The Center for Contemporary Opera will present the workshop-premiere in concert for Niloufar Nourbakhsh’s “We, The Innumerable.” The work, which features a libretto by Lisa Flanagan, will be presented on Oct. 21, 2022 at the National Sawdust. The work is set during Iran’s Green Movement and features one woman’s fight for freedom in the face of state-sanctioned violence. “The October {…}
The Center for Contemporary Opera is set to present the world premiere of “A Sweet Silence in Cremona” at the Teatro A. Ponchielli Cremona, starting on May 8, 2022. The opera, which is composed by Roberto Scarcella Perino to a libretto by Mark Campbell, will conducted by Giuseppe Bruno and directed by Cecilia Ligorio. Cast members include tenor Gianluca Moro as {…}
The Center for Contemporary Opera has announced the appointment of Kenneth Overton to its Board. Overton is Grammy Award-winner who has performed with such companies as the Met Opera, Opéra de Montréal, Palacio Bellas Artes, New York City Opera, Opera Memphis, Nashville Opera, Utah Festival Opera, Opera Carolina, Toledo Opera, Opera Idaho, Opera Grand Rapids, San Francisco Opera, Deutsche Oper {…}
(Credit: Center for Contemporary Opera) The Center for Contemporary Opera has announced that it will present the Cinematic Zoom premiere of “Aède of the Ocean & Land,” a recently discovered play by Princess Spy Noor Inayat Khan. The event will take place on Sep. 14 at 1 p.m. EDT. The event will feature 22 artists overall. Fourteen artists will perform {…}
Recently named General Director of Center of Contemporary Opera (CCO), Francesca Campagna represents a positive shift towards greater international and personal awareness within the opera community. She is the first female in CCO’s history of 37 years to be selected for this role and also the first immigrant. Her career’s journey spans over more than a decade and has been {…}
Francesca Campagna has been named the general director of the Center for Contemporary Opera, effective immediately. The company made the announcement on Sept. 25, 2019 emphasizing that Campagna is not only the first female General Director in the company’s 37-year history, but also the first immigrant to occupy the position. Per a press release, she is set to oversee the {…}
“To Be Sung” was written in 1997 as Pascal Dusapin’s third opera. Set to Gertrude Stein’s text extracts from “A Lyrical Opera Made By Two,” Dusapin illuminated Stein’s modernist writing style and created a unique synergy between her intimate story and textual sound. The Center for Contemporary Opera recently presented this impactful opera under the direction of Jorinde Keesmaat, who created {…}
One of the most exciting companies around opens its doors on its 2018 season while another major company celebrates one of the musical titans of the 20th century. Those are just two of the five major picks this year. La Traviata – Opera Theatre of Saint Louis One of the biggest opera festivals in the US kicks off with the {…}
With the New York Opera Fest 2018 officially underway, OperaWire will be showcasing small previews for each major participant at the festival, as we did during last year’s event. However, we are doing things a bit differently this year and giving the floor directly to each company to speak to you, the reader, directly. Enjoy! At this year’s New York {…}