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Carrie Hennessey, ‘Elizabeth Cree’ Among Major Highlights of West Edge Opera’s 2020 Festival

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The West Edge Opera has announced its 2020 festival lineup. The season will open with Janacek’s “Katya Kabanova,” which will star Carrie Hennessey in the title role. Hennessey previously performed at West Edge Opera in a production of Jake Heggie’s “The End of the Affair” back in 2014. Afterward, the company will showcase “Elizabeth Cree” by Kevin Putts and Mark {…}

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Liv Redpath, Andriana Chuchman, Daniela Mack Among Stars Of Opera Omaha’s 2019-20 Season

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Opera Omaha’s 2019-20 season will feature four operas from the standard repertory. The first of these is Puccini’s “Madama Butterfly” in a production directed by Leslie Swackhamer and conducted by Joseph Rescigno. Karah Son will take on the title role with Alok Kumar as Pinkerton, Luis Ledesma as Sharpless, and Kristen Choi as Suzuki. Performance Dates: Nov. 1 and 3, {…}

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Daniela Mack Headlines Second Season of The Angel’s Share

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Unison Media has announced the second season The Angel’s Share with numerous concerts featuring celebrated singers and great artists. Henry Purcell’ “Dido & Aeneas” will be showcased in a production directed by Alek Shrader. The cast features opera stars Daniela Mack as Dido and Christopher Herbert as Aeneas with Randall Scotting as the Sorceress. Other cast members include Marc Molomot as Achates, Brooke Larimer {…}

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Company XIV: Boldly Going Where Opera Doth Not Go

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The conductor drops his baton on the downbeat of the overture; out flies the red velvet curtain. Enter soprano. Sing aria. Enter ballet. Dance. Simple enough; another night of “Aida,” maybe, or “William Tell.” Not with Company XIV. The current trend of making the classical arts relevant has artists everywhere reinventing revered works and Company XIV has successfully outwitted the {…}

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Orchestra of St. Luke to Perform Bach’s Christmas Oratorio

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Carnegie Hall is set to celebrate the holiday season on Dec. 7 with J. S. Bach’s Christmas Oratorio. The famed piece with be performed by Orchestra of St. Luke under Principal Conductor Bernard Labadie. Soloists will include soprano Lauren Snouffer, contralto Avery Amereau, tenor Andrew Haji, and baritone Joshua Hopkins. They will perform alongside La Chapelle de Québec. This concert is {…}