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BroadwayHD To Add Two Operas To It’s Catalouge

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BroadwayHD, announced that it will continue to expand content and is adding two breathtaking opera performances to the existing lineup of more than 270 titles. The company announced that “Brokeback Mountain” by Annie Proulx and directed by award-winning director Ivo van Hove, and “Nabucco’ will be added to the collection. In a press statement, BroadwayHD co-founders, Stewart F. Lane and {…}
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Canadian Opera Company Announces New Opera Commission

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The Canadian Opera Company has announced that Montreal-based composer Ana Sokolović and seasoned British librettist Paul Bentley will present a new opera “The Old Fools,” commissioned by the company. The opera, which is set to premiere in 2021, will be a two-act work inspired by “The Old Fools,” a work by renowned English poet Philip Larkin; its themes revolve around Larkin’s {…}
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Metropolitan Opera 2018-19 Preview: What Is ‘Marnie’ & What Do We Know About Nico Muhly’s Newest Opera?

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This Friday, Oct. 19, the Metropolitan Opera hosts the North American premiere of Nico Muhly and Nicholas Wright’s “Marnie.” This will be the 108th time that the Metropolitan Opera gives the United States premiere of an opera, dating all the way back to 1883 when “La Gioconda” was the first to hold such a stature for the company. Some of {…}
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Operantics Launches New Fundraiser For 2019 Season

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Independent company Operantics has announced a campaign to raise funds for its 2019 season. Operantics, an artist-run company, is launching the campaign with the support of the Australian Cultural Fund, where, per a press release, “supporters can make tax-deductible contributions towards the next chapter of the company’s story.” The campaign will feature fundraising recitals and performances that will all culminate {…}
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New York City Opera 2017-18 Review – Brokeback Mountain: Glenn Seven Allen & Daniel Okulitch Deliver Emotional Performances In Solid, If Not Always, Satisfying, Opera Experience

https://operawire.com/new-york-city-opera-2017-18-review-brokeback-mountain-glenn-seven-allen-daniel-okulitch-deliver-emotional-performances-in-solid-if-not-always-satisfying-opera-experience/

This review is for the performance on June 3, 2018.  It’s quite often that operas, great and otherwise, have been adapted from, what we’d call today, other media. Whether plays or novels, it was standard practice for composers such as Verdi, Puccini and even Wagner to repurpose story and characters for the operatic stage. And there are so many impressive {…}
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New York Opera Fest 2018 Preview: Why To Go See Encompass New Opera Theatre

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With the New York Opera Fest 2018 officially underway, OperaWire will be showcasing small previews for each major participant at the festival, as we did during last year’s event. However, we are doing things a bit differently this year and giving the floor directly to each company to speak to you, the reader, directly. Enjoy! You can look all over {…}
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New York Opera Fest May 1 Kickoff Party To Honor Noted Music Critic

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The New York Opera Fest will feature a launch party on May 1, led by the New York Opera Alliance. Every year, the event features a special guest who is honored. This year’s honoree will be music critic, Anne Midgette, “for her support and championship of independent opera companies and the art form as a whole.” “I’m very honored to {…}
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New York City Opera 2017-18 Review – Il Pigmalione and Pigmalion: An Unusual & Exciting Double-Bill

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One thing I can say, with assurance, about the newly revived New York City Opera’s programming is…that it is anything but the expected. Productions such as the recent “Delores Claiborne” and “Cruzar la Cara de la Luna,” all reviewed by me for Operawire, could not have been more different. But they all share an excitement and vision that is breathing new, creative {…}
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Top 5 Operas to See This Weekend – North America (3/9-11): 3 Classics Coupled With 2 Modern Works Lead the Way

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For this week’s recommendations, we have two modern works coupled with three classic masterworks (or more like four with two in a double bill). Throw in a combination of small and big-name companies and this weekend’s recommendations run a wide and diverse gamut. Un Ballo In Maschera – Livermore Valley Opera First up on our list is the independent company’s {…}

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