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Maryland Opera 2023-24 Review: Tosca

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(Photo credit Madeline Grey) Lacking public monies common in Europe, opera becomes ever harder to produce in the USA, but its enthusiasts are a determined lot. The Old Line State used to enjoy a typical American setup for presenting opera, an established twentieth-century organization, the Baltimore Opera Company, situated in a sizable venue in Maryland’s largest city, the Lyric Opera {…}
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Opera Theatre of Saint Louis Announce 2025 New Works Collective Lineup

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Opera Theatre of Saint Louis has announced a lineup of world premieres for the 2025 New Works Collective. The series will celebrate its third year of a three-year commissioning cycle and stands as a catalyst for innovative, community-driven programming within the American opera scene. For the 2025 edition, a group of 10 St. Louis citizens independently interviewed and selected the {…}
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The Atlanta Opera Announces 2024 96-Hour Opera Festival

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The Atlanta Opera has announced its 2024 96-Hour Opera Festival. The event will feature the world premiere of “Forsyth County is Flooding (with the Joy of Lake Lanier),” which won the 2022 competition. The opera will be staged by Tinashe Kajese-Bolden and conducted by Chaowen Ting. It stars Kevin Thompson (Church Jenkins), Minka Wiltz (Odella), Andrew Gilstrap (Mayor John Johns), Tiffany Uzoije (Butter), and Marnie Breckenridge. The opera’s {…}
Business, News

OPERA America Announces Winners of $185,000 in 2024 Repertoire Development Grants

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OPERA America has announced the recipients of its 2024 Repertoire Development Grants. In sum, these awards total $185,000. American Lyric Theater received a grant for its upcoming production of “She Who Dared” by Jasmine Barnes and Deborah D.E.E.P. Mouton. Calgary Opera, in collaboration with Vancouver Opera, received a grant for Ian Cusson, Parmela Attariwala, and Yvette Nolan’s “Namwayut.” Des Moines {…}
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Cincinnati Opera & University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music Announces Opera Fusion: New Works Program for 2023-24

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Cincinnati Opera and the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music will be workshopping “Two Corners” and “Bulrusher” through their Opera Fusion: New Works Program.  First up will be the workshop for “Two Corners,” an opera by B.E. Boykin and Jarrod Lee on Dec. 17, 2023. The work “explores the evolving friendship of a Black woman, Florine, and a white woman, {…}
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Washington National Opera Announces ‘American Opera Initiative : Three 20-Minute Operas’

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The Washington National Opera has announced the 10th anniversary of its “American Opera Initiative: Three 20-Minute Operas.” The three works that will be presented on Jan. 21, 2023, at the Kennedy Center Terrace Theater include B.E. Boykin and Jarrod Lee’s “Oshun,” Jens Isben and Cecelia Raker’s “Bubbie and the Demon,” and Silen Wellington and Walken Schweigert’s “What the Spirits Show.” {…}
IndieOpera, Streaming

IN Series to Celebrate 40th Anniversary with Online Gala

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IN Series is set to celebrate its 40th anniversary on Jan. 30, 2022 via Zoom. The Washington-based company will present a program that features an overview of the company’s history and a recognition of its partner venues during that time; a look into the organization’s place in the DC Theater Scene through the eyes of local critics; a preview of {…}
IndieOpera, Streaming

IN Series to Stream ‘BOHEME in the Heights’

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IN Series has announced the streaming premiere of its animated, Afro-Latinx reimagining of Puccini’s beloved classic, “BOHEME in the Heights” on Dec. 20, 2021. The work will be available for FREE at https://invision.inseries.org/productions/boheme-in-the-heights. The opera is colorfully depicted in a fictionalized Columbia Heights during the winter and spring of 2020 and celebrates the exuberant creative power of youth and the {…}
IndieOpera

IN Series to World Premiere ‘BOHEME in the Heights’

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IN Series is set to premiere its animated, Afro-Latinx reimagining of Puccini’s “BOHEME in the Heights.” The work will screen accompanied by live music on Oct. 29, 2021, at Creative Alliance in Baltimore, and Oct. 30 and Oct. 31at GALA Hispanic Theatre in Washington DC. The work takes place in a fictionalized Columbia Heights during the winter and spring of {…}

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