New York’s first disability-affirmative opera company Opera Praktikos has announced its upcoming matinee performance series. “There Will Be Cake,” is a matinee mono-opera concert series with performances by abled and disabled artists. Hailey McAvoy and Shanley Horvitz make up the cast. They are accompanied by music director and pianist Calvin Hitchcock. Gwynn MacDonald directs the productions of Lee Hoiby’s “Bon {…}
(Photo: Jill Steinberg) National Sawdust and The Met Opera presented “Opera Evolved: Genre Fluidity” on Thursday, February 22nd, 2024. This was the second installment of this three-part series that, according to the program, celebrates artistic convergence by investigating the intersection of innovation and tradition at National Sawdust. The evening included composer and co-founder of National Sawdust, Paola Prestini, and theater {…}
Sparks & Wiry Cries has announced the 2022 songSLAM Festival. The showcase will kick off on Jan. 13, 2022 with “Songs of Identity. The virtual recital will feature performances by Bo Shimmin, Shana Oshiro, Hailey McAvoy, and Paulina Swierczek as they are accompanied by Natalie Sherer, Brian Bartoldus, Bethany Pietroniro, and Ania Vu. Streaming Date: Jan. 13, 2022 Next up {…}
The Bard College Conservatory of Music Graduate Vocal Arts Program and Orchestra will present “Rest in Pieces: In Memory of Opera” on March 6, 2020 at Fisher Center’s Sosnoff Theater. The program, which will be directed by famed mezzo-soprano Stephanie Blythe, will be conducted by James Bagwell and will feature music by such composers as Mozart, R. Strauss, Bizet, Copland, {…}