Experiments in Opera is set to give four programs during its spring 2024 season. Countertenor Anthony Roth Costanzo takes on the title role in the workshop performance of “Nikola Tesla as summoned by the Honorable Spirits of the Grand Gotham Hotel.” Jennifer Zetlan sings the role of Katharine Johnson, with Amanda Lynn Bottoms as Sissieretta Jones/Djuka Tesla, Timothy Stoddard as {…}
Roulette Intermedium in Brooklyn is set to present the U.S. premiere of composer Elliott Sharp’s “Die Grösste Fuge” on June 13, 2024. The showcase will feature bass-baritone Nicholas Isherwood taking on the role of Beethoven alongside the DGF String Quartet and pre-recorded electronic tracks. The work was written by Sharp who reimagined the composer’s notes and letters as well as {…}
Opera Birmingham is set to showcase “Opera Unveiled: A Concert of Greatest Hits” on April 26 and 28, 2024. The performance will feature works by Puccini, Verdi, and Mozart with such artists as soprano Kathleen Farrar Buccleugh, bass Won Cho, mezzo-soprano Alexis Davis-Hazell, tenor Roderick George, tenor Elias Hendricks, tenor Philip McCown, soprano Allison Sanders, baritone Daniel Seigel, and mezzo-soprano Gretchen {…}
Bang on a Can’s Long Play Festival, in collaboration with American Opera Projects and The Neighborhood: An Urban Center for Jewish Life, will present “The Great Dictionary of the Yiddish Language.” The concert premiere of the new chamber opera is set to take place on May 4 at South Oxford Space in Brooklyn, NY. The work tells the story of {…}
Baryshnikov Arts is set to present “Jupiter’s Journey to the Earth.” The world premiere work which is created by the little OPERA theatre of ny, will be presented on May 10 – 12, 2024 and features Rufus Müller, Brian Downen, Jennifer Roderer, Paul Wheelan, Gregory Sheppard, Abigail Raiford, and David Morgans. The opera, which is based on “Philemon and Baucis” {…}
The Carroll County Arts Council in Westminster, Maryland is set to work premiere “A Pregnant Pause” on April 12, 2024. The new opera by Garth Baxter, composer of “Lily,” and Alize Francheska Rozsnyai, will be directed by Stephen Strosnider and stars Rozsnyai, Annie Gill, Katherine Boyce, and pianist Aaron Thacker. The work has a duration of 25 minutes and explores {…}
The Tank is set to present a production of “The Lydian Gale Parr” this April. The work by Alaina Ferris and Karinne Keithley Syers is described as a chamber oratorio with ballet. The focus is on “a child emissary sent from a city under siege to deliver a letter to the attacking general. But the emissary cannot find him; at {…}
Bampton Classical Opera has announced its 2024 season. It starts with a summer production of “L’Isola d’Alcina” by Gazzaniga. The opera will get five performances across four different venues in Oxfordshire, Gloucestershire, East Sussex, and London. Thomas Blunt conducts and Jeremy Gray directs. Cast members include Susanna Fairbairne, Sarah Chae, Charlotte Badham, Monwabisi Lindi, Simon Brown, Magnus Walker, Jonathan Eyers, {…}
The Bill Hill Troupe is set to present Gilbert and Sullivan’s “H.M.S. Pinafore.” The showcases are scheduled for April 19 – 27, 2024 for a total of eight performances. All proceeds from the April performances will benefit the Young People’s Chorus of New York City. Then there will be two special encore performances on August 2 and 3 at The {…}
Ryan Oldham’s “Dome & Giovanni” makes its world premiere in White Snake Projects’ second annual “Opera Through the Looking Glass” series. “Domme & Giovanni” is a contemporary retelling of Mozart’s opera “Don Giovanni.” Liz Abram-Oldham and Cerise Lim Jacobs teamed together as co-librettists to write a modern adaptation that centers on the strengths of the female roles by flipping the {…}
New Opera West has announced its “Pop-Up” performance featuring five new mini-operas. The showcase, presented in partnership with The Opera Buffs, is set for April 27 and 28, 2024 at the MiMoDa Studio in Los Angeles. The five new operas include Ben Morris and Laura Fuentes’ “Las Auténicas;” Nathan Wasner and Alan Olejniczak’s “End of the Line;” Mark Weiser and {…}
