Q & A: James Adler & Victoria Livengood on the New Album ‘That Star in the Picture’ & Breathing New Life Into ‘Memento mori: An AIDS Requiem’

(Photo credits: Ben Livengood & Frank Gimpaya) Composer James Adler and Grammy Award-winning mezzo-soprano Victoria Livengood met with OperaWire to discuss the new album, “That Star in the Picture,” which features a re-recording of “Pie Jesu” from Adler’s “Memento mori: An AIDS Requiem” (2001). In recognition of World AIDS Day on Dec. 1, we began by discussing “Memento Mori.” The {…}

Yamaha Artist Services Studio NY Presents the World Premiere of James Adler’s ‘A Curtis Reflection’

The World Premiere of James Adler’s “A Curtis Reflection” is to be presented by the Yamaha Artist Services Studio NY on Nov. 14. The program will feature “A Curtis Reflection,” commissioned by and dedicated to the Curtis Institute of Music as part of their “100×100” initiative celebrating the Curtis Centenary in 2024, as well as works by composers Henco Espag, Paul {…}