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Wexford Festival Opera to Premiere ‘What Happened to Lucrece’ & Its 3 Different Endings

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The Wexford Festival Opera is set to premiere “What Happened to Lucrece,” a unique opera experience with multiple endings. The opera is set to stream between Oct. 13-15 and each night will offer up a different conclusion to the work. The opera was created during the COVID-19 lockdown by composer Andrew Synnott as part of the company’s “Waiting for Shakespeare… {…}
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Wexford Festival Opera Announces First-Ever Factory Participants

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The Wexford Festival Opera has announced the first-ever participants of the Wexford Factory. The factory is a two-week academy that aims to mentor young singers through masterclasses from international artists and professionals including famed tenor Juan Diego-Flórez, Irish soprano Celine Byrne, Ernesto Palacio of the Rossini Opera Festival, and Dmitry Vdovin, head of the Bolshoi’s Young Artist program. Additionally, Veteran {…}
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Santa Fe Opera Names 85 Members of 2025 Apprentice Program for Theater Technicians

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The Santa Fe Opera has announced the names of 85 members of its 2025 Apprentice Program for Theater Technicians. The technicians were selected from over 1,000 national and international applications, with nine of the apprentices coming from New Mexico. The apprentices will work with the company’s production staff of world-class designers, technicians, and skilled crafstpeople from around the world. They {…}
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Santa Fe Opera Announces the Members of the 2024 Apprentice Program for Theater Technicians

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(Photo credit: Kristin Hullihan) Santa Fe Opera has released the names of the 82 members of its 2024 Apprentice Program for Theater Technicians. Each season, Santa Fe Opera’s technical apprentices perform essential backstage functions within one of eight distinct crews: Audio/Visual, Costumes, Electrics, Production/Music Services, Properties, Scenic Art, Stage Operations and Wigs and Makeup. The crews carry out daily changeovers {…}
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Virginia Opera to Stage Innovative ‘Das Rheingold’ at Topgolf

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Virginia Opera tees off its season with performances of a condensed version of Wagner’s “Das Rheingold” at Topgolf Virginia Beach on Sept. 12, 2021, and at the venue’s Richmond location on Sept. 19. The condensed “Rheingold,” adapted by Jonathan Dove and Graham Vick, and directed by Mary Birnbaum, will be performed amphitheater-style, with the driving range bays turned into box {…}
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Will Liverman, Janinah Burnett & Vittorio Prato Lead New CD/DVD Releases

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This week audiences will get a chance to hear a number of solo albums, including a cross-over album. And what’s more, there is also a fashion opera on offer. Here is a look at this week’s new releases. Songs From Far Away Vittorio Prato releases his first CD-Book on Illiria. The book is dedicated to Francesco Paolo Tosti and Prato {…}

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