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Heartbeat Opera Releases Virtual Performance of Bernstein Classic

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Heartbeat Opera, based in New York, has created a virtual performance video of the grand finale to Bernstein’s famed “Candide.” And now, the company is sharing the video online. It features over 30 artists, all connected via Zoom. They include Banlingyu Ban, Stanley Bahorek, Sishel Claverie, Sara Couden, Thomas Cannon, Kevin Corte, Tynan Davis, Taylor-Alexis Dupont,  Kelly Griffin, Kristin Gornstein, {…}

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Audra McDonald, Benjamin Appl, Nuria Rial Headline Seattle Symphony Orchestra’s 2020-21 Season

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(Credit: Lars Borges) The Seattle Symphony Orchestra has announced its 2020-21 season. Here is a look at the vocal highlights of the season. The first major vocal highlight of the season will be Audra McDonald performing music from “Porgy and Bess,” “Carousel,” and other notable Broadway tuned alongside conductor Andy Einhorn. Performance Date: Oct. 20, 2020  Soprano  Nuria Rial will take {…}

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Brooklyn Art Song Society to Showcase Music of Grieg & Sibelius

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The Brooklyn Art Song Society is set to present the final performance of its 2019-20 Home Series on March 6, 2020 at the Brooklyn Historical Society.  The performance will shine a spotlight on the music of Edvard Grieg and Jean Sibelius with such performers as soprano Kristina Bachrach, soprano Sarah Brailey, contralto Sara Couden, baritone Brian Mextorf, and pianists Michael {…}

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Brooklyn Art Song Society’s 2019-20 Season To Feature Music of Hagen, Brahms, Canteloube, Grieg, Janácek

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The Brooklyn Art Song Society has announced its 2019-20 season, which will include a total of eight concerts. Everything kicks off with “Roma,” a concert that features Johannes Brahms’ “Zigeunerlieder,” Antonín Dvorák’s “Zigeunermelodien,” Franz Liszt’s “Die Drei Zigeuner,” as well as such violin virtuoso pieces as Maurice Ravel’s “Tzigane,” and Pablo Sarasate’s “Zigeunerweisen.” The concert will feature Tami Petty, Kristin {…}

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American Opera Projects To Present The Stonewall Operas

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Four half-hour long mini-operas inspired by the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Riots will make their world premiere at NYU’s Shubert Theatre and the Stonewall Inn. The four operas performed will conclude NYU’s Stonewall at 50 Series, a collection of panels, performances, events, and discussions commemorating the riots and their legacy. The four operas include “Nightlife” by TJ Rubin and {…}

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Six LGBT Operas To Be Presented By American Opera Projects

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While Pride month is still a month away, six American Opera Project operas are set to take the stage this month. It all begins with Paula Kimper’s “Patience and Sarah,” considered the first mainstream LGBT opera. The work will be showcased by the Hunter Opera Theatre with Susan Gonzalez directing and David Fulmer conducting. Performance Dates: May 9 & 10, {…}

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Opera Lafayette & HeartBeat Opera Join Forces To Co-Produce ‘La Susanna’

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HeartBeat Opera and Opera Lafayette are set to collaborate on a production of “Alessandro Stradella’s oratorio “La Susanna.” The joint production will be the work’s American stage premiere and will be the first co-production for both companies. Moreover, since the performances will take place at Brooklyn’s BAM and Washington DC’s Kennedy Center, each company will be performing in a new {…}

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Heartbeat Opera Announces Halloween Drag Extravaganza

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Heartbeat Opera has announced the launch of its fifth season with the company’s annual Halloween Drag Extravaganza. This year’s show is titled “Dragus Maximus, a homersexual opera odyssey,” and will see three performances, the first taking place on Friday, October 26, at 8:00 pm. That will be followed up with showcases on Saturday, October 27 at 7:00 pm and 10:00 {…}

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Efraín Solis, Aryeh Nussbaum Cohen, Shawnette Sulker Headline West Edge Opera’s 2022 Festival

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West Edge Opera has announced its 2022 summer opera festival. The season kicks off with Händel’s “Julius Caesar” with Aryeh Nussbaum Cohen in the title role. He will be joined by Shawnette Sulker as Cleopatra. Other cast members include Cenk Karaferya, Katharine Pracht, Sarah Coit, Ashraf Sewailam, Glenn Healy, and Jasmine Johnson. Mark Streshinsky directs a production conducted by Christine {…}