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Rockwood Music Hall 2021-22 Review: Felix Jarrar’s ‘Too Hot to Handel’

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Photo credit:  360 of Opera/Diego Valdez There are two certainties during the holiday season: Santa and countless performances of Händel’s “Messiah.” The two collided on Saturday, Dec. 11, 2021, when composer and pianist Felix Jarrar brought his subversive rendition of Part one of the baroque masterpiece to Rockwood Music Hall, this on the same day as the infamous bacchanal that {…}
Behind the Scenes, Interviews

Q & A: Composer Felix Jarrar and BARN Opera’s Creative Team on ‘Cask of Amontillado’

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Prolific young composer and pianist Felix Jarrar’s ninth opera will premiere virtually on Oct. 31, 2021, and in keeping with the Halloween season, his latest chamber opera is based on an Edgar Allan Poe story. This time around, Jarrar’s libretto is an adaptation of “The Cask of Amontillado” which relates the tale of a quest for a bottle of Spanish {…}
IndieOpera

Emerging Artists Theatre to Present Felix Jarrar’s ‘Mother Goose’

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Emerging Artists Theatre is set to present Felix Jarrar’s “Mother Goose” at the TADA! Theater in New York on Oct. 5 and 6. The opera, which had its world premiere in late 2019, tells the story of Leonora Goosling, the keeper of the Mother Goose Inn and Suites, and her unique guests from numerous famed fairy tales. The opera will {…}
IndieOpera, Streaming

Felix Jarrar and Thomas Barrett Blakeley’s Chamber Opera ‘Washington Square’ Releases on Apple Podcasts

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Composer/pianist Felix Jarrar and lyricist/librettist Thomas Barrett Blakeley have announced the digital release of Act one of “Washington Square” exclusively on Apple Podcasts. Act two of the opera will be available later in 2021. The chamber opera, based on Henry James’ novel of the same title, is Jarrar’s tenth operatic work and a first for Blakeley. The libretto relates the {…}
IndieOpera

/kor/ productions to Present ‘PRIDE’ Featuring Songs by Felix Jarrar

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Chicago-based /kor/ productions kicks off the first production of its 2021-22 hybrid season with “PRIDE” on June 24, 2021, at 8:00 pm EDT. This virtual event will feature world premieres of new songs written by award-winning composer Felix Jarrar, and performed by soprano Tracy Cox and bass-baritone Joseph Beutel. In a press release, /kor/ noted that the songs written for “PRIDE” experiment with {…}
IndieOpera, Streaming

Composer / Pianist Felix Jarrar to Present ‘The Tell Tale Heart’ Virtual Workshop

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Composer Felix Jarrar is set to present a virtual piano / vocal workshop of his upcoming opera “The Tell Tale Heart” on Sunday, April 25, 2021. The opera is based on the famed story by Edgar Allan Poe and will star soprano Savannah Greene as the Narrator alongside baritone Aaron Stepanek, soprano Hannah Madeleine Goodman, contralto Allison Gish, and tenor {…}
IndieOpera, Streaming

Composer / Pianist Felix Jarrar to Premiere ‘Change Comes in Full Glory’ Featuring Cantata – ‘The Unsleeping Ones’

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Composer/pianist Felix Jarrar, along with soprano Caroline Spaeth, mezzo-soprano Eugenia Forteza, and La Cuarta Productions is set to premiere “Change Comes in Full Glory” on Sunday, April 11, 2021, at 5:00 p.m. EDT. The program features a cantata entitled “The Unsleeping Ones,” as well as two additional pieces penned by Jarrar. The concert will stream on the Sparrow Live platform. {…}
IndieOpera, Streaming

Composer/Pianist Felix Jarrar to Present Excerpted Virtual Concert Production of ‘The Fall of the House of Usher’

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To mark the fifth anniversary of composer/pianist Felix Jarrar’s second opera, “The Fall of the House of Usher,” Jarrar, will present production excerpts in concert form on Friday, March 26 at 7:00 P.M. The concert will stream on the composer’s YouTube channel. Billed as a “snapshot” of the opera, the concert features soprano Caroline Spaeth as Lady Madeline Usher, tenor {…}
IndieOpera, Streaming

Composer Felix Jarrar & Soprano Samantha Nahra to Present ‘She’s So Lucky: A St. Patrick’s Day Liederabend’

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If you’re looking for a safe way to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day, join composer/pianist Felix Jarrar and soprano Samantha Nahra as they present “She’s So Lucky: A St. Patrick’s Day Liederabend.” The showcase begins at 8:00 P.M. EDT on March 17. Each song will be presented as a music video and paired with a gluten-free drink to celebrate the beauty {…}

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