Heartbeat Opera has announced the launch of its fifth season with the company’s annual Halloween Drag Extravaganza. This year’s show is titled “Dragus Maximus, a homersexual opera odyssey,” and will see three performances, the first taking place on Friday, October 26, at 8:00 pm. That will be followed up with showcases on Saturday, October 27 at 7:00 pm and 10:00 {…}
The Pacific Opera Project is set to join forces with The Occidental College Glee Club for its upcoming production of Verdi’s Lla Traviata.” The two will collaborate on two performances scheduled for Oct. 27 and 28, 2018 at Occidental College’s Thorne Hall; the two organizations last worked together in 2016 for “The Rake’s Progress,” which was largely deemed a success. The upcoming {…}
For the second year in its history, the New Camerata Opera will showcase its Black and White gala on Friday, Sept. 21, 2018. The event is set to preview the company’s 2018-19 season, which will feature live performances. The company is also holding a silent auction for those attending and those unable to attend with winners set to be announced {…}
The American Opera Projects has announced that it will showcase an evening of six scenes from a number of upcoming operas on Sept. 28 and Sept. 29, 2018. The program is part of the Composers & The Voice series. Per a press release, the performance will showcase scenes from such works as “Salt,” “Dark Exhalation,” Better Than It Sounds,” “State {…}
Christman Opera Company has announced its upcoming project, which will be a double bill of operas by composer Theodore Christman and librettist Anna Winslow. The operas, “Metamorphosis” and “Adriana McMannes,” will be presented on Sunday, October 14, 2018 at the Plácido Domingo Hall in The National Opera Center. The former work will be making its world premiere, while the latter {…}
Madison Lyric Stage has announced a production of Benjamin Britten’s chamber opera, “The Turn of the Screw,” that is sure to be a highlight of the Halloween season. An audience of no more than 35 will be able to experience Britten’s haunting opera inside the historic Deacon John Grave House located in Madison, Connecticut. Constructed in 1685, the house will {…}
OperaRox Productions has announced its 2018-19 season focusing on two themes. The company will hold a Queer Opera festival and will also hold concerts focusing on Mental Health. Here is a look. Queer Opera Festival OperaRox will return to The Stonewall Inn in the summer to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall riots. The company’s two-week Queer Opera Festival {…}
Sydney Chamber Opera and Carriageworks, in association with Resonant Bodies (USA) have announced the full program for the first Sydney iteration of Resonant Bodies, an international festival of new vocal music founded in New York in 2013 by American singer Lucy Dhegrae. The event will present six dynamic vocalists across two nights on August 31 and Sept. 1, 2018. Among {…}
The New Jersey Association of Verismo Opera is gearing up for its 2018-19 season. In doing so, the company is looking at bringing in families through a discount attached to its “Bring the Family to the Opera” program. Per a press release, audiences can receive up to 40 percent off tickets rates for the Oct. 28 performance of Bellini’s “Norma” {…}
The Central City Opera has announced its 2019 season, which will feature four operas. Among the four works are two well-known masterpieces and two lesser-known oeuvres. As of this writing, the company has not announced the full dates of the performances of the works. Traditionally, the company reveals more details in the fall with tickets going on sale in the {…}
Frameline, a nonprofit LGBTQ+ film and media organization, is featuring trans mezzo soprano Breanna Sinclairé as part of its free Frameline Voice Series. The series offers up free YouTube content on a monthly basis and this month’s offering takes us into the life Sinclairé for its full 13-minute runtime. The documentary was screened at the 2016 San Francisco Transgender Film Festival. {…}