Americas Society to Showcase Tango Adaptation of Gluck’s Most Renowned Opera

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Americas Society is teaming up with La Mama Experimental Theatre Club in New York City to present “Euridice, una sombra.” The U.S. premiere features Gluck’s iconic work presented through the lens of tango. The reimagined version is set in a Buenos Aires tango club in the early 20th century and is scored for tango quartet. The arias are reorchestrated while {…}

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Amelie Tatti, Inna Kalugina, Sandrine Piau, Arnaud Gluck, Lucile Richardot Headline Salle Cortot’s November 2024 Slate

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The Salle Cortot in Paris has announced its slate for November 2025. Headlining the vocal performances on offer is “Canzoni di Corsica è Ucraina,” with sopranos Amelie Tatti and Inna Kalugina. They are joined by instrumentalists Camille Theveneau, Sacha Pietri, Clotilde Boussange, and Hugo Pietri. Performance Date: Nov. 14, 2024 Next up is “Amore Langueo,” a concert featuring works by Kapsberger, {…}

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NEMPAC Opera Project Presents Queer Interpretation of Gluck’s ‘Orfeo ed Euridice’ for Pride Month

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(Photo credit: Benjamin Rose Photography) The North End Music & Performing Arts Center (NEMPAC) Opera Project presents a queer telling of Gluck’s “Orfeo ed Euridice.” Artistic Director and Stage Director Brenda Huggins’ “Orfeo ed Euridice,” set in the 90’s gay club scene, depicts the mythical characters as they navigate a place where self-expression and sexuality are free from oppressive ideologies {…}

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Brooklyn Telemann Chamber Society Releases Film Version of Gluck’s ‘Orfeo’

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Brooklyn Telemann Chamber Society (BTCS) has released its film version of Gluck’s “Orfeo.” The movie is now available for free streaming on the organization’s YouTube channel. Soprano/violinist, and BTCS founder, Liz Kiger, directed the film, which premiered on June 30, 2022. The BTCS production is an amalgam of various 1762 -1774 reform opera scores, featuring additional music, several added characters, {…}

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Bampton Classical Opera Announces New Dates for Previously Postponed Performances of Gluck’s ‘The Crown’

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U.K. based company Bampton Classical Opera will two one-act opera concerts of Gluck’s “The Crown (“La Corona”),” on May 18 at London’s St. John’s Smith Square and May 22 at University Church, Oxford. Both showcases were originally scheduled for 2020, but due to the pandemic were canceled and eventually rescheduled for 2021. For audiences unable to attend the live showcases, {…}

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Bampton Classical Opera Announces Gluck-Inspired 2021 Season

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Bampton Classical Opera has announced its 2021 season, with a focus on exploring the neglected works of Christoph Willard Gluck. First will be a concert staging of “The Crown,” which will be the first time the work has been performed in the UK since 1987. Composed in 1765 for the birthday celebration of Holy Roman Emperor Francis I, it was {…}

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Bampton Classical Opera Postpones Gluck’s ‘The Crown’

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Bampton Classical Opera has announced that its concert performance on Gluck’s “The Crown” has been postponed. The cast for the Gluck opera includes Harriet Eyley as Meleagro, Samantha Louis-Jean as Atalanta, Lisa Howarth as Climene, and Lucy Anderson as Asteria; Robert Howarth will conduct the CHROMA ensemble. “We are saddened that the newly-announced November lockdown prevents us from performing or {…}

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Bampton Classical Opera to Present Gluck’s ‘The Crown’

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Bampton Classical Opera is set to perform Gluck’s “The Crown” at St. John’s Smith Square on Nov. 6, 2020. The opera, which was written by librettist Metastasio, is based on a story from Ovid’s “Metamorphoses.” In the work, Meleagro, Prince of Calydonia, is attempting to chase down a wild boar that is ruining his kingdom. Meanwhile, Atalanta, Cimene, and Asteria {…}

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Bampton Classical Opera Unveils Cast for Upcoming Gluck Production

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(Credit: Matthew Perrin) Bampton Classical Opera has unveiled the cast for its upcoming production of Gluck’s “Paris and Helen” this summer. The production, which opens at The Grange Garden in Oxfordshire on July 17 and 18, will be directed by Jeremy Gray with Karin Hendrickson conducting the Orchestra of Bampton Classical Opera. Audiences will hear Samantha Louis-Jean as Paris and {…}

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Americas Society to Showcase Tango Adaptation of Gluck’s Most Renowned Opera

Amelie Tatti, Inna Kalugina, Sandrine Piau, Arnaud Gluck, Lucile Richardot Headline Salle Cortot’s November 2024 Slate

NEMPAC Opera Project Presents Queer Interpretation of Gluck’s ‘Orfeo ed Euridice’ for Pride Month

Brooklyn Telemann Chamber Society Releases Film Version of Gluck’s ‘Orfeo’

Bampton Classical Opera Announces New Dates for Previously Postponed Performances of Gluck’s ‘The Crown’

Bampton Classical Opera Announces Gluck-Inspired 2021 Season

Bampton Classical Opera Postpones Gluck’s ‘The Crown’

Bampton Classical Opera to Present Gluck’s ‘The Crown’

Bampton Classical Opera Unveils Cast for Upcoming Gluck Production