Boston Modern Orchestra Project & Odyssey Opera Announce 2026 Winter-Spring Highlights

(Photo credit: Steven Pisano) Boston Modern Orchestra Project and Odyssey Opera announces highlights for the upcoming winter-spring season. First up is the monodramas “Medusa” by Bolcom, Perera’s “The White Whale,” and “Flower and Hawk” by Floyd. performed by sopranos Julia Mintzer and Sarah Coburn and baritone Michael Chioldi. Gil Rose conducts. Performance Date: February 21, 2026 Gian Carlo Menotti’s “The {…}

Oct 6, 2024

National Sawdust 2024 Review: Silent Light

(Photo credit: Jill Steinberg at National Sawdust) National Sawdust’s 10th Anniversary opening season kicked off with Artistic Director/Co-Founder & composer Paola Prestini and librettist Royce Vavrek‘s foley chamber opera world premiere “Silent Light,” featuring director & scenic designer Thaddeus Strassberger and conductor Christopher Rountree. The cast includes powerhouse soprano Brittany Renee as Esther, bass-baritone Daniel Okulitch as Johan, soprano Julia {…}

Apr 5, 2022

Julia Mintzer to Headline Tulsa Opera’s Unique ‘Salome’ Production

The Tulsa Opera will premiere a new production of “Salome” on April 29 and May 1, 2022 at the Tulsa Performing Arts Center. The cast of this production stars Julia Mintzer, Wayne Tigges, Jay Hunter Morris, Katharine Goeldner, César Delgado, Kevin Thompson, Ryan Belongie, Kevin Thompson, Spencer Hamlin, Ashraf Sewailam, Pavel Suliandziga, Makudupanyane Senaoana, Marc Molomot, Jason Ferrante, and Joe {…}

Jul 16, 2021

Gothic Opera 2021 Review: Bluebeard’s Castle

(Credit: Nick Rutter) Gothic Opera is one of the newest fringe opera companies to spring up in London. As the name suggests, they turn to works – generally treading lesser-known paths through the repertoire – that summon the uncanny, the ghoulish, and the frightening. Last week they made west London’s Porchester Hall their home for a new production of Béla {…}