little OPERA theatre of ny to Present ‘Wuthering Heights’

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The little OPERA theatre of ny (LOTNY) is set to present “Wuthering Heights,” an opera by Carlisle Floyd. Based on the novel by Emily Brontë, the opera will be performed from Nov. 19 to 22 at the Loreto Theater, Sheen Center for Thought & Culture. “Wuthering Heights” is little OPERA’s third production of the work of Carlisle Floyd as the {…}

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Ailyn Pérez, Angela Meade, Arturo Chacón-Cruz, Samantha Hankey Lead Santa Fe Opera’s 2027 Season

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(Credit: Emily Doyle Moore) The Santa Fe Opera has announced its 2027 season. John Fiore conducts Puccini’s “Turandot” with Paul Curran directing. Angela Meade, Arturo Chacón-Cruz, Kathleen O’Mara, and Peixin Chen star. Performance Dates: July 2-August 28, 2027 Iván López Reynoso conducts Rossini’s “Il barbiere di Siviglia” with Stephen Barlow directing. Sun-Ly Pierce, Jonah Hoskins, Luke Sutliff, Kevin Burdette, and William Guanbo Su {…}

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Teatro Grattacielo 2025 Review: Tin Angel

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Teatro Grattacielo premiered “The Tin Angel” on June 28 at La MaMa’s Ellen Stewart Theater. Based on Paul Pines’s semi-autobiographical novel “Last Call at the Tin Palace,” the three-act opera directed by Chloe Treat and conducted by Enrico Fagone, revisits a smoky slice of 1970s Bowery. The Tin Angel is a jazz club full of ghosts, addicts, crooked cops, and {…}

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Karen Chia-ling Ho, Olga Kulchynska, Mattia Olivieri, Lucia Lucas & Iestyn Davies Lead Santa Fe Opera’s 2026 Season

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The Santa Fe Opera has announced its 2026 season. Puccini’s “Madama Butterfly” will open the season with a revival production directed by Melanie Bacaling. The cast will include Karen Chia-ling Ho, Stephen Costello, Jonathan Burton, Jarrett Ott, and Sun-Ly Pierce. John Fiore conducts. Performance Dates: July 3-29, 2026 Harry Bicket conducts Mozart’s “The Magic Flute” in a production by Christopher Luscombe. Josh Lovell, Joélle Harvey, Rainelle {…}

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Teatro Grattacielo to World Premiere ‘The Tin Angel’ As Part of 2025 Season

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Teatro Grattacielo has unveiled its 2025 season. The company kicks things off with the world premiere of Paul Pines and Daniel Asia’s “The Tin Angel” at Ellen Stewart Theater in La MaMa. David Bloom conducts and Chloe Treat directs. The cast includes Spencer Hamlin, Daniel Klein, Victoria McGrath, Alejandro de los Santos, Chantelle Grant, Jordan Rutter-Covato, Henry Hyunsoon Kim, Chisom {…}

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Metropolitan Opera 2024-25 Review: Tosca

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(Photo credit: Karen Almond / Met Opera) This season’s premiere of Met Opera’s “Tosca” features Polish soprano Aleksandra Kurzak, in the titular role, marking her 100th Met performance. Her Met debut was in 2004 as Olympia in Offenbach’s “Les Contes d’Hoffmann” and her performances leading up to this season have all been unforgettable, especially Kurzak as Tosca. Her voice alongside tenor {…}

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Teatro Grattacielo Announces 2024 Season

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Teatro Grattacielo has unveiled its 30th anniversary season. “L’Elisir d’Amore” will be part of the “Young Artists Series.” The opera stars Pedro Barrera, Victoria McGrath, Megan Dobbs, Tiernan Chase, Maia Gonzalez, Yoonji Kim, Henry Hyunsoon Kim, Bryan McClary, Logan Dooley, Natasha Scheuble, Nicole Silva, Valia Karagiorga, Elizabeth Barsalou, and Taylor Consiglio. Jason Tramm conducts and Stefanos Koroneos directs. Performance Date: June {…}

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Santa Fe Opera Reveals 2024 Apprentice Program for Singers

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(Photo credit: Curtis Brown) The Santa Fe Opera has announced the 44 members of its 2024 Apprentice Program for Singers. The class of 2024 was selected from a pool of more than 1,000 applicants by Program Director Gayletha Nichols; Manager, Casting and Apprentice Program for Singers Chandler Johnson; Chief Artistic Officer David Lomelí; and Chorus Master Susanne Sheston through a {…}