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Royal College of Music Opera Studio to Present the UK Premiere of Libby Larsen’s ‘Barnum’s Bird’

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The Royal College of Music Opera Studio will give the UK premiere of Libby Larsen’s “Barnum’s Bird” on June 28. Grammy Award-winning composer Libby Larsen’s chamber opera “Barnum’s Bird” tells the true story of PT Barnum and his star opera singer, Swedish soprano Jenny Lind. In two acts Larsen tells the story of the famous tour of America in 1850 {…}

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Camerata Pacifica to Present Libby Larsen’s New Work ‘Land’

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Photo: San Francisco Classical Voice Camerata Pacifica will present Grammy Award-winning composer Libby Larsen’s new work “Land.” “Land” was commissioned for Camerata Pacifica by Joan Davidson in memory of her late husband, John Schnittker. It features six movements for French horn, cello, and piano. Also on the program are pieces by multicultural composers such as Arvo Pärt, Isang Yun, Julia {…}

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New Camerata Opera’s 2019-20 Season To Feature Zarzuela, Libby Larsen Piece

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The New Camerata Opera has announced its 2019-20 season. The company will open with its traditional Black & White Gala at Open Jar Studios in Time Square. The event will feature performances from the company’s co-founders with Pianist Eric Sedgwick as music director. Performance Date: Sept. 24, 2019 The company will then showcase the zarzuela “El Barbero de Sevilla” at {…}

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WestEdge Opera 2017 Review – Frankenstein: Libby Larsen’s Opera Gets Vibrantly Immersive Production

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If Mary Shelley bumped into Libby Larsen at West EdgeOpera, at the final matinee of “Frankenstein,” what would she have said? “Good job, Girl. Another new vista. A moving monster and a compelling draw away from the axe Viktor Frankenstein had to grind?” Or, “What on earth are you talking about – my monster and his maker, a 21st century {…}

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Brooklyn Art Song Society 2023-24 Review: Circles V – The Minnesota Connection

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(Photo: Catherine Hancock) Brooklyn Art Song Society (BASS) presented “Circles V: The Minnesota Connection” on Friday, February 2nd 2024 at First Unitarian Church of Brooklyn. The program focused on works by Michael Djupstrom, Libby Larsen, Reinaldo Moya, and Dominick Argento. The pre-lecture before the program began featured Larsen and Moya discussing their works and the Minnesota connection. Larsen’s comments about her work, “The {…}

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New York Festival of Song to Perform ‘All Together Now’

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The New York Festival of Song is set to collaborate with the Young Concert Artists in a program entitled “All Together Now.” The concert will be performed on Feb. 21, 2024 at the Kaufman Music Center’s Merkin Hall and will feature five vocalists from the YCA roster including soprano/pianist Chelsea Guo, mezzo-sopranos Megan Moore, and Erin Wagner, tenor Daniel McGrew, {…}

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National Sawdust Announces 2024 Winter/Spring Lineup

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National Sawdust has released the details of its 2024 Winter/Spring programming. First up is “How does it feel to look at nothing” by composers and performers yuniya edi kwon and Holland Andrews. Performance Date: January 12, 2024 Mezzo-soprano Clara Osowski and pianist Erika Switzer perform the world premiere of songSLAM commission prize-winner “Anger in Open Mouths: Three Sweet Songs” by {…}

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Brooklyn Art Song Society Unveils 2023-24 Season

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The Brooklyn Art Song Society has announced its 2023-24 season. First up is “Circles I: Clara, Robert, and Johannes” which features works by Robert Schumman, Brahms, and Clara Schumann. Performers include Elisabeth Marshall, Katherine Lerner, Gregory Feldmann, Brian Mextorf, Micchael Brofman, and Joel Harder. Performance Date: Oct. 6, 2023 “The Wagnerians” will feature music by Chausson, Duparc, Wagner, and Wolf as {…}

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New York Festival of Song Announces 2023-24 Season

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The New York Festival of Songs has announced the lineup for the 2023-24 season. “100 Years of Broadway Love” is presented by soprano Kerrigan Bigelow, mezzo-soprano Sophia Baete, and baritone Shavon Lloyd, with Steven Blier as pianist following a weeklong residency in Orient, NY. Performance Dates: August 21-27, 2023 Kicking off its 36th season mainstage season is curators and co-pianists {…}