On May 10, 2023, Opera in the Pines will kick off its “Bar Crawl Bohème” tour throughout local venues in Maine. Puccini’s classic opera will be transposed into the modern day, and set within 2019, with an English libretto by Kristine McIntyre and updated by Sable Strout. The cast will be comprised of Maine natives, with sopranos Mary Johnston Letellier {…}
The Universal Song Project is set to present Poulenc’s “La Voix Humaine” on April 15, 2023 at the Mirsaol Grand Lobby on Davis Island in Tampa, Florida. The showcase will star soprano Marina Nuñez and pianist Josh Cessna in a production directed by Karina Camille Parker. “Working on this piece is an honor, as Poulenc creates an intimately complex world {…}
Dell’Arte Opera Ensemble is set to resume its Garden Concerts on April 16, 2023. The showcase, which is set to take place at the Campos Community Gardens in New York City, will star soprano Jenny Ribeiro, soprano Ellen Teufel, and mezzo-soprano Heather Jones. Chris. Fecteau will perform at the piano in a program featuring music by Brahms, Händel, Grieg, and {…}
On Site Opera is set to present “Il Tabarro” between May 14 – 17, 2023. The company will showcase the opera at the historic lightship Ambrose at the South Street Seaport, making the second time the organization partners with the Seaport Museum. “Il Tabarro” will be conducted by Geoffrey McDonald and will feature guest director Laine Rettmer. The cast will {…}
The little OPERA theatre of ny and Harlem Opera Theater are set to present “American One Acts” this May. The showcase, which will take place at the Baruch Performing Arts Center, will be produced in association with National Black Theatre. Audiences will see “Highway 1, U.S.A.” by William Grant Still and Verna Arvey as well as Kurt Weill and Arnold {…}
New York’s Victor Herbert Renaissance Project Live! will present “Cyrano de Bergerac” this April. The company will showcase the operetta on April 25 – 27, 2023. The work will star Matthew Wages as Cyrano, Hannah Holmes as Roxane, Ai Ra as Christian, Sarah Bleasdale, Joanie Brittingham, Keith Broughton, Andrew Buck, Josaphat Contreras, Jack Cotterell, Justin Daley, Jonathan Hare, Karen Mason, {…}
IN Series is set to present John Adams’ “I Was Looking at the Ceiling and Then I Saw the Sky” starting on April 14, 2023. Written by June Jordan, the work presents “events of the 1994 Northridge Earthquake with its searing, compassionate, and prescient exploration of broken justice and migration systems, police violence against young Black men, family border separation and {…}
California-based Opera Neo has announced its 2023 season. The company will kick things off with “Il Barbiere di Siviglia” starring Kyle White, Andrew Morstein, SarahAnn Duffy, Jesús Vicente Murillo, and Steele Fitzwater. Peter Kozma conducts and directs. Performance Dates: April 28 – 30, 2023 The company will present an Aria Gala at The Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center. Performance Dates: {…}
Baritone Keith Phares stars in the new operatic monodrama “Inbox Zero.” Presented by UrbanArias, “Inbox Zero” follows Jackie, a man who falls for an internet get-rich-quick scheme as he tries to provide for his family. Phares is joined by the Inscape Orchestra conducted by UrbanArias Artistic Director Robert Wood. Dennis Whitehead Darling directs. “Inbox Zero” is the most recent UrbanArias {…}
City Lyric Opera is set to present Verdi’s “La Traviata.” CLO’s Artistic and Music Director Michelle Rofrano helms the production from the podium. Rofrano said, “I grew up listening to and loving Giuseppe Verdi’s operas. Over the years I have grown to realize that although there wasn’t vocabulary for it at the time, Verdi was essentially a feminist. He was {…}
Teatro Grattacielo and the Consulate General of Greece in New York will present “The 10 Faces of Maria Callas” on March 17, 2023. The showcase will feature sopranos Sasha Gutierrez, Seongeun Luna Park, Stephanie Rivero, Eun Byoul Song, and Victoria Davis. They will be accompanied by pianist Alla Milchetein and actress Liz Klein. “Maria Callas is one of the 20th century’s most legendary and enduring {…}