The English National Opera has announced that Du Yun and Royce Vavrek’s “Angel’s Bone” will be performed at the London Coliseum in October 2026. The opera will be performed after its UK premiere in Greater Manchester in May, which was announced a few months ago. The cast will include Allison Cook, Rodney Earl Clarke, Matthew McKinney, Mariam Wallentin, and Keith Pun. {…}
(Photo Courtesy of Factory International) Du Yun and Royce Vavrek’s Pulitzer Prize-winning contemporary opera “Angel’s Bone” is set to make its UK premiere. Together the English National Opera (ENO) and Factory International present the new production directed by Kip Williams. Kantos Chamber Choir and the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra are among performers. Vavrek’s libretto explores the dark forces that drive people {…}
(Photo Credit: Jan-Pieter Fuhr) Pulitzer Prize-winning (2017) opera, “Angel’s Bone” by Du Yun and Royce Vavrek made its European premiere at the Staatstheater Augsburg on Feb. 17, 2023. Five more performances are to follow on Feb. 27, March 2, April 23, April 26, and May 14. Antje Schupp’s new production commissioned by the Staatstheater Augsburg featured a revised orchestration that {…}
“Angel’s Bone” is set to make its Canadian premiere on Nov. 25-27, 2022, at The Annex Theatre in Vancouver as part of IndieFest. The work by Du Yun and Royce Vavrek will be presented by re:Naissance Opera, Sound the Alarm: Music/Theatre, Turning Point Ensemble, Arraymusic, and Loose Tea Music Theatre. The work follows two youths who are lured into relationships with {…}
(Image Source: LA Opera’s Official Website) The Los Angeles Opera will stream Du Yun and Royce Vavrek’s “Angel’s Bone” as part of its LAO at Home program. The Pulitzer Prize-winning opera will be presented in collaboration with Beth Morrison Projects and The Broad Stage starting on Friday, May 1, 2020. The performance hails from the Beijing Music Festival in 2019 {…}
(Credit: Cory Weaver) Beth Morrison Projects is set to present the West Coast Premiere of Du Yun and Royce Vavrek’s “Angel’s Bone” on May 1 and 3 at the Broad Stage as part of the LA Opera’s “Off Grand” programming. The opera, for which Du Yun won the 2017 Pulitzer Prize, will feature musical direction by Julian Wachner with Michael {…}
Beth Morrison Projects has announced its 2019-20 season, which will include 64 performances on four continents. James Darrah will direct Ellen Reid’s “Prism.” The production will star mezzo-soprano Rebecca Jo Loeb as Lumee and soprano Anna Schubert as her ill daughter, Bibi. Performances will be held at Teatro Municipal in São Paulo (in its South American premiere) and at the {…}