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Justin Austin & Jacqueline Echols Headline ‘Our Song, Our Story’

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Composer Damien Sneed and performers Justin Austin and Jacqueline Echols will headline “Our Song, Our Story” on Feb. 10, 2023 at the Kennedy Center Terrace Theater. The showcase, which aims to honor operatic legends Marian Anderson and Kessye Norman, will feature performances of music by major African American composers Margaret Bonds, Harry T. Burleigh, Richard Smallwood, and Sneed, as well {…}

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Damien Sneed, Justin Austin & Jacqueline Echols Star in Opera Theatre of Saint Louis Concert

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The Opera Theatre of Saint Louis is set to present Damien Sneed‘s concert “Our Song, Our Story.” The concert will highlight well-known operatic arias, art songs, and spirituals. The solo and duet performances will pay homage to two iconic Black singers, Marian Anderson and Jessye Norman. Repertoire includes works by Händel, Mozart, Puccini, Verdi, Strauss, Gershwin, Margaret Bonds, Harry T. {…}

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Pocket Opera 2022 Review: No Love Allowed

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Comic? Sassy? Wagner? In English? That’s what’s on offer with Pocket Opera’s “No Love Allowed,” a bright, energetic revival of Richard Wagner’s second opera, “Das Liebesverbot.” The production features a translation by the company’s beloved founder, Donald Pippin,  as directed by Stage Director Nicholas A. Garcia, and with music conducted by Jonathan Khuner. In this work, the Sorcerer of Bayreuth {…}

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Italian Academy for Advanced Studies to Premiere ‘Being Ariodante’

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The Italian Academy for Advanced Studies at Columbia University will present “Being Ariodante” on May 13-14, 2022. The opera, which was written by American composer Jonathan Dawe, will be conducted by Benjamin Grow and stars Bryce McClendon, Dickie Hearts, Sydney Anderson, Richard Pittsinger, Cree Carrico, Vako Gvelesiani, Gil Sweeney, and Chris Burns. “Jonathan Dawe’s new opera explores the intersections between gender, sexuality, and ability in contemporary Glasgow,” said director Mari Moriarty in an {…}

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Opera Meets Film: How Peter Weigl Explores Dvorak’s ‘Rusalka’ on Video

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We all know Disney’s rendition of “The Little Mermaid,” and are familiar with its transformation of Hans Christian Anderson’s oft-disturbing 1837 fairy tale into a heartwarming, family-friendly story of love and adventure. The original narrative is far more Wagnerian than Mozartian in dramatic tenor, due to Anderson’s synthesis of intense pathos with virtuous rebirth. In the Disney version, Ariel—who is {…}