Verdi’s “Otello” will appear at the Madison Lyric Stage this summer. The famous masterwork will be showcased on June 16, 17, 23 and 25 at the North Madison Congregational Church in Madison, CT. Taking on the notoriously challenging title role will be tenor Marc Deaton who has appeared all over the world and has made four recordings, including Wagner’s “Tristan {…}
A few weeks ago, I sat in a small theater at the National Opera Center for a preview of some of the works being offered at this year’s New York Opera Fest. While there were both traditional and unique experiences showcased that evening, I was particularly drawn to a powerful moment during which three different people came onstage to perform {…}
Dell’Arte Opera Ensemble just announced its 2017 Opera Festival. Starting on August 12, 2017 and running until August 27, the schedule features 14 full performances, covering ten works, and two fully-staged productions. The 15th annual opera festival opens with two Operatic rarities, Francesco Cavalli’s “La Calisto” andLeos Janacek’s “Prihody Iisky Bystrousky (The Cunning Little Vixen).” The former is about two {…}
As part of the New York Opera Fest, Rhymes with Opera will present “Coping Mechanisms” on May 19 at 8:00 p.m EDT and then again on May 20 at the same time. The production will take place at the 124 Bank Street Theatre for both nights. This will be the final show of Rhymes With Opera’s (RWO) 2016-2017 season. Founding {…}
New Opera NYC is gearing up to present Rimsky-Korsakov’s “The Golden Cockerel” in a rare appearance in NYC. According to the company’s official website, the famed work has not appeared on the New York City stage since 1971 when New York City Opera did it last. Interestingly enough, the opera has also always been sung in French and English. However, {…}
Ardea Arts with the University of Kentucky opera theatre are coming together to present, “Bounce: The Basketball Opera Pop-Up Shows” with performances all around New York City basketball courts. The series will start on May 17 and continue every Wednesday up until June 14. Each week the location of the production will change, but all of them start at begin at {…}
This summer the Skylark Opera will present Mozart’s beloved masterpiece “Don Giovanni.” The new production will a site-specific production in collaboration with Angels & Demons Entertainment and will be set during the Prohibition era, circa 1932. The production will feature Don Giovanni as a nefarious owner of the most popular speakeasy in town. The production will take place at the Minneapolis {…}
For just one night, Operamission presents William Bolcolm’s complete “Cabaret Songs” at The Duplex Cabaret Theatre on May 16 at 9:30 p.m. EST. Countertenor Jordan Rutter will sing all 24 of Bolcolm’s and poet Arnold Weinstein’s cabaret songs, while Jennifer Peterson will play the piano. The New York-based opera singer Jordan Rutter made his opera debut in Operamission’s 2016-2017 season when he {…}
SoBe Arts, in collaboration with the Colony Theatre in Miami, has started work on “Tesla” a Multidisciplinary opera about the life, innovations, and explorations of Nikola Tesla. Ideally, by September, the production will be recorded, videotaped, and edited for worldwide distribution. To finish this project, they have started a Kickstarter campaign page titled “TESLA, a Multidisciplinary Opera.” So far they have {…}
This Sunday, Megan Elizabeth Cook will live-stream her capstone recital for her Certificate in Opera! The live-stream will start at 3:00 p.m. CST, and go until 4:30 p.m. The live-stream will be on Facebook and up for the public to watch. Streaming from the DePaul University Concert Hall in Chicago IL, the soprano will begin her repertoire list with Benjamin {…}
The Miller Theatre at Columbia University will be premiering a major opera in 2018. The opera in question is “Proving Up,” which will get its New York Premiere at the Miller Theatre. The work, with a libretto by Royce Vavrek and music by Missy Mazzoli, will appear in September 2018 using Opera Omaha’s production. “Proving Up” will be featured as {…}