Anthony Roth Costanzo Headlines Frick Collection’s 2026–27 Concert Season

(Photo Credit: Matthew Placek) The Frick Collection announces its 2026-27 concert season. This article only includes opera performances. Lily Hammond, Linnea Sablosky, Tim Eriksen, and John Taylor Ward with the early music ensemble Ruckus present “American Harmony.” Performance Date: Oct. 25, 2026 Anthony Roth Costanzo presents a program tied to his latest project, “Countertenor.” Dan Schlosberg directs. Performance Date: Nov. {…}

Jan 26, 2024

Boston Lyric Opera to Present a New Version of Aucoin & Ruhl’s ‘Eurydice’

Boston Lyric Opera is set to present a new production of Matthew Aucoin and Sarah Ruhl’s “Eurydice.” Opening on March 1 and running for two weeks through the 10 at the Huntington Theatre, the opera will be presented in a new orchestral arrangement by Aucoin; this is the first time this version of the opera gets a showcase. Audiences will {…}

Jun 7, 2023

Death of Classical 2023 Review: The Protecting Veil

Death of Classical’s “The Angel’s Share” presented John Tavener’s “The Protecting Veil,” arranged and conducted by Matthew Aucoin with solo cellist Joshua Roman and the Contemporaneous ensemble, at Brooklyn’s Green-Wood Cemetery on May 26th 2023. Matthew Aucoin, a well-known composer in the opera world, interpreted this work with a thoughtful awareness of Tavener’s meditative and oftentimes exaggerated dualistic symbolism. This is portrayed throughout {…}

Dec 3, 2021

Q & A: Conductor Daniela Candillari Discusses Her Met Debut Conducting ‘Eurydice’ and Her Approach to Score Study

(Photo credit: Damjan Svarc) Conductor Daniela Candillari makes her Met Opera podium debut on Wednesday, December 8th, pacing Matthew Aucoin and Sarah Ruhl’s ‘Eurydice.’ OperaWire connects with Candillari to discuss her creative process leading up to ‘Eurydice’ and how she constructs her perspective. OperaWire: What moments in Aucoin’s work do you enjoy most and how do they resonate with you? Daniela {…}

Nov 24, 2021

Metropolitan Opera 2021-22 Review: Eurydice

(Credit: Marty Sohl / Met Opera) Let’s cut to the chase. The Orpheus story is one of the most famous in all of Greek mythology. A musician loses his wife, creates glorious music that moves the gods, and gets a chance to win her back. In the world of opera, this particular story has unsurprisingly been the inspiration for many {…}

Nov 21, 2021

Erin Morley Headlines Metropolitan Opera Premiere of ‘Eurydice’

(Credit: Marty Sohl / Met Opera) On Nov. 23, 2021, the Metropolitan Opera is set to present the company premiere of Matthew Aucoin and Sarah Ruhl’s “Eurydice.” Aucoin will make history as the youngest composer to have a Met premiere since 1938. “Eurydice” is one of three contemporary works to have premieres in the 2021–22 season, the greatest number of {…}

Nov 11, 2021

The Center for Fiction and Theatre Communications Group to Co-Present ‘Sarah Ruhl and Matthew Aucoin in Conversation’

On Nov. 17, 2021, The Center for Fiction and The Theatre Communications Group will present “Sarah Ruhl and Matthew Aucoin in Conversation.” The two will discuss their collaboration on adapting Ruhl’s play “Eurydice” as an opera. This event is the fourth collaboration between The Center for Fiction and The Theatre Communications Group and will be rebroadcast as part of TCG {…}

Oct 29, 2021

Works & Process at the Guggenheim Continues with Inside Look at Aucoin and Ruhl’s ‘Eurydice’

(Photo: Paola Kudacki) Works & Process at the Guggenheim Museum in New York continues its fall 2021 season with the Metropolitan Opera on Nov. 1 with a 60-minute inside look at composer Matthew Aucoin and librettist Sarah Ruhl’s “Eurydice.” The Greek myth of Orpheus and Eurydice, in which Orpheus uses the power of music to save his beloved Eurydice from {…}

Aug 12, 2021

Composer Matthew Aucoin’s Debut Book ‘The Impossible Art: Adventures in Opera’ to Publish in December 2021

Photo: Steven Laxton Publisher Farrar, Straus and Giroux has announced the Dec. 7, 2021 release of composer Matthew Aucoin’s debut book “The Impossible Art: Adventures in Opera,” which centers on what he considers the magic of opera: its impossibility. “The operatic ideal, an imagined union of all the human senses and all art forms—music, drama, dance, poetry, painting—is itself an {…}

Jul 20, 2021

Julia Bullock, Anthony Roth Costanzo & Davóne Tines Lead ‘The No One’s Rose’ World Premiere

Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra and Chorale are set to present the world premiere of “The No One’s Rose.” The performance will be at Stanford University’s Bing Concert Hall on August 26–29, 2021 and will showcase a production from American Modern Opera Company that combines music, dance, poetry, and theater. “The No One’s Rose” features a new score by Matthew Aucoin, set {…}

May 17, 2021

LA Opera to Premiere New Digital Short ‘Gallup (Na’nízhoozhí)’

LA Opera announced the premiere of the newly commissioned work, “Gallup (Na’nízhoozhí),” by composer Matthew Aucoin, poet Jake Skeets, and filmmaker Blackhorse Lowe. The premiere is scheduled for May 28, 2021, and will stream for free on LA Opera’s On Now platform as part of the company’s Digital Shorts initiative. Skeets and Lowe, both members of the Navajo Nation, worked {…}

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