With 2020 fully underway, opera companies are back in business. For this weekend’s recommendations, we feature a few repertory staples as well as some major new operas from the 21st century. Il barbiere di Siviglia – Canadian Opera Company Starting on Sunday, the Canadian Opera Company is back in business with conductor Speranza Scappucci leading Joan Font’s production of Rossini’s {…}
Jennifer Zetlan is set to take on the title role in the New York City premiere of Ricky Ian Gordon and Frank Bidart’s “Ellen West” at the Prototype Festival on Jan. 14-19, 2020. Zetlan interpreted the role in the world premiere of the opera during the summer of 2019 at Saratoga Springs. “Ellen West is the pseudonym of a real {…}
(Source: PrototypeFestival.org) MasterVoices is set to perform Jeremy Schonfeld’s rock-opera “Iron & Coal” on Jan. 10 and 11 at the Gerald W. Lynch Theater at John Jay University in New York. The performances will represent the New York premiere for the work. The rock-opera, which relates the Holocaust experience endured by Schonfeld’s family, features tenor Daniel Rowan alongside, Rinde Eckert, {…}
Cerise Jacobs and Julian Wahner’s opera “REV. 23” is set to make its New York premiere at the Prototype Festival. “REV. 23,” which had its world premiere in Boston in 2017, adds a satirical twist to an imagined extra chapter in the biblical Book of Revelation. The new production will be conducted by Daniela Candillari and will star soprano Colleen {…}
In this seventh edition of New York’s annual Prototype Festival, artistic co-directors Kristin Marting, Beth Morrison, Kim Whitener and Jecca Barry continue to build a contemporary opera and music theater festival that is canny, opportunistic, and fulfills a niche. Programmed during the high season of New York’s busy commercial arts markets (APAP, and ISPA), and experimental theater seasons (Under the {…}
The Prototype Festival and America Opera Projects will present the world premiere of “The Echo Drift.” “The Echo Drift” tells the story of convicted murderer Walker Loats who is trapped in a timeless prison and is unexpectedly befriended by a moth with an offer of a perceived way to freedom. The opera will feature a live chamber ensemble, electronics, and {…}
The PROTOTYPE Festival has announced its 2018 edition slated for January 7-20, 2018. The festival celebrating its sixth annual showcase of progressive opera and music-theatre will showcase seven new presentations including three world premieres, two U.S. premieres, one New York premiere, and one work-in-progress. The Festival kicks off with soprano superstar Renée Fleming hosting the PROTOTYPE Soiree at City Vineyard {…}