City Lyric Opera and Madison Avenue Baptist Church (MABC) are set to present “Con fuoco” starring mezzo-soprano Eugenia Forteza and guitarist Federico Diaz. This concert celebrates Hispanic and Latin American heritage with iconic songs from Spain, Argentina, Mexico, Chile, and Brazil, along with lesser-known works. Forteza and Argentine guitarist Federico Diaz will perform works by Manuel de Falla, Heitor Villa- {…}
(Photo credit: Jessica Osber) French-Argentinean mezzo-soprano Eugenia Forteza has joined Bravissimo Management. Forteza recently made her debut at Carnegie Hall, with the Ana Gelovani Foundation, in its inaugural gala concert in New York. Last season, she debuted the title role in the Singapore premiere of Britten’s “The Rape of Lucretia,” Lola in Cavalleria Rusticana at the South Orange Performing Arts Center, and in concert with Marshall {…}
City Lyric Opera has announced its Spring 2024 season. First up is “Lifting Voices” featuring soprano Amanda Simms. The program features music by Ukrainian composer Valentin Silvestrov and Black composer HT Burleigh. Performance Date: Jan. 27, 2024 Next up is “The Languages of Love,” featuring baritone Sejin Park and pianist Hyemin Jeong. Performance Date: Feb. 10, 2024 Sopranos Abagael Cheng {…}
City Lyric Opera is set to present Verdi’s “La Traviata.” CLO’s Artistic and Music Director Michelle Rofrano helms the production from the podium. Rofrano said, “I grew up listening to and loving Giuseppe Verdi’s operas. Over the years I have grown to realize that although there wasn’t vocabulary for it at the time, Verdi was essentially a feminist. He was {…}
On Nov. 16, City Lyric Opera will present the New York premiere of composer Lori Laitman and librettist Leah Lax’s “Uncovered.” The opera, which premiered in March 2022 in Utah, is based on Lax’s memoir exploring her journey out of Hasidic Judaism to freedom as a gay woman. The opera represents the fifth work in the artform for Laitman following {…}
City Lyric Opera is set to present the New York premiere of “Uncovered” starting on Nov. 16-19, 2022 at the HERE Arts Center. The opera, which features a libretto by Leah Lax based on her memoir “Uncovered: How I Left Hasidic Life and Finally Came Home,” was composed by Lori Laitman. The production will be conducted by Jackson McKinnon and {…}
City Lyric Opera will present the New York premiere of Lori Laitman’s new opera “Uncovered.” The work, which is based on Leah Lax’s groundbreaking memoir “Uncovered: How I Left Hasidic Life and Finally Came Home,” will be performed at HERE Arts Center from Nov. 16-19, 2022. The production will be conducted by Jackson McKinnon and directed by Beth Greenberg. Soprano {…}
City Lyric Opera is set to present the American premiere of Elizabeth Raum’s “The Garden of Alice.” The opera, which will be headlined by soprano Laura Soto-Bayomi playing the lead role of Alice, is a twist on the Lewis Carrol classic “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland.” In a statement Megan Gillis, co-founder and executive director of City Lyric Opera, and producer {…}
City Lyric Opera is set to present the U.S. premiere of “Garden of Alice” on May 17, 2022. The opera by Elizabeth Raum will be produced by Megan Gillis and directed by Attilio Rigotti. Danielle Jagelski will conduct a cast starring Laura Soto-Bayomi, Nate Mattingly, Ryan Lustgarten, Steve Valenzuela, Kelly Guerra, Robert Feng, Ramon Gabriel Tenefrancia, Gileann Tan, and Mary {…}
City Lyric Opera and Felix Jarrar are set to present “Where Sunflowers Grow,” a benefit concert for the humanitarian crisis in Ukriane. The showcase, which will take place at Christ & St. Stephen’s Church in New York City on March 25, 2022, will feature performances by mezzo-soprano Rebecca Sacks, soprano Natalie Poltio, tenor Joshua Collier, and baritone Andrew Wanningman. Audiences {…}
(Credit: City Lyric Opera official website) The City Lyric Opera has canceled the final two performances of Viardot’s “Cendrillon.” “It is with immense sorrow that we have elected to cancel the final two performances of Viardot’s ‘Cendrillon.’ The safety of our cast, crew, orchestra, and audience members is our top priority and we want to ensure that everyone stays safe {…}