Lawrence Edelson, Artistic and General Director of Opera Saratoga, has announced the appointment of Amanda Robie to the company’s leadership staff as Managing Director. In a press release, Edelson noted that Robie has extensive experience in the opera field, having worked with such companies as the Boston Lyric Opera as the Production Operations Manager. She was also an Apprentice Artist {…}
The Fort Worth Opera has announced the names of the five composer and librettist teams whose unpublished works have been selected for the company’s seventh annual new works series, Frontiers. This year the operas selected were composer and librettist Steven Aldredge’s “The Hatfield-McCoy Triptychs,” composer Paul Fowler and librettist Andrew Flack’s “Behold the Man,” composer and librettist Brian Rosen’s “Death {…}
The most important thing in the opera, according to Robert Wilson, is the last second. And this sounds really convincing. But is this enough? Is the last second enough to win the audience’s hearts when you’re about to present your new and very distinctive production of Puccini’s classic at an opera house that is not as advanced, as it happened {…}
“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 will take a look {…}
The Chicago Opera Theater has been given a $30,000 grant from the National Endowment for Arts and a $15,000 civic practice grant from Opera America’s Opera Fund. The grant from the National Endowment is for the company’s upcoming production of “Moby Dick,” which opens on April 25, 2019. The grant was one of 972 that were award from 1,605 applicants. {…}
“Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg” is undeniably one of the biggest operas in the canon and any undertaking is an ambitious proposition that only the largest of opera companies undertake. But Fulham Opera is stepping up to the challenge and preparing to showcase four performances of Wagner’s comic gem on August 9, 11, 14, and 17 at the Greenwood Theatre in {…}
Opera Columbus has announced that it will be partnering with Capital University to create Opera Columbus Capital University Resident Artist Program. The residency, which kicks off in the fall of 2019 and runs through the spring of 2020, will enable artists to join Opera Columbus and perform roles in a wide range of performance opportunities. Moreover, those artists will teach {…}
Soprano Julia Bullock will take the charge of hosting a wide range of opera content on the newly formed ALL ARTS broadcast channel and streaming platform. ALL ARTS is a new arts platform from WNET that offers free streaming to viewers. The channel will launch its opera content with the Théâtres des Bouffes du Nord’s production of “Katia Kabanova.” The {…}
Denyce Graves, born on March 7, 1964, is one of the iconic American mezzos of the late 1900s. She was born in Washington D.C. and graduated from the Duke Ellington School of the arts in 1981. Then she studied voice at the Oberlin Conservatory, followed by the New England Conservatory. She would then work further at the Wolf Trap Opera {…}
The Florida Grand Opera has announced its 2019-20 season, celebrating its 79th anniversary with four productions. Casting has not been announced for the operas but the season does include one Florida premiere. The season opens with Mozart’s “Don Giovanni,” the story of world’s greatest lover. As described by the FGO, “This masterwork is a brilliant combination of an engrossing story {…}
The Arena di Verona has announced its casting for its star-studded 97th annual festival. La Traviata Four sopranos will share the leading role of Violetta Valéry, including Aleksandra Kurzak, Irina Lungu, Lisette Oropesa, and Lana Kos, while four tenors will share the role of Alfredo Germont, including Pavel Petrov, Vittorio Grigolo, Raffaele Abete, and Stephen Costello. Leo Nucci, Simone Piazzola, {…}