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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 {…}

Opera Meets Film, Special Features

Opera Meets Film: The Odd Inclusion of ‘Tristan und Isolde’s’ Liebestod in ‘Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues’

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“Opera Meets Film” is a feature dedicated to exploring the way that opera has been employed in cinema. We will select a section or a film in its entirety, highlighting the impact that utilizing the operatic form or sections from an opera can alter our perception of a film that we are viewing. This week’s installment features Adam McKay’s “Anchorman {…}

Reviews, Stage Reviews

Palazzetto Bru Zane 2017-18 Review: Les P’tites Michu

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Looking like a doppelgänger of Sir Adrian Boult, Hercule Poirot or the Monopoly Man, André Charles Prosper Messager (1853-1929) was an extraordinary musician whose memory, at least in Anglophone countries,  has sadly slipped into oblivion. It is hard to believe that this immensely accomplished pianist, organist, composer, director of both the Opéra de Paris and the Royal Opera House Covent Garden {…}

News

Katharina Wagner To Direct New ‘Lohengrin’ At Liceu

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Katharina Wagner is set to direct a new production of Wagner’s “Lohengrin.” According to La Vanguardia, Wagner will direct the production at the Liceu in Barcelona in 2020. The production is set to star Klaus Florian Vogt in the title role, Erin Wall as Elsa, Evelyn Herlitzius as Ortrud, and Günther Groissböck as Heinrich. Josep Pons will conduct the production. The {…}

Interviews, Stage Spotlight

Interview: Soprano Meghan Picerno’s Balancing Act

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Throughout history, many opera stars have managed to make the crossover to Broadway and musical theatre, enjoying successful careers in both. Most recently, Renée Fleming earned raves for her work in “Carousel” on Broadway. Paolo Szot is another in recent years who has also managed a successful development in both arenas as well. Coloratura soprano Meghan Picerno is another taking {…}