Composer David T. Little’s “What Belongs to You” has been named Best New Opera by the Music Critics Association of North America. The awards committee featured Heidi Waleson, George Loomis, Arthur Kaptainis, John Rockwell, and Alex Ross and the opera will be honored on May 30, 2025 at the MCANA annual meeting in Montréal. “Based on Garth Greenwell’s eponymous 2016 {…}
For more than a decade, Beth Morrison Projects‘ Prototype Festival (January 9-19, 2025) has cultivated new ideas in New York City’s opera scene, like an haute couture show – what you see presented may not be what people wear in their everyday life, but it introduces concepts and silhouettes designed to influence the art form. “Black Lodge,” billed as a {…}
(Photo credit: Erin Baiano) GRAMMY-winning tenor Karim Sulayman, the star of David T. Little’s new monodrama,“What Belongs to You” spoke with OperaWire about undertaking this uniquely challenging role, and working with the close-knit creative team. “What Belongs to You” is based on Garth Greenwell’s debut novel of the same name. He describes it as “the story of a man caught {…}
David T. Little’s “What Belongs to You” is set to premiere this September. The opera for tenor and chamber orchestra will take the stage off the Modlin Center, Virginia on Sept. 26 and 28, 2024 for the Arts in a production directed by Mark Morris. Tenor Karim Sulayman stars as “The American” and Alan Pierson conducts. The production was commissioned {…}
Called “one of the most promising stars on the 21st opera scene” by WQXR/Q2’s Olivia Giovetti, David T. Little has made his mark on the art form in quite a few ways. He has six operas to his name of his “Dog Days” was commissioned by Carnegie Hall and Beth Morrison Projects and has received performances not only at the {…}
(Photo credit: Maria Allen) “SIN-EATER” is set to get its U.S. and European premiere this fall. First up, the work, co-commissioned by The Crossing and Penn Live Arts, premieres Oct. 14, 2023 at Penn Live Arts’ Harold Prince Theatre in Philadelphia, PA. A few weeks later, “SIN-EATER” will get its European premiere on Nov. 9, 2023, at Muziekgebouw aan ‘t {…}
Opera Philadelphia is set to celebrate a decade of new opera with a special concert on March 18, 2023. The showcase will bring together eight resident composers and spotlight their music. Among the composers who will be celebrated are Lembit Beecher, Courtney Bryan, David Hertzberg, David T. Little, Missy Mazzoli, Andrew Norman, Rene Orth, and Tyshawn Sorey. The performance will feature such artists as Lawrence Brownlee, who will {…}
“Opera Meets Film” is a feature dedicated to exploring the way that opera has been employed in cinema. We will select a film section or a film in its entirety and highlight the impact that utilizing the operatic form or sections from an opera can alter our perception of a film that we are viewing. This week’s installment features Opera {…}
Opera Philadelphia has launched the first trailer for its film version of David T. Little’s “Soldier Songs.” The opera film, which is set to premiere on Jan. 22, 2021, will star baritone Johnathan McCullough, who is also making his directorial debut with the project. The project was originally set to be performed as a stage production that would travel and {…}
The Los Angeles Opera continues to alter its 2018-19 season, now adding an opera that was not originally slated to appear at all. The work in question is David T. Little’s “Soldier Songs,” which will a single performance on Oct. 13, 2018. The work will be showcased as part of the company’s Off Grand showcases and will be directed by {…}
Today is the birthday of John F. Kennedy. But it is no ordinary birthday, as the former U.S. President would have turned 100 had he lived to this day. While the President has been showcased throughout history in books and films, his appearance in opera is actually far rarer. In fact, there is really only one opera dedicated to him {…}