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Es Devlin & Nico Muhly to Premiere Choral Installation ‘360 Vessels’

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Artist Es Devlin and composer Nico Muhly will present the world premiere of “360 Vessels,” a new choral installation. The showcase, set for Saturday, April 25, 2026 at the Stephen A. Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities at the University of Oxford, will feature 360 hand-made clay vessels forming a circular landscape amidst the audience as Schola Cantorum of Oxford and {…}

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Nico Muhly’s ‘Aphrodite’ to Make World Premiere

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Sydney Chamber Opera and Carriageworks, in association with Omega Ensemble present the world premiere of “Aphrodite” by Nico Muhly and Laura Lethlean. Sopranos Jessica O’Donoghue and Meechot Marrero star in the production. They are joined by the musicians of Omega Ensemble led by Jack Symonds. Alexander Berlage directs. The opera is approximately 70 minutes long with no intermission. The opera {…}

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Santa Fe Opera to Broadcast Nico Muhly’s ‘Orfeo’

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Photo Credit: Curtis Brown Santa Fe Opera’s production of Nico Muhly’s “Orfeo” will be available for broadcast on Classical Public Radio KHFM for unlimited streaming from August 29 to Sept. 29, 2023. Muhly’s new orchestration of Monteverdi’s opera received its premiere on July 29, 2023. This radio broadcast features tenor Rolando Villazón in the title role, with Lauren Snouffer and {…}

Behind the Scenes, Interviews

Q & A: Composer Nico Muhly on Creating a New Orchestration on Monteverdi’s ‘Orfeo’ for Santa Fe Opera

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(Photo credit: Heidi Solander) Back on July 29, Santa Fe Opera premiered a new production of Monteverdi’s seminal “Orfeo,” directed by Yuval Sharon. And while that in and of itself makes for a compelling and unique story, adding a unique layer to the experience was the fact that this production also features a new orchestration of the work by “the {…}

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Chanticleer to Premiere Nico Muhly’s ‘Beauty of the Day’

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Credit: (Lisa Kholer) The Grammy Award-winning ensemble Chanticleer will premiere “Beauty of the Day” by Nico Muhly on April 13 at Philadelphia’s Kimmel Center Cultural Campus. The work was commissioned by the vocal ensemble and was written to be a collaborative piece for a large SATB choir and pipe organ. For this reason, at the premiere Chanticleer will be joined {…}

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Guggenheim Museum & Metropolitan Opera Co-Present Virtual Commissions from Missy Mazzoli and Nico Muhly

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The Guggenheim will be presenting two new virtual commissions in their “Works & Process” series, in partnership with the Metropolitan Opera. “Let Me Freeze Again to Death,” by Missy Mazzoli, is an electronically- composed work which includes samples from Henry Purcell’s “What Power Art Thou,” also known as “The Cold Song,” from “King Arthur.”  Vocals for this work are done {…}

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Anthony Roth Costanzo, Missy Mazzoli, Nico Muhly Headline Works & Process’ Virtual Commissions

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(Credit: Marylene Mey) Works & Process at the Guggenheim has announced that it will be granting $40,000 in commissioning funds to major artists that have featured in its programs over the years via Virtual Commissions. The aim of the Virtual Commissions program is for the artists to create new works, all less that five minutes in length, that will be {…}

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Interview: Opera Fayetteville’s Founders On Producing Nico Muhly’s ‘Dark Sisters’ in Northwest Arkansas

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Opera Fayetteville is a small opera company with a big mission. Situated in a college town with a crackling cultural scene, the company brings cutting-edge operatic programming to an opera-starved corner of Northwest Arkansas. For Tamara Ryan, Boston-based soprano and Opera Fayetteville founder, bringing opera to her hometown is a labor of love and a source satisfaction. Creating An Opera {…}

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Metropolitan Opera 2018-19 Preview: What Is ‘Marnie’ & What Do We Know About Nico Muhly’s Newest Opera?

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This Friday, Oct. 19, the Metropolitan Opera hosts the North American premiere of Nico Muhly and Nicholas Wright’s “Marnie.” This will be the 108th time that the Metropolitan Opera gives the United States premiere of an opera, dating all the way back to 1883 when “La Gioconda” was the first to hold such a stature for the company. Some of {…}