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Four Opera Companies Commission ASL Series From NYC Artist Collective

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The Boston Lyric Opera alongside Opera Omaha, Opera Columbus, and Portland Opera have commissioned a new work. In an ongoing effort to make the art form more accessible, relevant, and resonant for a diverse audience, the companies have commissioned a work from New York artist collective UP UNTIL NOW a series of short, American Sign Language-based films of opera arias. {…}

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Tri-Cities Opera & Syracuse Opera Team Up for ‘Cenerentola’

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Tri-Cities Opera and Syracuse Opera are joining forces to present a new production of Rossini’s “La Cenerentola” starting on April 10, 2022. The showcase, which will take place at the Forum Theatre in Binghamton, will then shift over to Syracuse’s Oncenter’s Crouse Hinds on May 1, 2022. “We as companies have been fighting for survival for so long and now {…}

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Marble City Opera to World Premiere ‘I Can’t Breathe’

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This February, the Marble City Opera in Knoxville, Tennessee is set to world premiere “I Can’t Breathe.” The new work by Brandon J. Gibson and Leslie Savoy Burrs is a social-justice-themed opera created in the wake of the deaths of Ahmaud Arberry, Breonna Taylor, and George Floyd in the spring of 2020. Jayme Alilaw, Breyon Ewing, Jacob Lay, Benjamin Burney, {…}

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Russian Opera Society Announces Performance of Scenes from ‘Eugene Onegin’ and Holiday Greetings

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The Russian Opera Society is set to perform scenes from Tchaikovsky’s “Eugene Onegin,” along with selections of holiday music on Dec. 15, 2022, at the National Opera Center in New York. The program features baritone Daniel Scofield, (Chicago Lyric, Seattle Opera); soprano Zoya Gramagin, (St. Petersburg Opera Company); tenor Lucas Levy, (Opera Project Columbus, Berkshire Opera Festival); mezzo-soprano Vita Koreneva, {…}

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Teatro Grattacielo & Columbus Citizens Foundation to Present ‘Cristoforo Colombo’

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Teatro Grattacielo has announced a special concert performance of Franchetti’s opera “Cristoforo Colombo” on Oct. 16, 2021 at the Columbus Citizens Foundation in New York City. The concert, which kicks off at 6:30 p.m., will feature Joe Lodato in the title role with Sarah Rose Johnson in the two roles of Isabella de Aragona and Iguamota. Other cast members include {…}

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Opera America Announces Winners of Grants for Women Stage Directors & Conductors

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OPERA America has announced the winners of the Opera Grants for Women Stage Directors and Conductors. In sum, the company will be providing $36,650 in grants with professional company members receiving up to $10,000 to subsidize as much as 50 percent of the fee of a woman stage director or conductor who is working for the company for the first {…}

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Russell Thomas, Roberto Alagna, Christine Goerke, John Holiday, Ghena Dimitrova, Ildebrando d’Arcangelo Headline Top 10 Operas to Stream This Week

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Are you looking for classic operas with star-studded casts? Or major concerts with diverse repertory? Or some new works that explore that the possibilities of the artform? We have all of that covered in this week’s top 10 operas to stream. So without further ado, let’s kick things off… Vanished – The Dallas Opera (NOW) Ryan McKinney has taken the {…}