130 search results for…

IndieOpera

Opera Hispánica Unveils 2024-25 Season

https://operawire.com/opera-hispanica-unveils-2024-25-season/

Opera Hispánica has announced its 2024-25 season. The season kicks off on Oct. 10 with the world premiere of “Las Maldiciones,” a monodrama for soprano and bandoneon. The performance features soprano Sasha Gutiérrez alongside composer Rodolfo Zanetti and baritone Fabian Veloz. Performance Date: Oct. 10, 2024 In February, the company presents “Klara,” an opera in four haikus. It is presented in {…}

News

Michael Hersch to World Premiere ‘And We, Each’

https://operawire.com/michael-hersch-to-world-premiere-and-we-each/

This season Michael Hersch’s new opera in collaboration with poet/memoirist Shane McCrae “And We, each” will make its world premiere. The work will be produced by the Baltimore-based organization Mind on Fire, “and we, each” will take the stage at Baltimore Theater Project on Sept. 28 & 29, 2024. There will also be performances at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg Center in Washington, {…}

News

Eugenia Forteza Joins Bravissimo Management

https://operawire.com/eugenia-forteza-joins-bravissimo-management/

(Photo credit: Jessica Osber) French-Argentinean mezzo-soprano Eugenia Forteza has joined Bravissimo Management. Forteza recently made her debut at Carnegie Hall, with the Ana Gelovani Foundation, in its inaugural gala concert in New York. Last season, she debuted the title role in the Singapore premiere of Britten’s “The Rape of Lucretia,” Lola in Cavalleria Rusticana at the South Orange Performing Arts Center, and in concert with Marshall {…}

Reviews, Stage Reviews

Beth Morrison Projects 2024 Review: Jodie Landau’s ‘Performance of Self’

https://operawire.com/beth-morrison-projects-2024-review-jodie-landaus-performance-of-self/

Photo credit: Maria Baranova The world premiere of Grammy Award-nominated vocalist, composer, and percussionist, Jodie Landau’s “Performance of Self” on March 15, 2024 at National Sawdust draws attention to improvisation’s empathic heartbeat that is still very much alive. Commissioned by Beth Morrison Projects (BMP), Landau’s solo debut show upholds BMP’s midas touch. It showcases Landau as the artist he is {…}

Opera Wiki

Opera Profile: Paola Prestini’s ‘Sensorium Ex’

https://operawire.com/opera-profile-paola-prestinis-sensorium-ex/

(Photo: Jill Steinberg) “Sensorium Ex” is an opera by composer Paola Prestini and librettist/poet Brenda Shaughnessy and co-directed by choreographer Jerron Herman. It is a multi-sensory narrative woven together at the intersections of disability and artificial intelligence. “Sensorium Ex” opera will be premiering at the Common Senses Festival in Omaha for their 2025 season, and is commissioned by the Ford {…}

News

New Music USA Unveils 2023 Organizational Fund Awardees

https://operawire.com/new-music-usa-unveils-2023-organizational-fund-awardees/

New Music USA has announced its 2023 Organization Fund Awardees to 85 creators across the nation. The fund, totaling $620,750, goes to outstanding organizations the work and support the development of music creators and artists that offer a crucial resource to their community. Over 500 entities expressed interest during this year’s grant application process. Those awarded are notable for their {…}

News

Composer Michael Hersch Announces Premiere of New Opera & Other Works

https://operawire.com/composer-michael-hersh-announces-premiere-of-new-opera-other-works/

Composer Michael Hersch has announced a series of new premieres during the 2023-24 season. First up will be a program featuring soprano Ah Young Hong that features the world premiere performances of “sapped from me broken,” “across, in grief and detail,” and “Miserere mei Domine.” She will be joined by violinist William Overcash and bassoonist Ben Roidl-Ward. This showcase is {…}

News

New York City Opera Announces Duncan Williams Voice Competition Winners

https://operawire.com/new-york-city-opera-announces-duncan-williams-voice-competition-winners/

New York City Opera has announced the winners of the 2023 Duncan Williams Voice Competition. The competition, which was hosted by J’Nai Bridges, spotlighted Black and Latinx singers and awarded over $50,000 in prize money. The competition, which was held at the Manhattan School of Music, saw 11 winners in four categories. In the Emerging Artists category, $8,000 were awarded {…}