Swiss Opera Houses Close Until March 2021

(Credits: Opernhaus Zürich official website / https://www.opera-online.com / Basel.com) The Opernhaus Zürich, Grand Théâtre de Genève, and Theater Basel have all announced their respective closures until at least Feb. 28, 2021. The announcements came as a result of a decision by Swiss federal authorities to extend the lockdown until Feb. 28, 2021. The Opernhaus Zürich stated that it also had {…}

Mar 4, 2019

Z-Space 2019 Review: Howards End, America

Elegant, thoughtful, persuasive – that is “Howards End, America,” Allen Shearer and Claudia Stevens’ new chamber opera, which just premiered in San Francisco’s Z space. Adapted from E.M.Forster’s outstanding novel, “Howards End,” set in 1910 Edwardian England, Shearer and Stevens turned fiction into music and lyrics set in 1950s America, a time of fierce race relations, class distinctions and challenging {…}