The Atlanta Opera is set to present a special one-night-only showing of the 1931 James Whale-directed classic film “Frankenstein” starring Boris Karloff and Colin Clive. The evening will be presented at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Center on Oct. 28, 2023. The film will be presented with a score by Michael Shapiro that will he will conduct performed live by {…}
Gregg Kallor’s “Frankenstein” is commissioned by Arizona Opera and will make its world premiere in October 2023 with performances in Phoenix and Tucson. This opera in two acts; adapted from Mary Shelley’s novel, brings to the surface humanity’s dire need for greater empathy. Composer and librettist Gregg Kallor in collaboration with director Sarah Meyers, dramaturg Cori Ellison and conductor Nicole {…}
The Arizona Opera is set to present the world premiere of Gregg Kallor’s new opera “Frankenstein.” The opera, which opens on Oct. 13, 2023, will run through Oct. 22 and will mark Arizona Opera’s third world premiere, following the successes of “Riders of the Purple Sage” and “The Copper Queen Film.” In a statement, Kallor said, “What drives my creation {…}
The classic horror film “Frankenstein” will be screened for two days at The Theater at the Ace Hotel in Los Angeles on October 28 and 29, 2022. But this is not any old screening of the classic work. While the original version did no have a soundtrack, this performance will feature the premiere of a score by composer Michael Shapiro, {…}
Arizona Opera has announced that it will world premiere Gregg Kallor’s “Frankenstein” as part of the 2023-24 season. Per a press release, Kallor’s opera represents the third commissioned work in Arizona Opera’s history. “The timelessness of Shelley’s novel, combined with Gregg’s compelling score and libretto, will create an impactful opportunity for the opera art form to connect with both long-time devotees {…}
“Powerful,” “lyrical,” “energetic,” “confident” and versatile” are some of the words that have been used to describe Scott Hendrick’s artistry throughout the years. The Texan baritone has emerged as one of the most versatile singers in the industry, balancing a career between the traditional repertoire and performing modern masterpieces and multiple world premieres. He has sung anything from John Adams {…}
Audiences who can’t catch the world premiere run of composer Mark Grey and librettist Julia Canosa’s “Frankenstein”from La Monnaie will still get a chance to catch the performance from March 15, 2019 via OperaVision. The stream kicks off at 8 p.m. local time. That’s around 3 p.m. EDT and 12 p.m. PST for the start time. It will be available {…}
Mary Shelley’s “Frankenstein” is one of the most iconic novels ever written, its meditation on men’s relationship with technology always appealing to people across generations. Film adaptations of the legendary work have been a major fixture of 20th century popular culture and in recent years, there have been a number of composers who have tried to put their own touches {…}
Composer Mark Grey’s “Frankenstein” will make its world premiere at La Monnaie on March 8, 2019. The new opera, which includes a libretto by Júlia Canosa, will be directed by Alex Ollé from La Fura dels Baus, who will explore how technology can be a major danger to society. The production will be conducted by Bassem Akiki with tenor Topi {…}
Jan Dvořák is one of today’s most innovative composers in the world. He has described his music as “somewhere between Bach, Wagner and Dr. No.” The composer is influenced by pop and rock, as well as some of the old masters in the classical canon. And this week German audiences are set to hear the world premiere of his second opera {…}
If Mary Shelley bumped into Libby Larsen at West EdgeOpera, at the final matinee of “Frankenstein,” what would she have said? “Good job, Girl. Another new vista. A moving monster and a compelling draw away from the axe Viktor Frankenstein had to grind?” Or, “What on earth are you talking about – my monster and his maker, a 21st century {…}