In the ongoing conversation about the future opera is a desire to move forward toward new works and the continued evolution of the work in contrast to the “canon.” But it’s rare for part of that conversation to encompass a reconsideration of forgotten works as a means of enriching our understanding of the art form. At least this is often {…}
After opening at Montclair State University, Teatro Nuovo is set to bring its 2024 festival to New York City where it will showcase two rarities of the Bel Canto repertoire. One of the operas is well-known in Europe while the other “Anna di Resburgo” by Carolina Uccelli, is unknown to the world. Teatro Nuovo will unearth the work this week {…}
Photo credit: L2 Artists The Giulio Gari Foundation’s 2023 competition winners will give the Winners Recital on Oct. 15. First prize winner countertenor Key’mon Murrah performs with second through fifth place winners, bass-baritone Le Bu, bass-baritone Vladyslav Buialskyi, mezzo-soprano Cierra Byrd, and soprano Amanda Batista, respectively. Also featured on the program are grand prize winners soprano Chanae Curtis and baritone {…}
Teatro Nuovo is joining the Maria Callas Centenary Celebration with “CALLAS: PAST AND FUTURE.” The day-long event, scheduled for Dec. 2 at El Museo del Barrio in New York will feature numerous events spotlighting the famed opera icon. “Teatro Nuovo, like all performers and fans of Bel Canto, owes everything to Callas,” said company director Will Crutchfield in an official {…}
The Giulio Gari Foundation is set to present a gala on Oct. 15, 2023. The showcase will feature the 2023 winners including Key’mon Murrah, Le Bu, Amanda Batista, Chanea Curtis, Chelsea Lehnea, Younggwang Park, Joseph Sacchi, and Spencer Reichman. They will be accompanied by Mary Pinto. The event will be honor Christine Goerke and Eve Queller with Ken Benson hosting. {…}
Santiago Ballerini as Poliuto. Credit: Steve Pisano Donizetti’s opera “Poliuto” is an odd duck with an intriguing history. Although completed in 1838, it did not premiere until ten years later, on November 30, 1848, at Teatro San Carlo. The delay resulted from disapproval from royal Neapolitan censors, who gave a big thumbs down to portraying a saint as a jealous {…}
Photo: Suzanne Vinnik Santiago Ballerini, Liz Culpepper, & Chelsea Lehnea will lead Teatro Nuovo’s 2023 Bel Canto season. Audiences will hear bel canto operas with period instruments and enjoy a concert dedicated to Maria Callas. Gaetano Donizetti’s drama “Poliuto” features Ballerini in the title role. He is joined by Lehnea, Ricardo José Rivera, Hans Tashjian, Krishna Raman, Robert Kleinertz, James {…}
Pacific Opera Project in California has announced its 2021-22 season, which will showcase four fairy-tale based operas. First up will be a production of Rossini’s “La Cenerentola,” which stars Stephanie Doche in the lead role alongside E. Scott Levin, Arnold Livingston, Joel Balzun, Andrew Allan Hiers, Meagan Martin, and Chelsea Lehnea. Josh Shaw directs a production conducted by Kristin Roach. {…}