(Photo credit: Pocket Cinema Camera) Opera Grand Rapids and Colvin Theatrical with Blackmagic Design have announced the film version of “Stinney: An American Execution Opera.” “Stinney: An American Execution” spotlights the agony of the injustice of the 1944 wrongful execution of George Stinney Jr., the youngest person to be legally executed in America. The opera was composed by Frances Pollock {…}
Greenville, South Carolina’s Glow Lyric Theatre, has announced the Southern premiere of Frances Pollock and Tia Price’s new opera, “Stinney: An American Execution,” at the Fred Collins Performing Arts Stage in Greenville, South Carolina’s Kroc Center from July 22 to 31, 2022. The opera relates the story of George Stinney, Jr., a 14-year-old African-American boy wrongly convicted and executed in {…}
On December 3, Chautauqua Opera Company premiered Part One of a new three-part song cycle entitled, “In our Silence.” Part Two is set to premiere on Dec. 10 and Part Three on Dec. 17, with each performance broadcast at 8:00 p.m. EST. The pre-recorded performances will stream on Chautauqua Institution’s CHQ Assembly streaming platform and will be available for on-demand {…}
The American Opera Projects has announced that it will showcase an evening of six scenes from a number of upcoming operas on Sept. 28 and Sept. 29, 2018. The program is part of the Composers & The Voice series. Per a press release, the performance will showcase scenes from such works as “Salt,” “Dark Exhalation,” Better Than It Sounds,” “State {…}
