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 {…}
Opera Orlando is set to return to the stage in 2020-21 with a production of “Die Fledermaus: The Revenge of the Bat.” The showcase, which will take place on Dec. 17 and 19 at the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, will be feature soprano Abigail Rethwisch as Rosalinda in her company debut as well as Gabriel Preisser as {…}
Opera Orlando has announced the 2020-21 season, working closely with the Dr. Phillips Center and other venues to ensure safety protocols for the company’s live performances. “In addition to getting input from fellow opera and theater companies who have started to re-open, we are incorporating CDC recommendations, local official guidance, and input from our Company partner Orlando Health in preparing {…}
OPERA America has announced the nine companies that will be awarded $100,000 in grants for commissioning operas by female composers. The recipients include Beth Morrison Projects for Du Yun’s “In Our Daughter’s Eyes,” which is written by Michael Joseph McQuilken; Boston Lyric Opera for Ellen Reid and librettist Christopher Oscar Peña’s “The Desert Inn;” Guerilla Opera for “HER: alive / {…}
(Credit: Metropolitan Opera / Karen Almond) The holiday season is in full swing with most opera companies closing their doors. But there are still a few companies that are celebrating the season with their own unique offerings. Here are the top six operas to see this weekend with your family and friends. Amahl and the Night Visitors – Greensboro Opera, {…}
In our selections for this weekend’s top picks, we examine a few classic masterpieces with some solid casting as well as some new operas that are gaining some traction across the continent. Here is a look at our selections, in alphabetical order by company. La Bohème – Dallas Opera On Saturday evening, audiences will get a chance to check out {…}
Remember when we said last week that this month would feature one particular opera rather heavily? Well, it’s that time of the year. And since it is the holiday season, we are going to give a few more companies the benefit of the doubt with works being presented more than once. Cendrillon – Lyric Opera of Chicago Massenet’s take on {…}
When conductor Jorge Parodi was a young man growing up in Argentina, he often heard a melody played as an introduction to a television series. “I never imagined it was from an opera,” he told OperaWire in a recent interview. Everyone knew that the tango melody was by Piazzolla, but it never occurred to him that the tango melody might {…}
