Artist Of The Week: Jan Dvořák To Bring ‘Frankenstein’ To Hamburg State Opera

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 {…}

WestEdge Opera 2017 Review – Frankenstein: Libby Larsen’s Opera Gets Vibrantly Immersive Production

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 {…}