Off the Beaten Track: Exploring Race & Identity in Richard Thompson’s ‘The Mask in the Mirror’

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As we wrap up June and African-American Music Month, Off the Beaten Track explores the 2019 recording of composer and librettist Richard Thompson’s “The Mask in the Mirror,” the story of the ill-fated romance between America’s first Black poet, Paul Laurence Dunbar, and Alice Ruth Moore, a New Orleans Creole, poet, journalist, and early civil rights advocate. For those new {…}

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MCANA Picks Tesori and Thompson’s ‘Blue’ as Winner of Best New Opera Award

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On June 17th, the Music Critics Association of North America (MCANA) announced “Blue” as the winner of its Fourth Annual Award for Best New Opera. “Blue,” composed by Jeanine Tesori with libretto by Tazewell Thompson, premiered at the Glimmerglass Festival in July 2019 and tells the story of an African American couple residing in Harlem, New York City. The couple’s {…}

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Boston Lyric Opera Announces 2020-21 Season

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Boston Lyric Opera has announced its 44th Season with four new productions including three company premieres and a Northeast premiere. The season opens with Puccini’s “Madama Butterfly” starring soprano Yulan Piao in her company and role debut as Cio-Cio San, tenor Zach Borichevsky as Lieutenant Pinkerton, mezzo-soprano Nina Yoshida Nelsen in her company debut as Suzuki, and baritone Levi Hernandez as {…}

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Karen Slack To Return To Metropolitan Opera

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(Photo source: www.sopranokarenslack.com) Karen Slack is set to return to The Metropolitan Opera as Serena in Gershwin’s “Porgy and Bess.” The soprano will sing the recently announced performances on Feb. 12 and 15, 2020. The two performances will mark the first time Slack performs at the Met Opera since her debut in the title role of Verdi’s “Luisa Miller” in {…}

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Opera In the Big Easy – New Orleans Opera Association Robert Lyall On Developing The City’s Rich Operatic Tradition

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(Credit: Brittney Werner) If you visit New Orleans today, you can pop into the Napoleon House, the supposed location in which the former emperor would live out his days in North America. The music that you’ll hear while sipping your Pimm’s Cup in the 200-year-old house-turned-bar is classical. Beethoven’s “Eroica” symphony is on repeat, after all, the maestro wrote it {…}

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Opera Philadelphia Announces Karen Slack Recital

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Opera Philadelphia has announced that soprano Karen Slack will perform a series of recitals. The company announced that the soprano will perform as part of the O19 festival in the series Curtis in Concert. The soprano will perform alongside Martin Luthor Clark and David Lofton at the Field Concert Hall. The soprano recently made her role debut as “Tosca” with {…}

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Julia Bullock To Star In ‘Zauberland’ At Linbury Theatre This Fall

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Katie Mitchell’s production of “Zauberland” is set to get performances at the Linbury Theatre this October. The work, which features music by Robert Schuman and Bernard Foccroulle, tells the story of a young woman at the European border hoping to cross over to Zauberland, away from the Middle Eastern conflict. The work features text by Heinrich Heine and Martin Crimp {…}

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Janai Brugger, Karen Slack, Ginger Costa-Jackson Star In Top 5 Operas To See This Weekend (North America)

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(Credit: Suzanne Vinnik / Dario Acosta) This weekend’s recommendations are full of variety of repertory spread across the U.S. including two essential world premieres and the performance of a rare work. All of them feature tremendous star power. Here are the five operas that we recommend for your Father’s Day celebration (in alphabetical order by company). The Marriage of Figaro {…}

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Michael Fabiano, Leah Crocetto & Denyce Graves Highlight Michigan Opera Theatre’s 2019-20 Season

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The Michigan Opera Theatre has announced its 2019-20 season featuring musicals, galas, and special concerts. Here is a look at what the Detroit company has to offer. The season opens with a gala featuring star tenor Michael Fabiano and Soprano Leah Crocetto in arias from opera and musical theater. Stephen Lord conducts the starry evening. Performance Date: Oct. 12, 2019 {…}

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Off the Beaten Track: Exploring Race & Identity in Richard Thompson’s ‘The Mask in the Mirror’

MCANA Picks Tesori and Thompson’s ‘Blue’ as Winner of Best New Opera Award

Boston Lyric Opera Announces 2020-21 Season

Karen Slack To Return To Metropolitan Opera

Opera In the Big Easy – New Orleans Opera Association Robert Lyall On Developing The City’s Rich Operatic Tradition

Opera Philadelphia Announces Karen Slack Recital

Julia Bullock To Star In ‘Zauberland’ At Linbury Theatre This Fall

Janai Brugger, Karen Slack, Ginger Costa-Jackson Star In Top 5 Operas To See This Weekend (North America)

Michael Fabiano, Leah Crocetto & Denyce Graves Highlight Michigan Opera Theatre’s 2019-20 Season