Opera Philadelphia has announced the appointment of Gina Range as Vice President of Development. The company said that Range was chosen to lead the company’s fundraising team and join the organization’s senior management following a nationwide search. She currently serves as Vice President of Institutional Advancement at the August Wilson African American Cultural Center in Pittsburgh and will begin her {…}
Opera Philadelphia will present a double bill featuring “Carmina Burana” and Margaret Bonds’ “Credo” on Feb. 3 and 5, 2023. The showcase will star soprano Brandie Sutton, tenor Alasdair Kent, and baritone Ethan Vincent. Conductor Lina González-Granados conducts. The performance of “Credo” is part of a multi-year celebration of Margaret Bonds and Florence Price. “Credo” is based on a poem {…}
Opera Philadelphia is now streaming “The Passion of Scrooge.” The feature film, which was made in 2018, was released on Nov. 4, 2022 and will be available through Jan. 8, 2023. The opera was created by Jon Deak and directed by H. Paul Moon with William Sharp taking on the title role. “Opera Philadelphia’s recent commitment to opera film makes {…}
Opera Philadelphia’s films are heading to the movies this fall. On Nov. 10 and 12, audiences will be able to check out David T. Little’s “Soldier Songs” at the Colonial Theatre, Bryn Mawr Film Institute, Ambler Theater, Princeton Garden Theatre, and County Theater. This film will be accompanied by the 2021 short “TakTakShoo” by composer Rene Orth, which stars Kristen {…}
Courtney Bryan has been named the Composer in Residence of Opera Philadelphia. Bryan, the Albert and Linda Mintz Professor of Music at Newcomb College in the School of Liberal Arts at Tulane University and a Creative Partner with the Louisiana Philharmonic, previously created “Blessed,” one of the four digital commissions that Opera Philadelphia Channel released in 2021. “I am thrilled {…}
Opera Philadelphia is set to launch a series of free-to-the-public events. The company will showcase concerts to story times and opera in the park. The free events begin with opera in the Park featuring “The Marriage of Figaro.” The screening will take place on Sept. 8 at Dilworth Park. The opera will also be screened at Esperanza Parking Lot on {…}
“Black Lodge” is set to make its world premiere at the Opera Philadelphia Festival O22 and the 2022 Philadelphia Fringe Festival. The work is composed by David T. Little and is produced by Beth Morrison Projects. The new opera draws on the disturbing and complicated mythologies of the surrealist writer William S. Burroughs (Naked Lunch) and uses dance, industrial rock, {…}
Opera Philadelphia has announced its first annual opera on film series. The event will be part of the O 2022 Festival and will show 30 cinematic operas over 12 screenings at the Philadelphia Film Center. Opera on Film will be presented from Tuesday, Sept. 27 through Sunday, Oct. 2 and will feature a big-screen binge of the operatic art form’s {…}
(Image Courtesy of Opera Philadelphia) Opera Philadelphia has elected Stephen K. Klasko, MD, MBA, as its new Chair. He will begin a three-year term starting on June 1, 2022, succeeding Peter Leone, who served as Chair from 2017 through 2022. Dr. Klasko was named a Distinguished Fellow for the Digital Economy by the World Economic Forum in 2020 and retired {…}
Opera Philadelphia, in association with Music: Not Impossible and Art-Reach, will present “Resonant Philly” on May 21, 2022 at FringeArts in Philadelphia. This presentation is designed to create a welcoming and comfortable artistic experience for people with autism and other disabilities, incorporating audio description by Nicole Sardella and American Sign Language by Hands Up Productions. The event features operatic performances, {…}
Opera Philadelphia is set to return to the Academy of Music stage for the first time since September 2019 with a new production of “Rigoletto.” The opera, which will be performed four times from April 29-May 8, will return to the company for the first time in 15 years. The new production will see baritone Anthony Clark Evans take on the title {…}
