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Frederica Von Stade, Jake Heggie Headline Jonathan Palant’s ‘Artistry Today’

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Jonathan Palant, the director and founder of the Dallas Street Choir and the Credo Community Choir, has launched “Artistry Today,” an online education platform for artists. Every week, Palant, who is also Associate Professor and Director of Choral Activities at the University of Texas at Dallas, is launching a 30-minute Facebook Live event modeled on James Lipton’s iconic “Inside the {…}

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Opera in the Time of COVID: Jake Heggie, Iconic Opera Composer of ‘Dead Man Walking,’ ‘Moby Dick’

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(Credit: Frances Marshall) “Opera in the Time of COVID” is an interview series in collaboration with photographer Frances Marshall of Marshall Light Studio. We talk to notable figures from around the opera world to get their perspective on how they feel these challenging times may change opera’s present and future. Jake Heggie is one of the renowned opera composers of {…}

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Jake Heggie, Lori Laitman Headline Music of Remembrance’s Streaming Service

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Music of Remembrance has launched a series of weekly online programs in light of having canceled its upcoming major concerts this coming May. The series kicked off on Monday April 20 and runs through May 24, 2020, though a press release has indicated that the company plans to update the streaming slate through July. All performances can be streamed directly {…}

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Music of Remembrance Ends 22nd Season with Music of Jake Heggie

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Music of Remembrance will end its 22nd season with music by Jake Heggie. The concert, set for May 17, 2020 at Seattle’s Illsley Ball Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, will feature a double bill of rare works by the composer and librettist Gene Scheer. Up first on the program will be “Intonations: Songs from the Violins of Hope,” which {…}

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A Jake Heggie Premiere & ‘The Flying Dutchman’ Among Top 5 Operas To See This Weekend in North America

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(Credit: Louise Leblanc) There are a lot of modern works in this weekend’s lineup, but they are mixed in with two repertory staples that feature exciting new productions and unique up-and-coming talent. Here are our Top five operas to see this weekend in North America. Festival Opéra de Québec – The Flying Dutchman The Wagner opera opened last week as {…}

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Artist Profile: Jake Heggie, A Major American Composer of 21st Century Opera

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Jake Heggie is one of the significant opera composers of the 21st century. Born on March 31, 1961, Heggie grew up in Columbus, Ohio and started studying the piano at age seven. After his father’s suicide in 1972, Heggie began writing music and his family relocated to the San Francisco Bay area. He studied at the UCLA for both his {…}

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Welsh National Opera Announces Freedom Season Featuring Jake Heggie & Menotti

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The Welsh National Opera has announced “Freedom,” a season of operatic works with complementary panel discussions, talks, community engagement and an exhibition of immersive reality artwork exploring the themes of human rights, justice, and political imprisonment. Curated by Artistic Director David Pountney, the season is set to present every element of the performing company from the WNO Chorus and Orchestra through {…}

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Jake Heggie & Gene Scheer’s ‘It’s A Wonderful Life’ To Have San Francisco Opera Premiere

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The San Francisco Opera is set to present the West Coast premiere of “It’s a Wonderful Life” by composer Jake Heggie and librettist Gene Scheer in nine holiday-season performances. The opera, scheduled to be performed from Nov. 17 through Dec. 9, is a co-production between San Francisco Opera, Houston Grand Opera and the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music and {…}

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Merola Opera Program’s New Advisory Council to Feature Susan Graham, Deborah Voigt, & Jake Heggie

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The Merola Opera Program has announced that it will establish a new Advisory Council. Per a press release, the council will be made up of “leaders in  the field of opera performance, young artist training, arts administration, performing arts, and philanthropy.” These leaders will include San Francisco Opera General Director Emeritus David Gockley,  mezzo-soprano Susan Graham, composer Jake Heggie; Seattle Opera General Director {…}