Derrell Acon, Shelley Washington, James Darrah Headline Long Beach Opera’s 2022 Season

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Long Beach Opera in California, has announced its 2022 season which will include four operas and is set to begin in March 2022. First up will be Stockhausen’s “Stimmung.” The new production will be directed by Alexander Gedeon and conducted by Jenny Wong. Performance Dates: March 19 – 27, 2022 Next up will be a video production and live production {…}

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James Darrah is New Artistic Director of Long Beach Opera

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(photo credit: Simona Kessler) Long Beach Opera has announced that James Darrah will be the organization’s next Artistic Director and Chief Creative Officer. Darrah, who will make his company debut directing “Les Enfant Terribles” this May, will begin his tenure immediately. He is set to remain in his position until at least 2024. Darrah has worked with a wide range {…}

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James Darrah Reveals Cinematic Vision for the 2020-21 Opera Season

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Director James Darrah is set to work in Boston, Philadelphia, Santa Fe, Omaha, and his hometown of Los Angeles to guide, reinvent, and execute programming for the increasingly prevalent digital stage. Darrah will collaborate alongside the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra as its new Creative Director of Digital Content and will build an entire season out of his dream Digital Studio {…}

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Zachary James, Lauren Michelle & Andriana Chuchmann Lead Opera Omaha’s 2021-22 Season

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Opera Omaha has announced its 2021-22 season featuring three operas in new productions. The season opens in the fall with a new production originally slated for Opera Omaha’s 2020 ONE Festival of “The Capulets and the Montagues” by Bellini. The production will be directed by ONE Festival Artistic Director James Darrah and will star Andriana Chuchman, Cecelia Hall, Jesus Garcia, and Jeffrey Beruan. {…}

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Angel Blue, Tracy Cox, Matthew Anchel, James Valenti Headline ‘New Era Voice Festival’

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The M Institute for the Arts in Washington D.C. has launched the “New Era Voice Festival.” The Festival is a month-long series of six online workshops, four masterclasses, and three live streams focused on “Artistic Autonomy and Creative Courage for Singers in a New Era.” “This industry so often asks singers to be passive — from the dynamic in the {…}

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Boston Lyric Opera 2024 Review: Mitridate

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(Photo credit: Nile Scott Studios) What can one expect from an opera that the one and only Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart composed when he was a mere fourteen years young? It is impressive considering the age of its composer and disappointing if we bear in mind what came next—like listening to Wagner’s “Die Feen,” Verdi’s “I Due Foscari” or even Puccini’s {…}

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Lawrence Brownlee to Headline Boston Lyric Opera’s ‘Mitridate, Re di Ponto’

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Boston Lyric Opera is set to open its new season with Mozart’s “Mitridate, Re di Ponto,” an early opera seria triumph. The work, which will be presented between Sept. 13 and 15 at the Emerson Cutler Majestic Theatre, will showcase Lawrence Brownlee in the title role. The production will also include soprano Brenda Rae in the role of Mitridate’s fiancée {…}

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Lawrence Brownlee, Michelle Johnson, Diego Torre, Anthony Roth Costanzo, Brandie Sutton Headline Boston Lyric Opera’s 2024-25 Season

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Boston Lyric Opera has announced its 204-25 season. The season opens with James Darrah’s production of “Mitridate.” The opera stars Lawrence Brownlee, Brenda Rae, John Holiday, Vanessa Goikoetxea, Angela Yam, Alexis Peart, and Charles Sy. David Angus conducts. Performance Dates: Sept. 13 & 15, 2024 Michelle Johnson stars in “Aida,” alongside Diego Torre, Alice Chung, Brian Major, Stefan Egerstrom, Morris Robinson, {…}

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Opera Philadelphia to Celebrate David B. Devan

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(Photo credit: Gene Smirnov) Opera Philadelphia is set to hold “Toi Toi Toi,” a fundraising event celebrating David B. Devan’s contributions to the company. Devan, the company’s General Director and President since 2011 has announced the end of his tenure. During his time leading Opera Philadelphia, the opera company has been described as “a hotbed of operatic innovation” by the {…}

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Derrell Acon, Shelley Washington, James Darrah Headline Long Beach Opera’s 2022 Season

James Darrah is New Artistic Director of Long Beach Opera

James Darrah Reveals Cinematic Vision for the 2020-21 Opera Season

Zachary James, Lauren Michelle & Andriana Chuchmann Lead Opera Omaha’s 2021-22 Season

Angel Blue, Tracy Cox, Matthew Anchel, James Valenti Headline ‘New Era Voice Festival’

Boston Lyric Opera 2024 Review: Mitridate

Lawrence Brownlee to Headline Boston Lyric Opera’s ‘Mitridate, Re di Ponto’

Lawrence Brownlee, Michelle Johnson, Diego Torre, Anthony Roth Costanzo, Brandie Sutton Headline Boston Lyric Opera’s 2024-25 Season

Opera Philadelphia to Celebrate David B. Devan