https://operawire.com/pacific-opera-project-to-present-double-bill/
Pacific Opera Project is set to give the LA premiere of “Scalia/Ginsburg” in a double bill with Gilbert & Sullivan’s “Trial by Jury.” The opera is set to be presented between Nov. 17 and 26 at The Highland Park Ebell Club. It will include food and wine at table seating. Artistic Director Josh Shaw’s new libretto for “Trial by Jury” {…}
https://operawire.com/bradford-opera-festival-to-premiere-new-adaptation-of-rossinis-most-famous-opera/
Bradford Opera Festival is set to premiere a new adaptation of Rossini’s most famous opera on Nov. 23, 2023. The showcase of “The Barber of Seville” will present the opera classic in Yorkshire dialect as adapted by Ian McMillan. The event will feature the Yorkshire Symphony Orchestra and Bradford Festival Choral Society with Alex Chisholm directing and Ben Crick conducting. {…}
https://operawire.com/bayreuth-festival-2023-review-der-ring-des-nibelungen/
(Photo: © Enrico Nawrath) As the final cycle of Bayreuth’s 2023 “Ring des Nibelungen” came to a close, the air remained electric with the sounds of Wagner’s apocalyptic horns and the swirling raptures of the Rhine. Camps came away divided into those either outraged or captivated by director Valentin Schwarz‘s reinvention of the Walsung’s messy journey into oblivion. To be {…}
https://operawire.com/the-music-troupe-to-present-three-new-operas-by-edward-lambert/
The Music Troupe has announced the presentation of three new chamber operas by founder Edward Lambert beginning in late-August 2023. The group will also present a dementia-friendly performance in collaboration with the Geller Institute of Ageing and Memory. Here’s the rundown of The Music Troupes’ scheduled performances. “The Last Siren,” by Lambert, with words by Norman Welch, relates the story {…}
https://operawire.com/tete-a-tete-the-opera-festival-announces-2023-lineup/
Tête à Tête: The Opera Festival announced the full lineup of performances for 2023. The festival runs from Aug. 29-Sept. 12. Here’s what the 2023 Opera Festival will offer audiences. Laura Reid presents a song cycle of hope using recorded sounds, voices, and instruments. Inspired by Emily Dickinson’s poem, “Hope is a thing with Feathers,” contemporary writers Ahed Al Hamwi, {…}
https://operawire.com/teatro-nacional-de-sao-carlos-review-2022-23-il-trovatore/
(Photo: ©António Pedro Ferreira) An exciting production of Verdi’s “Il Trovatore” closed the 2022-23 season of Lisbon’s Teatro Nacional de São Carlos this past week, bringing a fitting conclusion on a high note to the challenging tenure of Elisabete Matos as the Artistic Director of Portugal’s premier opera house. Rendered in a lively staging by Stefano Vizioli, Maestro António Pirolli {…}
https://operawire.com/the-untold-story-of-omar-ibn-said-in-rhiannon-giddens-and-michael-abels-omar/
The world of new opera is a fascinating place. Many new operas explore the end of time, making cake, or questionable life choices. But others cover historical moments and figures that should be explored. Composed by Rhiannon Giddens and Michael Abels, their new opera “Omar” looks at the figure Omar ibn Said and his life as an enslaved Muslim in America. {…}
https://operawire.com/opera-revue-to-present-toronto-transit-comedy/
Toronto-based group Opera Revue has just released a comedic take on one of the key issues in the city’s mayoral election—the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC). Known as the “Toronto Transit Comedy,” the parody features music from Mozart’s “The Marriage of Figaro” and lyrics by Alexander Hajek. The performance, which includes such artists as baritone Alexander Hajek, soprano Danie Friesen, and {…}
https://operawire.com/mesopotamia-opera-company-to-present-the-italian-lesson/
Mesopotamia Opera Company (MOC) will present its new production, “The Italian Lesson,” with words and music by Peter Wing Healey, on June 9 – 17, 2023. The event will take place at The Highland Park Ebell Club in Los Angeles, CA. The opera was written for piano, violin, cello and percussion and is set to feature soprano Christa Marie Stevens {…}