This week’s picks center on a lot of rare operas by many of the top independent opera companies around the U.S. Here are the best operas to kick off your summer with. Soldier Songs – Alamo City Opera David T. Little’s “Soldier Songs” is gaining increased popularity and audiences will get a chance to see why on Saturday and Sunday. {…}
Shapeshifting snakes, talking trees, a swimming pool, a tragic Botox accident…it’s all in renowned novelist and short fiction writer A.M. Homes’ new opera, “Chunky in Heat.” The opera, premiering on May 31st during New York Opera Fest, is based on four short stories by Homes and will be staged at The Flea Theater by Experiments in Opera. The opera explores {…}
Like last week’s list, you’ll see a lot of classic works up for recommendation. But you’ll also see a showcase featuring brand new vocal works. Let’s dig in (in alphabetical order by company). Modularis – Experiments in Opera On Friday and Saturday, this unique company will showcase four new works for voice and modular synthesizer. Even if modern opera isn’t {…}
Experiments in Opera has announced the first serial podcast opera “Buick City, 1:00 AM.” The work, by Jason Cady, will launch four episodes with the first coming on Nov. 6, 2018. Episodes two, three, and four are set to launch on Nov. 13, 20, and 27, respectively. “Buick City, 1 AM” will tell the story of a woman traveling back {…}
Experiments in Opera will be opening its season on Friday, November 2, 2018, with the world premiere of four new works in a program titled “Modularias.” The works will highlight the interaction between the human voice and the modular synthesizer in making music. The works which comprise “Modularias” are Jason Cady’s “Candy Corn,” which features soprano Alize Rozsynyai and baritone {…}
With the New York Opera Fest 2018 officially underway, OperaWire will be showcasing small previews for each major participant at the festival, as we did during last year’s event. However, we are doing things a bit differently this year and giving the floor directly to each company to speak to you, the reader, directly. Enjoy! Want to see a puppet {…}
The New York Opera Fest will feature a launch party on May 1, led by the New York Opera Alliance. Every year, the event features a special guest who is honored. This year’s honoree will be music critic, Anne Midgette, “for her support and championship of independent opera companies and the art form as a whole.” “I’m very honored to {…}
The New York Opera Fest has been announced and it will feature a ton of new productions and performances to behold. The showcase kicks off on May 1, 2018, with an opening night launch at Opera America and runs all the way until June 26. So here is a breakdown of what’s in store for audiences. As has been the {…}
Opera season remains in full swing across North America as summer fast approaches. With so many companies in business this weekend, we have opted for a slight shift in structure. Instead of a series of paragraphs, we will go list form for this week’s edition and any with this massive amount of productions. Behold the opera events of the weekend {…}
As part of the second ever New York Opera Fest, Experiments in Opera is showcasing its Flash Opera. The company has partnered with Symphony Space to commission six new short operas. The six, new works will each last 15 minutes apiece but will be fully staged in an evening-length program in the Thalia Theater. Up first will be Peter Mehlman’s “Mandela {…}
In less than one month, opera audiences in New York will be greeted with the New York Opera Fest, a massive celebration of the art form across the city. The festival kicks off on May 1 and runs all the way through the end of June thanks to the New York Opera Alliances (NYOA), a consortium of New York opera companies {…}