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Conor Mitchell Plans to Present Harvey Weinstein Opera

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The Belfast Ensemble has announced its plans to stage “The Trial of Harvey Weinstein: An Opera.” The work, which is about the Manhattan trial of the disgraced Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein will be staged in Northern Ireland in September with plans for a New York City premiere. In an interview with the New York Post Conor Mitchell said, “There are {…}
Behind the Scenes, Interviews

60 & 50 – Scottish Opera’s Jane Davidson, Karen MacIver & Allan Dunn on the Company’s Anniversary, Education & Outreach

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Scottish Opera turns 60 next year, and this year marks the 50th anniversary of its Outreach and Education program, arguably the longest-standing formal company outreach of its kind in the opera world. The department’s activities range from Paisley’s 2018 “Pagliacci”—performed in a tent with a community choir, and for which designer Tim Meacock won the Best Designer Award at the {…}
Business, News

Wexford Festival Opera Announces Interim CEO

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Opera and arts administrator Randall Shannon has been appointed interim CEO of the Wexford Festival Opera. The festival announced that earlier this year Wexford Festival Trust confirmed that David McLoughlin, its long-serving Chief Executive, had decided to leave the organization after 13 years in the role. Shannon was appointed as an interim while the board recruits a new CEO to {…}
IndieOpera

Ulster Touring Opera to Launch New Company, Announces Augmented Reality ‘Don Giovanni’

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Launching on October 2, 2020, Ulster Touring Opera is a new cross-border company based in Belfast, Ireland. The company aims to bring world-class performances of famous works to audiences through the nine counties which make up the region of Ulster. The organization’s first fully-staged opera will be Mozart’s “Don Giovanni,” set to open its tour in 2021. UTO’s mission also {…}
News

Welsh National Opera Appoints New Chair and Board Members

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The Welsh National Opera has announced that Yvette Vaughan Jones has been appointed as Chair of the Board of Directors, with immediate effect. Jones has extensive experience of working in the arts both in the UK and internationally and is the first woman in the Company’s history to hold the role of Chair of WNO.  Jones has worked for independent {…}
News

Philip Glass’s ‘The Trial’ to Make Czech Premiere

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Philip Glass’s “The Trial” is set to make its Czech premiere at the National Moravian-Silesian Theatre, Ostrava, Czech Republic. The work will be shown between Oct. 9 and 25 and will star Šárka Hrbáčková, Anna Nitrová, Vít Nosek, Vincenc Ignác Novotný, Raman Hasymau, Martin Javorský, Pavel Divín, and Jiří Hájek, among others. Bruno Ferrandis will conduct. The opera originally premiered on Oct. 1o, {…}
Interviews, Stage Spotlight

Q & A: Soprano Giselle Allen on ‘Der Fliegende Hollände’ & the Repertory She Prefers to Sing

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(Photo: courtesy of Giselle Allen) Later this month, Irish National Opera will be staging a new production of Wagner’s “Der Fliegende Holländer,” conducted by Fergus Sheil and directed by Rachael Hewer, with baritone Jordan Shanahan as the Dutchman. OperaWire recently met up with the Northern Irish soprano, Giselle Allen, who is currently preparing for the role of Senta, to talk {…}
News

Gemma Summerfield Joins Promethean Artists

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(Credit: Scott Cadenhead) Gemma Summerfield has joined the roster of Promethean Artists for General Management. Summerfield will be represented by Artist Manager Callan Coughlan for operatic, orchestral, and recital engagements throughout the world. In a statement, Summerfield said, “I am delighted to be collaborating with Promethean Artists as we look to the future together. I am impressed by the team’s {…}

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