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International Contemporary Ensemble Announces 2023-24 Season

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International Contemporary Ensemble has announced its 2023-24 Season. For this article, only vocal performances are listed. In October, the Ensemble will present a George Lewis Portrait Concert. On the program is the U.S. premiere of Lewis’ “H. narrans” (2020), a work for voice and chamber ensemble. Performance Date: Oct. 5, 2023 A performance of John Cage’s series of compositions titled “Ryoanji,” {…}
IndieOpera

The American Opera Project Live Performance of ‘The AOP Mixtape #1: No More!’

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(Credit: Ashley Soliman) The American Opera Project will present its concert titled “The AOP Mixtape #1 No More!” on April 14, 2022. The event will take place at Joe’s Pub at 7 p.m. This concert will be the first in the company’s new annual series. This unique program is described as “a live, handwritten love letter of music featuring world {…}
IndieOpera

Opera America Announces Recipients of the Opera Grants for Women Composers Program

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Opera America has announced the recipients of its 2021 Discovery Grants from the Opera Grants for Women Composers program. In sum, the winners will receive $100,000 dollars in support; grants were generously supported by the Virginia B. Toulmin Foundation. This year’s winners include Gelsey Bell for “mɔːnɪŋ,” Christina Campanella for “The Visitation,” Asako Hirabayashi for “Hebi-onna (Snake Woman),” Angel Lam {…}
IndieOpera

8 World Premieres Headline New York Opera Fest 2020 Lineup

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The New York Opera Fest has announced its fifth annual showcase, which will feature over 60 performances across New York City’s five boroughs. With such a diverse number of productions, this article will divide up the section to cater to differing operatic tastes. It all kicks off with the traditional NYOA Service Awards, which will honor a special contributor to {…}
IndieOpera

Experiments In Opera Unveils 2019-20 Season, Including ‘Writers’ Room Opera’

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The New York City based Experiments in Opera has unveiled its 2019-20 season. “The 2019-2020 Season is our ninth year of programming adventurous, funny and intimate new opera,” stated the company’s composers-leaders Aaron Siegel, Jason Cady, and Kamala Sankaram in a press release. “We are delighted to partner with several of New York City’s preeminent live performance organizations to expand the {…}
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NYC’s The Kitchen 2019 Review: Robert Ashley’s ‘Improvement (Don Leaves Linda)’

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Before experiencing Robert Ashley’s “Improvement (Don Leaves Linda)” live for the first time, one can imagine that Ashley wants listeners to be changed in some way by what he wrote in 1990. Whether one’s evolution involves the understanding of new perspectives of cultural awareness or the witnessing of new opera ideals in a live setting, Ashley intentionally leaves no stone {…}
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The Kitchen To Present Robert Ashley’s ‘Improvement’

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The Kitchen is pleased to present the late composer Robert Ashley’s newly reconstructed 1985 opera “Improvement (Don Leaves Linda).” The opera, which was written in 1985 and first performed in 1991, follows the adventures of its protagonist Linda, whose travels and romances can be interpreted as attempts at assimilation and cultural cross-pollination, with both success and rejection. “Improvement” is set {…}

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