Pittsburgh Opera To Present ‘Moby Dick’ For The First Time

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The Pittsburgh Opera will presents Jake Heggie’s acclaimed “Moby-Dick” for the first time. As part of the company’s initiative to bring new, American operas, the Pittsburgh Opera will showcase the work in March. Based on the famous novel of the same name by Herman Melville, the opera will be showcased in a co-production with the Utah Opera. OperaWire’s review noted, “Jake Heggie’s {…}

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Angela Meade, Leah Crocetto & Steve Jobs Headline Seattle Opera’s 2018-19 Season

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The Seattle Opera has announced its 2018-19 season featuring five fully staged works. The season opens on August 11, 2018, with George Gershwin’s “Porgy and Bess.” Angel Blue stars as Bess alternating with Elizabeth Llewellyn while Alfred Walker and Kevin Short will alternate the role of Porgy. Lester Lynch and May Elizabeth Williams round out the cast. Francesca Zambello directs the {…}

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Atlanta Opera To Showcase Second Annual ‘From Opera to Opry: Liquor, Love and the Lord’

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The Atlanta Opera is slated to present “From Opera to Opry: Liquor, Love, and the Lord later this year. The showcase, which will take place at The Shakespeare Tavern Playhouse this Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2017, in collaboration with ADA Ovations. The holiday concert enters its second year after a successful showcase in Dec. 2016. The program is written by baritone {…}

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Central City Opera’s 2017 Summer Festival Kicks Off With Classic Operas

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Central City Opera is gearing up to start its 2017 Summer festival, which will begin with a production of Bizet’s iconic “Carmen.” The production kicks off on July 8 and runs for a total of 14 performances, including 10 matinee shows and four evenings. The cast will include Emily Pulley, Adriano Graziani, Angela Mortellaro and Michael Mayes. The production will {…}

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Javier Camarena, Plácido Domingo & ‘Dead Man Walking’ Among Highlights of Teatro Real’s 2017-18 Season

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The Teatro Real has finally announced its 2017-18 season, later than most other organizations. But the company has packed quite a punch for its upcoming showcase, with 13 operas on the docket. It all starts on Sept. 13 with Mozart’s rarely performed “Lucio Silla” directed by Claus Guth. The cast will be led by Patricia Petibon, who will sing five {…}

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Staatsoper Stuttgart to Give the World Premiere of ‘Dora’

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Staatsoper Stuttgart is set to give the world premiere of Bernhard Lang and Frank Witzel’s new opera, “Dora.” The main character, Dora is in her mid-twenties and stuck in the sheltered surroundings of her family. In her relentless search for direction Dora resorts to calling upon the devil, and the story unfolds with Lang’s rhythm-driven music as her accomplice. The {…}

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The Dallas Opera Launches New Streaming Platform

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The Dallas Opera (TDO) has announced the launch of its new subscription streaming platform, thedallasopera.TV. The new platform will launch on April 26 and will bring together TDO’s full catalogue of existing video content which ranges from full opera productions to musical conversations and original opera-themed sit-com style episodes to artist-hosted series. The new streaming platform will feature two Original {…}

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North Carolina Opera to Stage World Premiere of ‘Family Secrets: Kith and Kin’

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The North Carolina Opera is set to present the world premiere staged production of “Family Secrets: Kith and Kin” by Daniel Thomas Davis. Performances are slated for Feb. 15-16, 2018 at the Burning Coal Theatre at the Murphey School. The work was originally commissioned for soprano Andrea Edith Moore, who will star in the production. The opera features texts from {…}

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North Carolina Opera To Perform World Premiere Staging Of ‘Family Secrets: Kith And Kin’

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On Feb. 15 and 16, 2018, North Carolina Opera presents the world premiere staged production of “Family Secrets: Kith and Kin” by composer Daniel Thomas Davis. The work, which was commissioned for soprano Andrea Edith Moore, who is also the featured performer, brings together original music by Davis, and newly commissioned texts from seven internationally acclaimed Southern authors (Allan Gurganus, Randall {…}

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Pittsburgh Opera To Present ‘Moby Dick’ For The First Time

Angela Meade, Leah Crocetto & Steve Jobs Headline Seattle Opera’s 2018-19 Season

Atlanta Opera To Showcase Second Annual ‘From Opera to Opry: Liquor, Love and the Lord’

Central City Opera’s 2017 Summer Festival Kicks Off With Classic Operas

Javier Camarena, Plácido Domingo & ‘Dead Man Walking’ Among Highlights of Teatro Real’s 2017-18 Season

Staatsoper Stuttgart to Give the World Premiere of ‘Dora’

The Dallas Opera Launches New Streaming Platform

North Carolina Opera to Stage World Premiere of ‘Family Secrets: Kith and Kin’

North Carolina Opera To Perform World Premiere Staging Of ‘Family Secrets: Kith And Kin’