Arizona Opera to Present ‘Don Giovanni’

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The Arizona Opera is set to conclude the 2023-24 Season with a production of Mozart’s “Don Giovanni.” The story of legendary libertine Don Juan is set to star Richard Ollarsaba, Joseph Lattanzi, Vanessa Vasquez, Lydia Grindatto, Toni Marie Palmertree, Mary-Hollis Hundley, Brad Bickhardt, Zachary Nelson, Vanessa Becerra, Véronique Filloux, Peter Barber, and Adam Lau. Daniela Candillari conducts the production by Tara Faircloth. {…}

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Phoenix Symphony Names New Members to Board of Directors

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The Phoenix Symphony has announced the election of several new members to the board of directors. The newly elected members include Philip Cowen, Chairman of Decatur Capital Corporation; Laura R. Grafman, Past Executive Vice President, of HonorHealth Foundation; John Graham, President & Chairman, of Sunbelt Holdings; Eliot Minsker, Founder of Knowledge Industry Publications and Vision Fund of America; Kevin Moriarty, {…}

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Phoenix Symphony Names New Member to Board of Directors

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The Phoenix Symphony has announced the election of Vanessa Kisicki to its Board of Directors. Kisicki is the Associate General Manager of Customer Operations and Chief Customer Executive of Salt River Project. She also serves on the Childsplay Board of Trustees and on the Board of Directors for Helios. “The Symphony is incredibly fortunate to have a strong, dedicated group {…}

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World Premiere of ‘Phoenix: A Musical Testimony of Women’s Rights Struggle in Iran’ Opens For International Women’s Day

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The story of Nika Shakarami’s story has inspired a new musical work, written by the Iranian American creative team of composer Sahba Aminikia and librettist Zara Houshmand. “Phoenix,” (or “Qaqnus” in Persian) receives its world premiere on March 10 at Benaroya Hall in Seattle. On Sept. 20, 2022, 16-year-old Nika Shakarami joined other Iranian girls and citizens in protesting the {…}

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Wexford Festival Opera 2023 Review: La Ciociara

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(Photo: Clive Barda) In 1943, Italy was a country wracked by the turmoil of war. Not only had the allied armies invaded, but internecine conflict had broken out amongst the Italian people. Communities and families were against each other as the patriots and fascists fought for control. The situation was depicted in Alberto Moravia’s 1957 novel “La Ciociara,” which later {…}

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Arizona Opera Announces Updates for the 2023-24 Season Programming

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Photo credit: Shervin Lainez Arizona Opera released new details of its expanded programs for the 2023-24 season. “Lawrence Brownlee in Recital” is scheduled for March 13 in partnership with the Tucson Desert Song Festival. The “Opera Outdoors” will take place at community venues such as Reid Park Zoo and the Temple of Music and Art, performed by the Marion Roose {…}

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Q & A: Composer Marco Tutino On The Production Of His Opera ‘La Ciociara’ At This Year’s Wexford Festival Opera

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One of the headline operas for this year’s Wexford Festival Opera is Marco Tutino’s 2015 work “La Ciociara,” written for San Francisco Opera. The opera is based on Alberto Moravia’s 1957 novel, which was later turned into a film directed by Vittorio De Sica and starring Sophia Loren, for which she won an Oscar for best actress. The film now {…}

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Arizona Opera to Present World Premiere of ‘Frankenstein’

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The Arizona Opera is set to perform the world premiere of Gregg Kallor’s “Frankenstein.” The opera will be part of the company’s McDougall RED Series and is based on the iconic novel by Mary Shelley. The production will star Edward Parks, Terrence Chin-Loy, Katherine Beck, Gordon Hawkins, Armand Delgado, Andrew Stuckey, Brad Bickhardt, Melissa Solomon, and Chelsea Rose Neiss. Clinton Smith {…}

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Q & A: Greg Kallor on Creating the ‘Frankenstein’ Opera

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This past week, the Arizona Opera presented the world premiere of Greg Kallor’s second opera “Frankenstein.” Kallor is a composer and pianist whose first opera “The Tell-Tale Heart” will be performed at the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center. He has also collaborated Dover and Escher String Quartets and Tuesday Musical and has also performed in recital at Carnegie Hall. {…}

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Arizona Opera to Present ‘Don Giovanni’

Phoenix Symphony Names New Members to Board of Directors

Phoenix Symphony Names New Member to Board of Directors

World Premiere of ‘Phoenix: A Musical Testimony of Women’s Rights Struggle in Iran’ Opens For International Women’s Day

Wexford Festival Opera 2023 Review: La Ciociara

Arizona Opera Announces Updates for the 2023-24 Season Programming

Q & A: Composer Marco Tutino On The Production Of His Opera ‘La Ciociara’ At This Year’s Wexford Festival Opera

Arizona Opera to Present World Premiere of ‘Frankenstein’

Q & A: Greg Kallor on Creating the ‘Frankenstein’ Opera