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Heartbeat Opera to Present ‘Fidelio’ Tour

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New York’s Heartbeat Opera is set to mount a four-city tour of its 2018 adaptation of Beethoven’s masterpiece, “Fidelio,” which Heartbeat Artistic Director Ethan Heard conceived for the era of Black Lives Matter. In Heartbeat’s production, Leonore is now “Leah,” a young Black woman, and her husband Florestan is “Stan,” a Black Lives Matter activist who has been wrongfully incarcerated {…}

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Heartbeat Opera to Present ‘Messy Messiah’ This Holiday Season

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Heartbeat Opera is set to present “Messy Messiah” in time for the holiday season. The showcase, which will feature an original script by Ethan Heard and Jacob Ashworth, will feature music from Händel’s “Messiah,” “Tchaikovsky’s “Nutcracker,” Barber’s “Vanessa,” Strauss’ “Die Fledermaus,” Purcell’s “King Arthur,” Vivaldi’s “Winter,” and “A Charlie Brown Christmas,” among others. All music will be arranged by Daniel {…}

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Heartbeat Opera to Present Outdoor Screening of ‘Breathing Free’

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Heartbeat Opera has announced a free outdoor screening of “Breathing Free” on Saturday, Sept. 18, 2021. The showcase, which will take place at the Hudson River Park’s Pier 63 in New York City starting at 7 p.m., will feature live performances by soprano Kelly Griffin, dancer Tamrin Goldberg, and spoken word artist Katherine George. The film was directed by Ethan {…}

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Heartbeat Opera Announces 2021-22 Season

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New York’s Heartbeat Opera has announced its 2021-22 season  The season opens with “BREATHING FREE, a visual album,” a free outdoor screening at dusk with live performances focusing on Black empowerment in the arts. The work will feature excerpts from Beethoven’s “Fidelio,” Negro Spirituals, and songs by Harry T. Burleigh, Florence Price, Langston Hughes, Anthony Davis, Thulani Davis. The work {…}

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Derrell Acon Takes on Associate Artistic Director Role at Heartbeat Opera

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Heartbeat Opera has announced that as of July 1, 2021, bass-baritone Derrell Acon will be the company’s first Associate Artistic Director. Acon previously performed with the company in “Fidelio,” “Der Freischutz,” and “Breathing Free” and will serve as a Creative Producer with the company on its 2021 “Quando il Glück monta i Verdi,” a short opera film with live excerpts {…}

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Heartbeat Opera to Present West Coast Premiere of ‘Breathing Free’

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Heartbeat Opera will present the west coast premiere of “Breathing Free” on Feb. 10 and 13. The film cycle will be presented as a 45-minute visual album featuring bass-baritone Derrell Acon, tenor Curtis Bannister, soprano Kelly Griffin, dancers Randy Castillo, Tamrin Goldberg, Brian HallowDreamz Henry, and a number of instrumentalists. The videos will also feature the voices of over 100 incarcerated singers {…}

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Derrell Acon, Curtis Bannister, & Kelly Griffin Headline Heartbeat Opera’s ‘Breathing Free’ Online Series

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Heartbeat Opera  has announced a brand new six-part series entitled “Breathing Free.” The visual album, which will premiere on YouTube between Dec. 4-12, will showcase nine interconnected music videos highlighting works by Beethoven, Harry T. Burleigh, Florence Price, Langston Hughes, Anthony Davis, Thulani Davis, and Negro spirituals. The series features three singers including Derrell Acon, Curtis Bannister, and Kelly Griffin {…}

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Derrell Acon, Julia Bullock, Jeanine Tesori Headline Heartbeat Opera’s 2020-21 Online Season

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(Credit: Christopher Ash) Heartbeat Opera has announced the works that will make up the company’s 2020–21 season. In a show of solidarity with artists during this time, 85 percent of the company’s budget will be devoted to employing more than 50 collaborators. The season will open in September with “The Secret Sauce,” described as a soiree-style reflection on Heartbeat Opera’s {…}

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Elina Garanca, Heartbeat Opera Headline The Broad Stage’s 2020-21 Season

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The Broad Stage in Los Angeles has announced its 2020-21 season, which will be the company’s first under Artistic and Executive Director Rob Bailis. The season will feature a wide array or unique works and artists, but for the purposes of this article, our focus will be on operatic and vocal performances. The season will launch outdoors in fall 2020 {…}