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Maria Todaro Announced as Interim General Director at Florida Grand Opera

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(Credit: Eric Joannes) Florida Grand Opera has announced that Maria Todaro will serve as the company’s Interim General Director throughout the 2023-24 season. Todaro commenced her professional life as a mezzo-soprano and entrepreneur. She founded the company Arteodor and took on a stage directing career where she worked with such organizations as Minnesota Opera, Atlanta Opera, and Hawai’i Opera Theater. {…}

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 {…}

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 {…}

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Jennifer Rowley Headlines Opera Naples’ ‘Madama Butterfly’

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Opera Naples is set to present Puccini’s “Madama Butterfly.” The production by Maria Todaro will star internationally acclaimed soprano Jennifer Rowley in her signature role. She will be joined by mezzo-soprano Julia Maria Johnson, tenor Martín Nusspaumer and baritone Raymond Diaz. Ramón Tebar will conduct the Naples Festival Orchestra. “Madama Butterfly” will be performed on March 8 and 10, 2024 {…}

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The Phoenicia International Festival of the Voice Expands into SUNY New Paltz

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The Phoenicia International Festival of the Voice (previously the Hudson Valley International Festival of the Voice) announced that it is in talks with SUNY New Paltz as a potential partner for a new location for the 2024 anniversary celebration not only to accommodate the audience but to expand the vocal arts and discover and develop new talent at the local {…}

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The Atlanta Opera to Present Chevalier de Saint-Georges’ ‘The Anonymous Lover’

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The Atlanta Opera will present “The Anonymous Lover” as part of its Discoveries Series this March. The production of the Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges work, will be showcased in partnership with Morehouse College. This represents the first-ever production of an opera by a Black composer by The Atlanta Opera. Performances open on March 31 at the Ray Charles Performing {…}

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Joshua Jeremiah, Laura Corina Sanders, Taka Komagata, Efrain Solis, Andrew Stenson Headline Hawai’i Opera Theatre’s 2022-23 Season

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The Hawai’i Opera Theatre has announced its 2022-23 season, which will include three operas. First up will be Nolan Gasser and Carey Harrison’s “The Secret Garden.” Karen Tiller directs the opera which will star Laura Corina Sanders and Taka Komagata. Elizabeth Askren conducts. Performance Dates: Oct. 14 & 16, 2022 Next up will be Donizetti’s “L’Elisir d’Amore.” The opera will {…}

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Minnesota Opera to Present Joseph Boulogne’s ‘The Anonymous Lover’

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The Minnesota Opera is set to return to the Ordway stage on Feb. 5, 2022 to present Joseph Boulogne’s “The Anonymous Lover.” The opera will star Symone Harcum as  Léontine, Carlos Santelli as Valcour, Aaron Keeney as Ophémon, Zoie Reams as Dorothée, Leah Brzyski as Jeannette, and Jose Leppek as Colin. Cristóbal Franklin will conduct a production directed by María {…}