MassOpera has announced a live virtual concert entitled “Valentine’s Day Songs and Shout-Outs” scheduled for Feb. 14, 2021. The showcase will feature a number of guest artists including soprano Maggie Finnegan, baritone Junhan Choi, soprano Melissa Joseph, mezzo-soprano Tahanee Alwiharey and soprano Emily Siar. Donors can sponsor an Aria for $250 from each singer’s songlist with a special dedication to {…}
On Saturday, Jan. 23, MassOpera and Opera on Tap Boston will present a special broadcast of MassOpera’s 2018 performance of the comedic opera, “The Beautiful Bridegroom,” by composer Dan Shore. The performance was originally presented at the Boston Center for the Arts in the South End. In a joint statement, the companies said, “MassOpera and Opera on Tap are partnering {…}
MassOpera has announced a special broadcast of its 2019 New Opera Workshop Concert Performance of “Freedom Ride.” Scheduled for Oct. 21, 2020, the broadcast will also be preceded by a live panel with many of the creative team and cast members of the production. Among those in attendance will be composer and librettist Dan Shore, Chicago Opera Theatre Music Director {…}
Mass Opera has announced that it will be presenting “Social DistanSing,” a series of outdoor pop-up concerts throughout the Greater Boston area. The performances will take place on Monday, Sept. 7, 2020 between 11 a.m. and 5 p.m. They will feature Carley DeFranco and Katrina Holden-Buckley singing repertory by Gena Branscombe, Ricky Ian Gordon, Amy Beach, Judy Garland, Fernando Obradors, {…}
The North Shore Alliance of GLBTQ+ and MassOpera are teaming up to present “A NAGLY Virtual Cabaret” on Saturday, July 25. The online showcase will kick off at 8 p.m. ET via NAGLY’s YouTube and Facebook pages. It will feature Queer performers sharing their favorite songs and personal connections to these works. There will also be mini-interviews and testimonials by {…}
MassOpera and OperaHub are joining forces to re-imagine a New Opera Workshop (NOW) with the intent of producing a new chamber opera. NOW will support the writing and development of new chamber operas with an emphasis on creating diverse roles for women. “When I joined MassOpera as Producing Artistic Director, I knew that developing a space to play, create and {…}
MassOpera has announced that it will be showcasing a fundraising event on May 10, 2020. The event, entitled “Mother’s Day Songs and Shout-Outs” will air on the company’s YouTube channel starting at 4 p.m. The free virtual concert will star soprano Rachele Scmiege, tenor Stefan Barner, mezzo-soprano Vera Savage, tenor Giovanni Formisano, and soprano Dana Lynn Varga. Scmiege is a {…}
MassOpera will showcase a special concert performance of composer Dan Shore’s “Freedom Ride” on Nov. 3, 2019. The concert, which will take place in Boston, is presented in collaboration with Chicago Opera Theater. The opera, a COT commission, is set to star soprano Alicia Russell, mezzo Imani Francis, tenor Fred C. VanNess, baritone Ron Williams, Melinda Davis, and tenor Steven {…}