(Photo credit: Lera Kogan) On May 6, 2023 Marshall Opera was named New York City’s newest opera company. Marshall Opera has set a goal to reach and inspire diverse audiences with productions of new and neglected contemporary operas. Mark Shapiro is the Principal Conductor with Jim Schaeffer as the General and Artistic Director. Composers such as Amy Beach, Douglas Moore, {…}
Random Opera Company has announced casting news for its world premiere performances of “Elena e Gerardo.” The company revealed that the opera by Marianna Bottini will feature Kelli-Ann Masterson as Elena, Katie Macdonald as Gerardo, Siân Griffiths as Laura, Rhydian Jenkins as Vittorio, and Martin Lamb as Pietro. Masterson has performed at such companies as the Irish National Opera, Wexford {…}
IN Series Opera is set to bring its 2022-23 season to a close with “CHUCK AND EVA,” a performance that spotlights the Great American Songbook. The event, which will be performed on June 1 and 2, 2023, and then on June 24, will feature works by Chuck Brown and Eva Cassidy from their only album “The Other Side.” “The performance {…}
The Wandsworth Art Fringe is set to premiere “Gaṅgā“ this June. The opera, composed by Jataneel Banerjee, takes a classic tale but retells it from the female perspective. The opera follows the eponymous character, a powerful but helpless goddess, who is born mortal and must break the heart of her beloved Shantanu and keep one of her sons on earth. {…}
The NYU Florence and New York City Opera will partner to bring “The Garden of the Finzi-Continis” to Florence, Italy for two exclusive performances of selected scenes at the historic Villa La Pietra. The performances will star Rachel Blaustein, Won Whi Choi, Brian James Myer, Jason Detwiler, and Dmitry Glivinskiy. The performances will be part of the 17th edition of The {…}
The Curiosity Cabinet has partnered with Fresh Squeezed Opera for the premiere of a groundbreaking jazz opera, “Fizz & Ginger.” The production reunites the critically acclaimed duo of composer/conductor Whitney George and librettist/stage director Bea Goodwin, known for their previous work on their acclaimed opera “Princess Maleine” and radio drama tryptic “In the Throes of Death.” An immersive speakeasy scene {…}
Toronto-based Opera Revue is set to present “Debauchery at the Dakota” on May 31 and June 1, 2023 . The showcase will feature such artists as soprano Danie Friesen, baritone Alexander Hajek, and pianist Claire Elise Harris. They will be joined by guest dancers A’Slayna Von Hunt, Tucker, Bianca Boom Boom, and Thrasher. “The idea for the show happened after {…}
Knoxville’s Marble City Opera is set to present a concert at St. John’s Cathedral. The concert will feature Metropolitan Opera Singer, David Crawford, Executive Artistic Director, Kathryn Frady, and local tenor, Cody Boling. They will be accompanied by pianist Christy Lee and the concert will include a preview of MCO’s upcoming production “Susannah” and a preview of the World Premiere {…}
Lyric Fest will close out its 2022-2023 season with a program entitled “Bewitched.” The showcase, which is scheduled for May 23, 2023 at the Community Center and May 24 at The Academy of Vocal Arts in Philadelphia, will feature mezzo-soprano Suzanne DuPlantis and baritone Brian Major. They will be joined by pianist John Conahan and saxophonist Ron Kerber who will bring {…}
Arkansas’ Opera in the Ozarks will be getting a new theater building courtesy of The Walton Family Foundation. In an official press statement released on the Walton Family Foundation’s official website, the organization revealed that it will provide a $38 million grant to fund the design and construction of the facility. The theater aims to seat 300 people and is {…}
Teatro Grattacielo will present a free performance of Mozart’s Don Giovanni on June 17, 2023 at the Riverside Theater in New York City. The performance, which is directed primarily at disadvantaged and underserved schools and communities in New York, will feature artists from the Teatro Grattacielo and Camerata Bardi Vocal Academy, including Enes Pektas, Lucas Bouk, Ashton Jones, Logan Dooley, {…}