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Heartbeat Opera to Present ‘Lady M’ Online This May

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Heartbeat Opera will be presenting “Lady M” this May as part of its work-in-progress series of virtual soirées on Zoom. The work, which is an online fantasia for Verdi’s “Macbeth,” will present the work through the perspective of Lady Macbeth. The work was conceived, adapted, and directed by Ethan Heard with musical arrangements by Daniel Schlosberg. The opera will feature {…}
IndieOpera

Heartbeat Opera Releases Virtual Performance of Bernstein Classic

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Heartbeat Opera, based in New York, has created a virtual performance video of the grand finale to Bernstein’s famed “Candide.” And now, the company is sharing the video online. It features over 30 artists, all connected via Zoom. They include Banlingyu Ban, Stanley Bahorek, Sishel Claverie, Sara Couden, Thomas Cannon, Kevin Corte, Tynan Davis, Taylor-Alexis Dupont,  Kelly Griffin, Kristin Gornstein, {…}
Reviews, Stage Reviews

Heartbeat Opera 2019-20 Review: Der Freischütz

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(Source: Heartbeat Opera Facebook) In the canon of German Romantic opera, Weber’s “Der Freischütz” is about as conventional as they come. The opera, which is loosely based on a traditional German folktale, features hardy woodsmen, drinking songs, enchanted bullets, demonic incantations, a melancholic male hero, a pure virtuous maiden, and a mysterious hermit. Thus, it was ripe for the kind {…}
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Heartbeat Opera To Present Unique ‘Der Freischütz’

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Heartbeat Opera is set to showcase a radical interpretation of Weber’s “Der Freischütz” that will play on the American cultural unconscious. The showcase, set for Dec. 4-15, 2019 at the Baruch Performing Arts Center, is set to be company’s longest run ever, and will star Derrell Acon, Summer Hassan, Ian Koziara, Daniel Klein, Katherine Whyte, Casey Candebat, and Nicole Haslett. {…}
IndieOpera

Heartbeat Opera Announces ‘HOT MAMA’ Halloween Drag Extravangza

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(Credit:Miodrag Guberinic) The Heartbeat Opera has announced its sixth annual Halloween Drag Extravaganza at Roulette in Brooklyn, New York. There are three performances slated for both Oct. 30 and 31. This year’s event, titled “HOT MAMA: Sinigng Gays Saving Gaia” will center on climate collapse. It will feature music of Bernstein, Delibes, Handel, Vaughan Williams, Vivaldi, Wagner, and Cole Porter. {…}
IndieOpera

New Version of Verdi’s ‘Macbeth’ Among Highlights of Heartbeat Opera’s 2019-20 Season

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(Credit: Andrew Boyle) Heartbeat Opera has announced its 2019-20 season, which will feature three major presentations. It all kicks off with “Hot Mama: Singing Gays Saving Gaia,” the company’s sixth annual Halloween Drag Extravaganza. It will be directed by Ethan Heard and will take place at the Roulette in Brooklyn. Performance Dates: Oct. 30, 31, 2019 The company will then {…}
Behind the Scenes, IndieOpera, Interviews

Q & A: Heartbeat Opera’s Ethan Heard on Joining Forces With Opera Lafayette For ‘La Susanna’

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In the premiere American staging of “La Susanna,” Heartbeat Opera and Opera Lafayette have joined forces for the first time to bring this emotive and rare Baroque work to Washington D.C. and New York audiences. “La Susanna” tells the eponymous Biblical story of Susanna and the Elders: two men, referred to as “judges” that desire a beautiful married woman; when they {…}
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Opera Lafayette & HeartBeat Opera Join Forces To Co-Produce ‘La Susanna’

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HeartBeat Opera and Opera Lafayette are set to collaborate on a production of “Alessandro Stradella’s oratorio “La Susanna.” The joint production will be the work’s American stage premiere and will be the first co-production for both companies. Moreover, since the performances will take place at Brooklyn’s BAM and Washington DC’s Kennedy Center, each company will be performing in a new {…}
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Heartbeat Opera Announces Halloween Drag Extravaganza

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Heartbeat Opera has announced the launch of its fifth season with the company’s annual Halloween Drag Extravaganza. This year’s show is titled “Dragus Maximus, a homersexual opera odyssey,” and will see three performances, the first taking place on Friday, October 26, at 8:00 pm. That will be followed up with showcases on Saturday, October 27 at 7:00 pm and 10:00 {…}

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