
American Opera Projects & String Orchestra of Brooklyn to Celebrate Arvo Pärt’s 90th Birthday
American Opera Projects (AOP) and the String Orchestra of Brooklyn have announced a program in celebration of Arvo Pärt’s 90th birthday year. Soprano Sarah Moulton Faux will perform “L’ábbé Agathon” (“The Abbot Agathon”), with Cori Ellison’s AOP-commissioned English translation. “L’abbé Agathon” is inspired by the 4th century legend about Agathon. The composer says of the piece, “St. Agathon is associated {…}