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Music of Remembrance to Tour Jake Heggie & Gene Scheer Double Bill

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Music of Remembrance is set to tour Jake Heggie and Gene Scheer’s double bill throughout the U.S. this Spring. “Another Sunrise” and “For a Look or a Touch” will get performances in Seattle, San Francisco, and Chicago throughout May. First up is a stop at Benaroya Hall in Seattle on May 21. That will be followed up by a performance {…}
Reviews, Stage Reviews

CAL PERFORMANCES 2022 Review: Sunday in the Park with Jamie Barton & Jake Heggie

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On April 3, 2022, CAL PERFORMANCES presented “Sunday in the Park,” a musical celebration that filled the heart, mind, and soul for nearly two hours. Two artists of exceptional talent—Jamie Barton, mezzo-soprano extraordinaire and noted American composer and pianist Jake Heggie—offered a program ranging from Schubert and Brahms to Price and Heggie himself. The concert was a sheer and satisfying delight {…}
IndieOpera

City Opera Online Premieres Jake Heggie’s ‘At the Statue of Venus’

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City Opera Online has released a performance of “At the Statue of Venus.” The opera, written by Jake Heggie and Terrence McNally, stars soprano Robyn Dreidger-Klassen and pianist Terrence Dawson. “An attractive woman waits in a museum by a statue of the Goddess of Love to meet a man she has never seen. Her thoughts and emotions are a jumble {…}
IndieOpera

Walnut Creek Festival Opera to World Premiere ‘A Jake Heggie Triptych’

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On August 13, 2021, Walnut Creek’s Festival Opera is set for the world premiere of “A Jake Heggie Triptych.” The East Bay-based opera company will present the unique works as a result of General Director Zachary Gordin’s long-standing relationship with the composer. The “Triptych” features three of Heggie’s song cycles reimagined as fully-staged chamber operas bound by the common theme {…}
IndieOpera

Festival Opera to Celebrate Jake Heggie During 30th Anniversary Season

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The Festival Opera in Walnut Creek, California has announced that it will celebrate its 30th anniversary season with the world premiere of “A Jake Heggie Triptych.” The work, which will be directed by Mark Foehringer and conducted by Bryan Nies, is set to take place on August 13 and 15, 2021 at the Hofmann Theatre at the Lesher Center for {…}
News, Streaming

San Francisco Opera Guild to Present ‘Changing. An Evening with Frederica von Stade & Jake Heggie’

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San Francisco Opera Guild will present a virtual livestream event “Life. Changing. An Evening with Frederica von Stade & Jake Heggie.” The event will take place on April 28 and will feature Frederica von Stade, Jake Heggie, and San Francisco Opera Guild students, alumni, and teachers. The artists will share inspiring stories and uplifting songs while celebrating music’s power to change {…}
IndieOpera, Streaming

Music of Remembrance to Spotlight Works by Jake Heggie & Gene Scheer

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Music of Remembrance has announced that it will present special new productions of two works by Jake Heggie and Gene Scheer. First up will be “For a Look or a Touch,” a work that addresses the Nazi persecution of members of the gay community. The production will be directed by Erich Parce and will star Jarrett Ott and Curt Branom. {…}
Opera Wiki

Opera Profile: Jake Heggie’s ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’

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(Photo: Karen Almond/Houston Grand Opera) Jake Heggie’s “It’s a Wonderful Life” serves as an operatic successor to the beloved 1946 Frank Capra film of the same name. The libretto, written by Gene Scheer, tells the familiar holiday story of George Bailey’s life crisis and redemption as based on the original text, a short story called “The Greatest Gift” by Philip {…}
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Nicholas Phan, Jake Heggie Headline San Francisco Performances’ ‘Sanctuary Series’

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San Francisco Performances has announced its “Sanctuary Series,” which will stream for free online between June 25-July 16, 2020. The series will consist of four concert showcases. “Throughout many periods of challenge and change in human history, we have sought refuge and retreat. From cloisters and cathedrals to mountain tops and forests, we look for places to find sanctuary from {…}

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