Opera Orlando has announced that it will be teaming up with WUCF TV for an encore presentation of “Carmen.” The showcase is set to take place on May 2, 2021 starting at 1 p.m. The famed opera was directed by Sara E. Widzer and conducted by Kelly Kuo with a cast headlined by mezzo Brianna Hunter in the title role, {…}
Following a sold-out, in-person production of Opera Orlando’s “Carmen,” set in Haiti in the 1960, the company has announced that it will present the production online via their “ENCORE! Series.” Directed by Sara E. Widzer and conducted by Kelly Kuo, the cast includes mezzo Brianna Hunter in the title role, with tenor Noah Stewart as Don José, soprano Brittany Renee {…}
Opera Orlando concludes its fifth-anniversary MainStage series with Bizet’s “Carmen.” The opera, which is set to be presented in the Walt Disney Theater at Dr. Phillips Center, will blend Bizet’s iconic score sung in French with dialogue in a new Creole translation by Haitian linguist Dr. Jean-Elie Gilles. “It is thrilling to be able to present this opera in such {…}
Opera Orlando has announced an encore streaming presentation of Humperdinck’s “Hansel and Gretel” set for Friday, March 5, 2021. The opera stars Kyaunnee Richardson, Gloria Palermo, and Robyn Rocklein. This production features musicians from the Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra, and is filmed at the Alexis & Jim Pugh Theater of the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts. Entries in the “Encore!” series {…}
(Photo Courtesy of Opera Orlando) The canon of operas based on Russian literature is expanding with a new entrant that will receive its world premiere by Opera Orlando this week: the one-act chamber opera “Death of Ivan Ilych,” based on Leo Tolstoy’s novella. Composed by John Young, with the English libretto by his former singing colleague Alan Olejniczak (oh-leh-NEE-check), it {…}
Opera Orlando will receive a $10k Grants for Arts Projects award to support the company’s world premiere production of “The Secret River.” Composed by Stella Sung and with a libretto by Mark Campbell, this new work is the first to be commissioned by a female composer, and is meant to build a foundation for Opera Orlando creating future works. Based {…}
Opera Orlando continues its recently-launched “Encore!” series on Feb. 12, 2021, with Humperdinck’s “Hansel and Gretel.” This new series records mainstage performances and makes them available online, with behind-the-scenes content, cast interviews, and more. In December of last year, Opera Orlando’s broadcast of “Die Fledermaus,” opened up new audiences for the company both in the U.S. and abroad, and the {…}
Opera Orlando has announced the launch of its “Opera on the Town” series this February. The series will feature live performances with audiences. The company revealed that it is coordinating with all venues to ensure a safe environment for all audience members in light of the continued spread of COVID-19. The series will open with the world premiere of “Death {…}
Opera Orlando’s Main Stage series will continue with a production of “Hansel & Gretel” by Engelbert Humperdinck. The showcase is set for performance on Jan. 29, 30, and 31, 2021 at the Dr. Phillips Center at the Alexis and Jim Pugh Theater. The opera will then be broadcast as part of the company’s ENCORE! series on Feb. 12 through 26, {…}
Opera Orlando has announced that it will be broadcasting an ENCORE performance of its recent “Die Fledermaus: The Revenge of the Bat” production online on Dec. 31, 2020. The opera featured Soprano Susan Hellman Spatafora in the role of Rosalinda, tenor David Margulis as Alfred, Kyaunnee Richardson as Adele and Gabriel Preisser as Eisenstein. Preisser also directed the production. Other {…}
Opera Orlando has announced a major casting change for its upcoming performance of “Die Fledermaus: The Revenge of the Bat.” Soprano Susan Hellman Spatafora will take on the role of Rosalinda, taking over for Abigail Rethwisch, who was announced as part of the cast back in mid-November. She has appeared with such companies as Palm Beach Opera, Opera Tampa, Sarasota {…}