Metropolitan Opera, Houston Grand Opera, Jamie Barton, Will Liverman & Gustavo Dudamel Among Grammy Nominees

The Grammy nominations have been announced. Here are the vocal performances nominated: The Best Opera Recording nominees are Heggie’s “Intelligence” (Kwamé Ryan, Jamie Barton, J’Nai Bridges & Janai Brugger; Blanton Alspaugh, producer), Huang Ruo’s “An American Soldier” (Carolyn Kuan, conductor; Hannah Cho, Alex DeSocio, Nina Yoshida Nelsen & Brian Vu; Adam Abeshouse, Silas Brown & Doron Schachter, producers), Kouyoumdjian’s “Adoration” {…}

Nov 17, 2024

Met Opera General Manager Peter Gelb Takes Another Shot at Critics in NY Times Editorial on Making Opera New Again

(Credit: Jonathan Tichler / Met Opera) “After 18 years running the Met, and a lifetime of experience in classical music and opera, it’s clear to me that the solution to sustaining opera is through artistic reinvention, both with new operas by living composers, and reimagined productions of classics that can resonate with audiences of today.” So writes Met Opera General {…}

Oct 9, 2024

Metropolitan Opera’s Peter Gelb Suggests Critics’ ‘Agenda’ Responsible for ‘Grounded’s’ Negative Reviews

(Credit: Brigitte Lacombe) Metropolitan Opera general manager Peter Gelb claims that an “agenda” is behind the negative reviews for the season-opening “Grounded.” In an exclusive story by Page Six, at en event for the Musicians Foundation on Monday, Oct. 7, 2024, Gelb noted the need for more “accessible” works that pull on people’s “emotions as well as their intellect” before {…}

Oct 7, 2024

Metropolitan Opera to Present ‘Grounded’ in HD with Emily D’Angelo

(Credit: Ken Howard/Metropolitan Opera) The Metropolitan Opera’s 2024–25 Live in HD season will continue with composer Jeanine Tesori and librettist George Brant’s “Grounded.” The HD presentation will be held on Oct. 19, 2024, and will star Canadian mezzo-soprano Emily D’Angelo as Jess, tenor Ben Bliss as Eric, soprano Ellie Dehn as Also Jess, baritone Kyle Miller as the Sensor, and {…}

Sep 24, 2024

Metropolitan Opera 2024-25 Review: Grounded

(Credit: MetropolItan Opera / Ken Howard) WARNING: This review features explicit language. It also uses some variation of the word “frustrating” a lot. To use a line from the cathartic and sublime climax in Jeanine Tesori and George Brant’s “Grounded” – “What the f*ck?” That quotidian expression perfectly encapsulates, in the context of the climax and at large, the frustration {…}

Sep 23, 2024

Artist of the Week: Emily D’Angelo

(Credit: Ken Howard / Met Opera) On Sept. 23, the Metropolitan Opera will open its 2024-25 season. The season opening is always one of the most glamorous events of the opera season on a worldwide scale. And to commemorate the occasion this year, the company will present Jeanine Tesori’s “Grounded” to the legendary stage for the first time with an {…}

Sep 11, 2024

Metropolitan Opera’s ‘Grounded’ Version Cut by 45 Minutes

(Photo: Paola Kudacki / Met Opera) The composer and librettist of the upcoming opera “Grounded” have admitted that the Metropolitan Opera version that will premiere on Sept. 22 was cut by 45 minutes. In a New York Times article, Jeanine Tesori and the playwright George Brant said, “They have spent the past year making substantial revisions that, among other things, {…}

Sep 7, 2024

Metropolitan Opera Announces Cast Change for ‘Grounded’

(Credit: Victoria Janashvilli) The Metropolitan Opera has announced a cast change for its production of “Grounded.” The company said that Ellie Dehn will sing the role of Also Jess instead of Kirsten MacKinnon, who was originally announced. Dehn took to social media and said, “It’s turned into a “Just say YES!” beginning of the year. I’m joining the cast of {…}

Aug 23, 2024

Emily D’Angelo Leads Metropolitan Opera’s ‘Grounded’

(Credit: Paoala Kudacki / Met Opera) The Metropolitan Opera is set to open its 139th season with Jeanine Tesori and George Brant’s new opera, “Grounded.” The opera will premiere on Sept. 23 and will run through Oct. 19, 2024. “Grounded” is a production that wrestles with the ethical quandaries and psychological toll of 21st-century warfare. Canadian mezzo-soprano Emily D’Angelo stars {…}

Jul 23, 2024

Metropolitan Opera & Opera Philadelphia Lead Works & Process’ 2024 Fall Season

The fall 2024 Works & Process season has been announced. The events will take place at the Guggenheim Museum, Manhattan West, and the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts. Here is a look at the operatic events. The Metropolitan Opera will present “Grounded” by Jeanine Tesori and George Brant. The event will highlight parts of the opera which {…}

Jan 26, 2024

Metropolitan Opera to Present Four Contemporary Operas in 2024-25 Seasons

The Metropolitan Opera is set to present four contemporary operas during the 2024-25 season. In a new article by The New York Times, the company revealed that it will present “Grounded” about the toll of drone warfare by Jeanine Tesori and George Brant to open the season in September. The season will also see John Adams’ latest opera “Antony and {…}

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