(Photo credit: National Sawdust) Spanish composer and conductor Pedro Halffter will take part in a panel discussion on his new chamber opera, “KLARA.” Opera Hispánica in collaboration with National Sawdust, Divaria Productions, and the New York City Opera, presents the New York premiere of “KLARA,” in a new production directed and choreographed by choreographer Richard Stafford. “KLARA” features soprano Ashley {…}
Pedro Halffter’s “Penelope’s Dream” is set to world premiere on August 26, 2023, at the Church San Nicolas in Villafranca as part of the Festival “Música en Villafranca.” ”Penelope’s Dream” is set to star soprano Ashley Galvani Bell, who has appeared with such companies as the Teatro Maestranza, Palacio Euskalduna, Daytona Beach Opera, and Opera Modesto, among others. She will {…}
Photo credit: Unai P. Azaldegui On July 18, Pedro Halffter’s opera “KLARA” will premiere in its new form at the Teatro Auditorio San lorenzo de El Escorial. In addition to Halffter’s new musical version, there will also be an innovative new staging with projections and holography by stage director Antón Armendáriz Díaz in association with Draw and Music Studio. The {…}
Pedro Halffter’s new opera “Klara” will make its American premiere on October 12, 2022 in Paine Hall at Harvard University. The opera’s original version, which premiered this August in Villafranca del Bierzo, Spain, featured the protagonist as an AI robot able to learn about and examine the world around her. Through the chaos of war, Klara arrives at the question {…}