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Tracy Cox & Troy Cook Headline Victory Hall Opera’s World Premiere of ‘Fat Pig’

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(Credit: Victory Hall Opera official website) The Victory Hall Opera has announced the upcoming world premiere of Matt Boehler and Miriam Gordon-Stewart’s chamber opera “Fat Pig.” The opera, which features a libretto is based on the play by Neil LaBute, stars Tracy Cox in the role of Helen, Troy Cook as Tom, Will Ferguson as Carter, and Sarah Wolfson as Jeannie. {…}
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Zachary James, Vanessa Becerra & Troy Cook Headline Virginia Opera’s 2020-21 Season

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The Virginia Opera has announced its 2020-21 season featuring four operas. Here is a look at the season. Adam Turner conducts Verdi’s “Rigoletto“ with Stephanie Havey directing. The cast will include Grant Youngblood in the title role, Alisa Jordheim as Gilda, Matthew Vickers as The Duke of Mantua, Joseph Barron as Sparafucile, and Leah Heater as Maddalena. Performance Dates: Oct. {…}
News, Streaming

Angela Gheorghiu, Roberto Alagna, Pretty Yende, Sasha Cooke, Piotr Beczała Headline Top 10 Operas to Stream This Week

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Those yearning for a lot of big name opera gems will certainly be satisfied with this week’s offerings which include a bit of a deviation from our usual format – we included three productions from the same company. But there are still several other unique offerings from around the world. We hope you have a fulfilling week of operatic experiences. {…}
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Opera Philadelphia’s 2024-25 Season to Feature Works by Missy Mazzoli, Joseph Bologne & Mozart

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(Photo credit: Erik Berg) Opera Philadelphia has announced its 2024-25 season. First up is the American premiere of Missy Mazzoli and Royce Vavrek’s “The Listeners,” an opera based on an original story by Jordan Tannahill. The work explores how far Americans are willing to go to find a “sense of place and purpose, and the way in which confident, charming {…}
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The Glimmerglass Festival Announces 2024 Festival Season

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The Glimmerglass Festival released the details of its 2024 Festival season, titled “Identity & Illusion.” Gilbert and Sullivan’s “The Pirates of Penzance” stars Craig Irvin, Christian Mark Gibbs, and Elizabeth Sutphen in their Glimmerglass debuts. They are joined by returning member Eve Gigliotti, and the 2024 Young Artists Joshua Thomas, Tshilidzi Ndou, Saane Halaholo, Alexandra Sanchez, and Emma Sucato. Joseph {…}
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Boston Lyric Opera 2023 Review: Madama Butterly

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(Photo credit: Ken Yotsukura) Boston Lyric Opera (BLO) has decided the need to move Puccini’s “Madama Butterfly” away from racism in order to save Puccini from himself. In doing so, BLO’s main production asset is its vocal cast composed mostly of people of Asian descent—an asset that BLO has been very eager to publicize. However, this narrows interpretations of what {…}
IndieOpera

Light Opera of New Jersey to Showcase ‘A Celebration of the Stage: Opera to Broadway’

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Light Opera of New Jersey is set o present “A Celebration of the Stage: Opera to Broadway.” The event, which is slated for Oct. 8 at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church in Basking Ridge, will feature opera and musical favorites performed by baritone Troy Cook as well as numerous rising stars including Gemma Nha, Cesar Parreño, James Conrad Smith. Karen Delavan will {…}
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Florida Grand Opera Announces 2023-24 Season

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The Florida Grand Opera has announced its 2023-24 season with three renowned operas. The season opens with Verdi’s timeless classic “La Traviata.” The opera will star Cecilia Violetta López, Pavel Petrov, and Troy Cook. Chía Patiño directs and Joe Illick conducts. Performance Dates: Nov. 11 – Dec. 2, 2023 The second opera of the season will be Leoncavallo’s “I Pagliacci.” It {…}
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Boston Lyric Opera to Present Groundbreaking ‘Madama Butterfly’

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The Boston Lyric Opera is set to open its 2023-24 season with a new “Madama Butterfly.” The production will open at the Emerson Colonial Theatre from Sept. 14 to 24 after a years-long, groundbreaking cultural journey designed to examine the opera’s complex production history. The opera will also be presented by Asian and Asian-American artists seeking to reclaim a nearly {…}

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