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Experiments in Opera Announces its Spring 2024 Season

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Experiments in Opera is set to give four programs during its spring 2024 season. Countertenor Anthony Roth Costanzo takes on the title role in the workshop performance of “Nikola Tesla as summoned by the Honorable Spirits of the Grand Gotham Hotel.” Jennifer Zetlan sings the role of Katharine Johnson, with Amanda Lynn Bottoms as Sissieretta Jones/Djuka Tesla, Timothy Stoddard as {…}

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Works & Process to Present ‘Experiments in Opera: The Lives of Nikola Tesla as summoned by the Honorable Spirits of the Grand Gotham Hotel’

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Works & Process is set to present “Experiments in Opera: The Lives of Nikola Tesla as summoned by the Honorable Spirits of the Grand Gotham Hotel.” The workshop, set for April 15, 2024, at the Guggenheim’s Peter B. Lewis Theater in New York City, will feature music and words by Phil Kline and a story concept by Phil Kline and {…}

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Brooklyn Art Song Society 2023-24 Review: Circles III – The Second Viennese School

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(Photo credit: Catherine Hancock) Brooklyn Art Song Society (BASS) presented “Circles III: The Second Viennese School” on Friday, Dec. 1, 2023 at the First Unitarian Church of Brooklyn. The organization’s season has been a major hit among art song lovers and listeners who might not find a program like this anywhere else, but right here in Brooklyn.  The season began {…}

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Brooklyn Art Song Society to Present ‘Circles III: The Second Viennese’

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Brooklyn Art Song Society is set to continue its 2023–24 season on Dec. 1, 2023, at First Unitarian Church of Brooklyn with “Circles III: The Second Viennese School.” This will be the third of a six-part series exploring connections between composers throughout music history. For this program, the company will present music by Arnold Schoenberg and his students, Alban Berg {…}

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Brooklyn Art Song Society Unveils 2023-24 Season

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The Brooklyn Art Song Society has announced its 2023-24 season. First up is “Circles I: Clara, Robert, and Johannes” which features works by Robert Schumman, Brahms, and Clara Schumann. Performers include Elisabeth Marshall, Katherine Lerner, Gregory Feldmann, Brian Mextorf, Micchael Brofman, and Joel Harder. Performance Date: Oct. 6, 2023 “The Wagnerians” will feature music by Chausson, Duparc, Wagner, and Wolf as {…}

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American Lyric Theater Announces Concert Readings for New Commissions

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American Lyric Theater has announced two upcoming concert readings for its latest commissions. First up is “SHE WHO DARED” by Jasmine Barnes and Deborah D.E.E.P. Mouton. Per the company’s website, “’SHE WHO DARED’ recenters the spotlight on the courageous women who helped desegregate the Montgomery bus system. These Civil Rights pioneers pay homage to the quiet struggle for justice that {…}

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PostClassical Ensemble to Present ‘Entwined: A Double Feature’

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In celebration of the 100th anniversary of Manuel de Falla’s seminal chamber opera “El retablo de maese Pedro,” PostClassical Ensemble will present “Entwined: A Double Feature.” The presentation will be held on April 19 at The Kennedy Center’s Terrace Theater. The concert will feature two separate performances. The evening will be centered around the 100th anniversary of the Spanish comic {…}

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Victory Hall Opera to Center Deaf Performers in Production of ‘Orpheus & Eurydice’

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Virginia’s Victory Hall Opera will present a unique rendition of a classic masterwork spotlighting deaf performers. On March 21, 2023, the company will showcase Gluck’s “Orpheus and Eurydice” at the Old Cabell Hall at the University of Virginia. The work will feature deaf stars Amber Zion and John Maucere as they battle numerous personal challenges at the hands of their {…}

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Musica Sacra Announces 2022 Spring Season

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Musica Sacra has announced its Spring season under Music Director Kent Tritle. Kent Tritle continues Musica Sacra’s history of engagement with new and recent repertoire, featuring the world premiere of “The Name That Never Dies,” a commissioned work by Wang Jie; the “Te Deum” of Arvo Pärt; and Viktor Kalabis’s “Canticum canticorum.” The concert will also include Brahms’s “motet Schaffe {…}