Metropolitan Opera Announces ‘Breaking The Waves’ At BAM in 2020

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(Credit: Marylene Mey) The Metropolitan Opera and Brooklyn Academy of Music have announced a collaboration to present Missy Mazzoli’s “Breaking the Waves.” The opera will be performed starting on June 23- 30, 2020 with Sydney Mancasola as Bess McNeill, Wallis Giunta as Dodo, and Duncan Rock as Jan. The Metropolitan Opera announced that Yannick Nézet-Séguin will conduct the opera with {…}

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MasterVoices & Beth Morrison Projects To Present NY Premiere of Rock-Opera ‘Iron & Coal’

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(Source: PrototypeFestival.org) MasterVoices is set to perform Jeremy Schonfeld’s rock-opera “Iron & Coal” on Jan. 10 and 11 at the Gerald W. Lynch Theater at John Jay University in New York. The performances will represent the New York premiere for the work. The rock-opera, which relates the Holocaust experience endured by Schonfeld’s family, features tenor Daniel Rowan alongside, Rinde Eckert, {…}

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Cerise Jacobs and Julian Wachner’s ‘REV. 23’ To Make New York Premiere

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Cerise Jacobs and Julian Wahner’s opera “REV. 23” is set to make its New York premiere at the Prototype Festival. “REV. 23,” which had its world premiere in Boston in 2017, adds a satirical twist to an imagined extra chapter in the biblical Book of Revelation. The new production will be conducted by Daniela Candillari and will star soprano Colleen {…}

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National Sawdust Tracks Releases ‘Paul’s Case’

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The National Sawdust Tracks has released the recording of the chamber opera “Paul’s Case,” composed by Gregory Spears with libretto by Kathryn Walat and Spears. The new recording is conducted by Robert Wood and features a cast that includes Jonathan Blalock as Paul, Keith Phares as Father, Melissa Wimbish as History Teacher/Opera Singer 1/Maid 1, Erin Sanzero as Drawing Teacher/Opera Singer 2/Maid 2, Amanda {…}

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Levy Sekgapane & Ildar Abdrazakov Lead New DVD/CD Releases – August 19

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This week features three major releases. Among them will be solo album debuts and one very intriguing world premiere that should spark the interest of contemporary opera lovers. P R I S I M Composer and sound artist Ellen Reid’s opera “p r i s m” is set to be released by Decca Gold. The opera, with a libretto by Roxie Perkins, was commissioned {…}

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Q & A: Soprano Sydney Mancasola On ‘Breaking The Waves’ & Its European Premiere In Edinburgh

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When “Breaking the Waves” made its world premiere in 2016 at Opera Philadelphia, it became a critical darling and won the inaugural Best New Opera Award from the Music Critics Association of North America. The work was also shortlisted for “Best World Premiere” Prize at the International Opera Awards. Since then, this opera has been performed at the Prototype Festival and will {…}

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Kiera Duffy & Nathan Gunn Lead Beth Morrison Projects’ 2019-20 Season

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Beth Morrison Projects has announced its 2019-20 season, which will include 64 performances on four continents. James Darrah will direct Ellen Reid’s “Prism.” The production will star mezzo-soprano Rebecca Jo Loeb as Lumee and soprano Anna Schubert as her ill daughter, Bibi. Performances will be held at Teatro Municipal in São Paulo (in its South American premiere) and at the {…}

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Ellen Reid & Roxie Perkins’ ‘Prism’ Wins Pulitzer Prize For Music

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“Prism” has been awarded a Pulitzer Prize for Music. The opera, by composer Ellen Reid and librettist Roxie Perkins, was presented by LA Opera Off Grand and Beth Morrison Projects this past season after premiering at the REDCAT. “Few things are more gratifying than supporting the emergence of an exciting, exceptional and bold voice in the operatic scene,” said Christopher {…}

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Jonathan Berger’s ‘Leonardo’ To Have World Premiere

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Jonathan Berger’s “Leonardo” is set to have its world premiere on April 6, 2019 at 92Y. The opera, which is the first such commission from 92Y, will feature the St. Lawrence String Quartet and baritone Tyler Duncan singing texts directly from Leonardo Da Vinci’s notebooks. The work will feature designs by Gabriel Calatrava with staging and direction from Kevin Newbury. {…}

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Metropolitan Opera Announces ‘Breaking The Waves’ At BAM in 2020

MasterVoices & Beth Morrison Projects To Present NY Premiere of Rock-Opera ‘Iron & Coal’

Cerise Jacobs and Julian Wachner’s ‘REV. 23’ To Make New York Premiere

National Sawdust Tracks Releases ‘Paul’s Case’

Levy Sekgapane & Ildar Abdrazakov Lead New DVD/CD Releases – August 19

Q & A: Soprano Sydney Mancasola On ‘Breaking The Waves’ & Its European Premiere In Edinburgh

Kiera Duffy & Nathan Gunn Lead Beth Morrison Projects’ 2019-20 Season

Ellen Reid & Roxie Perkins’ ‘Prism’ Wins Pulitzer Prize For Music

Jonathan Berger’s ‘Leonardo’ To Have World Premiere