The Anchorage Opera in Alaska has announced its 2022-23 season. The season will celebrate its 60th anniversary and will see three productions. Kate Bass, Curt Olds, Andy Papas, Christabel Sosa, Cady Lynn O’Brien, Charlie Tingen, Jenni Bank, Kyle Gantz, Kathryn Strock, and Phil Cheasebro star in “The Pirates of Penzance.” Brian DeMaris conducts the production by Allison Grant. Performance Dates: {…}
OPERA America has announced the recipients of $180,000 in Civic Practice Grants. The awards went to eight Professional Company Members that were selected by industry leaders from a pool of 38 applications. The grantees are Anchorage Opera, Baltimore Concert Opera, Cincinnati Opera, Los Angeles Opera, Opera Cultura (San Jose, CA), Opera Parallèle (San Francisco, CA), Opera Saratoga, and White Snake {…}
The Anchorage Opera has announced its 2019-20 season featuring three productions. The season opens with Rossini’s comedic gem “Il Barbiere di Siviglia” for three performances. Cast to be announced later. Performance Dates: Nov. 1 – 3, 2019 Catalina Cuervo brings her acclaimed interpretation of “Frida” in Robert Xavier Rodríguez’s opera, which has become a staple in the repertory. Cuervo has {…}
Opera America has announced the recipients of the second cycle of Innovation Grants. The grants, which are “generously funded by the Ann and Gordon Getty Foundation,” were launched in 2016 in support companies that have shown tremendous innovation in diverse areas of the art form. The grants total $1.5 million. This year, 20 companies were awarded the prestigious grants. They {…}
This week’s offerings range from the modern to the classical in an assortment of options all around the continent. Six. Twenty. Outrageous – American Opera Projects For three days, the American Opera Projects world premieres the new opera by Daniel Thomas Davis with a cast that includes Ariadne Greif, Jacqueline Horner-Kwiatek, and Andrew Fuchs. The performances will take place at {…}
This weekend will feature a ton of opera across North America, with companies opening a number of productions and others closing them up. First, let’s take a look at the new runs opening this week. Saratoga Opera’s “La Traviata” gets its first performances on Friday and Sunday while Opera Omaha presents its only two “Tosca” showcases of the year those {…}
It is going to be a busy opera weekend around the US with a plethora of companies, both large and small, giving new productions and old. Opera Memphis will showcase three works throughout the weekend including Peter Hilliard’s “Blue Viola” on Friday and Saturday, Jake Heggie’s “Three Decembers” on Saturday,” and John Musto’s “Later the Same Evening” on Saturday. Palm {…}
The holiday season means that few opera companies are in full swing in the United States. Thankfully, as the case last weekend, there are still operas pulling out the stops to ensure that opera-hungry audiences are not left famished. Here are the opera companies in the US. On Friday, the Metropolitan Opera showcases its second performance of Verdi’s “Nabucco” starring {…}