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IndieOpera, News

City Lyric Opera & MABC to Present Eugenia Forteza in ‘Con Fuoco’

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City Lyric Opera and Madison Avenue Baptist Church (MABC) are set to present “Con fuoco” starring mezzo-soprano Eugenia Forteza and guitarist Federico Diaz. This concert celebrates Hispanic and Latin American heritage with iconic songs from Spain, Argentina, Mexico, Chile, and Brazil, along with lesser-known works. Forteza and Argentine guitarist Federico Diaz will perform works by Manuel de Falla, Heitor Villa- {…}

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Metropolitan Opera Announces 5-Day Special Event ‘Harry Connick, Jr: A Celebration of Cole Porter’

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The Metropolitan Opera has announced that it will be presenting “Harry Connick, Jr: A Celebration of Cole Porter,” a five-day special presentation from Jan. 29- Feb. 2, 2025.  The showcase is a revival of Connick’s 2019 Broadway production and is presented in association with Adrienne Arsht. “This show has been a project that’s incredibly close to my heart, so to {…}

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Canadian Opera Company Announces Cast Change for ‘Nabucco’

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The Canadian Opera Company has announced a cast change for its production of Verdi’s “Nabucco.” The company said, “Regretfully, soprano Tamara Wilson has been recently diagnosed with pneumonia and will need to withdraw from her role as Abigaille in the Canadian Opera Company’s upcoming production of ‘Nabucco.’ The COC wishes Tamara all the very best for a full recovery and {…}

Reviews, Stage Reviews

Rossini Opera Festival 2024 Review: Ermione

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(Photo: Amati Bacciardi) “Ermione” managed only seven performances when premiered at Naples’ San Carlo in 1816 before being shelved. It had to wait until 1987 to be revived, when it received its first modern staging at the Pesaro Rossini Opera Festival. Since then, it has had numerous performances, with each adding to its reputation as one of the composer’s most {…}

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San Francisco Opera 2024-25 Review: Un Ballo in Maschera

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(Photo by Cory Weaver) Festivities galore flooded the San Francisco’s Civic Center Friday night – Opera Ball, Opera Dinner, and the opera itself, Verdi’s, “Un Ballo in Maschera.” Opening night at San Francisco Opera sparkled with taffeta gowns and tux, platform heels and feathers, jewelry glittering up and down arms and nifty bowties. In honor of the entitled opera and {…}

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Odyssey Opera & Boston Modern Orchestra Project Team Up for Gershwin Double Bill

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Odyssey Opera and Boston Modern Orchestra Project will present a double bill of “Of Thee I Sing” and “Let ‘Em Eat Cake” on Oct. 12, 2024. The two works by George and Ira Gershwin, will take the stage at New England Conservatory’s Jordan Hall and feature Heather Buck, Aaron Engebreth, Abigail Paschke, Neal Ferreira, and Steven Goldstein. Gil Rose conducts {…}

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Metropolitan Opera’s ‘Grounded’ Version Cut by 45 Minutes

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(Photo: Paola Kudacki / Met Opera) The composer and librettist of the upcoming opera “Grounded” have admitted that the Metropolitan Opera version that will premiere on Sept. 22 was cut by 45 minutes. In a New York Times article, Jeanine Tesori and the playwright George Brant said, “They have spent the past year making substantial revisions that, among other things, {…}

IndieOpera

Heartbeat Opera to Present ‘Slaylem: The Witch Trials’

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Heartbeat Opera is set to present “Slaylem: The Witch Trials” this October. The original drag opera created by Nico Krell and Jacob Ashworth features arrangements by Dan Schlosberg of music by Britten, Ponchielli, Adams, Copland, Floyd Pedeerecki, Mozart, Donizetti, and Bellini, featuring newly written English Lyrics. The work is a gothic comedy that “dances on the grave of early American {…}

Opera Meets Film, Special Features

Opera Meets Film: The History of Maria Callas On Film

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(Photo Credit: Getty Images) Maria Callas, better known as La Divina and the immortal muse of art, died on September 16, 1977, having lived a life that no-one else could have lived—or, better phrased, survived. Having sung in practically every major house in the world; recorded a enormous quantity of material from Verdi, Puccini, and Bellini, to Wagner, Spontini, Bizet, Rossini, {…}