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Opera Elect Announces Virtual World Premiere of Felix Jarrar’s ‘The Oval Portrait’

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Boise, Idaho’s Opera Elect has announced the Feb. 21, 2021 virtual world premiere performance of composer/pianist Felix Jarrar’s “The Oval Portrait,” featuring baritone Andrew Jurden and pianist Chad Spears. Based on Edgar Allan Poe’s short stories, “Life in Death” and “The Oval Portrait,” Jarrar’s micro opera relates the story of a painter’s descent into drug-induced madness. Jarrar’s score and Jurden’s {…}
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Felix Jarrar & Bea Goodwin to Stream Virtual Benefit Concert for Artist Relief Tree

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Long time collaborators pianist/composer Felix Jarrar and lyricist/librettist Bea Goodwin have announced “Looking: a Jarrar/Goodwin Benefit for Artist Relief Tree” The event, scheduled for Thursday, January 21 at 7:00 p.m. EST features tenor Josh Kaneklides and soprano Caroline Spaeth. The performance will stream on Jarrar’s YouTube Channel and is free to watch. Donations are encouraged with 25 percent of the {…}
IndieOpera

Felix Jarrar to Debut ‘The Jarrar Trio’ with Virtual Boston Premiere of ‘The Ulster County Songbook’

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Composer/pianist Felix Jarrar has announced his first 2021 concert with the virtual Boston premiere of his song cycle, “The Ulster County Songbook” on January 15 at 7:30 p.m. EST. “The Ulster County Songbook” will showcase the composer’s new ensemble, The Jarrar Trio, comprising Jarrar, tenor Fran Daniel Laucerica, and baritone Gray Leiper. Besides writing the music for “Songbook,” Jarrar served {…}
IndieOpera

Composer/Pianist Felix Jarrar & Friends to Conclude 2020 Virtual Performances With Holiday Special ‘Felix Navidad’

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Composer/Pianist Felix Jarrar will wrap his virtual performances for 2020 with a filmed recording of “Felix Navidad” on Wednesday, December 23, at 7:30 p.m. EST. The holiday special will stream on ​the composer’s YouTube channel​. “Felix Navidad” features soprano Théodora Cattarel, mezzo-soprano JoAnna Pope, and bass-baritone Joseph Beutel. Beutel garnered a 2021 Grammy® Award nomination in the Best Choral Performance {…}
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Composer/Pianist Felix Jarrar Presents ​’Too Hot to Handel: A Virtual Messiah Part One’

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It’s the holiday season, a time when performances of Handel’s “Messiah” are a long-standing tradition. But with the world in the grip of a second wave the COVID-19 pandemic, music organizations large and small have looked for new ways to perform the work safely. Composer/Pianist Felix Jarrar’s “Too Hot to Handel: A Virtual Messiah Part One” is one such undertaking. {…}
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Helios Opera’s Modular Opera Project Presents Felix Jarrar & B.L. Foxley’s “Stardust”

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Helios Opera’s second project to emerge from their Modular Opera Project (MOP) is Felix Jarrar and B.L. Foxley’s monodrama “Stardust.” The world premiere is scheduled for December 4 at 8:00 p.m. ET, with affinity groups co-hosting future screenings. The creatives behind “Stardust” form an entirely BIPOC team. Using a variety of media and musical forms, “Stardust” explores issues of racial {…}
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Felix Jarrar & Bea Goodwin to Preview New Collaboration ‘Hindsight: Behind the Lens’

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Composer Felix Jarrar and librettist Bea Goodwin are set to take audiences behind the scenes of their latest collaboration “Hindsight: Behind the Lens” on Sept. 30, 2020. The Zoom event, which kicks off at 8 p.m., will preview the duo’s new crime opera which focuses on the events leading up to the Leopold and Loeb trial. Audiences will get a {…}
IndieOpera

Felix Jarrar Presents ‘Treasure Chest: A Social Distancing Salon’ Virtual Recital

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Award-winning composer Felix Jarrar kicks off fall 2020 with “Treasure Chest: A Social Distancing Salon.” The virtual recital will stream on Jarrar’s YouTube channel on Sunday, October 18, at 5:00 p.m. ET. “Treasure Chest” features soprano Kirsten Kunkle performing art songs written by Jarrar with text by librettist/lyricist Bea Goodwin. Included in the program is the premiere of the soprano {…}
IndieOpera

Felix Jarrar to Present ‘Nurturing Nature During Quarantine: a social distancing salon’

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Composer and pianist Felix Jarrar will to present “Nurturing Nature During Quarantine: a social distancing salon” on May 31, 2020 at 5 p.m. EDT. The virtual recital will feature sopranos Marina Harris and Julia Taylor as well as mezzo-soprano Allison Gish performing alongside Jarrar. The performance will feature standard operatic and art song repertory as well as the premiere of {…}

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