(Credit: Eliana Brea) Hogfish is set to present “Conflict, Passion, and Reflection,” a musical program featuring composer-pianist and composer Felix Jarrar as well as sopranos Maria Brea and Cynthia López-Pérez. The performance is part of the company’s Farm To Stage series and will take place on July 12, 2023 at Wolfe’s Neck Farm’s Mallet Barn in Portland, Maine. “‘Conflict, Passion, {…}
On Oct. 28, 2023, Teatro Grattacielo is set to present Spontini’s “La Vestale.” The opera will star Indra Thomas as Giulia, Thomas Kinch as Licinio, Tahanee Aluwihare as La Gran Vestale, Kyle Oliver as Cinna, Eric Lindsey as Il Sommo Sacerdote, Rick Agster, and Hyunsoon Kim. They will be joined by the Teatro Grattacielo Orchestra under the musical direction of {…}
Light Opera of New Jersey (LONJ) has been awarded a $10,000 Challenge America grant by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA). The grant aims to support LONJ’s initiative of providing no-cost tickets to underserved communities in central and northern New Jersey, which accounts for 10 percent of the total tickets. “We are thrilled to receive this grant and launch {…}
The Pasadena Tournament of Roses Association will host a performance by Pacific Opera Project on July 29, 2023. The concert, which will take place on the lawn of the Tournament House in Pasadena, California will feature tenor Arnold Livingston, baritone Ben Lowe, soprano Oriana Falla, and contralto Emely Geller. They will perform selections from renowned works such as “Rigoletto,” “Carmen,” {…}
Chautauqua Opera and Institution has announced plans for its future as it continues to go through financial hardship. Per an official press statement, “like many performing arts organizations industry-wide, they are navigating challenges and uncertainties as the field emerges from the COVID-19 pandemic. This is a period of deep reflection about the future of opera in America, including at Chautauqua {…}
UrbanArias has announced that it will be suspending activities in the near future. The company took to social media to make the announcement with co-founder and General Director Robert Wood, and President Susan Derry writing an open letter about the decision. The letter notes that the company is taking a break to “search for a new model for our company, {…}
Opera on Tap (OOT) has announced that it has received a major grant from Infosys Foundation USA. The grant will be used to fund an addition to the Playground Opera program, “Opera Maker Lab,” a space that allows the organization’s education team to work with Makers and STEM-based educators to help introduce students to STEM/STEAM through operatic means. Per an {…}
Arkansas’ TheatreSquared (T2) is set to undergo a change in leadership this fall. Per an official announcement, longtime Executive Director/Producer Martin Miller will step down from his current role. Since he took over the role in 2009, T2‘s revenues exceeded expenses, growing from $160,000 to $7.5 million annually. “Co-leading TheatreSquared has been a privilege, a joy, and an ever-rewarding adventure,” {…}
Maine’s Hogfish has unveiled its 2023 program slate. The company will showcase “Harmonies of diversity” which includes new works by women of color, members of the LGBTQ+ community, and French-Canadians. The showcase will star such artists as Matthew Anchel, Aj Paramo, Performance Dates: July 7, 2023 “Latinx Perspectives” will feature Rachel Hurtado Dunbar, Amelia Rose Estrada, Gabriel Hernandez, and Cynthia {…}
On July 2, 2023, Canadian company Opera Revue will continue its run of “Ontario Place For(d) All.” This new parody, with lyrics by Alexander Hajek, is set to the duet “Crudel! Perche Finora” from “The Marriage of Figaro.” It is performed by Hajek, along with Danie Friesen, and Claire Elise Harris, who also provides piano accompaniment. The work lampoons the {…}
Opera at Artpark, celebrating its 50th season, will inaugurate its new opera program with Orff’s masterpiece “Carmina Burana,” in a presentation by La Fura Dels Baus. The performance, which will take place at the Artpark Mainstage Theater on Saturday, July 29, 2023, at 8:00 p.m., will be directed and designed by Carlus Padrissa. It will feature the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra {…}