Long Beach Opera To Host Community Conversations

Long Beach Opera will be hosting a set of five free community programs in a series called “Community Conversations,” inspired by LBO’s 40th anniversary season theme of Justice. The series compliments two current LBO productions: Philip Glass’s “In the Penal Colony,” and Anthony Davis’s “The Central Park Five.” The program “will feature keynote speakers, panel discussions, live performances…and audience engagement opportunities {…}

New Amsterdam Opera Announces Cast For ‘Hérodiade’

The New Amsterdam Opera has announced the cast to its upcoming performance of Massenet’s “Hérodiade.”  After an intense three day audition process, the cast will include Janara Kellerman in the title role of Hérodiade, Marcy Stonikas as Salomé, Errin Brooks as Jean, Jason Chandler Duika as Hérode, Isaiah Musik-Ayala as Phanuel, Charles Eaton as Vitellius, and Brooklyn Snow as Young Babylonian Girl. The performance will be {…}

OPERA America Announces Participants For Its 2019 Leadership Intensive Program

OPERA America has announced the 16 participants hailing from the U.S., Canada, and Latin America who will partake in its 2019 Leadership Intensive program. The program’s 6th generation of participants were chosen “through a competitive selection process focusing on candidates’ potential to make significant contributions to the opera field.” Participants for this year include Daniel Benavent, General Manager of Theatre Aspen; Vincent Covatto, {…}