Presidio Theater 2023 Review: ‘Music of Remembrance’

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Credit: Ben VanHouten The grass was pristine. The houses lined up along manicured lawns. The street signs sparkled, and the paths swept to perfection. Around each corner and through the trees, the magnificent Golden Gate Bridge stood. Inside the Presidio Theater, a performance titled “Music of Remembrance (MOR)” featured the works “Another Sunrise” and “For a Look or a Touch” {…}

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Chicago Opera Theater Announces New General Director

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Chicago Opera Theater has announced that Lawrence Edelson will be its next General Director. The announcement culminates a three-month search. He will commence his duties on July 1, 2023, taking over for Interim General Director Meaghan Stainback Smallwood, who will collaborate with Edelson until September 1, 2023. She will then revert to her previous position as Chicago Opera Theater’s Director {…}

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Bancolombia’s Digital Theater to Present Cycle Celebrating Female Music Creators

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Bancolombia’s Digital Platform, the Mayor’s Office of Bogotá, through the District Institute of the Arts and the stage of the Teatro Mayor Julio Mario Santo Domingo will broadcast a cycle of four shows celebrating female music creators from different genres through Mar. 30, 2023. The Digital Theater has brought together the talents of the virtuoso Czech mezzo-soprano lyric singer Magdalena {…}

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‘The Life and Death(s) of Alan Turing’ to World Premiere at Chicago Opera Theater

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The Chicago Opera Theater is set to present the World Premiere of composer Justine F. Chen and librettist David Simpatico’s “The Life and Death(s) of Alan Turing.” The opera, which is set to be presented at the Harris Theater for Music and Dance” on March 23 and 25, is a semi-biographical and sci-fi-infused retelling of the life and contested death {…}

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Lyric Fest Unveils 2022-23 Season

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Lyric Fest’s 20th anniversary season, which coincides with its 2022-23 edition, has been announced. This season will feature a world premiere opera by Damien Geter and several milestone celebrations. “Elysian Fields” is the season opener. Soprano Magdalena Kuźma, and mezzo-soprano Sun-Ly Pierce will perform solo and duets, entitled “dawns, visions, and dreams.” The young artists will be joined by Laura {…}

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Boston Lyric Opera to Present ‘Champion’

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Boston Lyric Opera’s is set to present a new production of “Champion: An Opera in Jazz” by Terence Blanchard and libretto by Pulitzer Prize-winner Michael Cristofer. The contemporary opera will be directed by theater director Timothy Douglas and conducted by Kwamé Ryan. “The story of Champion is one of a desire to find a sense of belonging,” says Acting Stanford {…}

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Q & A: Baritone Fabián Veloz on his Lyric Opera of Chicago Debut, Scarpia & His Fondest Memory at the Teatro Colón de Buenos Aires

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Argentinean baritone Fabián Veloz is one of the most renowned opera artists in his country. His professional debut came in the South American premiere of “Estaba la Madre” at the Teatro Argentino in La Plata and he has gone on to perform with some of the major companies in the South American company including the Teatro Avenida, the Teatro Argentino, {…}

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Boston Lyric Opera Announces Casting Update for ‘Champion’

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The Boston Lyric Opera has announced a casting update for its upcoming production of “Champion.” The company noted that American mezzo-soprano Stephanie Blythe will join the cast while theater director Timothy Douglas will helm the work. Blythe will make her role debut as the welcoming and supportive bar owner Kathy Hagen in “Champion.” She is renowned opera singer and recitalist {…}

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Obituary: American Opera Composer Carlisle Floyd Dies at 95

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Famed composer Carlisle Floyd, who was considered one of the greatest American opera composers in history, has died at the age of 95. Born on June 11, 1926, in Latta, South Carolina, he was the son of a Methodist minister. He began his musical studies in 1943 when he entered Converse College in Spartanburg, South Carolina, and studied piano under {…}

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Presidio Theater 2023 Review: ‘Music of Remembrance’

Chicago Opera Theater Announces New General Director

Bancolombia’s Digital Theater to Present Cycle Celebrating Female Music Creators

‘The Life and Death(s) of Alan Turing’ to World Premiere at Chicago Opera Theater

Lyric Fest Unveils 2022-23 Season

Boston Lyric Opera to Present ‘Champion’

Q & A: Baritone Fabián Veloz on his Lyric Opera of Chicago Debut, Scarpia & His Fondest Memory at the Teatro Colón de Buenos Aires

Boston Lyric Opera Announces Casting Update for ‘Champion’

Obituary: American Opera Composer Carlisle Floyd Dies at 95