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Gothic Opera to Present UK Stage Premiere of ‘Die Rheinnixen’

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Gothic Opera returns to Battersea Arts Centre this Halloween with the UK staged premiere of Jacques Offenbach’s “Die Rheinnixen” (The Nixies of the Rhine). Performances will take place Oct. 30 and 31, and Nov. 1 at 7:30 p.m., with a matinee on Nov. 2 at 5 p.m. The Offenbach piece will be directed by Max Hoehn, who noted that “this {…}
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Gothic Opera to Present ‘Rip Van Winkle’

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Photo credit: Antonin Amy-Menichetti The female-led company Gothic Opera is set to present its updated version of Robert Planquette’s 1882 “Rip Van Winkle.”  Conductor Robin Wallington leads Robert Garland in the title role, with co-founder and artistic director Béatrice de Larragoïti as Gretchen, Stephen Whitford as Derrick, co-founder and communications director Alice Usher as Katrina, Valerie Wong as Hans, and {…}
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Gothic Opera to Present U.K. Premiere of Rare Gounod Opera

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Gothic Opera has announced that it will present the U.K. premiere of Gounod’s “La Nonne sanglante.” The showcase, which kicks off on Oct. 29, 2021 and features four subsequent performances through Nov. 3, will take place at London’s Hoxton Hall. Audiences will see a new chamber orchestra arrangement by composer Leon in a production by Director Franciska Éry, who will {…}
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Gothic Opera 2021 Review: Bluebeard’s Castle

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(Credit: Nick Rutter) Gothic Opera is one of the newest fringe opera companies to spring up in London. As the name suggests, they turn to works – generally treading lesser-known paths through the repertoire – that summon the uncanny, the ghoulish, and the frightening. Last week they made west London’s Porchester Hall their home for a new production of Béla {…}
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Decibel Magazine Unveils First Track from Gothic Opera ‘Livre Troisième’

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Decibel Magazine is now streaming “Chant III – Le Reflet” by “Les Chants du Hasard.” The track is part of “Livre Troisième,” an eight-part “neoclassical bombast, gothic opera” that features major elements of metal. The work was created by Hazard and is set for an album release on April 9, 2021. The album will feature Hazard as well as soprano {…}
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Opera Philadelphia to Present ‘Suddenly Last Summer’

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Opera Philadelphia is set to present the Philadelphia premiere of “Suddenly Last Summer,” the first opera by 2023 MacArthur Fellow Courtney Bryan. The work will be presented between Oct. 22 and 25 at the Forrest Theatre. Based on Tennessee Williams’ Southern Gothic drama, the new work brings together Bryan, Tony Award-winning director Daniel Fish and Gideon Lester, Artistic Director and {…}
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Chicago City Opera to Present ‘Der Vampyr’

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Chicago City Opera will present the Chicago premiere of Heinrich Marschner’s “Der Vampyr” this October. The opera with a libretto by Wilhelm August Wohlbrück will be staged Oct. 7 at Colvin House, Oct. 9 at Fulton St. Collective, and Oct. 11 at the Skokie Theater. Alexandra Enyart, CCO’s artistic director, will conduct, with SarahAnn Sutter directing. The cast includes baritone {…}
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Royal Ballet & Opera 2025-26 Review: Peter Grimes

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(Photo: ©2026 Tristram Kenton) If you have ever visited to the Suffolk seaside town of Aldeburgh, where Benjamin Britten lived, and which inspired his 1945 opera “Peter Grimes” – based on George Crabbe’s poem “The Borough” – then you will surely remember the remarkable views from the sea front: vast, empty skies, sunlight blazing on the water like a purifying {…}
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The Atlanta Opera 2025 Review: La Belle et la Bête

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Philip Glass is a living national treasure. Many of his projects innovate in strange ways. Likewise, The Atlanta Opera (TAO), under Tomer Zvulun’s direction, has displayed a knack for enticing opera audiences in novel fashions. This has included a run of “La Bohème” interlaced with its heir “Rent,” seen last year, and a slightly operatic presentation of the Broadway musical {…}

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