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Behind the Scenes, Interviews

Q & A: Heartbeat Opera Co-Artistic Director Louisa Proske on ‘Carmen,’ Trump & Borders, & The Process & Vision of the Company

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Heartbeat Opera wants to be a gateway drug. At least that is how Co-Artistic Director Louisa Proske views many of the initiatives that her opera company has undertaken since its inception just a few years ago. Not only does the company offer unique adaptations of some of the great operatic masterpieces this spring, but it offers other “hybrid events” in the fall, {…}

News, Season Announcement

Aigul Akhmetshina, Michael Fabiano, Marina Rebeka, Pretty Yende, Sara Blanch & Jessica Pratt Lead Tiroler Festspiele Erl’s 2025-26 Season

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The Tiroler Festspiele Erl has announced its 2025-26 season. Autumn Season Holger Falk will perform alongside Herbert Schuch, Vivi Vassileva, and Musicbanda Franui. Performance Date: Oct. 2, 2025 Julian Prégardien, Herbert Schuch, and Musicbanda Franui will perform in concert. Performance Date: Oct. 3, 2025 Winter Season Johann Sebastian Bach’s Weihnachtsoratorium will be performed by Elisabeth Breuer, Ulrike Malotta, Gideon Poppe, {…}

Reviews, Stage Reviews

MetLiveArts & VisionIntoArt 2025 Review: Primero Sueño

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(Photos: Jill Steinberg) Paola Prestini (composer, librettist and orchestrator), Magos Herrera (composer, librettist and Sor Juana), and Louisa Proske (director) transformed the Met Cloisters for their world premiere processional opera, “Primero Sueño,” for a sold out audience on January 26th, 2025. OperaWire’s initial introduction to a collaboration piece by Prestini and Herrera, “Con Alma,” made this premiere feel extra exciting {…}

News

The Met Cloisters to Feature World Premiere of Paola Prestini & Magos Herrera’s ‘Primero Sueño’

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Last summer, the Metropolitan Museum of Art and VisionIntoArt announced that they would produce Paola Prestini and Magos Herrera’s “Primero Sueño” in 2025. The work is now set for its world premiere showcases this January. The adaptation of Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz’ iconic poem of the same name will open on Jan. 23-26, 2025 at The Met Cloisters. {…}

News

Glimmerglass Festival Announces 2025 Season

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The Glimmerglass Festival has announced its 50th anniversary season. All mainstage productions are accompanied by the Glimmerglass Festival Orchestra and is staged in the Alice Busch Opera Theater. In addition to regular Festival programming, the 2025 season will offer 50th anniversary-related events, talks, concerts, and meals. The full slate of 2025 special events, along with full season casting will be {…}

News

The Metropolitan Museum of Art and VisionIntoArt Announce ‘Primero Sueño’

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The Metropolitan Museum of Art and VisionIntoArt have announced that they will produce Paola Prestini and Magos Herrera’s “Primero Sueño” in 2025. The work is an adaptation of Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz’ iconic poem of the same name. “Primero Sueño” was first published in 1692 and “tracks Sor Juana’s mind as it aggregates knowledge, following the soul as {…}

News

Emily Pogorelc, Anthony Roth Costanzo, Amina Edris, Elena Villalón, Catherine Martin Headline Detroit Opera’s 2024-25 Season

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Detroit Opera has announced its 2024-25 season. First up is “La Traviata” in a new production by Francesca Zambello, conducted by Roberto Kalb. The work stars Emily Pogorelc, Galeano Salas, and Rod Gilfry. The new production moves the action to the 1920s. Performance Dates: Oct. 19 – 27, 2024 Next up is Louisa Proske’s production of “Rinaldo” starring Anthony Roth Costanzo, {…}

IndieOpera

Heartbeat Opera Unveils 2023-24 Season

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Heartbeat Opera has unveiled its 2023-24 season, the 10th in the company’s history. First up is “The Golden Cock.” The opera is a riff on Rimsky-Korsakov’s “The Golden Cockerel.” The work was created by Nico Krell and Jacob Ashworth with arrangements by Daniel Schlosberg. The opera stars Ariana Wehr, Sara Couden, Daniel Moody, Elliott Paige, and John Taylor Ward. Performance {…}

News

Gilmmerglass Festival Announces 2023 Season

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The Glimmerglass Festival in Cooperstown, New York has announced its repertory for the 2023 season. The festival will open with Puccini’s “La bohème,” one of opera’s most unforgettable scores. Joshua Blue, Teresa Perrotta, Darren Drone, and Emilie Kealani star. Nader Abbassi conducts the production by E. Loren Meeker. Performance Dates: July 7-August 19, 2023 The season will also present Bernstein’s {…}