Long Beach Opera Names New President of Board of Directors

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Long Beach Opera has named Marjorie Beale as its President of the Board of Directors. She started her tenure on June 28, 2023. She will take over for Dr. Robert N. Braun who held the position since 2016. Beale joined the board of directors in December 2021 and also previously served from 1997-2003. Per an official press statement, “Beale’s track {…}

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City of Toronto Provides Major Support to Tapestry Opera, Nightwood Theatre, St. Clare’s for New Arts Hub

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Tapestry Opera is among the recipients of major support from the city of Toronto. Per an official press statement issued by Tapestry Opera, the company, alongside Nightwood Theatre and St. Clare’s, will receive $1.25 million from the ABC Residents Association (ABCRA), which will enable the construction of a new arts hub at 877 Yonge Street. Moreover, the ABCRA will look {…}

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Raehann Bryce-Davis, Quinn Kelsey, Will Liverman, Ana María Martínez & Christian Van Horn Lead Opera Philadelphia’s 2023-24 Season

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Opera Philadelphia has announced its 2023-24 season. Dubbed Festival 023, the company will bring music to venues around the city. The following productions are included in the Festival. The world premiere of composer Rene Orth and librettist Hannah Moscovitch’s “Ten Days in a Madhouse,” starring Kiera Duffy, Will Liverman, and Raehann Bryce-Davis. Joanna Settle directs, and Daniela Candillari conducts. The work is co-commissioned {…}

Opera Meets Film, Special Features

Opera Meets Film: The Realism of Francesco Rosi’s ‘Carmen’

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Films based on opera often feel inadequate. They are frequently an attempt to introduce reality into art, and this concept is flawed. Directors fail to realize that what it should be is the other way around: bringing art into reality, making opera about human beings and their everyday trials. Luckily, some directors do know what they’re doing, and Italian director {…}

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Opera Theatre of Saint Louis to Showcase Three Genre Bending World Premieres

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Opera Theatre of Saint Louis has announced the stories of three ground-breaking 20-minute operas commissioned for its 2023 New Works Collective. The company said that five composers and librettists have deftly woven together musical influences spanning rock, funk, jazz, blues, and more to create a soundscape that is wholly unique and completely American. The initiative, which was first announced in {…}

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LA Opera Announces New Ambassador Program Featuring Major Entertainment Superstars

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The Los Angeles Opera has announced a new initiative to bridge the diversity gap. Under its ambassadorship program, the company will build ties with major thought-leaders and diverse communities. Among these ambassadors are Whoopi Goldberg, Audra McDonald, Phil Handy, Marsai Martin, D Nice, Karen Mack, Nichol Whiteman, Lance Gross, Mashonda Tifrere, and Kahlana Barfield Brown. “Our education and community engagement {…}

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Opera Meets Film: The Failure of Opera Crossover in Samuel Goldwyn’s ‘Thaïs’

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The now well-known story of a celibate, chaste monk (Athanaël) trying to convert a licentious courtesan and worshiper of the Goddess of Love (Thaïs), has decorated operatic stages and captivated audiences since its premiere on 1894 at the Opéra Garnier (National Opera House) in Paris, France. With a harrowing story originally written by the French writer Anatole France in 1890, {…}

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Q & A: American Opera Project’s Matt Gray on The Company’s Mission and Purpose

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New York City has a rich operatic scene, teeming with innovative companies on the creative forefront of the genre’s development as an artistic form. Led by General Director Matt Gray, the itinerant opera company American Opera Project, is a seminal player, pushing the creative hand of opera ever forwards. In this ongoing series dedicated to the artists, composers, and companies {…}

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Metropolitan Opera’s Ticket Sales Down During 2021-22 Season

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Following a season of no cancelations due to COVID-19, the Metropolitan Opera has released its final ticket sale numbers. According to the Independent in the U.K., the company sold 61 percent of available tickets during the 2021-22 season after returning from a one and a-half-year absence. However, sales were down from 75 percent in last pre-pandemic season and when discounted {…}

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Long Beach Opera Names New President of Board of Directors

City of Toronto Provides Major Support to Tapestry Opera, Nightwood Theatre, St. Clare’s for New Arts Hub

Raehann Bryce-Davis, Quinn Kelsey, Will Liverman, Ana María Martínez & Christian Van Horn Lead Opera Philadelphia’s 2023-24 Season

Opera Meets Film: The Realism of Francesco Rosi’s ‘Carmen’

Opera Theatre of Saint Louis to Showcase Three Genre Bending World Premieres

LA Opera Announces New Ambassador Program Featuring Major Entertainment Superstars

Opera Meets Film: The Failure of Opera Crossover in Samuel Goldwyn’s ‘Thaïs’

Q & A: American Opera Project’s Matt Gray on The Company’s Mission and Purpose

Metropolitan Opera’s Ticket Sales Down During 2021-22 Season