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Interviews
Q & A: Timothy Long on Modern Opera Audiences, Shorter Works & Education
Timothy Long is a recognized conductor, pianist, and composer who is the Artistic and Music Director of Opera at the Eastman School of Music at the University of Rochester and an assistant conductor at the Metropolitan Opera. Throughout his career, he has attempted to redefine opera for modern audiences by breaking traditional stereotypes and making performances shorter, more diverse, and {…}
Q & A: HAUI™ Discusses Shedding Light on Underrepresented Figures Through Art
(Photo credit: Michael Cooper) Canadian-based mixed media artist, director, and librettist HAUI™ (he/they) uses his platforms to explore the intersections of race, gender, identity, and sexual orientation and to amplify underrepresented themes, myths, and histories. HAUI™ is published by Playwrights Canada Press and has collaborated with leading arts organizations such as Canadian Opera Company, CBC, Aboriginal Peoples Television Network, Stratford {…}
Q & A: Michael Fabiano on Being Self-Driven & His Responsibility as an Artist to Serve His Craft
(Photo: Diego Bendezu) Acclaimed American tenor Michael Fabiano, of Italian descent, has performed in leading opera houses throughout the world, including extensively at the Metropolitan Opera, San Francisco Opera, Teatro Real of Madrid, Berlin Staatsoper, Teatro Liceu, Vienna Staatsoper, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Royal Opera House in London, Teatro alla Scala in Milan, Teatro San Carlo in Naples, and Paris {…}
Indie Opera
On Site Opera to Close After 12 Years
On Site Opera has announced it is closing after 12 years. In a press release, the company said, “On Site Opera will bring its extraordinary 12-year journey to a close this winter as New York’s acclaimed trailblazer in site-specific and immersive opera productions. Since its founding in 2012, the company has redefined opera by creating intimate, accessible productions in unconventional {…}
Nathan Felix’s ‘Glory Gone’ to Get Showcase at Radius Center
Nathan Felix’s “Glory Gone” will get a performance at the Radius Center in San Antonio on March 1, 2025. The showcase will feature soprano Kathryn Piña as Gloria the Pop Singer, tenor Kevin Arratia-Diaz as The Obsessed Photographer, mezzo-soprano Olivia Gronenthal as The Super Fan, soprano Fabiola Quezada as News Reporter Vivian Loder, and soprano Jenna Winslow as the Music {…}