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 {…}

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American Opera Project Receives $270k Grant from Andrew W. Mellon Foundation for Composers & the Voice Program

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The American Opera Project has announced that it has been awarded a $270k grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to support the 2021-23 cycle of its Composers & the Voice training program. The program is a two-year, tuition-free fellowship for composers and librettists, comprised of workshops sessions with professional opera singers and teachers. This cycle’s fellows are composers Gabrielle {…}

Reviews, Stage Reviews

Roulette 2021 Review: “eL/Aficionado”

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The internationally recognized performance art venue Roulette in Brooklyn is featuring the revival of Robert Ashley’s “eL/Aficionado” and illuminates the vital relevancy of this opera today. Mimi Johnson, as producer, and Tom Hamilton, as music director, revive Ashley’s vision with a new perspective by casting mezzo-soprano Kayleigh Butcher as the Agent. This opera was originally written in 1987 and last {…}

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Roulette Intermedium to Present New Production of Robert Ashley’s ‘el/Aficionado’

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On October 21, 2021, Roulette Intermedium will present a new production of the late American composer Robert Ashley’s opera “el/Aficionado.” Written in 1987, the work was last performed in 1995, and is scored for four voices and a pre-recorded electronic orchestra. The cast features mezzo-soprano Kayleigh Butcher in the lead role of Agent, along with Bonnie Lander, Paul Pinto, and {…}

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New York Opera Alliance Announces Virtual Opera Fest Events

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The New York Opera Alliance has announced that it will refocus its 2020 festival into the 2020 New York Virtual Opera Fest in light of the spread of COVID-19. The organization will curate and shine a light on the many projects being untaken by participating organizations throughout the coming months, including over 40 such showcases throughout the month of April. {…}

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HERE to Showcase Unique Opera Experiences Via Online Programming

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HERE has announced that it will be presenting a slew of performances via stream over coming weeks, including some unique opera experiences. “Looking at You,” a techno-opera by Kamala Sankaram, Rob Handel, and Kristin Marting will be featured on April one, followed by “Thomas Paine in Violence,” an electro-acoustic opera-sermon by Paul Pinto on April 8. Opera lovers can also check out Joey {…}

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Performing Artservices, Inc. to Revive ‘eL/Aficionado’ in NYC

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Performing Artservices, Inc. is set to revive “eL/Aficionado,” an opera by Robert Ashley on May 21-24, 2020 at New York Live Arts. The opera, which was written in 1987, has not been performed since 1995. It is scored for four voices and an orchestra of electronic voices and tells the story of a person on trial for her character and {…}

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

American Opera Project Receives $270k Grant from Andrew W. Mellon Foundation for Composers & the Voice Program

Roulette 2021 Review: “eL/Aficionado”

Roulette Intermedium to Present New Production of Robert Ashley’s ‘el/Aficionado’

New York Opera Alliance Announces Virtual Opera Fest Events

HERE to Showcase Unique Opera Experiences Via Online Programming

Performing Artservices, Inc. to Revive ‘eL/Aficionado’ in NYC

NYC’s The Kitchen 2019 Review: Robert Ashley’s ‘Improvement (Don Leaves Linda)’

The Kitchen To Present Robert Ashley’s ‘Improvement’