With the New York Opera Fest 2018 officially underway, OperaWire will be showcasing small previews for each major participant at the festival, as we did during last year’s event. However, we are doing things a bit differently this year and giving the floor directly to each company to speak to you, the reader, directly. Enjoy! Maybe you’ve had your fill {…}
With the New York Opera Fest 2018 officially underway, OperaWire will be showcasing small previews for each major participant at the festival, as we did during last year’s event. However, we are doing things a bit differently this year and giving the floor directly to each company to speak to you, the reader, directly. Enjoy! Nurturing young operatic writers is {…}
Opera Maine has just announced that it will receive a $2,500 grant from Macy’s for a new initiative, “Opera for All!” Per a press release, the grant will see the company underwrite tickets for those usually unable to attend professional opera performances. Macy’s support will give 100 tickets to nonprofit agencies throughout Maine so that they can, in turn, provide {…}
With the New York Opera Fest 2018 officially underway, OperaWire will be showcasing small previews for each major participant at the festival, as we did during last year’s event. However, we are doing things a bit differently this year and giving the floor directly to each company to speak to you, the reader, directly. Enjoy! At this year’s New York {…}
On April 26 and 27, 2018, Infinite Opera Company took the performing arts to the furthest reaches of the universe with their premiere of “Entanglement! An Entropic Tale.” The work draws on the timeless, operatic theme of forbidden love, this time between electron and positron particles. Librettist and soprano Roxanne Korda said ” This is an opera which describes theories {…}
NYU Tisch, the Brooklyn Museum, and American Opera Projects will present 11 Mini-Operas based on Judy Chicago’s iconic feminist artwork “The Dinner Party.” In May, programs will showcase the 11 original mini-operas inspired by Judy Chicago’s iconic feminist installation “The Dinner Party,” a multi-media work housed in the Brooklyn Museum. The works will be spread out over two evenings. The {…}
With the New York Opera Fest 2018 officially underway, OperaWire will be showcasing small previews for each major participant at the festival, as we did during last year’s event. However, we are doing things a bit differently this year and giving the floor directly to each company to speak to you, the reader, directly. Enjoy! The New York Opera Fest {…}
The Connecticut Lyric Opera and the Connecticut Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra will present Verdi’s “Aida” throughout the state. The company will showcase the Verdi masterpiece with an international cast that includes Israeli Soprano Frederique Bosz and Lithuanian Jūratė Svedaite as Aida, Daniel Juarez as Radames, Russian contralto Galina Ivannikova as Amneris, Metropolitan Opera star Stefan Szkafarowsky and Steven Fredericks as Ramfis, Ivan Conrad {…}
With the New York Opera Fest 2018 officially underway, OperaWire will be showcasing small previews for each major participant at the festival, as we did during last year’s event. However, we are doing things a bit differently this year and giving the floor directly to each company to speak to you, the reader, directly. Enjoy! Ever wish that opera wasn’t {…}
Dell’Arte Opera Ensemble has announced its 2018 summer festival dedicated to works by Mozart and Salieri. Starting on August 11, 2018, and running until August 26, the festival will feature 13 performances of two fully-staged operas, a scenes program, and an intimate recital to be presented in the intimate black-box space of La MaMa Theatre. Mozart’s “Don Giovanni” opens the festival {…}
With the New York Opera Fest 2018 officially underway, OperaWire will be showcasing small previews for each major participant at the festival, as we did during last year’s event. However, we are doing things a bit differently this year and giving the floor directly to each company to speak to you, the reader, directly. Enjoy! At the core of the {…}