’

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(Credit: Matilde Chambon) Mimi Johnson is founder and director of Performing Artservices (1972) and Lovely Music (1978). She was married to composer Robert Ashley and continues to produce and tour his work, including all of Ashley’s operas, from “Perfect Lives” (1978-81) through “Crash” (2013-15) and “Quicksand “(2011-16). OperaWire reviewed Johnson’s most recent productions of Ashley’s operas, including “Improvement (Don Leaves {…}
IndieOpera

NYU Skirball to Present World Premiere of Ethan Philbrick’s ‘The Conquest of Bread’

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NYU Skirball will present the world premiere of Ethan Philbrick’s “The Conquest of Bread” on May 1, 2025. The work is inspired by Peter Kropotkin’s 1892 critique of capitalism and showcases four vocal ensembles including a quartet of opera singers including Gelsey Bell, Hai-ting Chinn, Catherine Brookman and  Lukas Papenfusscline (aka “leiken”); a trio of performance artists including mayfield brooks, {…}
IndieOpera

Experiments in Opera to Present ‘Rainbird’

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Experiments in Opera, Mabou Mines, and Restless NYC present the world premiere of the new opera “Rainbird.” The work is based on a novel by the celebrated New Zealand author Janet Frame. Experiments in Opera co-founder/executive director/composer Aaron Siegel and the Obie Award-winning creator/director/librettist Mallory Catlett have been developing this work for seven years through residencies at The Collapsable Hole, {…}
News

Sparks & Wiry Cries Unveil Upcoming February 2025 Events at National Sawdust.

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Sparks & Wiry Cries will present two events this February at the National Sawdust. On the 7th, the organization will showcase its ninth annual “songSLAM” which showcases the talents of 15 composers, singers, and pianists premiering songs. The event will also spotlight the work of 2024 songSLAM winner Jonathan Wyatt. Here is a breakdown of the teams. The first team {…}
News

Experiments in Opera to Present Two World Premieres in its Winter/Spring 2025 Season

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Experiments in Opera announces its 2025 Winter/Spring season. Soprano Anchal Dhir and mezzo-soprano Rocky Duval give the workshop performance of Kamala Sankaram and Paul Muldoon’s “Custom of the Coast.” They are accompanied by the Flux Quartet. “Custom of the Coast” is co-presented by Works & Process and National Sawdust, and is slated for premiere at the Kilkenny Arts Festival in August 2025. {…}
Reviews, Stage Reviews

Roulette Intermedium 2024 Review: Robert Ashley’s ‘Foreign Experiences’

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(Photo: Whitney Browne) Brooklyn’s Roulette Intermedium presented Robert Ashley’s “Foreign Experiences” (1994) on Saturday, May 11th, 2024 to an audience full of familiar faces in appreciation of avant-garde and experimental music. This work is part of Ashley’s opera tetralogy, “Now Eleanor’s Idea,” which also includes “Improvement (Don Leaves Linda),” “eL/Aficionado” and the stand-alone opera, “Now Eleanor’s Idea.” I have been {…}

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