Dell’Arte Opera Ensemble will present “June in Bloom” on June 12, 2021. The showcase will be live-streamed starting at 11 a.m. EST from Fort Tryon Park and will star Ellen Teufel, Jessica Bloch, and pianist Chris Fecteau. The recital can be streamed on the company’s official YouTube channel. This showcase will be the latest in the company’s Garden Recital Series; {…}
Dell’Arte Opera Ensemble has announced new changes to its leadership. First up, the company created a new Executive Director position which Marianna Mott Newirth has held since March. She is a librettist and creative producer and was the dramaturge for the company’s first commissioned opera “Princess Maleine.” Dell’Arte Opera Ensemble also installed co-Chairs Nermin Ahmad and Minjae Kim. The company {…}
*** Written in collaboration with Francisco Salazar.*** The New York Opera Festival has announced its 2021 lineup, which will take place virtually in light of continued concerns over COVID-19. The New York Opera Fest will present a Kick-Off Event and NYOA Service Awards. The virtual event will feature both live and pre-recorded performances from New York City’s opera companies. In {…}
Dell’Arte Opera Ensemble has announced that it will be postponing several upcoming recitals due to ongoing concerns over COVID-19. The recitals in question include a previously schedule showcase with soprano Luisamaria Hernández and another headlined by Flavia Darcie, both accompanied by Chris Fecteau. Hernández’s recital featured music by Granados, Turina, Antonio de la Cruz, de Falla, Eduardo Toldrá, Villa Lobos, {…}
Dell’Arte Opera Ensemble will continue its “Songs from Hibernation” series with “The Light that is Felt” on Dec. 17, 2020. The recital will feature tenor James Danner alongside pianist Chris Fecteau as they perform music by William Grant Still, Samuel Barber, and Charles Ives. In his program notes, Danner revealed that “In learning and reviewing these songs, I was drawn {…}
Dell’Arte Opera Ensemble will present “Sueños de Esperanza” on Dec. 6, 2020. The virtual recital will feature soprano Priscilla Salisbury and pianist Teruhiko Toda as they take on an expansive piece by composer Henry Mollicone with texts by Maria Marroquin. The cycle of songs focuses on the four stories of immigrant women named Alicia, Lilia, Raquel, and Maria with their {…}
Dell’Arte Opera Ensemble has announced “Songs from Hibernation,” a fall/winter recital series that will be live streamed via the company’s official YouTube channel. The recital series will feature music by a wide-ranging of composers with an emphasis on repertory by BIPOC and woman composers. First up on the slate will be “Love Inspires,” a showcase by tenor Alonso Jordan Lopez {…}
We are reaching an interesting point in the summer for the opera world. Europe has essentially returned to “normalcy” as far as performances go. That also means an increasing lack of online content for operagoers from Europe’s biggest houses. Meanwhile, the rest of the opera world is in a transitional phase. With most companies preparing for digital starts to their {…}
Dell’Arte Opera Ensemble has announced its 2020 Festival, which will feature two operas under the theme of “Love For Truth.” The first opera of the festival will be “Juana,” which will be directed by Rod Gomez with Christ Fecteau as conductor and music director. This series of perfomrances will represent the East Coast premiere of the opera by composer Carla {…}
“La Liberazione di Ruggiero dall’ isola d’ Alcina” (“The liberation of Ruggiero from the Isle of Alcina”) is an opera of firsts. It was the first opera composed by a woman. It was the first opera performed outside of Italy. And, perhaps, it was the first opera in which the male-female roles are reversed with a strong female coming to {…}
As the summer winds down, opera companies start to regroup in anticipation of the 2019-20 season. While the Seattle Opera’s first production is well underway, only a few other companies are offering unique experiences for the summer season. Here are our top picks for this weekend. Berkshire Opera Festival – Don Pasquale On Saturday, the Berkshire Opera Festival will showcase {…}