Vancouver Opera’s 65th season continues in 2025 with a new production of “Flight,” by Jonathan Dove. The opera will be performed at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre stage for three performances on Feb. 8, 13, and 16, 2025. The production will be directed by Morris Panych and conducted by Leslie Dala. The work will star Cameron Shahbazi in his company debut, Caitlin {…}
(Photo credit: Patrick Browne) Jonathan Dove’s “Flight” will make its Irish premiere this September with Opera Collective Ireland in Dublin, Galway, and Cork. Taking on the role of the real-life inspired story of Iranian refugee Mehran Karimi Nasser who lived at Charles de Gaulle Airport Paris for 18 years is Eoin Conway. Ami Hewitt, Roisin Walsh, Christopher Bowen, Anna Brady, {…}
On June 28th, amidst the calmness of a beautiful evening in London, held within the palatial confines of Britten Theater, the Royal College of Music Opera Studio performed Jonathan Dove’s third opera “Flight,” a humorous yet weighty story story about the going-ons of eight individuals at an airport terminal. Although a student production, you wouldn’t have known this at all {…}
The Dallas Opera will premiere Jonathan Dove and April De Angelis’ “Flight” starting on March 4, 2022. The opera, which is based on the true story that also inspired Steven Spielberg’s “The Terminal” will runt through the 12th and stars John Holiday, Abigail Rethwisch, Elena Villalón, Andrew Stenson, Seth Carico, Zachary James, Will Liverman, Deanne Meek, Kristen Choi, and Catherine {…}
The Dallas Opera has announced a cast change for its upcoming production of “Flight.” The company revealed that Abigail Rethwisch and Deanne Meek will join the cast as the Controller and Older Woman, respectively, taking over for Jessica Pratt and Karita Mattila, who were previously announced and have withdrawn for personal reasons. Rethwisch debuted with The Dallas Opera during the {…}
(Credit: Frances Marshall) “Opera in the Times of COVID” is an interview series in collaboration with photographer Frances Marshall of Marshall Light Studio. We talk to notable figures from around the opera world to get their perspective on how they feel these challenging times may change opera’s present and future. Since its world premiere in 1988, “Flight,” an opera composed by Jonathan Dove, {…}
The theme of the weekend is world premieres. There are a lot of them. That said, we did find some space for a classic opera in there. Roberto Devereux – Los Angeles Opera To kick things off we head to LA where the company will showcase the bel canto masterpiece with Angela Meade as the famed Queen Elisabeth and Ramón {…}
The Pacific Opera is set to present the Canadian première of the comedic opera “Flight” starting on Feb. 20 at the Royal Theatre, 805 Broughton Street, Victoria. The opera by Jonathan Dove and April De Angelis is inspired by the true story of a refugee who lived in an airport for 18 years and a group of strangers stuck in an airport {…}
Utah Opera Artistic Director Christopher McBeth today announced the programming and creative teams for Utah Opera 2020-21 season. Casting details will be announced at a later date. In this upcoming season, Utah Opera will showcase four operas at the Janet Quinney Lawson Capitol Theatre. Wagner’s opera “The Flying Dutchman” will open the season in October 2020, with the premiere on {…}
The Scottish Opera has announced its 2017-18 season, which will feature Verdi’s “La Traviata” opens the season in a production by Sir David McVicar on Oct. 19, 2017, at the Theatre Royal Glasgow. There will be subsequent performances at His Majesty’s Theatre, Aberdeen, Eden Court, Inverness, and the Festival Theatre Edinburgh. Sopranos Gulnara Shafigullina and Anush Hovhannisyan alternate the title {…}