The Purchase Opera is set to present Menotti’s famed “Amahl and the Night Visitors” this December. The showcases are set for Dec. 8 and 9 at The Performing Arts Center. “Amahl and the Night Visitors” is a fixture during the holiday season, often presented all around the United States since its 1951 premiere on an NBC television broadcast. The performance {…}
On Dec. 7, 2018, the Pacific Opera Project (POP) will close its 2018 season with eight performances of its acclaimed 2012 production of “La Bohème: AKA ‘The Hipsters.’” The production will be headed by two different casts. The first cast will see JJ Lopez (Rodolfo), Maya Rothfuss (Mimi), Aubrey Trujillo-Scarr (Musetta), and Ben Lowe (Marcello) headline the leading roles, while the {…}
The New Amsterdam Opera has announced that this Spring it will present Massenet’s “Herodiade.” The company announced via social media that the opera would be presented on May 10 at the Center at West Park and that a cast would be announced at a later point. This is the fourth opera that the company is offering since its inception in 2016. {…}
The Hartford Opera Theater is set to perform “New in November 9,” a collection of short operas and opera excerpts. This opera festival will be performed on Nov. 18 at The Cathedral House at Christ Church Cathedral and the operas “A Bridge for Three” by Nathan Fletcher and Megan Cohen, “The Loathly Lady” by Paul Richards and Wendy Steiner, “Coal {…}
As Halloween evening unfolds, the tumult of people on Cornelia Street in the heart of Greenwich Village starts to build in anticipation of the annual Halloween parade. But in the catacombs of the Cornelia Street Cafe, the New Camerata Opera was brewing up its own little celebration for the final day in October. “We were intrigued by the notion of {…}
The New Generation Festival has announced its 2019 program, which will take place at the Gardens of the Palazzo Corsini. Per a press release, the 2018 festival was a massive success with audience members from over 25 countries and 800 applications from musicians under the age of 35 from over 78 different countries. The opening night of the festival will {…}
Utopia Opera will showcase the New York Premiere of Thea Musgrave’s “The Story of Harriet Tubman. Performances are set for Nov. 10, 11, 16, and 17 at the Lang Recital Hall at Hunter College. The production will be led by Utopia Opera’s artistic and music director Will Remmers with direction by Viktoria I.V. King. MaKayla McDonald stars in the title {…}
The dell’Arte Opera Ensemble has announced its 17th annual festival and it will feature works exclusively created by women. Entitled “Voices from the Tower,” the festival will feature the world premiere of “Princess Maleine,” which will be written by Bea Goodwin with music by Whitney George. This piece was commissioned specifically for the festival this year. The production will feature {…}
On Nov. 9, 2018, The Cutting Room is set to present SWARMIUS Meets Opera II. The event will showcase selections from “El Colibrí Magicó (The Magic Hummingbird) – A California Story,” a magical realistic opera set in modern-day San Diego & Tijuana. Invoking the angst of Bernstein’s “West Side Story,” “El Colibrí Magicó” tells the story of three upper middle {…}
If you didn’t know about New Camerata Opera a few weeks ago, you probably do now. The company has just been a stream of news for the last few weeks alone and on Monday they had another major announcement to make. This time, the company revealed that it would be performing “Enchantress,” a 20-minute opera about Ada Lovelace, who invented {…}
Returning for the second time this year, Opera on Tap is set to bring its signature irreverent approach to opera to The Flea in its resident immersive cabaret series. The company will present “Bucket o’Blood Cabaret” to celebrate the Halloween season. The cabaret show will be performed by Christopher Berg, Joanie Brittingham, Kacey Cardin, Matthew Curran, Rachel Duval, Seth Gilman, {…}