Opera Las Vegas has appointed Cecilia Violetta López as its next General Director and CEO. López will join the company on July 1, 2025. In a statement, the soprano said, “My life is comprised of a collection of full circle moments and this new chapter of my career is another. I have remained active and connected with the Opera Las {…}
Photo credit: © Richard Brusky “Behold the Man” made its world premiere at the Nicholas J. Horn Theatre for Opera Las Vegas’ 25th season on September 30th and October 1st, 2023. What began as a curious and fun project between creative team members, composer Paul Fowler, librettist Andrew Flack and producer Barbara Duff, has now evolved into something beyond their {…}
In 1930, Spanish painter Elías García Martínez created a fresco of Jesus crowned with thorns in the Santuary of Mercy Church in Borja. It was called “Ecce Homo” or “Behold the Man.” Eighty-two years later, Cecilia Giménez, an 81-year-old amateur artist with minimal training, revealed to the media that she had attempted to restore the painting which had been affected {…}
Opera Las Vegas is set to stage the world premiere of “Behold The Man,” a comic opera by composer Paul Fowler and librettist Andrew Flack, on Sept. 30 and Oct. 1, 2023, at the Horn Theater on the College of Southern Nevada campus in North Las Vegas. The opera is based on the true story of Cecilia Giménez‘s botched restoration {…}
Those who checked out our weekend recommendations from last weekend won’t be surprised with some of the choices that will show up on today’s list. But there are two other rare and unique opera experiences to be had. Here are our top five operas to see this weekend. Der Freischutz – Heartbeat Opera, New York Hearbeat Opera is undeniably one {…}
The summer is underway and as expected, there are a ton of options out there for the opera lovers of the world. So here is a look at this week’s picks in alphabetical order by company. Maria de Buenos Aires – Alamo City Opera Piazzolla’s work is growing ever-popular around the globe with productions cropping up everywhere. The production at {…}
