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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 {…}

Reviews, Stage Reviews

Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra & Chorale 2020 Review: Aci, Galatea e Polifemo

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(Credit: Frank Wing) “Aci, Galatea e Polifemo” is probably not one of those Handel works that you remember prominently. But it can definitely be among the most memorable when produced with the passion on display in San Francisco recently. Under Nicholas McGegan’s expert baton, the Philharmonia Baroque Chamber Players’ and producers Anthony Roth Costanzo and Cath Brittan and Brooklyn’s National {…}

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Vocalist Lucy Dhegrae To Open ‘The Processing Series’

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(Credit: Kathryn Raines)  Lucy Dhegrae, vocalist and founder of the acclaimed Resonant Bodies Festival, will open The Processing Series on Nov. 23 at National Sawdust, with a program entitled “More Beautiful Than Words Can Tell.” The four-concert residency will explore the nature of trauma, and how music can help us to recover and process the aftermath of a traumatic experience. The {…}

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Composer Felix Jarrar To Present ‘Yuletide in a Younger World’

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Composer Felix Jarrar is set to present a holiday concert “Yuletide in a Younger World” on Dec. 8, 2019 at the Soapbox Gallery in Brooklyn, NY. The concert, which commences at 7 p.m. local time, will feature soprano Maria Eleni Zollo, mezzo-soprano Eugenia Forteza, baritone Wayne Arthur Paul, and Jarrar at the piano. The performance’s program will be made up {…}

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Janai Brugger To Headline ‘The Kingdom’ With American Symphony Orchestra At Carnegie Hall

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(Credit: Dario Acosta) The American Symphony Orchestra is set to kick off its Carnegie Hall season with Elgar’s “The Kingdom.” The performance, which will take place on Halloween of 2019, will be led by music director Leon Botstein with soprano Janai Brugger, mezzo-soprano Eve Gigliotti, tenor Cooper Nolan, and baritone Alexander Birch Elliott as the soloists. James Bagwell will lead the Bard Festival {…}

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Renée Fleming Headlines The REACH’s 2019 Opening Festival

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(Credit: Jonathon Tichler) The REACH has announced its “inclusive, multi-genre, multidisciplinary” 2019 Opening Festival, which marks its first-ever expansion to the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. For the purpose of this article, we focus on opera-related events. The Festival’s “Opening Day” will “illustrate the breadth of experience that the REACH is designed to foster,” according to the {…}

Behind the Scenes, Interviews

Reviving A Lost Legend – The Making of Bea Goodwin, Whitney George & Dell’Arte Opera Ensemble’s ‘Princess Maleine’

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Dell’Arte Artistic Director Chris Fecteau was working on putting together the 2019 season for the company when he happened upon Lili Boulanger’s “Princess Maleine.” His hope had been to create a season centering on the works of Belgian playwright Maurice Maeterlinck, who had inspired such works as Debussy’s “Pelléas et Mélisande” and Dukas’ “Ariane et Barb Bleu.” “My mentor Fiora {…}

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Kiera Duffy & Nathan Gunn Lead Beth Morrison Projects’ 2019-20 Season

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Beth Morrison Projects has announced its 2019-20 season, which will include 64 performances on four continents. James Darrah will direct Ellen Reid’s “Prism.” The production will star mezzo-soprano Rebecca Jo Loeb as Lumee and soprano Anna Schubert as her ill daughter, Bibi. Performances will be held at Teatro Municipal in São Paulo (in its South American premiere) and at the {…}

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Jeremy Gill’s ‘Whitman Portrait’ To Have It’s New York Premiere In April

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Chris Grymes’ Open G Performance Series will present “Jeremy Gill, Composer Portrait” at Brooklyn’s National Sawdust on Apr. 7, 2019. The concert will celebrate the bicentennial of the great American poet Walt Whitman with music inspired by his words. “Whitman Portrait” (2014) will feature sopranos Deborah Lifton and Kristin Sampson, mezzo-soprano Rachel Calloway, tenor Dominic Armstrong, baritone Jorell Williams, bass-baritone {…}