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Composer Alyssa Weinberg Joins West Edge Opera’s ‘Claude & Marcel’

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West Edge Opera has announced that composer Alyssa Weinberg is teaming up with librettist Stephanie Fleischmann to create “Claude & Marcel,” a new opera about surrealist photographers and activists Claude Cahun and Marcel Moore. The opera is written for eight singers and 13 instruments and will premiere in August 2027 following three years of workshops and preview performances. West Edge {…}
IndieOpera

Vanessa Becerra, Ashley Dixon, & Carlos Santelli Star in Green Lake Festival of Music’s ‘An Evening of Opera’

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“An Evening of Opera” closes the Green Lake Festival of Music’s 45th season. Fan-favorite arias, duets, and trios will be performed by soprano Vanessa Becerra, mezzo-soprano Ashley Dixon, tenor Carlos Santelli, and collaborative pianist Laurann Gilley. In a press release Gilley said, “I’ve been hearing great things about the Green Lake Festival of Music for a long time, through friends {…}
News

Staatstheater Kassel Names New Music Director

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Latvian conductor Ainars Rubikis has been named the Generalmusikdirektor of Staatstheater Kassel starting during the 2025-6 season. Rubikis was the General Music Director of the Komische Oper Berlin and was responsible for the musical fortunes of one of the country’s most renowned opera houses. Rubikis is already known to the orchestra of the Staatstheater Kassel from a previous collaboration. In {…}
Behind the Scenes, Interviews

Q & A: Gregory Spears on Faith, Religion, ‘The Righteous’ & Santa Fe Opera

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On July 13, the Santa Fe Opera is set to present the world premiere of “The Righteous” by Gregory Spears and Tracy K. Smith. The opera explores the tension between genuine faith and the fraught world of 1980s politics. Spears’ eighth opera represents the 19th world premiere for the company. Over the years, Spears’ acclaim as a contemporary composers has {…}
News

Santa Fe Opera Announces the Members of the 2024 Apprentice Program for Theater Technicians

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(Photo credit: Kristin Hullihan) Santa Fe Opera has released the names of the 82 members of its 2024 Apprentice Program for Theater Technicians. Each season, Santa Fe Opera’s technical apprentices perform essential backstage functions within one of eight distinct crews: Audio/Visual, Costumes, Electrics, Production/Music Services, Properties, Scenic Art, Stage Operations and Wigs and Makeup. The crews carry out daily changeovers {…}
Opera Meets Film, Special Features

Opera Meets Film: Zhang Yimou & Zubin Mehta’s ‘Turandot At The Forbidden City’

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What does an unfinished opera have in common with a historical landmark, Chinese cultural history, thousands of singers, eloquent music, and expert dramaturgy? In 1998, just like Wagner’s trilogy, these disparate elements come together to form a work of epic proportion in Zhang Yimou and Zubin Mehta’s collaborative project, “Turandot at the Forbidden City.” In this article, we will explore {…}
News

Los Angeles Opera Reveals 3 Recipients of 2024 Stern Artist Award

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The Los Angeles Opera has announced that conductor Louis Lohraseb, director Kaneza Schaal, and administrator Patricia McLeod are the 2024 recipients of the Stern Artist Award. For the award, $75,000 will be split amongst the three recipients. Lohraseb is an alumnus of the Domingo-Colburn-Stein Young Artist Program and has conducted the LA Opera Orchestra in numerous performances. He also led {…}
Business, News

Lyric Opera of Chicago Announces New Member to Board of Directors

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Jennie Huang Bennett has been appointed to the Lyric Opera of Chicago’s Board of Directors. Bennett is the current Associate Vice President for Finance at the University of Chicago and has also worked as the Chief Financial Officer for Chicago Public Schools. She also has experienced as a senior investment banker in municipal securities and served as acting Chief Internal {…}
Reviews, Stage Reviews

Lyric Opera of Chicago 2023-24 Review: Terence Blanchard’s ‘Champion’

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(Photo: Michael Brosilow) Fresh from a Metropolitan Opera premiere last spring (and its subsequent Grammy Award victory), Terence Blanchard’s first opera in jazz, “Champion,” enjoyed its Lyric Opera of Chicago premiere in James Robinson’s vivid and effective staging, a co-production on January 27th, 2024. A dazzling cast led by Justin Austin as Emile Griffith made a powerful case for repeated {…}

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