Opera Southwest has been selected by the Solti Foundation to host Nathaniel Efthimiou, a recipient of the Sir Georg Solti Foundation’s U.S. Career Assistance Award and 2023 Elizabeth Buccheri Opera Residency program. Opera Southwest’s Apprentice Artist program has offered early career singers a rare opportunity to perform a staged, professional principal role, with orchestra. As a result, this approach was {…}
Opera Southwest will present “Zorro” in Albuquerque. The work, which is set to be presented four times from Oct. 23 through Oct. 30, was written by Héctor Armienta and will be shown at the National Hispanic Cultural Center-Journal Theatre. The work take place in Los Angeles when Alta California was still a colony of Spain and retells the Zorro legend {…}
Opera Southwest has announced its 2022-23 season with four productions. Louise Bertin, Eugène Scribe and E. Mazares’s “Le loup-garou” will be conducted by Anthony Barrese and directed by Elizabeth Margolius. The opera will be showcased at the Albuquerque Museum’s amphitheater and stars Michael Rodriguez, Miguel Pedroza, Thomas Drew, Yejin Lee, and Melanie Ashkar. The opera, which premiered in 1827 at {…}
In collaboration with Opera Southwest, the National Hispanic Cultural Center is set to perform “Frida” by Robert Xavier Rodriguez. The opera, which will feature a retelling of the life of one of Mexico’s iconic artists, Frida Kahlo, will be fully staged at the NHCC’s Albuquerque Journal Theater. The iconic artist painted over fifty-five self-portraits, each depicting a moment in her {…}
On Oct. 20, 21019 Opera Southwest made history by reviving Giovanni Bottesini’s rarely performed opera “Alì Babà.” In many ways, the performance was almost like a world premiere because it was the first time the opera was being performed as the composer intended with its recitatives included. As noted in the program, Bottesini’s opera world premiered in 1871 but with {…}
Opera Southwest is set to showcase “Ali Babà” to open its 2019-20 season. The opera by Giovanni Bottesini will be showcased on Oct. 20, 2019 with subsequent performances on the 25th and 27th of the same month. All presentation will take place at the Albuquerque’s Journal Theatre. The opera will be conducted by Anthony Barese with Ashraf Sewailam in the {…}
This weekend’s selections run the gamut from a world premiere, the return of a famed but rarely performed opera (at least in the States), a superstar cast in a Mozart opera, and two other works by prominent composers. Here is a rundown of our top five selections of the weekend (in alphabetical order by company). L’Incoronazione di Poppea – Florentine {…}
Opera Southwest has had to change the location for its upcoming production of Wagner’s “Lohengrin” due to a flood and fire. However, the company also launched a campaign to assemble funds to help overcome other production difficulties resulting from the fire and flood. Per the company’s campaign the damage done will affect the organization in the long run. “I believe {…}
This weekend we will shine a spotlight on a mix of repertory staples and some rarer works. Here are our weekend choices in alphabetical order by company. Silent Night – Arizona Opera The Kevin Puts-Mark Campbell collaboration continues to make the rounds around the country, making it essential viewing. This weekend, audiences can check out the final performances of Arizona {…}
This weekend is all about variety with some companies showcasing perennial classics and three others showing modern works with tremendous socio-political relevance. Das Rheingold – Arizona Opera Opera Arizona will showcase the first installment in Wagner’s famed tetralogy with Mark Delavan as Wotan, Rodell Rosel as Loge, Richard Paul Fink as Alberich, Daveda Karanas as Fricka, and Dana Beth Miller {…}
The weekend will be jam-packed with a slew of unique operas, some of them appearing for the first time this season. Giancarlo Menotti’s “The Medium” opens on Friday, with subsequent performances on Saturday over at Pacific Opera Project. Canadian Opera Company continues its run of “L’Elisir d’Amore” on Friday and Sunday and finishes off its run of “Arabella” on Saturday. {…}