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Interviews, Stage Spotlight

Q & A: Soprano Mary Dunleavy On ‘Dinner At Eight,’ Critics & More Strauss

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This year, Wexford Festival Opera presented the European premiere of William Bolcom and Mark Campbell’s opera “Dinner at Eight,” an operatic version of the stage play and Hollywood film of the same name. At the center of the opera is Millicent Jordan, who was portrayed in this version by soprano Mary Dunleavy. The American soprano has sung all over the {…}

Reviews, Stage Reviews

Welsh National Opera 2018-19 Review: War & Peace

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On his deathbed, Sergei Prokofiev talked of his hope that “War and Peace,” the opera he considered to be his greatest composition for the stage, would eventually become known the world over in its definitive version. In Russia and other Slavic countries this has largely been achieved, but in the West, performances have been rare indeed. Welsh National Opera’s decision {…}

Behind the Scenes, Interviews

Q & A: Pittsburgh Opera’s General Director Christopher Hahn On Company’s 80th Anniversary

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It all began with five ladies who belonged to Pittsburgh’s Tuesday Musical Club: pianist Virginia C. Byerly; contralto Carolyn Hunt Mahaffey; Priscilla W. Collins; Ruby N. Wickersham; and Marie M. Pease. In 1939, 80 years ago this season, these Founding Five established The Pittsburgh Opera Society, which would become the seventh-oldest opera company in the United States. The first production, {…}

IndieOpera

CamerataWorks Releases Latest Episode of Opera Short Film [Watch]

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New Camerata Opera’s production company CamerataWorks has released its latest short film, which is a prequel to a previous project. “The Prince von Pappenschmear: A Prequel” comes over one year after the first episode of the opera series entitled “The Prince von Pappenschmear: Chapter One.” The works are written by composer Peter Engelbert and librettist Adam Laten Willson specifically for {…}

News

Top 5 Operas to See This Weekend – International (9/28-30)

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This weekend will showcase a world premiere, a highly anticipated new production,  a classic revival, a visiting opera company and the continuation of Wagner’s tetralogy. Here is a look at what OperaWire recommends this weekend. Berénice – Opéra National de Paris, France Barbara Hannigan creates the role of Berénice in Michale Jarrell’s new work. The work also stars Bo Skovhus, Alastair Miles, and {…}

Reviews, Stage Reviews

53rd Wratislavia Cantans Festival Wrocław Poland Review: Król Roger

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For many opera lovers appalled by the excesses of regie theater, concert performances are an appealing alternative. Singers standing in sackcloth and rags are infinitely preferable to Hans Neuenfels’ whisker-twitching “Lohengrin” rats or Claus Guth rocketing Rodolfo into outer-space in a South Park Kenny space suit. The problem is that as Richard Strauss and Clemens Krauss wittily explained in “Capriccio,” opera has {…}