LA-based Mission Opera is set to present “The 13 Clocks” on June 10 & 11, 2022. The work, composed by David Avshalamov, tells the story of a mysterious prince who goes on a mission to rescue a princess from an evil Duke who stole her as a baby. The performance will feature a live orchestra and stars Gabriel Manro, Chris {…}
UPDATE: The company reached out to OperaWire to note that due to inclement weather conditions, the opening performance has been moved to May 28 and another show has been added on Sunday, May 29. The article, as originally published, follows. Opera Praktikos is set to launch its inaugural production on May 27 and 28, 2022. The company, which was founded {…}
ChamberQUEER will celebrate NYC’s Pride Week with its pride festival titled, “Part of The Future Is…” Events will take place on June 10 and 12 and be held at National Sawdust. Both ChamberQUEER and National Sawdust strive to highlight historically underrepresented LGBTQ+ people in western classical music by collaborating with today’s queer artists. The works to be presented are written, {…}
River City Opera is returning to live events for the first time in two years. The company has announced that it will present “Sunday Funday with Riverside Opera” on June 12, 2022 at Bingo Beer Co in Richmond, Virginia. The showcase will star soprano Vanessa Naghdi, mezzo-soprano Mia Athey, tenor Jonathan Kaufman, and baritone Jake Stamatis as they present songs {…}
On May 20, 2022, Cerise Jacobs’ activist opera company, White Snake Projects, rolled out a Special Access Early Release of the company’s “Tutti Remote” software at OPERA America’s Opera Conference 2022 in Minneapolis. The software is meant to facilitate live performance from remote locations via internet, with high-quality audio synced to less than a millisecond, and is being offered for {…}
The Beaumaris Festival is set to premiere Lisa Logan and David Peimer’s “A Silver Spoon” on July 1, 2022. The chamber work is the first to explore the relationship between Princess Diana and Dodi Al Fayet, focusing on two criminals who have a plan to steal Diana’s jewels from an upcoming royal exhibition. The opera will star Maggie Cooper as Diana {…}
On June 8, 2022, French May Arts Fest will present the Hong Kong premiere of Jacques Offenbach’s “Pomme d’Api.” This one-act, comic operetta will be directed by Peter Gordon and music directed by Marco Iannelli, starring soprano Etta Fung, tenor Chen Yong, and baritone Isaac Drosca; they will be accompanied by pianist Hsu Wei-en. The production resets the drama in {…}
Toronto City Opera is set to present a new production of “Cavalleria Rusticana” this June. The production, which will open on June 2 and runs through the 5th, will focus on the time period between 1951 and 1961 when over 300,000 Italians emigrated to Canada. The opera will star Corey Arnold as Turiddu, Angela Maria Sanchez as Santuzza, Andrey Andreychik {…}
The American Opera Project has announced a series of programs showcasing 11 short operas about reproductive rights. “Losing Control,” which will be presented in collaboration with the NYU Tisch School of the Arts’ Opera Lab, will take place on May 26 and 27, 2022. The works include Sean Havrilla and Peyton Marion’s “Inside;” Danny Ursetti and Vaibu Mohan’s “The Life {…}
The little OPERA theatre of ny is joining forces with the National Black Theatre and Harlem Opera Theater to present “American One Acts, a preview concert” on June 3, 2022. The showcase, which will take place at Merkin Hall at Kaufman Music Center, will be directed by Philip Shneidman and conducted by Gregory Hopkins. Audiences will highlight from the company’s {…}
Soprano Ema Katrovas will headline a recital at the Minnesota-based Schubert Club during the 2022-23 season. The soprano will join forces with pianist Chouinard on May 16, 2023, for a program entitled “Writing My Way Into Music.” The showcase will follow curator and narrator Patricia Hampl’s journey through music and her lifelong passion for Czech composers including Dvorak and Janacek, {…}