Opera Collective Ireland to Present Irish Premiere of Jonathan Dove’s ‘Flight’

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(Photo credit: Patrick Browne) Jonathan Dove’s “Flight” will make its Irish premiere this September with Opera Collective Ireland in Dublin, Galway, and Cork. Taking on the role of the real-life inspired story of Iranian refugee Mehran Karimi Nasser who lived at Charles de Gaulle Airport Paris for 18 years is Eoin Conway. Ami Hewitt, Roisin Walsh, Christopher Bowen, Anna Brady, {…}

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Lincoln Center to Feature World Premiere of Jonathan Dove’s ‘Search for Spring’

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Lincoln Center is set to present the world premiere of Jonathan Dove and librettist Alasdair Middleton’s “Search for Spring” on May 13, 2023. The new community choral experience will be performed outdoors at the Josie Robertson Plaza and will feature 800 individuals composed of five community choirs. The work aims to explore the emotional toll of climate change. “To begin {…}

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Opera in the Time of COVID: Jonathan Dove, Famed Composer of ‘Flight’

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(Credit: Frances Marshall) “Opera in the Times of COVID” is an interview series in collaboration with photographer Frances Marshall of Marshall Light Studio. We talk to notable figures from around the opera world to get their perspective on how they feel these challenging times may change opera’s present and future. Since its world premiere in 1988, “Flight,” an opera composed by Jonathan Dove, {…}

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Jonathan Dove Working on Opera About Communist Thinker Karl Marx

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Karl Marx is one of the essential figures in all of history influencing numerous movements. Now this prominent German thinker, the author of “The Communist Manifesto” will get his turn on the operatic stage. The new work, which will be written by Jonathan Dove and commissioned by the Theater Bonn, will look at the Communist Thinker’s home life. Reports indicate {…}

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Black Opera – How Jonathan Estabrooks, Miranda Plant & Kenneth Overton Are Telling the Story of a Generation of Legendary Black Artists

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Back in 2018, baritone Jonathan Estabrooks received a call from Lynne Block, the daughter of pre-eminent bass-baritone Simon Estes. She wanted to see if Estabrooks would work with her on a short documentary about her father’s life. Estabrooks, an internationally renowned performer, was also actively involved in the recording industry, creating music-related documentaries, hybrid music videos, and directing a TV {…}

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Volksoper Wien Announces 2024-25 Season

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The Volksoper Wien has announced its 2024-25 season. Premieres Bizet’s “Carmen” will directed by Lotte de Beer and star Katia Ledoux, Wallis Giunta, Annelie Sophie Müller, Nikolai Schukoff, Jason Kim, Josef Wagner, Daniel Schmutzhard, Iulia Maria Dan, and Hedwig Ritter. Ben Glassberg, Alexander Joel, and Tobias Wögerer. Performance Dates: Sept. 21, 2024-May 28, 2025 Ella Milch-Sheriff’s “Alma” will star Annette Dasch, Annelie Sophie Müller, {…}

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Edmonton Opera Unveils 2024-25 Season

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Edmonton Opera has announced its 2024-25 season. The season opens with “Die Fledermaus,” directed by Joel Ivany and conducted by Simon Rivard. The opera stars Adam Luther, Jonelle Sills, John Tessier, Danielle MacMillan, Peter Monaghan, and Karoline Podolak. Performance Date: Nov. 7 – 12, 2024 Then comes “Bluebeard’s Castle” directed by Daisy Evans who also arranged the opera in English. Russell {…}

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Waterperry Opera Festival 2024 Lineup

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The Waterperry Opera Festival has announced its 2024 lineup. In a press release, Artistic Director & CEO, Guy Verrall-Withers, expressed his excitement for the upcoming season, stating, “For 2024, we have created an ambitious season of productions. With returning favourites and exciting new ventures, our broad programme has something for everyone. We are taking artistic risks to create exciting operatic {…}

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Royal Scottish National Orchestra Announces 2024-25 Season

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The Royal Scottish National Orchestra has announced its 2024-25 season. Here are the vocal performances. Thomas Søndergård conducts Mahler’s Symphony No. 2 with Julie Roset and Linda Watson. Performance Dates: Oct. 4 & 5, 2024 Derrick Morgan conducts “The Haunted Concert” with Owen Gunnell and the RSNO Children’s Chorus. Performance Dates: Oct. 26 & 27, 2024 Dunedin Consort, Hebrides Ensemble, {…}

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Opera Collective Ireland to Present Irish Premiere of Jonathan Dove’s ‘Flight’

Lincoln Center to Feature World Premiere of Jonathan Dove’s ‘Search for Spring’

Opera in the Time of COVID: Jonathan Dove, Famed Composer of ‘Flight’

Jonathan Dove Working on Opera About Communist Thinker Karl Marx

Black Opera – How Jonathan Estabrooks, Miranda Plant & Kenneth Overton Are Telling the Story of a Generation of Legendary Black Artists

Volksoper Wien Announces 2024-25 Season

Edmonton Opera Unveils 2024-25 Season

Waterperry Opera Festival 2024 Lineup

Royal Scottish National Orchestra Announces 2024-25 Season