https://operawire.com/les-arts-to-present-woman-at-point-zero/
Les Arts in Valencia, Spain is set to present “Woman at Point Zero” in collaboration with ENSEMS. The showcase, which is slated for Sept. 15, 2023 at 7:30 p.m., will be the Spanish premiere of the vocal multimedia and intercultural work by Bushra El-Turk and Stacy Hardy. It tells the story of Fatma, a former sex worker who was jailed {…}
https://operawire.com/royal-opera-house-2022-23-review-woman-at-point-zero/
Photo: Camilla Greenwell/Royal Opera House 2023 The Linbury Theatre at the Royal Opera House has been home to some of the most incisive and bracing opera happening at Covent Garden in recent times. Work there has been self-consciously political, physical and experimental. Most notable is Laura Bowler’s “The Blue Woman,” directed by Katie Mitchell, Oliver Leith’s “Last Days,” and “Least {…}
https://operawire.com/roxanna-panufnik-gavin-bryars-errollyn-wallen-among-2024-ivor-classical-award-winners/
(Photo credit: Hogan Media) The Ivors Academy revealed the 11 winners of the Ivor Novello Awards at The 2024 Ivors Classical Awards. Only winners in the opera and choral music categories are listed in this article. Roxanna Panufnik received her first Ivor Novello Award in recognition of her diverse and ever-growing body of work. Panufnik’s choral compositions and operas include {…}
https://operawire.com/music-theatre-now-competition-2023-names-six-laureates/
The Music Theatre Now Competition 2023 has named its six winners. This year’s recipients include “The Urban Tale of a Hippo,” “Black Lodge,” “At Your Doorstep,” “Woman at Point Zero,” “Halleluja,” and “History of the Present.” “The Urban Tale of a HIppo is a Lithuanian production by Kokoras, Katinas, Vapaavuori, Nakaitė, Synaesthesis & Operomanija. Meanwhile, David T. Little’s “Black Lodge” {…}
https://operawire.com/royal-opera-house-announces-2023-engender-festival/
The Royal Opera House has announced its 2023 Engender Festival. First up will be the UK premiere of “Woman at Point Zero” by Bushra El-Turk with a libretto by Stacy Hardy. Laila Solman directs the opera, which stars Dima Orsho and Carla Nahadi Babelegoto. Kanako Abe conducts. “Woman at Point Zero” is a multimedia work tells a tale of abuse {…}
https://operawire.com/jonas-kaufmann-malin-bystrom-lise-davidsen-ailyn-perez-juan-diego-florez-headline-royal-opera-houses-2022-23-season/
The Royal Opera House has announced its 2022-23 season which will feature 20 new productions, nine world premieres, and three UK premieres. Our focus will be solely on the operatic productions the company will be showcasing. The season opens with Mozart’s “Don Giovanni” in a production by Kasper Holten. Constantin Trinks conducts a cast starring Luca Micheletti, Christopher Maltman, Maria {…}
https://operawire.com/michael-spyres-golda-schultz-sabine-devieilhe-emily-dangelo-lead-festival-daix-en-provences-2022-season/
The Festival D’Aix-En-Provence has announced its 2022 slate featuring a varied repertoire and international stars. The festival will begin on July 4 and is set to run through July 23, 2022. Here is a look at the upcoming season: Mahler’s “Resurrection” will be conducted by Esa-Pekka Salonen in a production by Romeo Castellucci. Golda Schultz and Marianne Crebassa star. Performance {…}
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The Festival Aix-En-Provence has announced its 2021 season. The French festival will showcase Wagner’s “Tristan und Isolde” conducted by Sir Simon Rattle and directed by Simon Stone. The production will star Stuart Skelton, Nina Stemme, Jamie Barton, Franz-Josef Selig, and Josef Wagner. Premiere Date: July 2, 2021 Mozart’s “Le Nozze di Figaro” will be conducted by Thomas Hengelbrock and directed by {…}
https://operawire.com/macerata-opera-festival-2025-review-rigoletto/
(Photo: MOF Simoncini) The Macerata Opera Festival takes place at the outdoor Sferisterio Arena, constructed between 1823-1829, located next to the Porta Mercato gate and ancient walls of Macerata, Italy. The arena was originally built for the Italian national sport of pallone col bracciale which was popular for almost five centuries dating back to the 15th century. In 1921, the {…}