The Dallas Opera Announces Participants For 2019 Linda and Mitch Hart Institute for Women Conductors

The Dallas Opera has announced the names of the 12 distinguished professionals (six conductors, three administrators, and four American observers) selected to participate in the fifth annual residency of the Linda and Mitch Hart Institute for Women Conductors at The Dallas Opera. The six conductors selected include Tiffany Chang (USA), Jiannan Cheng (China), Tamara Dworetz (USA), Marta Kluczyńska (Poland), Madeline {…}

May 30, 2019

Opera Meets Film: The Brief Hallucinatory Effect of Verdi’s ‘La Traviata’ in ‘Booksmart’

Opera Meets Film” is a feature dedicated to exploring the way that opera has been employed in cinema. We will select a section or a film in its entirety, highlighting the impact that utilizing the operatic form or sections from an opera can alter our perception of a film that we are viewing. This week’s installment features Olivia Wilde’s comedy {…}

May 30, 2019

Third Eye Theatre Ensemble To Present U.S. Premiere of ‘Stitch’

Third Eye Theatre Ensemble will present the U.S. premiere of Juliet Palmer and Anna Chatterton’s “Stitch” on June 14-15, 2019. “Stitch” is an a cappella opera for three women and three sewing machines. The work had its world premiere in 2018 in Toronto where it received Dora Nominations for Outstanding New Opera and Outstanding Production. The cast for the U.S. {…}

May 30, 2019

Opera Naples To Close Season With ‘The Mikado’

Opera Naples’ Summer Youth Program is set to present Gilbert and Sullivan’s “The Mikado” The operetta is one of the most popular in the repertoire and is a fun-filled comedy for the entire family. The operetta is set to conducted by Louis Dall’Ava of the New York Gilbert and Sullivan Players and Robin Frank. “The Mikado” will star participants of {…}

May 30, 2019

Q & A: Gail R. Gordon On Creating Numi Opera

Few endeavors are more challenging than creating your own opera company. It requires tremendous amounts of research as well as more challenging audience building than other artforms. But that is exactly what Gail R. Gordon did with Numi Opera, her second opera company. She actually created Opera Nova back in 2000 as a venue where her students could develop their {…}

May 30, 2019

Anthony Roth Costanzo, Stephanie Blythe Star In 2019 Resonant Bodies Festival

The Resonant Bodies Festival will return to New York this fall with three unique concert experiences. First off, the festival will feature tenor Anthony Roth Costanzo alongside Charmaine Lee and Jane Sheldon. Costanzo will feature music for voice and piano while Sheldon will bring an original monodrama “Poem for a Dried Up River.” Lee will work with Conrad Tao on {…}

May 30, 2019

Ricky Ian Gordon & Lynn Nottage’s ‘Intimate Apparel’ Gets Premiere Dates At Lincoln Center Theater In 2020

Lincoln Center Theater has announced that it will showcase “Intimate Apparel,” a new opera by Ricky Ian Gordon with a libretto by Lynn Nottage. The opera, which will open on March 23, 2020 (previews are set to open on Feb. 27, 2020) will be directed by Bartlett Sher, who has become a staple at the Metropolitan Opera. “Intimate Apparel” follows {…}

May 29, 2019

Cast Change In Semperoper Dresden’s “Die Tote Stadt.”

The Semperoper Dresden has announced a cast change for Korngold’s “Die Tote Stadt.” The company announced that Aleš Briscein will sing Paul in the performances of May 31 and June 4, replacing Burkhard Fritz, who is ill. The performances will mark the final ones of the run. Briscein is an acclaimed Czech tenor who has performed with the Prague State Opera, {…}

May 29, 2019

Merola Opera Program To Present Schwabacher Summer Concert

The San Francisco’s acclaimed Merola Opera Program is set to begin its 62nd season with a showcase of the program’s rising stars in the Schwabacher Summer Concert. The first concert of the summer series will showcase scenes from “La Rondine,” “Lucia di Lammermoor,” “Die Schweigsame Frau,” “Faust,” and “Il Trovatore.” The first scene of the program will be selections from Act {…}

May 29, 2019

New York Philharmonic Set For World Premiere of ‘Prisoner of the State’

David Lang’s “Prisoner of the State” is set to debut on June 6-8 with the New York Philharmonic under the musical direction of Jaap van Zweden. The opera will star soprano Julie Mathevet as The Assistant, Alan Oke as The Leader, and Jarrett Ott as the Prisoner. Finally, Eric Owens will play the role of The Jailor. The work is {…}

May 29, 2019

Kristina Mkhitaryan & Adriana Gonzalez Lead Opera National De Lorraine’s 2019-20 Season

The Opéra National de Lorraine has announced its 2019-20 season featuring six productions. For the purpose of this article, we will only concentrate on the opera productions. Opera Reyer’s “Sigurd” gets a concert performance with Peter Wedd, Jean-Sebastien Bou, Jerome Boutillier, Nicolas Cavallier, Catherine Hunold, and Camille Schnoor. Frederic Chaslin conducts. Performance Date: Oct. 14 & 17, 2019 David Hermann {…}