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Measha Brueggergosman-Lee Headlines Opera Atelier’s ‘Zombie Blizzard’

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Opera Atelier will present “Zombie Blizzard” featuring Measha Brueggergosman-Lee. The event is set for Jan. 24, 2025, at Koerner Hall. The second half of the performance is headlined by the titular song cycle by Aaron Davis and Margaret Atwood. Brueggergosman-Lee performs alongside the Aaron Davis Trio and the Hannaford Street Silver Band. The work blends the “classical concert aria and {…}
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Q & A: Beth Morrison on PROTOTYPE Festival, NEXTGEN & the Power of Collaboration

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(Photo: Maru Teppei) Beth Morrison Projects (BMP) is an organization actively changing the roadmap of opera production and composition one project at a time. Since 2006 the company has commissioned, developed, produced, and toured over 60 works in 14 countries around the world, including the Pulitzer Prize-winning chamber operas “Angel’s Bone” and “p r i s m.” This year’s PROTOTYPE {…}
IndieOpera

David Cote Reaches Crowdfunding Goals for ‘Meltdown’

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Co-librettist David Cote has reached the proposed goal of the crowdfunding campaign for his upcoming dramatic work “Meltdown.” The composer set out to raise $10,000 to perform the work and, as of this writing, has received $10,163 in support. The dramatic work for mezzo-soprano and piano trio explores “climate change in the face of sexism in science” and “begins as {…}
IndieOpera

Instituto Cervantes to Host Panel Discussion With Pedro Halffter on ‘KLARA’

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(Photo credit: National Sawdust) Spanish composer and conductor Pedro Halffter will take part in a panel discussion on his new chamber opera, “KLARA.” Opera Hispánica in collaboration with National Sawdust, Divaria Productions, and the New York City Opera, presents the New York premiere of “KLARA,” in a new production directed and choreographed by choreographer Richard Stafford. “KLARA” features soprano Ashley {…}
IndieOpera

Brooklyn Youth Chorus Announces ‘Port(al)’ at Brooklyn Navy Yard

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(Photo credit: Caroline Tompkins) Brooklyn Youth Chorus has announced “Port(al),” a site-specific performance that explores the history of Brooklyn Navy Yard. The performance installation, which starts on May 1, 2025, will feature collaborations with co-composer and co-founder and artistic director of the National Sawdust Paola Prestini, co-composer, librettist, and founder and former co-host of Radio Lab, Jad Aburmrad, and director {…}
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Experiments in Opera to Present Two World Premieres in its Winter/Spring 2025 Season

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Experiments in Opera announces its 2025 Winter/Spring season. Soprano Anchal Dhir and mezzo-soprano Rocky Duval give the workshop performance of Kamala Sankaram and Paul Muldoon’s “Custom of the Coast.” They are accompanied by the Flux Quartet. “Custom of the Coast” is co-presented by Works & Process and National Sawdust, and is slated for premiere at the Kilkenny Arts Festival in August 2025. {…}
IndieOpera

Beth Morrison Projects Names Finalists for BMP: NEXTGEN 2024

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Beth Morrison Projects (BMP) has announced Harriet Steinke and Anuj Bhutani as the finalists for the third edition of BMP: NEXTGEN, the company’s composer competition for contemporary vocal works. The announcement follows a semifinal round held on Nov. 23-24, 2024, at National Sawdust in New York City, where 10 semifinalists presented their compositions during live performances. The finalists were chosen {…}
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Works & Process Unveils Spring 2025 Season

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(Photo credit: Boston Lyric Opera) Works & Process announces its 40th anniversary season taking place in spring 2025. For the purposes of this article only opera events are included. Fortieth Works & Process at the Guggenheim Series – Performance Highlights and Discussions Excerpts from Sarah Ruhl and Anthony Roth Costanzo’s reimagining of Vivaldi “The Seasons” are performed prior to its {…}
IndieOpera

Beth Morrison Projects Unveils Semifinalists for Third BMP NEXTGEN. 

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Beth Morrison Projects has announced the semifinalists for BMP NEXTGEN 3. Semifinalists include Bobby Ge, Sepehr Pirasteh, Felipe Hoyos-González, Rachel Jenna Epperly, Adeliia Faizullina, Harriet Steinke, Paul Gabriel L. Cosme, Anuj Bhutani, Julia Moss, and Sam Wu. During the weekend of Nov. 23 and 24, 2024, the semifinalists will see their pieces performed at National Sawdust in New York City. The performances {…}

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