Chamber Opera ‘Desire’ Highlights Miller Theatre 2019-20 Season

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Miller Theatre of Columbia University’s School of the Arts has announced its 2019-20 season, which includes a new chamber opera. For the purposes of this article, we will include only vocal performances in the lineup. Director Rachel Dickstein and Music Director Daniela Candillari will lead the world premiere of Cori Ellison and Hannah Lash’s chamber opera “Desire,” with Kirsten Sollek, Daniel Moody, Christopher {…}

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Composer Profile: Samuel Barber, Pulitzer Prize Winner Of A Great American Opera

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Samuel Barber was one of the great American composers of the 1900s. Born on March 9, 1910, he grew up in Pennsylvania and expressed great interest in music from an early age. He composed his first work “Sadness” at age seven and at age 10 attempted his first opera “The Rose Tree.” He became even more serious about composition throughout {…}

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Kate Soper’s Philosophy-Opera ‘ISPA DIXIT’ Gets Production At Miller Theatre

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The Miller Theatre at Columbia University School of Arts is set to open its 2018-19 Composer Portraits series with Kate Soper’s “ISPA DIXIT.” The performance, set for Oct. 27, 2018 at 8 p.m., will feature the composer as soprano soloist, appearing alongside violinist Josh Modney, flautist Erin Lesser, and percussionist Ian Antonio. The work, which features text by Aristotle, Guido {…}

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Margo Jefferson to Deliver Keynote Lecture on Gershwin’s “Porgy and Bess”

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Fort Worth Opera has announced that Margo Jefferson, distinguished author, academic, and cultural critic, will be delivering a keynote lecture on George and Ira Gershwin’s “Porgy and Bess,” on Saturday, April 27, 2019. The lecture will be part of the opening weekend for the 2019 Fort Worth Opera Festival. “I grew up with Porgy and Bess,” said Jefferson. “I’ve been {…}

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Metropolitan Opera to Showcase ‘BambinO’ for Audience of Toddlers

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In a surprising turn of events, the Metropolitan Opera is set to work alongside the Scottish Opera to showcase “BambinO,” an opera for toddlers aged between 6 and 18 months. Per a press release,“‘Bambino’ is an operatic experience for infants that will stimulate them with new sounds and images in a 40 minute immersive performance. The opera is composed by {…}

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Perpetuating the Legacy of a Dear Friend – Gastón Ormazábal on Creating & Developing the Hildegard Behrens Foundation In Honor of the Historic Soprano

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It was 1980, and Hildegard Behrens was at the Metropolitan Opera singing “Fidelio” with Jon Vickers. Gastón Ormazábal was but a student at Columbia University, where he is today a Senior Research Scientist. The two were about to meet for the first time. Neither knew that they would develop a friendship that would transcend Behrens’ lifetime. As Ormazábal, now the {…}

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Yale Spizzwinks(?) to Perform in New York This October

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The Yale Spizzwinks(?) will perform in Chatham, N.Y., on Oct. 21 and in New York City on Oct. 24 as part of a hometown tour for member Clementine Kline. Kline, a member of the Yale Class of ’29, is a New York City native with a background in professional musical theater, including work on “Sesame Street” and the Broadway national {…}

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Obituary: Former Seattle Opera General Director Speight Jenkins Dies at 89

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Former Seattle Opera General Director, Speight Jenkins has passed away at the age of 89. Born on Jan. 31, 1937 in Dallas, Texas, Jenkins was taken to his first opera at the age of 7, and he fell immediately in love with the art form. He later went on to get his Bachelors at the University of Texas at Austin, {…}

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Q & A: Janet Farrell on INSERIES & Being a Recipient of a National Opera Trustee Recognition Award

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Janet Farrell is one of five recipients of the National Opera Trustee Recognition Awards by Opera America. Farrell, who loves singing, was brought to the INSERIES by the dynamic artistic director, Timothy Nelson. With Farrell’s professional business acumen and experience at M&T Bank and her love of opera, she has been able to draw attention and support to INSERIES, something {…}

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Chamber Opera ‘Desire’ Highlights Miller Theatre 2019-20 Season

Composer Profile: Samuel Barber, Pulitzer Prize Winner Of A Great American Opera

Kate Soper’s Philosophy-Opera ‘ISPA DIXIT’ Gets Production At Miller Theatre

Margo Jefferson to Deliver Keynote Lecture on Gershwin’s “Porgy and Bess”

Metropolitan Opera to Showcase ‘BambinO’ for Audience of Toddlers

Perpetuating the Legacy of a Dear Friend – Gastón Ormazábal on Creating & Developing the Hildegard Behrens Foundation In Honor of the Historic Soprano

Yale Spizzwinks(?) to Perform in New York This October

Obituary: Former Seattle Opera General Director Speight Jenkins Dies at 89

Q & A: Janet Farrell on INSERIES & Being a Recipient of a National Opera Trustee Recognition Award