Experiments in Opera (EiO) will release a 10-episode serial video opera titled “Everything for Dawn.” The series will have its one-night-only ‘Opening Night’ screening of all ten episodes at Anthology of Film Archives on October 1, 2022, after which it will stream for free on All Arts beginning October 7, 2022. The series is a coming-of-age story set in the {…}
Photo: Heather Bobeck The New York Opera Alliance (NYOA) kicked off the seventh annual New York OperaFest with an evening of awards and previews by 11 of the 20 companies participating in the 2022 Festival. The opera organizations will present 30 events across the city from April 15 to June 15, 2022. Between sets of music and video presentations, NYOA {…}
The Atlanta Opera has announced a cast change in “Pagliacci.” The company revealed that Studio Player Joshua Conyers will sing the role of Tonio for the final performances on Nov. 11, 13, and 14. Conyers replaces Reginald Smith Jr., who opened the production. Conyers has performed at Carnegie Hall, Wolf Trap Opera, Washington National Opera, Opera Wilmington, Opera Lafayette, and {…}
Fort Worth Opera and the McCammon Voice Competition have announced the 29 artists who made it into the semi-finals of their biennial competition. The semifinalists SeokJong Baek, Rachel Blaustein, Leah Brzyski, Teresa Castillo, Wonjin Choi, Taylor Comstock, Joshua Conyers, Sylvia D’Eramo, Jesse Donner, Dylan Elza, Jessica Faselt, Rudolph Giron, Elana Gleason, LaMarcus Miller, Megan Moore, Tshilidzi Ndou, Alexandra Nowakowski, Ndumiso {…}
The Washington National Opera will continue its annual holiday family opera tradition with “The Lion, the Unicorn, and Me.” The opera, based on Jeanette Winterson’s award-winning children’s book which tells the Nativity story from the donkey’s point of view, features music by composer Jeanine Tesori and a libretto by J.D. “Sandy” McClatchy. It will feature current and former members of WNO’s {…}