Opera Omaha Announces New Holland Community Opera Fellows

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Opera Omaha has announced two new members to its Holland Community Opera Fellowship (HCOF). The two new integrants include Alejandra Sandoval-Montañez and Jazmine Salaberrios; they will join fellows Taylor Adams and Charisa Ramsey starting this fall and throughout the 2023-24 season. Per an official press statement “fellows serve as ambassadors of the company by bringing their artistic talents and resources to {…}

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Opera Santa Barbara to Close Season with Abridged ‘The Valkyrie’

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Opera Santa Barbara closes its 2022-2023 season with “The Valkyrie” (“Die Walküre”) on April 23, 2023, at the Lobero Theater. The opera from Wagner’s epic Saga, “The Ring of the Nibelung,” will be presented in an abridged version created by composer Jonathan Dove and stage director Graham Vick. The opera will be sung in German with a translation projected on {…}

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On Site Opera Co-Founder Eric Einhorn to Step Down At End of Year

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On Site Opera has announced that co-founder and General and Artistic Director Eric Einhorn will departing the company at the end of 2023. After its founding in 2012, On Site Opera quickly became a leader of presenting the art form in nontraditional venues, putting together more than 20 productions, three world premieres, and numerous U.S. and New York premieres. Einhorn {…}

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The Dallas Opera to Perform ‘Das Rheingold’ with Nicholas Brownlee

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The Dallas Opera is set to premiere a new production of Wagner’s epic tale “Das Rheingold.” The opera returns to the company after a 20-year absence with Emmanuel Villaume conducting. Tomer Zvulun, General and Artistic Director of The Atlanta Opera, directs a cast led by Nicholas Brownlee as Wotan, Michael Mayes as Alberich, Amanda Echalaz as Fricka (TDO debut), Brenton {…}

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Opera Orlando Receives NEA Grant for 2023-24 ‘Frida’

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Opera Orlando has announced that it received an NEA Grant for an upcoming production of Robert Xavier Rodriguez’s “Frida.” The company is set to showcase the work during the 2023-24 season. “Opera Orlando has a commitment to presenting works that truly speak to our audience, said Opera Orlando’s general director Gabriel Preisser in an official press statement. “We have already {…}

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Calgary Opera to Present ‘The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs’

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The Calgary Opera is set to present the Canadian premiere of “The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs.” The opera, set to be performed on Feb. 4, 8, and 10 at the Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium, was created by Mason Bates and Mark Campbell. In a statement, Campbell said, “An opera about the need for human connection seems especially resonant after the {…}

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Opera Southwest to Host Opera Conducting Program Awardee

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Opera Southwest has been selected by the Solti Foundation to host Nathaniel Efthimiou, a recipient of the Sir Georg Solti Foundation’s U.S. Career Assistance Award and 2023 Elizabeth Buccheri Opera Residency program. Opera Southwest’s Apprentice Artist program has offered early career singers a rare opportunity to perform a staged, professional principal role, with orchestra. As a result, this approach was {…}

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Fort Worth Opera Announces New General & Artistic Director, Less Than One Month After Afton Battle Announces Resignation

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Just days after announcing that Afton Battle would be stepping down from her position as General and Artistic Director, Fort Worth Opera has named a new leader. The person in question is Angela Turner Wilson, who will begin her tenure on Dec. 12, 2022. “After reviewing candidates from around the US and other countries, we are thrilled to announce Angela {…}

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Cast Change: Maggie Gawrysiak to Debut Into Met Opera’s ‘Peter Grimes’ Cast

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There will be a major cast change for the Metropolitan Opera’s performance of “Peter Grimes” on Oct. 26, 2022. Maggie Gawrysiak will make her company debut in the role of Auntie, replacing Denyce Graves in the role. Gawrysiak is represented by Fletcher Artists has performed with such companies as Minnesota Opera, Madison Opera, Seattle Opera, Boise Philharmonic, Tanglewood Music Festival, {…}

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Opera Omaha Announces New Holland Community Opera Fellows

Opera Santa Barbara to Close Season with Abridged ‘The Valkyrie’

On Site Opera Co-Founder Eric Einhorn to Step Down At End of Year

The Dallas Opera to Perform ‘Das Rheingold’ with Nicholas Brownlee

Opera Orlando Receives NEA Grant for 2023-24 ‘Frida’

Calgary Opera to Present ‘The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs’

Opera Southwest to Host Opera Conducting Program Awardee

Fort Worth Opera Announces New General & Artistic Director, Less Than One Month After Afton Battle Announces Resignation

Cast Change: Maggie Gawrysiak to Debut Into Met Opera’s ‘Peter Grimes’ Cast