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2018 Spoleto Festival To Feature US Premieres Of ‘Pia de’ Tolomei’ & ‘Tree Of Codes’

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The Spoleto Festival has announced its 2018 festival, which will include three operas including two U.S. premieres. Donizetti’s “Pia de’ Tolomei” will make its premiere on May 27, 2018, in a collaboration with Teatro di Pisa, Teatro del Giglio di Lucca, and Teatro Goldoni di Livorno with Andrea Cigni directing the opera. Lidiya Yankovskaya, music director of the Chicago Opera Theater {…}
Behind the Scenes, Interviews

Q & A: Composer Daron Hagen, Orson Welles & the Biggest Train Set Ever

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Orson Welles is one of the most fascinating figures of the past century, his art among the most influential of all time. But one of the things few people know about Welles is that he was as much concerned about process as he was about the final result. In fact, some of his films, most notably “F for Fake” examines {…}
Cardiff Singer of the World, News

BBC Cardiff Singer of the World Competition 2017 Preview: Richard Tucker Grant Winner John Chest To Show Off Vibrant Baritone

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It’s been a big 2017 for US baritone John Chest. Not only did he become a father, but he won a Richard Tucker Career Grant and he is now slated to make waves at the BBC Cardiff Singer of the World Competition. Short Bio: Chest graduated from the Chicago College of Performing Arts at Roosevelt University. During his time there {…}
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The Crypt Sessions To Preview Kevin Puts and Mark Campbell’s ‘Elizabeth Cree’

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The Crypt Sessions Season 2 continues on May 31, 2017, with a preview of “Elizabeth Cree.” The new work was composed by the Pulitzer Prize-winning team of composer Kevin Puts and librettist Mark Campbell and is slated to have its world premiere Sept. 14, 2017, as part of Opera Philadelphia’s inaugural fall festival.  Puts will accompany mezzo-soprano Daniela Mack, who will create the title role {…}
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Weekend Preview (USA) – 2/17-19: Patricia Racette’s ‘Salome’ & Stewart Copeland’s ‘Invention of Morel’ Open

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Prepare yourself for two high profile premieres this weekend on opposite sides of the country. On Saturday, the Los Angeles Opera lifts the curtain on “Salome” starring Patricia Racette in the role that she dominated at the Metropolitan Opera. Regarding her performance OperaWire wrote, “she dominated the stage in one of her greatest achievements on the Met stage.” Another major {…}
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Music of Remembrance to Present 50th World Premiere

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(Photo credit: Terry Lorant) Music of Remembrance (MOR) is set to present its 50th world premiere with “The Dialogue of Memories” by Tom Cipullo and Howard Reich. The new opera is based on Reich’s “The Art of Inventing Hope: Intimate Conversations with Elie Wiesel.” “The Dialogue of Memories” joins that lineage, inspired by Reich’s front-page reporting on his mother Sonia’s {…}
Behind the Scenes, Interviews, Stage Spotlight

Q&A: Will Liverman on ‘Factotum: The Groom & Glow Lounge’ at Governor’s School for the Arts

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(Photo credit: GSA) Will Liverman is one of the great baritones of his time performing at the Metropolitan Opera, Seattle Opera, Atlanta Opera, Minnesota Opera, Tulsa Opera, and Santa Fe Opera. In the midst of his run as Figaro in Rossini’s “The Barber of Seville” at Houston Grand Opera, Will Liverman took time to talk with OperaWire about “Factotum: The {…}
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Will Liverman & DJ King Rico Announce World Premiere of ‘Factotum: Groom & Glow Lounge’

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Will Liverman and award-winning producer, DJ, and multi-genre artist DJ King Rico are set to present a brand new version of their critically-acclaimed soul opera “The Factotum.” The production will be shown at for the students of The Governor’s School for the Arts on May 1 and 2, 2026 at Wells Theater in Norfolk, VA. Titled “Factotum: Groom & Glow Lounge,” {…}

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