The Music Troupe to Showcase Edward Lambert’s ‘In Five Years’ Time’

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The Music Troupe will present “In Five Years’ Time” at The Space Theatre, London, with performances on Feb. 24 – 28, 2026 before traveling to The Croft Hall, Hungerford for a showcase on March 1, 2026. The 110-minute show is a drama in song based on Federico García Lorca’s surrealist play “Así que pasen cinco años.” Written five years before {…}

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The Music Troupe to Present Unique Double Bill

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The Music Troupe is set to present “The Parting” and “Buster’s Trip,” a double bill of operas in miniature. The double bill of works adapted from texts by Federico García Lorca will be showcased on Sept. 21, 2024 at The Cockpit in London. “The Parting” explores the story of a man leaving his wife and kids to go on a {…}

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The Music Troupe to Present ‘The Duchess of Padua’

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The Music Troupe is set to present “The Duchess of Padua” starting this February. The opera is adapted from the Oscar Wilde play and features music by Edward Lambert. Fleur Snow directs a cast starring Ellie Neate in the title role, Anna Elizabeth Cooper as Guido Ferranti, James Beddoe as The Duke of Padua, and Henry Grant Kerswell as Count {…}

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The Music Troupe to Present ‘Masque of Vengeance’

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The Music Troupe will present “Masque of Vengeance” this November in London and Manchester. The opera is adapted from “The Revenger’s Tragedy” of 1606 and explores lust for sex and power in a criminal regime. The chamber opera by Edward Lambert and Thomas Middleton will be directed by David Edwards and designed by Tabitha Benton-Evans and movement by Jenny Weston. {…}

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The Music Troupe to Present Three New Operas by Edward Lambert

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The Music Troupe has announced the presentation of three new chamber operas by founder Edward Lambert beginning in late-August 2023. The group will also present a dementia-friendly performance in collaboration with the Geller Institute of Ageing and Memory. Here’s the rundown of The Music Troupes’ scheduled performances. “The Last Siren,” by Lambert, with words by Norman Welch, relates the story {…}

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Harmonium Broadway Cabaret Troupe to Present ‘Songs of Revelation’

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Harmonium Broadway Cabaret Troupe will present “Songs of Revelation” on Feb. 8, 2025. Kicking off at 6 p.m., the event will showcase beloved Broadway hits from such works as “Carousel,” “Ragtime,” “Dear Evan Hansen,” and “Fun Home,” performed by an ensemble of semi-professional and professional singers and musicians. Guests can also enjoy a catered cocktail hour, a wine tasting, a {…}

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Blue Hill Troupe to Present ‘H.M.S. Pinafore’

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The Bill Hill Troupe is set to present Gilbert and Sullivan’s “H.M.S. Pinafore.” The showcases are scheduled for April 19 – 27, 2024 for a total of eight performances. All proceeds from the April performances will benefit the Young People’s Chorus of New York City. Then there will be two special encore performances on August 2 and 3 at The {…}

Opera Meets Film

Opera Meets Film: The Powerful Thematic Contrasts of Music in Visconti’s ‘Death in Venice’

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“Opera Meets Film” is a feature dedicated to exploring the way that opera has been employed in cinema. We will select a section or a film in its entirety, highlighting the impact that utilizing the operatic form or sections from an opera can alter our perception of a film that we are viewing. This week’s installment features Luchino Visconti’s “Death {…}

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Q & A: Sigrid T’Hooft On Directing Broschi’s ‘Merope’ At This Summer’s Innsbruck’s Early Music Festival

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(Photo: Jonas Lampens) The great castrato, Carlo Maria Michelangelo Broschi, better known as Farinelli, had such impact on 18th century opera-seria that his fame has lasted down the centuries, so that even today his name remains well-known amongst opera-goers. His older brother, Riccardo Broschi, however is less well-known, few will recognize his name. Yet, during his lifetime he was a {…}

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The Music Troupe to Showcase Edward Lambert’s ‘In Five Years’ Time’

The Music Troupe to Present Unique Double Bill

The Music Troupe to Present ‘The Duchess of Padua’

The Music Troupe to Present ‘Masque of Vengeance’

The Music Troupe to Present Three New Operas by Edward Lambert

Harmonium Broadway Cabaret Troupe to Present ‘Songs of Revelation’

Blue Hill Troupe to Present ‘H.M.S. Pinafore’

Opera Meets Film: The Powerful Thematic Contrasts of Music in Visconti’s ‘Death in Venice’

Q & A: Sigrid T’Hooft On Directing Broschi’s ‘Merope’ At This Summer’s Innsbruck’s Early Music Festival