Q & A: Robert Wesley Mason on ‘The Shining’ & Returning to the Opera at the Portland Opera

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(Credit: Nick Coleman/Coleman PhotoGraphix) On March 15, the Portland Opera is set to present “The Shining” an opera by Paul Moravec and librettist Mark Campbell. The work comes from the iconic book by Stephen King that was made legendary by Stanley Kubrick with his 1980 film starring Jack Nicholson. Having made its world premiere in 2016, the opera has been performed {…}

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Robert Wesley Mason, Rebecca Krynski, Claudia Chapa, Kearstin Piper Brown, Darren Drone Headline Portland Opera’s 2024-25 Season

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Portland Opera has announced its 2024-25 season. First up is “The Shining.” The adaptation of the famed Stephen King novel stars Robert Wesley Mason, Rebecca Krynski Cox, Quinton Gardner, and Richard Zeller. Damien Geter conducts and Erin Neff directs the revival. Performance Date: March 15 – 23, 2025 Verdi’s “Falstaff” stars Darren Drone, Stephen Gaertner, Yi Li, Kearstin Piper Brown, and {…}

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Portland Opera Announces Move to New Location

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Portland Opera is moving to a new home. The company revealed that after two decades at the Hampton Opera Center, it will now call the World Trade Center on Salmon Street its new home. The new space features the Outdoor Plaza and indoor theater, allowing flexibility for the company’s mainstage and “Opera a la Cart” summer series. “This move right-sizes {…}

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Susan Graham & Davóne Tines Headline Detroit Opera’s ‘Europeras 3 & 4’

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Detroit Opera has announced the cast for its “Europeras 3 & 4” this March. The John Cage work will star Davóne Tines and Susan Graham. They will be joined by sopranos Jennifer Cresswell, Kisma Jordan, and Melanie Spector; tenor River Guard; baritones Rolfe Dauz and Robert Wesley Mason; pianists John Etsell and Marina Stojanovska; and actors Biba Bell, Shannon White, {…}

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Opera Parallèle Announces Cast Change for ‘The Shining’

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Opera Parallèle has announced a cast change for “The Shining.” The company said that baritone Robert Wesley Mason will sing the role of Jack Torrance and bass-baritone Kevin Deas will sing the role of Dick Hallorann in the company’s upcoming West Coast premiere. Mason will replace the previously announced singer Edward Parks, who, due to unforeseen changes in his performance schedule, {…}

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Michigan Opera Theatre to Present 12-Hour ‘Bliss’

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Michigan Opera Theatre is set to open the Michigan Building Theatre with Ragnar Kjartansson’s “Bliss” on Saturday, Sept. 25, 2021. The 12-hour performance piece, which is being staged in a production by Yuval Sharon, will feature Corey Mckern (Count Almaviva), Nicole Joseph (Countess Almaviva), Grace Wipfli (Susanna), Robert Wesley Mason (Figaro), Jennifer Cresswell (Cherubino), Diane Rae Schoff (Marcellina), Tyrese Byrd {…}

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Emily Magee Headlines The Dallas Opera ‘Tosca’ LiveStream

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The Dallas Opera is set to stream Puccini’s “Tosca” from a 2015 production. The company will stream Puccini’s work on Feb. 26 at 7:30 p.m. Central Time and will make it available to viewers until Saturday, March 27, 2021. Those interested in viewing must register online at dallasopera.org/tosca-video-stream. The “Tosca” recording was conducted by Emmanuel Villaume, TDO’s acclaimed Mrs. Eugene {…}

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Ailyn Pérez, Matthew Polenzani Among 100 Singers Join Forces for Campbell & Moravec’s ‘Light Shall Lift Us’

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Over 100 singers came together for a video performance of “Light Shall Lift Us,” a work by librettist Mark Campbell and composer Paul Moravec. The duo, which has worked together on “The Shining” proposed the idea to Marc Scorca of Opera America, who embraced the idea and helped put together the 107 artists who would eventually record their individual parts {…}

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On Site Opera Announces Casting ‘Das Barbecü’

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On Site Opera has announced its casting for “Das Barbecü” at Hill Country Barbecue Market in New York City. The production, scheduled to be performed from Jan. 26- Feb. 11, 2020, will star five actors playing more than 30 outrageous characters at breakneck speed. They include sopranos Justine Aronson and Jessica Fishenfeld and Broadway star David Hughey. Rounding out the cast {…}

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Q & A: Robert Wesley Mason on ‘The Shining’ & Returning to the Opera at the Portland Opera

Robert Wesley Mason, Rebecca Krynski, Claudia Chapa, Kearstin Piper Brown, Darren Drone Headline Portland Opera’s 2024-25 Season

Portland Opera Announces Move to New Location

Susan Graham & Davóne Tines Headline Detroit Opera’s ‘Europeras 3 & 4’

Opera Parallèle Announces Cast Change for ‘The Shining’

Michigan Opera Theatre to Present 12-Hour ‘Bliss’

Emily Magee Headlines The Dallas Opera ‘Tosca’ LiveStream

Ailyn Pérez, Matthew Polenzani Among 100 Singers Join Forces for Campbell & Moravec’s ‘Light Shall Lift Us’

On Site Opera Announces Casting ‘Das Barbecü’