Exploring Three Operas Based on LGBTQ+ Relationships from History

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Over the years, opera has come to embody an artform that represents all shades of the human experience. From the traditional to the abstract, every form of love that can be expressed on earth has come to the operatic stage to live. One of those shades is the love shared between those belonging to the LGBT+ community. Some of the {…}

Behind the Scenes, Interviews

Q & A: Creators Brian Irvine & Netia Jones on their Opera ‘Least Like The Other’

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In July 2019, Irish National Opera premiered “Least Like The Other” at the Galway International Arts Festival to a raft of fabulous reviews. The short opera, which lasts approximately 70 minutes, is an intensely disturbing work that explores the brutal and life-destroying system that led to Rose Kennedy having a lobotomy at the age of 23. She was born into {…}

Interviews, Stage Spotlight

Q & A: Baritone Ben McAteer On His Current Role As Malatesta For INO’s Production Of ‘Don Pasquale’ & His Approach To Performing Opera

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(Photo:Robert Piwko ) Only a matter of weeks ago, OperaWire reviewed Wexford Festival Opera’s production of Félicien David’s neglected opera “Lalla-Roukh,” in which the Northern Irish baritone Ben McAteer caught the attention with a beautifully sung and brilliantly acted performance in the role of Baskir. The review noted that he had “a real flairfor the comic, with his timing invariably {…}

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Opera Prelude to Celebrate World Opera Day With Conference

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Opera Prelude is set to gather together dozens of internationally renowned opera professionals on World Opera Day. The conference on Oct. 25 will be for OperaWorks, an exciting conference and professional development day designed to help talented young performers starting out in their careers. There will be a series of morning sessions for singers, run by experts from every area {…}

Interviews, Stage Spotlight

Q & A: Deirdre Masterson Talks About Her Career As Opera Singer, Teacher, Recording Artist, Voice Therapist & New CD

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(Photo: House of Photography – Mark Ivory) There can be few singers with such a diverse and impressive CV as that of the Irish soprano Deirdre Masterson. Having made her stage debut at the age of 12 in the role of the Spirit in Purcell’s “Dido and Aeneas” and followed the usual training programs, she seemed destined for a successful {…}

Interviews, Stage Spotlight

Q & A: Jade Phoenix on her Experience with Wexford Festival Opera’s Factory & on her Debut as Giulietta

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One of the successes of this year’s Wexford Festival Opera was undoubtedly the Wexford Factory, a program of masterclasses introduced by the festival’s artistic director Rosetta Cucchi aimed at developing young talent. The participants are also given the opportunity to sing in an opera on the main stage during the afternoon, replacing the 60 to 90 minute opera short productions, {…}

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Randall Shannon Named Executive Director of Wexford Festival Opera

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Wexford Festival Trust has announced the appointment of Randall Shannon as their new Executive Director of Wexford Festival Opera. The decision, made on September 9, 2021, comes following an international recruitment campaign. Shannon started his career as orchestral musician in London before going into administration; he has served Chief Executive positions with companies such as the Irish Chamber Orchestra, Opera {…}

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Conor Mitchell Plans to Present Harvey Weinstein Opera

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The Belfast Ensemble has announced its plans to stage “The Trial of Harvey Weinstein: An Opera.” The work, which is about the Manhattan trial of the disgraced Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein will be staged in Northern Ireland in September with plans for a New York City premiere. In an interview with the New York Post Conor Mitchell said, “There are {…}

Behind the Scenes, Interviews

60 & 50 – Scottish Opera’s Jane Davidson, Karen MacIver & Allan Dunn on the Company’s Anniversary, Education & Outreach

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Scottish Opera turns 60 next year, and this year marks the 50th anniversary of its Outreach and Education program, arguably the longest-standing formal company outreach of its kind in the opera world. The department’s activities range from Paisley’s 2018 “Pagliacci”—performed in a tent with a community choir, and for which designer Tim Meacock won the Best Designer Award at the {…}

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Exploring Three Operas Based on LGBTQ+ Relationships from History

Q & A: Creators Brian Irvine & Netia Jones on their Opera ‘Least Like The Other’

Q & A: Baritone Ben McAteer On His Current Role As Malatesta For INO’s Production Of ‘Don Pasquale’ & His Approach To Performing Opera

Opera Prelude to Celebrate World Opera Day With Conference

Q & A: Deirdre Masterson Talks About Her Career As Opera Singer, Teacher, Recording Artist, Voice Therapist & New CD

Q & A: Jade Phoenix on her Experience with Wexford Festival Opera’s Factory & on her Debut as Giulietta

Randall Shannon Named Executive Director of Wexford Festival Opera

Conor Mitchell Plans to Present Harvey Weinstein Opera

60 & 50 – Scottish Opera’s Jane Davidson, Karen MacIver & Allan Dunn on the Company’s Anniversary, Education & Outreach