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Arizona Opera to Present World Premiere of ‘Frankenstein’

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The Arizona Opera is set to perform the world premiere of Gregg Kallor’s “Frankenstein.” The opera will be part of the company’s McDougall RED Series and is based on the iconic novel by Mary Shelley. The production will star Edward Parks, Terrence Chin-Loy, Katherine Beck, Gordon Hawkins, Armand Delgado, Andrew Stuckey, Brad Bickhardt, Melissa Solomon, and Chelsea Rose Neiss. Clinton Smith {…}

Behind the Scenes, Interviews

Q & A: Greg Kallor on Creating the ‘Frankenstein’ Opera

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This past week, the Arizona Opera presented the world premiere of Greg Kallor’s second opera “Frankenstein.” Kallor is a composer and pianist whose first opera “The Tell-Tale Heart” will be performed at the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center. He has also collaborated Dover and Escher String Quartets and Tuesday Musical and has also performed in recital at Carnegie Hall. {…}

Behind the Scenes, Interviews

Q & A: Gregg Kallor on ‘Frankenstein’ and Making a Positive Difference in His First Opera

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Gregg Kallor’s “Frankenstein” is commissioned by Arizona Opera and will make its world premiere in October 2023 with performances in Phoenix and Tucson. This opera in two acts; adapted from Mary Shelley’s novel, brings to the surface humanity’s dire need for greater empathy. Composer and librettist Gregg Kallor in collaboration with director Sarah Meyers, dramaturg Cori Ellison and conductor Nicole {…}

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Alex Amsel Named Associate Conductor of Phoenix Symphony

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The Phoenix Symphony has announced that Alex Amsel will be the company’s new Associate Conductor. A graduate of Peabody Conservatory, Amsel was most recently the Resident Conductor for the Houston Grand Opera and spent three seasons as Assistant Conductor for the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra. He has also worked with such organizations as the Aspen Music Festival, National Repertory Orchestra, {…}

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Composer Michael Hersch Announces Premiere of New Opera & Other Works

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Composer Michael Hersch has announced a series of new premieres during the 2023-24 season. First up will be a program featuring soprano Ah Young Hong that features the world premiere performances of “sapped from me broken,” “across, in grief and detail,” and “Miserere mei Domine.” She will be joined by violinist William Overcash and bassoonist Ben Roidl-Ward. This showcase is {…}

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Tête à Tête: The Opera Festival Announces 2023 Lineup

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Tête à Tête: The Opera Festival announced the full lineup of performances for 2023. The festival runs from Aug. 29-Sept. 12. Here’s what the 2023 Opera Festival will offer audiences. Laura Reid presents a song cycle of hope using recorded sounds, voices, and instruments. Inspired by Emily Dickinson’s poem, “Hope is a thing with Feathers,” contemporary writers Ahed Al Hamwi, {…}

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The Phoenix Symphony & Musicians Reach One-Year Agreement

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On June 26, 2023, The Phoenix Symphony and its musicians, members of Professional Musicians of Arizona, American Federation of Musicians, Local 586, reached a new contract, which will be effective until Nov. 2, 2024. The new contract features a 35-week season with a 2.5 percent increase in weekly compensation as well as the creation of an insurance task force comprised {…}

Interviews, Stage Spotlight

Q & A: Venezuelan Soprano Maria Brea on Singing at the Metropolitan Opera in ABT’s ‘Like Water for Chocolate’

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(Photo Credit: Eliana Brea) For two-plus hours, the American Ballet Theatre’s “Like Water for Chocolate” takes the audience member on a rapturous journey about star-crossed lovers, Tita and Pedro, struggling with death and loss over the course of half a century. The work, choreographed by Christopher Wheeldon and with music by Joby Talbot, is an adaptation of the iconic novel {…}