The Princeton Festival has announced its 2019 season, which will feature a number of major performances, including one opera production. Things will kick off with a production of “Nixon in China” in a production by Steven LaCosse. Sean Anderson will take on the title role while Rainelle Krause will be Pat Nixon. Cameron Schutza will be Chairman Mao and Teresa {…}
The New Camerata Opera has revealed that it will be working with “A Modern Reveal: Songs and Stories of Women Composers” to present “Leading Ladies Liberated.” The performance, slated for May 3, 2019, at 7 p.m., will take place at the Flea Theater in New York. The concert is set to feature music by Isabella Colbran, Maria Malibran, and Pauline {…}
The Pacific Opera Project is set to present an experimental version of Puccini’s “Madama Butterfly.” The company will present the first-ever true-to-story bilingual “Madama Butterfly” with a new libretto written by POP Artistic Director Josh Shaw and Opera in the Heights Artistic Director Eiki Isomura. The production will present Puccini’s story as if it actually happened and attempt to answer {…}
On Site Opera has received a 15,000 Art Works grants by the National Endowment for the Arts, which approved more than $27 million in grants as part of the Arts Endowment’s first major funding announcement for fiscal year 2019. The grant was received to support the commission of “Stay,” a new, immersive opera composed by John Glover with libretto by {…}
On May 2, 3, and 5, Stone Brewing-Berlin turns again into the capital’s fifth opera house as it presents Puccini’s”Madama Butterfly.” Directed by Teresa Reiber, the opera will be showcased against the backdrop of the steel brewing kettles of the world-class destination restaurant Stone Brewing World Bistro & Gardens, Berlin. The work is set to star an international cast from {…}
The Western Wind Ensemble will present “O Western Wind…,” its 50th Anniversary Gala Performance, on Mar. 23, 2019 at Merkin Hall. The Gala will honor founding member and countertenor William Zukof’s dedication to the company. Zukof will step down from his singing role later this year. Current members of the vocal sextet include sopranos Linda Lee Jones and Gayla D. {…}
Lawrence Edelson, Artistic and General Director of Opera Saratoga, has announced the appointment of Amanda Robie to the company’s leadership staff as Managing Director. In a press release, Edelson noted that Robie has extensive experience in the opera field, having worked with such companies as the Boston Lyric Opera as the Production Operations Manager. She was also an Apprentice Artist {…}
“Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg” is undeniably one of the biggest operas in the canon and any undertaking is an ambitious proposition that only the largest of opera companies undertake. But Fulham Opera is stepping up to the challenge and preparing to showcase four performances of Wagner’s comic gem on August 9, 11, 14, and 17 at the Greenwood Theatre in {…}
Opera Columbus has announced that it will be partnering with Capital University to create Opera Columbus Capital University Resident Artist Program. The residency, which kicks off in the fall of 2019 and runs through the spring of 2020, will enable artists to join Opera Columbus and perform roles in a wide range of performance opportunities. Moreover, those artists will teach {…}
The Chelsea Opera Group is preparing to mount a rare performance of Boito’s “Mefistofele” at the Queen Elizabeth Hall, South Bank Centre on Sunday, March 24. The concert performance will be lead by Matthew Scott Rogers and will feature Vazgen Gazaryan as the devil himself. Pablo Bemsch will take on the role of Faust while Elizabeth Llewellyn will interpret the {…}
Tenor Marc Deaton will lead a major season fundraiser for the Madison Lyric Stage on April 6, 2019 at the Deacon John Grave House. The concert, entitled “Spring Will Come Again – Songs of Hopes and Dreams,” will feature a wide range of music by American composers, Broadway hits, opera arias, and other popular classics by such composers as Barber, {…}