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Opera Meets Film, Special Features

Opera Meets Film: The Birth Of A New Era In Carl Froelich’s ‘Fire At The Opera’

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The aftermath of World War One was defined in Europe, quite remarkably, by multiple, simultaneous cultural advances and experiments. These revolutionary developments ranged from classical music shedding its attachment to romantic tendencies and exploring expressionism, through art embracing the surrealist extensions of the mystical, to cinematic developments, and even architectural conflicts between modernism and classicism. In the Germanic world, suffering {…}

IndieOpera

Long Beach Opera to Present ‘Bye Bye Butterfly’

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After announcing the cancelation of “Asunción” a few weeks back, Long Beach Opera has announced its replacement in the form of  “Bye Bye Butterfly.” The experimental work by Pauline Oliveros will take place at the Los Angeles Theatre Center in Downtown LA on July 20 and 21, 2024 and features Habin Kim, Kathryn Shuman, Laurel Irene, Leela Subramaniam, and Orson {…}

Behind the Scenes, Interviews

Q & A: Composer Marius Binder On His New Opera ‘Lorit’

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Each year The Haydn Foundation schedules a short opera program consisting of three or four works, performed in theaters in the northern Italian region of Trentino-Alto Adige. What makes it stand out from the usual opera season is its commitment to staging contemporary works. This year it is performing two new works, the first of which is “Lorit – A {…}

Opera Wiki

Opera Profile: The Two Stories Behind John Adams’ ‘Antony and Cleopatra’

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Photo Credit: Cory Weaver Premiering at San Francisco Opera just last year, John Adams’ newest opera, “Antony and Cleopatra” brought the story of the ill-fated lovers to the 21st century with a score that echoed the profound feelings each lover had for the other. On the back of previous renditions of the infamous story, such as Samuel Barber’s 1966 version, {…}

Special Features

Exploring Three Operas Based on LGBTQ+ Relationships from History

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Over the years, opera has come to embody an artform that represents all shades of the human experience.  From the traditional to the abstract, every form of love that can be expressed on earth has come to the operatic stage to live. One of those shades is the love shared between those belonging to the LGBT+ community. Some of the {…}

Reviews, Stage Reviews

Royal Opera House 2022-23 Review: Wozzeck

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Photo: Tristram Kenton Expectations were high for Deborah Warner’s new production of Alban Berg’s “Wozzeck” at the Royal Opera House. Warner’s acclaimed treatment of “Peter Grimes” saw her in similar territory—indeed, the debt owed to Berg’s score by Britten is considerable—in a pair of twentieth-century operas about alienated outsiders, disturbed by the very society that despises them. Both pieces are {…}

News

Opera Columbus Announces 2023-24 Season

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Opera Columbus has announced its 2023-24 season featuring four productions. The season opens with Bizet’s “Carmen” starring Tesia Kwarteng in the title role. The 90-minute production explores sexual freedom, social hierarchies, and the class system and will also see the return of Adam Diegel as Don Jose. “Carmen” will be stage directed by 2022-23 CRANE Directing Fellow, Sarah Dahnke, and {…}

News

Austin Opera ATX Series 2022-23 Season Announcement

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Austin Opera has announced the works to be featured in its Opera ATX series during the 2022-23 season. The ATX series highlights new operas, emerging artists, and experiments with alternative venues. This season is produced in collaboration with the Consulate General of Mexico in Austin and Mexico City’s Ópera de Bellas Artes. Opening the season is the “Bella Noche de {…}