American Symphony Orchestra Unveils 2023-24 Season

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The American Symphony Orchestra has unveiled its plans for the 2023-24 season. “As we prepare for our 62nd season, I am energized by our ongoing ability to renew live orchestral music as a vital force in contemporary American culture,” said Music Director Leon Botstein in an official press statement. “Now that we have emerged from the major restrictions of the pandemic, the ASO continues {…}

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New Orleans Opera Association Receives Major Grant from NEA for ‘Blue’

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The New Orleans Opera Association (NOOA) has received a $25,000 award from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) to support the southern premiere of Jeanine Tesori and Tazewell Thompson’s “Blue.” The production by the New Orleans Opera Association is one of 1,130 projects selected nationwide for funding in the second round of Grants for Arts Projects in the fiscal {…}

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Metropolitan Opera 2022-23 Review: Champion

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Terence Blanchard and Michael Cristofer’s “Champion” made its Met Opera premiere on April 10, 2023 to a nearly sold-out crowd. Just entering the main lobby, you were met with a 10-minute line to pick up tickets. But most importantly, you could feel the buzz in the space, a massive, diverse audience, ready to take in what is undeniably a major {…}

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Lisette Oropesa, Laquita Mitchell, Kenneth Overton, Katrina Galka, Yongzhao Yu Star in New Orleans Opera Association’s 2023-24 season

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(Credit: Steven Harris) New Orleans Opera Association has announced its 2023-24 season. “The New Orleans Opera Association is proud to bring another robust season of opera to our beautiful city – the North American birthplace of the art form,” said Clare Burovac, General and Artistic Director, in an official press statement. “Incredible stories will be told through well-loved classics, new {…}

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Detroit Opera 2022-23 Review: The Valkyries

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On September 17, 2022, the newly renamed Detroit Opera, formerly Michigan Opera Theatre, mounted the first production of their 2022-2023 season. What Detroit Opera (DO) presented was nothing short of unique. Marketed as a “one-night miracle” by the Los Angeles Times, DO’s digitally enhanced retelling of Act three of Wagner’s “The Valkyries,” the second in his four-opera epic “The Ring {…}

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PBS to Broadcast Ricky Ian Gordon & Lynn Nottage’s ‘Intimate Apparel’

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PBS has announced that it will start broadcasting Ricky Ian Gordon’s “Intimate Apparel” as part of its Great Performances series. The showcase, which premiered on Sept. 23, 2022 on PBS will also be viewable on the PBS Video App and the company’s official website. The opera, which is set in Manhattan in 1905, follows the story of an African American {…}

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Tulsa Opera to Broadcast 2021 Performance of ‘Greenwood Overcomes’

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On June 4, 2022, the Tulsa Opera will broadcast its 2021 performance “Greenwood Overcomes” which commemorated the 100th anniversary of the Tulsa Massacre. The showcase, which will be presented via public media stations on June 4 and then will stream on-demand on CRB Classical starting on June 5, featured works by 23 living Black composers, performed by Black artists. Performers {…}

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Metropolitan Opera 2021-22 Review: Elektra

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(Credit: Ken Howard / Met Opera) This is a review of the April 1st performance, the opening night of this production’s first revival at the Metropolitan Opera. To stage a successful production of Strauss’ “Elektra” is a monumental feat all its own, but to do it with such sophistication and finesse as the Metropolitan Opera’s Friday night performance is herculean. {…}

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Toledo Opera to Present Virtual Dialogue with Creators of ‘Blue’

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Toledo Opera has announced that it will be presenting a virtual dialogue with the creators of “Blue” in anticipation of the company’s presentation of the work this summer. The virtual event, which is scheduled for Feb. 2, 2022 at 6:30 p.m. local time, will feature a dialogue with composer Jeanine Tesori and librettist Tazewell Thompson. The conversation will be moderated {…}

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American Symphony Orchestra Unveils 2023-24 Season

New Orleans Opera Association Receives Major Grant from NEA for ‘Blue’

Metropolitan Opera 2022-23 Review: Champion

Lisette Oropesa, Laquita Mitchell, Kenneth Overton, Katrina Galka, Yongzhao Yu Star in New Orleans Opera Association’s 2023-24 season

Detroit Opera 2022-23 Review: The Valkyries

PBS to Broadcast Ricky Ian Gordon & Lynn Nottage’s ‘Intimate Apparel’

Tulsa Opera to Broadcast 2021 Performance of ‘Greenwood Overcomes’

Metropolitan Opera 2021-22 Review: Elektra

Toledo Opera to Present Virtual Dialogue with Creators of ‘Blue’