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The Dallas Opera to Present ‘The Little Prince’

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The Dallas Opera has announced that it will showcase the Dallas premiere of “The Little Prince.” The opera by Rachel Portman will be performed from Feb. 6 to Feb. 14, 2026 with a cast starring Everett Baumgarten, Ayden Yang, Kyle Miller, Tessa Fackelmann, Ashley Townsley, Jacob Abrahamse, Keron Jackson, Diana Newman, Christopher A. Leach, and Korin Thomas-Smith. Paolo Bressan will {…}

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Opera in the Heights to Present ‘The Little Prince’

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Houston’s “Opera in the Heights” is set to present Rachel Portman and Nicholas Wright’s “The Little Prince” this December. The opera will be directed by Josh Shaw and conducted by Eiki Isomura and runs from Dec. 6 -15 at Lambert Hall. The opera stars Daniel Karash as the Prince, as well as Everett Baumgaten, Scott Clark, and Kellen Schrimper. “Very {…}

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Resonance Works to Perform ‘The Little Prince’

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Resonance Works has announced an upcoming production of Rachel Portman’s “The Little Prince” on Nov. 22, 2024 and Nov. 24, 2024. The performances will be held at the Andrew Carnegie Free Library and Music Hall in Carnegie, PA. Based on the classic book by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, the work will feature 12-year-old America’s Got Talent star Victory Brinker in the {…}

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NEMPAC To Present Rachel Portman’s ‘The Little Prince’

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The North End Music & Performing Arts Center in Boston is set to showcase a series of performances of Rachel Portman’s increasingly popular “The Little Prince.” Performances are set to take place at Faneuill Hall’s Great Hall on June 20 and 22, 2019 at 7:30 p.m. The opera will be directed by NEMPAC’s artistic director Alexandra Dietrich with Dr. Tiffany {…}

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Tulsa Opera 2018-19 Review: The Little Prince

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Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s “The Little Prince” was a twinkle of light in dark times.  The author, a celebrated pilot and raconteur, wrote it while exiled from France in New York City during the Nazi occupation of his homeland. This helps explain the mood and tone of his book. Though delicate and charmingly illustrated, it is a melancholic meditation on loneliness {…}

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Opera Parallèle 2017-18 Review – The Little Prince: An Exquisite Production That Reminds Us About the Matters of Consequences

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“Matters of consequence” – that’s “The Little Prince” all over, and Rachel Portman’s opera version of the remarkable book by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry lacks none of them. From the magical appearance of the titular Little Prince from Asteroid to his magical disappearance at the curtain, Opera Parallèle’s 2017 production in San Francisco brings both the beauty and high-seriousness of the story {…}

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Opera Parallèle Adds Additional Performance For ‘The Little Prince’

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By popular demand, Opera Parallèle has added one more performance of the award-winning opera “The Little Prince.” The added performance will take place at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 2. The production will also be given four performances at the Cowell Theater on Friday, Dec. 1 at 7 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 2 at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. and Sunday, Dec. 3 at 2 p.m. For the production, the {…}

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Opera Parallèle Kicks Off Season with ‘The Little Prince’

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Opera Parallèle will kick off its season with “The Little Prince.” The performances will take place between Dec. 1 through 3 at the Cowell Theater in Sa Francisco. The production will be led by Director/conductor Nicole Paiement and Creative Director Brian Staufenbiel, while illustrations and media design will be created by Matt Kish and David Murakami, respectively. Christine Cook will create the costumes. The production {…}

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Floyd’s ‘Prince of Players’ To Receive New York Premiere At The Little Opera Theatre

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On Feb. 23, Carlisle Floyd’s opera, “Prince of Players” will have its New York premiere. The opera will be presented by the Little Opera Theatre in New York. The work was commissioned for the Houston Grand Opera and had its world premiere last March where critics raved and said it was an intimate and moving work. The opera tells the {…}