NEMPAC Opera has announced the second performance of its ninth season, entitled “Pop-Up Opera: In the Streets of Boston’s Little Italy and Charlestown.” The showcase is set to take place on Saturday, August 8 between 10 a.m. – 2: 15 a.m. throughout Charlestown and North End of Boston. Audiences will get a chance to hear highlights from the famed Rossini {…}
OperaVision has announced the next parts of its #OperaHarmony series. On August 11, the company will present five new operas including “Wisdom of Stone” by Anne Sophie Duprels; “Essential Business;” “Sleeping & Walking Are Their Names;” “Harold & Keith Attempt To Use Zoom To Discuss The Potential Takeover of Beloved Football Club Newcastle United: An Opera;” and No Room. No {…}
The Orchestre Classique de Montréal has announced that it will be presenting the Québec premiere of Kimberly Reed, Mark Campbell, and Laura Kaminsky’s famed “As One.” The chamber opera will be presented on Nov. 20 and 21, 2020 at the Cirque Éloize with two options available for prospective audience members. On one hand, there will be 100 tickets on sale {…}
Music Theatre Wales has announced a brand new program of work entitled “New Directions.” The program, which set outs to create real change in the opera world, will be led by Artistic Associate Elayce Ismail and will engage with groups underrepresented in the opera world, including Black, Asian, and ethnically diverse artists, disabled artists, LGBTQ+ artists, and others. As such, {…}
The Brooklyn Art Song Society has announced its streaming events for the month of August. First up will be a “New Voices Meet and Greet” set for August 22, 2020. In the virtual event, Artistic Director Mike Brofman will interview all the commissioned composers and poets for the 2020-21 season and introduced the newly formed New Music Advisory Board. There {…}
In celebrating the 10th anniversary of its founding, Haymarket Opera Company has announced a special season of programming dedicated to Handel, featuring three new, cinematic productions. HOC has teamed up with Resolution Studios, Chicago’s leading movie production company, to ensure a high-quality and immersive experience for viewers at home. On this new endeavor, HOC General Director Chase Hopkins says in {…}
Catapult Opera has announced several initiatives to alter the face of opera in the United States. In a press release unveiling its mission, the organization offered up four new programs that it intends to implement to re-imagine opera. “We believe that the American opera industry, as we have known it, is no longer sustainable,” say the opening lines of Catapult {…}
Two New York City-based opera coaches, Rachelle Jonck and Derrick Goff have launched Bel Canto Boot Camp, a space for singers who had their performances canceled and have no access to in-person rehearsals, lessons, or coaching. Bel Canto Boot Camp originated as The Vaccai Project, a program started in March 2020, that serves as an online practice diary akin to {…}
Against the Grain Theatre has launched a unique online initiative over the course of the next eight weeks. The organization will be present #AtgTV, a digital programming series that will be available for streaming on the company’s Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, and Twitch accounts every week. There will also interviews and other publications appearing every few weeks. The program will kick {…}
While live performances continue to be out of reach for most companies, River City Opera is taking the month of August to host a series of online discussions regarding diversity of the arts, the importance of contemporary composers, and what the future of the opera industry may look like in the years ahead. Founded in 2019, River City Opera seeks {…}
The Grand Teton Music Festival has announced that Emma Kail has been appointed as their new executive director, following a nationwide search to fill the seat on their board of directors. As a graduate of Indiana University Jacobs School of Music and the Cleveland Institute of Music, Kail brings with her experience as an artist and administrator. She has held {…}