Top 5 Operas To See This Weekend (1/5-7, 2018): Clay Hilley, Isabel Leonard, & Felix Jarrar Share Stage With Met Opera

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The opera season has quieted down around much of the US and Canada, but the city that never sleeps, and other towns, still have a wide range of opera offerings. Not all of them are staged productions as there are two recital offerings worth your time! Wagner Society of New York – Clay Hilley in Recital Up-and-coming tenor Clay Hilley {…}

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Felix Jarrar’s Song Cycle ‘Songs Of The Soul Beams’ Set For World Premiere

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On Sunday, June 4, 2017, at 8 PM in the BAM Fisher Hillman Studio, award-winning song cycle “Songs of the Soul Beams” by Felix Jarrar and Brittany Goodwin will be presented at Brooklyn Academy of Music. The song cycle won two prizes from 2017 Sparks Wiry and Cries songSLAM and Brooklyn College Conservatory, Songs of the Soul Beams. The new experimental {…}

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The Jarrar and Brea Duo to Present ‘Women + Life + Freedom’

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NYC-based composer and pianist Felix Jarrar will team up with soprano Maria Brea and other guest artists, including violinist Adam von Housen, for a benefit concert on March 15th at 7:00 pm in Stuytown. The concert is free, but donations collected will go to Amnesty International through their website. The money will support the organization’s campaign to investigate violence in Iran. {…}

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Barn Opera Announces October Surprise: The World Premiere of Jarrar-Goodwin’s ‘Patience & Pearl’

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Frequent collaborators, composer Felix Jarrar and librettist Bea Goodwin, continue their string of operatic works with “Patience and Pearl,” a micro-opera relating the story of Pearl Curran, a historical 20th-century medium with the ability to channel the words and poetry of the supposed spirit of Patience Worth. The filmed performance, scheduled for October 31 at 8:00 p.m. ET, is a {…}

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New York Opera Fest 2018 Review – Tabula Rasa: Jarrar-Goodwin Team Transcends Genre with New Work

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As New York’s 2018 Opera Fest rolls along, audiences in the city have been able to enjoy works new and old as presented by over 20 opera companies. Weaving the old and new together is “Tabula Rasa,” a jazz-inspired opera by composer Felix Jarrar, librettist Bea Goodwin, and presented by the Cantanti Project. “Tabula Rasa” follows American artist Man Ray {…}

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Delaware Valley Opera Company 2023 Review: The Stronger, Cavalleria Rusticana, and I Pagliacci

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Credit: Julie Smith Delaware Valley Opera Company (DVOC) presented a unique triple-bill on August 13, 2023, which included the Philadelphia debut of Misha Dutka’s “The Stronger.” This was accompanied by Mascagni’s “Cavalleria Rusticana” and Leoncavallo’s “I Pagliacci.” The operas were performed at the Venice Island Performing Arts & Recreation Center in Philadelphia. It’s no small job to showcase three operas {…}

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Q & A: Venezuelan Soprano Maria Brea on Singing at the Metropolitan Opera in ABT’s ‘Like Water for Chocolate’

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(Photo Credit: Eliana Brea) For two-plus hours, the American Ballet Theatre’s “Like Water for Chocolate” takes the audience member on a rapturous journey about star-crossed lovers, Tita and Pedro, struggling with death and loss over the course of half a century. The work, choreographed by Christopher Wheeldon and with music by Joby Talbot, is an adaptation of the iconic novel {…}

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Vino Theater Review 2023: ‘A Ghost’s Endeavor’

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Countertenor James M. Brown brought together a talented group of young artists to perform “A Ghost’s Endeavor,” a recital that included music from the Baroque to today. The performance was held in the Vino Theater in Brooklyn, New York. The building is a communal area that comprises several levels and a black box theater. From the outside, the nearly block-long {…}

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Barn Opera Announces New Production of Ariadne auf Naxos

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Brandon Vermont’s BARN OPERA has announced a new production of R. Strauss’ comedic opera, “Ariadne auf Naxos,” set to be staged on Sept. 16 and 17, 2022, at The BARN OPERA House in Brandon, Vermont. The show marks the return of live performances for the company. Artistic Director Joshua Collier’s innovative production keeps with the company’s inventive takes on opera {…}

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Top 5 Operas To See This Weekend (1/5-7, 2018): Clay Hilley, Isabel Leonard, & Felix Jarrar Share Stage With Met Opera

Felix Jarrar’s Song Cycle ‘Songs Of The Soul Beams’ Set For World Premiere

The Jarrar and Brea Duo to Present ‘Women + Life + Freedom’

Barn Opera Announces October Surprise: The World Premiere of Jarrar-Goodwin’s ‘Patience & Pearl’

New York Opera Fest 2018 Review – Tabula Rasa: Jarrar-Goodwin Team Transcends Genre with New Work

Delaware Valley Opera Company 2023 Review: The Stronger, Cavalleria Rusticana, and I Pagliacci

Q & A: Venezuelan Soprano Maria Brea on Singing at the Metropolitan Opera in ABT’s ‘Like Water for Chocolate’

Vino Theater Review 2023: ‘A Ghost’s Endeavor’

Barn Opera Announces New Production of Ariadne auf Naxos