Opera Omaha’s new Family Opera Series is set to open with “Fantastic Mr. Fox.” The work will be performed on June 5-8 at Lauritzen Gardens and is based on Roald Dahl’s classic children’s novel. Starting with “Fantastic Mr. Fox,” each season Opera Omaha will produce an opera intended for audiences of all ages as part of the company’s new Family {…}
(Credit: Josh Huskin) Tobias Picker is known as one of the most famous American composers still working. His operas, such as “Fantastic Mr. Fox” and “Dolores Claiborne,” have become popular at opera houses across the country and the world. Picker was born July 18th, 1954 in New York City and showed an early penchant for composing. His first work was {…}
(Credit: Josh Huskin) As Tobias Picker puts it, “It’s not something that happens every day.” The Artistic Director of Tulsa Opera is referring to the 2020 Grammy for “Best Opera Recording” bestowed on the 2014 recording of his opera “Fantastic Mr. Fox,” based on Roald Dahl’s 1970s children’s novel of the same name. The recording is also a nominee in {…}
The Grammy Awards have unveiled their nominations for the 62nd annual ceremony. For the purposes of this article we will focus on categories related to the opera world. Best Opera Recording In the Best Opera Recording categories, the first nominees is George Benjamin’s “Lessons in Love & Violence,” under the musical direction of the composer himself. Benjamin leads the Orchestra {…}
