New Opera West has announced its “Pop-Up” performance featuring five new mini-operas. The showcase, presented in partnership with The Opera Buffs, is set for April 27 and 28, 2024 at the MiMoDa Studio in Los Angeles. The five new operas include Ben Morris and Laura Fuentes’ “Las Auténicas;” Nathan Wasner and Alan Olejniczak’s “End of the Line;” Mark Weiser and {…}
New Opera West is set to present “Fright Festival” on Oct. 28, 2022. The event, which will take place at Mimoda Studio in Los Angeles, California, will feature three mini-operas plus food and drinks. First up will be Timothy Peterson and Sara Fetherolf’s “Séance,” an opera about a 20th century dinner party during which a man invites his sister and {…}
On March 5, 2022, New Opera West will return to live performances with its annual Pop-Up Festival, featuring seven new mini-operas by composers from around the world. The works are: “It’s a Tragedy,” by Marc L. Vogler; “Toxic X,” by Ben Stevenson; “Desert Games” by composer Nicola Straffelini and librettist Carlo Canine; “Diana and Narcissus,” by composer Matt Frey and {…}
California-based New Opera West has announced its 2021-22 season. The season kicks off with “Rain Will Come What May.” The music short film is dedicated to the people of Los Angeles and was composed by Jihoun Chung to a libretto by José Faus. The opera stars Janet Szepei Todd. Streaming Date: December 2021 The company has also announced its annual {…}
On June 27th at 5:00 p.m. PDT (8:00 p.m. EDT), New Opera West (NOW) will premiere “Having Guests for Dinner” a virtual 16-minute “trash micro-opera” composed by Nicholas Bentz with libretto by Robert Feng. The event is free, but RSVPs are required and can be reserved here. NOW will email a YouTube premiere link the day of the performance. Introducing the opera will {…}
New Opera West is set to showcase five new mini-operas by five different composers and librettists on Nov. 16 and 17 at the Mimoda Studio in Los Angeles, California. The works include “Steve” by Rachel J. Peters. The work will feature soprano Maria Elena Altany and tenor Jon Lee Keenan as well as pianist Younghwa Ha. This opera centers on {…}