New York City Opera to Present Concerts at Bryant Park

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Bryant Park Picnic Performances has announced the 2024 season which will feature the New York City Opera. “Picnic Performances aims to make New York City’s extraordinary arts and culture accessible to everyone,” Dan Fishman, Bryant Park’s Vice President of Programming told OperaWire. “Take any means of public transportation, grab a free blanket, and enjoy world-class artists. Without the barriers of {…}

Reviews, Stage Reviews

Metropolitan Opera 2023-24 Review: Fire Shut Up in My Bones

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Perhaps it was the eclipse, an event typically devoid of human influence, yet on the evening of April 8, 2024, it seemed to cast an otherworldly aura over Terence Blanchard and Kasi Lemmons’ production of “Fire Shut Up in My Bones.” The production premiered at Opera Theatre of Saint Louis in 2019 before moving to the Met to sold-out audiences {…}

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Marshall Opera to Present Second-Ever ‘Oral History Project Concert’

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Marshall Opera has announced its next “Oral History Project Concert.” Scheduled for April 27, 2024, the showcase will feature 10 composers joining forces with 10 young singers to present new works and interviews. “I am proud to honor the legacy of Richard Marshall who has done so much to advance the cause of contemporary opera in the United States. With {…}

Behind the Scenes, Interviews

Q & A: Conductor Nicole Paiement on Championing Rare Works at San Francisco’s Opera Parallèle

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Photo credit: Cory Weaver Opera Parallèle was founded in 2007 by conductor Nicole Paiement to develop and produce contemporary opera. It continues to pioneer the commissioning of new works and exploring underperformed musical creations and landscapes. Coming up in April 2024, Opera Parallèle (OP) joins with SFJAZZ to present “Birds & Balls,” a program of multimedia opera, pairing two short {…}

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Opéra National de Paris Review 2024: The Exterminating Angel

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Photo credit: Agathe Poupeney-OnP Thomas Adès’s “The Exterminating Angel” is one of the most successful contemporary operas of the century. Beyond its many productions—the Parisian one being the best of them all—, the opera quickly entered the symphonic repertoire with a very well-crafted symphonic suite. The opera, based on Luís Buñuel’s homonymous film, follows its source material: more than a {…}

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The Atlanta Opera Review 2024: A Midsummer Night’s Dream

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Photo credit: Raftermen “Toi toi toi, y’all,” intones the attractive, Southern-inflected t-shirt at The Atlanta Opera’s pop-up gift shop. An apt tagline for a company having outgrown regional status, still honoring its roots in this de facto capital of the American South. Like Atlanta—now the sixth most populous metropolitan area in the United States, having recently edged past Philadelphia and {…}

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Opera Southwest to Present ‘Beyond Carmen’

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Opera Southwest is set to present “Beyond Carmen.” The performance, scheduled for April 13 and 14, 2024, will feature mezzo-soprano, flautist, and percussionist Audrey Babcock and guitarist and percussionist Andrés Vadin as they explore an homage to Bizet’s famed opera and her musical roots. “With Beyond Carmen we will explore her Sephardic roots, singing in Ladino or ‘Judeo Spanish,’ similar {…}

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Four Essential Operas by Women Composers

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(Photo credit: Christophe-Abramowitz) Throughout time, women have routinely been at the bad end of the deal when it came to composing, performing, or really anything that has to do with music. However, as we now know that didn’t mean women composers, performers, critics, and everything in between didn’t exist. Actually, the opposite! Composers like Hildegard von Bingen, Barbara Strozzi, Clara {…}

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Opera Profile: Igor Escudero’s ‘I, Claudius’ Trilogy

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“I, Claudius” and “Claudius the God“ is a trio of operas composed by Spanish composer Igor Escudero and librettist Pablo Gómez during 2019 on the theme of two Roman rulers, Augustus and Claudius, as well as the dynamics of the Julio-Claudian family. The opera’s initial began in 2014 following the eponymous BBC TV series. The opera premiered at the Miguel {…}

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New York City Opera to Present Concerts at Bryant Park

Metropolitan Opera 2023-24 Review: Fire Shut Up in My Bones

Marshall Opera to Present Second-Ever ‘Oral History Project Concert’

Q & A: Conductor Nicole Paiement on Championing Rare Works at San Francisco’s Opera Parallèle

Opéra National de Paris Review 2024: The Exterminating Angel

The Atlanta Opera Review 2024: A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Opera Southwest to Present ‘Beyond Carmen’

Four Essential Operas by Women Composers

Opera Profile: Igor Escudero’s ‘I, Claudius’ Trilogy