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The Center for Fiction and Theatre Communications Group to Present Sarah Ruhl & Matthew Aucoin in Conversation

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(Credit: Marty Sohl / Met Opera) On March 16, 2022, The Center for Fiction and Theatre Communications Group will co-present Sarah Ruhl and Matthew Aucoin in conversation. The discussion will be held at The Center for Fiction in Brooklyn, and will explore the Ruhl’s and Aucoin’s recent collaboration on the operatic adaptation of Ruhl’s book, “Eurydice,” which recently made its {…}

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The Center for Fiction and Theatre Communications Group to Co-Present ‘Sarah Ruhl and Matthew Aucoin in Conversation’

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On Nov. 17, 2021, The Center for Fiction and The Theatre Communications Group will present “Sarah Ruhl and Matthew Aucoin in Conversation.” The two will discuss their collaboration on adapting Ruhl’s play “Eurydice” as an opera. This event is the fourth collaboration between The Center for Fiction and The Theatre Communications Group and will be rebroadcast as part of TCG {…}

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Composer Matthew Aucoin’s Debut Book ‘The Impossible Art: Adventures in Opera’ to Publish in December 2021

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Photo: Steven Laxton Publisher Farrar, Straus and Giroux has announced the Dec. 7, 2021 release of composer Matthew Aucoin’s debut book “The Impossible Art: Adventures in Opera,” which centers on what he considers the magic of opera: its impossibility. “The operatic ideal, an imagined union of all the human senses and all art forms—music, drama, dance, poetry, painting—is itself an {…}

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Renée Fleming, Anthony Roth Costanzo & Matthew Aucoin Headline LAO At Home Streaming Slate

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The Los Angeles Opera has revealed its upcoming slate for the week starting on August 3. This week there will be two major events to keep tabs on. Renée Fleming will bring her online series “Music and the Mind” to LA Opera. During the session, she will speak with President and CEO Christopher Koelsch about what an opera company and {…}

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Matthew Aucoin, Tamara Wilson, Cecilia Violetta López Headline Top 5 Operas to See This Weekend – North America

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(Credit: Claire McAdams / Vanessa Preziose) Most people recognize that there is a major world premiere taking place this weekend. But the reality is that there are two. The weekend is also full of appetizing offerings and this weekend’s selections come down to a mix of classics with star casts as well as a Spanish-language masterpiece that undeniably deserves greater {…}

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Artist Of The Week: Matthew Aucoin

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(Credit: Steven Laxton) Throughout the years the story of Orfeo and Euridice has been portrayed on stage in several different works and operas. Gluck’s “Orfeo ed Euridice” has dominated the scene while Monteverdi’s “Orfeo” has slowly seen a resurgence in popularity. But it doesn’t stop there as Haydn, Charpentier, Luigi Rossi and even Offenbach put their mark on the story. {…}

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World Premieres by Eve Beglarian, Matthew Aucoin Set For Dessoff Choirs’ Walt Whitman Celebration

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The Dessoff Choirs will celebrate the Bicentennial of American poet Walt Whitman on May 31, 2019 at the Church of St. Paul and St. Andrew. The performance will feature the world premiere of music by Eve Beglarian and Matthew Aucoin. First up will be Beglarian’s setting for “A Song Of the Rolling Earth.” That will be followed by choral arrangements {…}

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Plácido Domingo, Renée Fleming & Matthew Aucoin Headline LA Opera’s 2019-20 Season

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The LA Opera has announced its 2019-20 season featuring six new productions, two company premieres, and one world pmiere. Here is a look at what to expect. Main Stage Barrie Kosky directs the first production of Puccini’s “La Bohème” in 25 years. Marina Costa-Jackson makes her LA Opera debut in the title role with Saimir Pirgu as Rodolfo.  Erica Petroelli, {…}