Nathan Felix Launches Opera Austin Festival

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Austin native composer Nathan Felix has launched the Opera Austin Festival, a one-night-only event for new operas written in Central Texas. The Opera Austin Festival spotlights original works and arias currently being written and those written in the last three to five years by living composers. The festival joins forces with local and regional opera organizations, composers, and singers including {…}

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Little Carver Theatre to Premiere Nathan Felix’s ‘El Conquistador’

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Little Carver Theatre in San Antonio, Texas is set to present “El Conquistador,” a new opera by composer Nathan Felix. The 75-minute work explores the life of Hernán Cortés and his conquest of Tenochtitlan. It also explores the life and impact of La Malinche,” an enslaved Indigenous girl who became Hernán Cortés’ interpreter and cultural translator. ” The work serves {…}

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Nathan Felix’s ‘The Paños Prophecy’ to Premiere in New Mexico’s National Hispanic Cultural Center

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The National Hispanic Cultural Center in New Mexico will present “The Paños Prophecy” on Oct. 28, 2023. The opera, by Nathan Felix, portrays the story of Francisco, a man in the New Mexico State Prison on the night of his release following 20 years in prison. The work explores his struggles to readjust to life in society and his relationship {…}

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Jennifer Perez to Star in the Premiere of ‘Glory Gone’ by Nathan Felix

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Nathan Felix’s new immersive opera “Glory Gone” starring soprano Jennifer Perez kicks off Hispanic Heritage Month at the Maxwell Museum of Anthropology at the University of New Mexico (UNM) on September 14 at 7 p.m. “Glory Gone” explores themes of “restoring voices and the search for one’s purpose and identity in the face of racial discrimination,” says the composer. The {…}

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Nathan Felix’s Coco Chanel Opera to Get Premiere This October

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Nathan Felix’s new opera “No. 5” is set to premiere on Oct. 1, 2022 at Timucua in Orlando, Florida. The 70-minute opera focuses on the life of Coco Chanel and stars Molly Ann Anders as the younger Coco and Claire Hodge as the older iteration of the fashion icon. Other cast members include Jacob Pense, Sarah Purser, and Madison Marie {…}

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Nathan Felix’s Immersive ‘La Malinche: Traitor|Savior’ to Premiere at Albuquerque Museum

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Mexican-American composer Nathan Felix will premiere his immersive opera, ”La Malinche: Traitor|Savior,” on July 21 and July 24, 2022, at Albuquerque Museum. The performance is free. The 25-minute one-act opera relates the story of an enslaved Indigenous girl who became Hernán Cortés’ interpreter and translator. La Malinche played a central role in transactions, negotiations, and conflicts between the Spanish and {…}

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Timuca Arts Foundation to Present Nathan Felix Double-Bill with ‘The War Bride’ and ‘Ribas-Domincci’

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On December 10, 2021, Timuca Arts Foundation will present the Florida premieres of composer Nathan Felix’s “The War Bride,” and “Ribas-Dominicci.” The two chamber operas are military-inspired works. “The War Bride” follows Jean Groundsell Contreras, a British immigrant in 1940s USA. “Ribas-Dominicci” is based on the Air Force hero Fernando Luis Ribas-Dominicci, whose jet was shot down near Libya in {…}

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Composer Nathan Felix to Premiere Immersive Operetta ‘Rivers Unite: Divide’

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On October 28, 2021, composer Nathan Felix will present his new operetta, titled “Rivers Unite: Divide.” This new work explores subjects such as re-appropriation, as well as borderlands and rivers as cultural and territorial boundaries. Held at the High Line Nine gallery in Chelsea, this one-time performance will unfold in various spaces and galleries within the location, immersing the audience {…}

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Texas Public Radio to Present Nathan Felix’s ‘Ribas-Dominicci’

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Texas Public Radio is set to premiere a new opera by composer Nathan Felix on April 30, 2021. The work, entitled “Ribas-Dominicci,” will be presented as part of Texas Public Radio’s “Daystream” series. The opera is set to star mezzo-soprano Kate Shelton and baritone Lee Bailey Farrar. “Ribas-Dominicci” is inspired by the life of Major Fernando Luis Ribas-Dominicci, a pilot {…}

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Nathan Felix Launches Opera Austin Festival

Little Carver Theatre to Premiere Nathan Felix’s ‘El Conquistador’

Nathan Felix’s ‘The Paños Prophecy’ to Premiere in New Mexico’s National Hispanic Cultural Center

Jennifer Perez to Star in the Premiere of ‘Glory Gone’ by Nathan Felix

Nathan Felix’s Coco Chanel Opera to Get Premiere This October

Nathan Felix’s Immersive ‘La Malinche: Traitor|Savior’ to Premiere at Albuquerque Museum

Timuca Arts Foundation to Present Nathan Felix Double-Bill with ‘The War Bride’ and ‘Ribas-Domincci’

Composer Nathan Felix to Premiere Immersive Operetta ‘Rivers Unite: Divide’

Texas Public Radio to Present Nathan Felix’s ‘Ribas-Dominicci’