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New Camerata Opera to Present Joseph Bologne’s ‘L’Amant Anonyme’ in New York This June

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New Camerata Opera will present Joseph Bologne’s “L’amant anonyme” at the Rose Nagelberg Theatre at Baruch Performing Arts Center in New York City, with four performances running June 18 through June 21, 2026. The production, set in 1960s television studio will be directed by Brandon Shaw McKnight with music direction by Kelly Lam. The cast, which is double cast, features {…}
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Tyson Deaton Announces Completion & Publication of Critical Edition of Songs by Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges

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Conductor, keyboardist, and musicologist Tyson Deaton has announced the completion and publication of a five-volume critical edition of songs by Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges. Deaton finalized the project in 2025 after nearly four years of research and editorial work. The edition brings together nearly 100 songs for voice and keyboard and represents the first modern performing edition of Bologne {…}
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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 {…}
Behind the Scenes, Interviews

Q&A: James Conlon, Marlon Daniel, & Maria Todaro on Their Shared Devotion to the Life and Works of Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges

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Photo: Bob-Estremera, Bonnie Perkinson, & Tania Baricklo The name and reputation of the revolutionary Classical composer Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges were once nearly forgotten. Through the work of Los Angeles Opera Music Director James Conlon, Marlon Daniel founder of the Saint-Georges International Music Festival, and stage director Maria Todaro, Bologne is returning to the spotlight. Below these individuals discuss {…}
DVD and CD Reviews, Reviews

CD Review: Joseph Bologne’s “L’amant anonyme”

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The life of Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges (1745-1799) reads like an operatic plot set in the decades between the heyday of the Ancien Régime and the interim years of the Directorate. It involved some of France’s most illustrious figures, including Marie-Antoinette, whom he frequented in Versailles after being famously denied the directorship at the Académie Royale de Musique. Similarly, {…}
Black History Month, Interviews, News

Q & A: Maria Todaro on Her New Productions of ‘The Anonymous Lover’ & Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges

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Photo Credit: Tania Barricklo Multi-talented opera director, fight choreographer, composer, singer, and conductor Maria Todaro spoke with OperaWire about revising the recent productions of “The Anonymous Lover” and her ‘love affair’ with the composer Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges. In 2022 Todaro staged “The Anonymous Lover” for Minnesota Opera. Paying homage to Bologne, she set the opera in 18th century {…}
Behind the Scenes, Interviews

Restoring a Classic – How Opera Ritrovata Created a Critical Edition for Joseph Bologne’s ‘L’Amant Anonyme’

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Back in the 18th century, Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges was one of the great figures of his day. He was a notable composer, violinst, and famed swordsman, with even Mozart having had great admiration for his talents. But a racist history would conspire to ultimately send him and his work into relative obscurity to the point that today, only {…}
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LA Opera to Launch ‘On Now’ Streaming Platform With Joseph Bologne’s ‘The Anonymous Lover’

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The Los Angeles Opera has announced that it will kick off its On Now streaming platform with the company premiere of Joseph Bologne’s “The Anonymous Lover” on Nov. 14, 2020. The work will be conducted by James Conlon and will be directed by Bruce Lemon Jr. The cast will be comprised of members of the company’s young artist program including {…}
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Composer Profile: Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges, Composer of Six Operas

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Back in the second half of the 1700s, Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges, was the talk of Paris. These days, the composer, born in the French colony of Guadeloupe to a wealthy planter and an African slave on Dec. 25, 1745, remains relatively unknown. Saint-Georges’ rise started in the military school where he was said to be among the greatest {…}

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