The Bruce Museum and Divaria Productions are set to present “Labor in Opera: An Original Operatic Experience” on Oct. 26. The concert will feature dramatic baritone Daniel Sutin, soprano Ashley Galvani Bell, and pianist Christine Sutin. Together they will present a program celebrating the “beauty of labor in opera through the context of Italian verismo.” The performers will offer up arias {…}
(Photo credit: National Sawdust) Spanish composer and conductor Pedro Halffter will take part in a panel discussion on his new chamber opera, “KLARA.” Opera Hispánica in collaboration with National Sawdust, Divaria Productions, and the New York City Opera, presents the New York premiere of “KLARA,” in a new production directed and choreographed by choreographer Richard Stafford. “KLARA” features soprano Ashley {…}
Athlone Artists has announced that tenor Orson Van Gay II and soprano Ashley Galvani Bell have joined the roster for representation. Van Gay is a Los Angeles Native who has performed with such companies as Pacific Opera Project, Piedmont Opera, Angels Vocal Art, and Pocket Opera, among others. Meanwhile Bell has appeared with such organizations as ABAO Bilbao Opera, Teatro {…}
Pedro Halffter’s “Penelope’s Dream” is set to world premiere on August 26, 2023, at the Church San Nicolas in Villafranca as part of the Festival “Música en Villafranca.” ”Penelope’s Dream” is set to star soprano Ashley Galvani Bell, who has appeared with such companies as the Teatro Maestranza, Palacio Euskalduna, Daytona Beach Opera, and Opera Modesto, among others. She will {…}
Photo credit: Unai P. Azaldegui On July 18, Pedro Halffter’s opera “KLARA” will premiere in its new form at the Teatro Auditorio San lorenzo de El Escorial. In addition to Halffter’s new musical version, there will also be an innovative new staging with projections and holography by stage director Antón Armendáriz Díaz in association with Draw and Music Studio. The {…}
