‘Works & Process’ To Preview Glimmerglass Festival Premieres

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Works & Process at the Guggenheim is set to present “Glimmerglass Festival New Works” on May 22, 2022. The showcase will feature excerpts from numerous works that are set to appear at the Glimmerglass Festival’s upcoming 2022 edition. Among the works that will be previewed are Damien Geter and Lila Palmer’s “Holy Ground;” Ken Ludwig’s “Tenor Overboard;” Kamala Sankaram and {…}

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Pittsburgh Opera and National Opera House Announce New Partnership

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Pittsburgh Opera and the National Opera House have announced a long-term programmatic and strategic partnership. The National Opera House is the steward of the legacy of the National Negro Opera Company, the first African-American opera company in the United States and was founded in Pittsburgh by Mary Cardwell Dawson in 1941 and operated until her death in 1962. The House, {…}

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Latonia Moore, Christine Goerke, Gabriella Reyes, Denyce Graves, Raehann Bryce-Davis, Reginald Smith, Jr. Headline Washington National Opera’s 2022-23 Season

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The Washington National Opera has announced its 2022-23 season. The season kicks off with Brenna Corner’s production of “Il Trovatore” starring Latonia Moore, Raehann Bryce-Davis, Gwyn Hughes Jones, Christopher Maltman, and Ryan Speedo Green. Michele Gamba conducts. Performance Dates: Oct 22 – Nov. 7, 2022 Next up is Strauss’ “Elektra” with Christine Goerke in the title role. The cast also {…}

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Glimmerglass Festival Announces 2022 Season

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The Glimmerglass Festival has announced its 2022 season, which will mark Artistic & General Director Francesca Zambello’s 12th and final season in her leadership role with the company. The season will mark the return of the festival to its main hall for after presenting this past summer’s performances completely outdoors in the aptly named festival, “Glimmerglass on the Grass.” The {…}

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Richard King Mellon Foundation Makes Major Donation to Preserve Home of National Negro Opera Company

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(Credit: Lee Paxton) The Richard King Mellon Foundation will donate $ 500,000 to help remodel the former House of the National Negro Opera Company in Homewood, which the National Trust for Historic Preservation recently named it one of the 11 most endangered historic sites in the U.S. The home, once the pride of Pittsburgh, is close to collapse, having been abandoned {…}

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Christine Goerke to Lead The Glimmerglass Virtual Gala on April 7

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(Credit: Arielle Doneson) The Glimmerglass Festival has announced that it will be presenting a special virtual gala on April 7, 2021. The gala will be presented in partnership with Broadway Unlocked and will be hosted by superstar soprano Christine Goerke. Audiences will get a chance to see performances by Glimmerglass artists and other special guests. Finally, there will also be {…}

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Isabel Leonard, Denyce Graves, Eric Owens & Latonia Moore Headline Glimmerglass Festival’s 2021 Season

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The Glimmerglass Festival has announced that it will be moving forward with its 2021 season. The upstate New York festival, which typically performs in its intimate, 915-seat theater, will take place outdoors on a new stage built on the Festival grounds. In a press release Francesca Zambello, Festival Artistic & General Director said, “We have re-imagined the Glimmerglass experience for {…}

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Denyce Graves, Vuvu Mpofu, Emily Richter & Marjorie Owens Lead Pittsburgh Opera’s 2023-24 Season

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The Pittsburgh Opera has announced its 2023-24 season. Opera Rossini’s “The Barber of Seville” opens the season with Lunga Eric Hallam, John McCullough, Stephanie Lauricella, and Musa Nqungwana. Antony Walker conducts the production by Crystal Manich. Performance Dates: October 14, 17, 20, 22, 2023 Kyle Albertson, Marjorie Owens, Daniel O’Hearn, and Leah Heater lead Wagner’s “The Flying Dutchman.” Antony Walker {…}

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‘Works & Process’ To Preview Glimmerglass Festival Premieres

Pittsburgh Opera and National Opera House Announce New Partnership

Latonia Moore, Christine Goerke, Gabriella Reyes, Denyce Graves, Raehann Bryce-Davis, Reginald Smith, Jr. Headline Washington National Opera’s 2022-23 Season

Glimmerglass Festival Announces 2022 Season

Richard King Mellon Foundation Makes Major Donation to Preserve Home of National Negro Opera Company

Christine Goerke to Lead The Glimmerglass Virtual Gala on April 7

Isabel Leonard, Denyce Graves, Eric Owens & Latonia Moore Headline Glimmerglass Festival’s 2021 Season

Denyce Graves, Vuvu Mpofu, Emily Richter & Marjorie Owens Lead Pittsburgh Opera’s 2023-24 Season