Chautauqua Opera Company and Conservatory has unveiled its 2025 season. Chautauqua Opera will showcase a production of “La Bohème,” directed by Keturah Stickann and conducted by Steven Osgood. Performance Date: August 6, 2025 New Opera Workshops The company is also showcasing its commitment to new opera, starting with a workshop for “Lincoln in the Bardo” by Missy Mazzoli and Royce Vavrek. {…}
Chautauqua Opera Company and Conservatory has announced its 2024 season. The announcement comes with the reveal that John Matsumoto Giampietro will lead the conservatory as interim director following the passing of Marlena Malas in December of 2023. The season opens with “Love and Longing by the Lake,” a trio of chamber operas, including the world premieres of Kamala Sankaram and {…}
Chautauqua Opera Company and Conservatory has announced its 2023 season. The season kicks off with “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street.” Steven Osgood conducts and Dennis Whiteheard Darling directs. The opera stars Kevin Burdette, Eve Gigliotti, Amanda Lynn Bottoms, Arnold Livingston Geis, Michael Colman, Angela Yam, Louis Tiemann, Felix Aguilar Tomlinson, and Brian Jeffers. Performance Dates: June 30 {…}
On December 3, Chautauqua Opera Company premiered Part One of a new three-part song cycle entitled, “In our Silence.” Part Two is set to premiere on Dec. 10 and Part Three on Dec. 17, with each performance broadcast at 8:00 p.m. EST. The pre-recorded performances will stream on Chautauqua Institution’s CHQ Assembly streaming platform and will be available for on-demand {…}
One major opera staple is on this weekend’s list. But the rest are all made up of 20th and 21st century operas, including two works making their world premieres. Here are our top five operas to see this weekend (in alphabetical order by company). Chautauqua Opera Company – The Ghosts of Versailles For one night only, Chautauqua Opera will showcase {…}