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 {…}
The City Lyric Opera in New York will present a new production of Kurt Weill & Bertolt Brecht’s “The Threepenny Opera” from Oct. 29 to Nov. 15, 2020. The piece is based on “The Beggar’s Opera” by John Gay, and being performed in collaboration with Elisabeth Hauptmann. The opera will be produced through both live and recorded performances for the {…}
The City Lyric Opera has announced its 2020-21 season, the fifth in the company’s history, which features three mainstage productions. The season kicks off with a #realwomenofopera production previewing Lori Laitman’s “Uncovered.” City Lyric Opera is production the New York City premiere which will take palce in the fall of 2021. Performance Dates: Oct. 9-10, 2020 (Preview) The season will {…}
New York’s City Lyric Opera recently staged a gritty production of Peter Brook’s adaptation of Bizet’s “Carmen,” “La Tragédie de Carmen.” The opera, an 80-minute chamber piece, retains the musical highlights of Bizet’s original, and brings into sharp focus the tragic stories of the four principal characters: Micaëla, Don José, Carmen, and Escamillo as they collide with one another and {…}
“Carmen” is one of the most iconic operas ever written. It is performed everywhere around the world and in recent years, directors have tried to find new ways to reinterpret the story, sometimes even changing major components. This isn’t new for an opera like “Carmen,” which actually exists in another well-known version “La Tragédie de Carmen.” While not performed as often {…}
Arguably the biggest New York City opera event of the summer is the New York Opera Festival, which will be entering its fourth iteration this summer. The beauty of the festival is that it features a plethora of major companies coming together to express themselves through opera. This has not changed in 2019, which features performances throughout May and June. {…}