Composer/pianist Felix Jarrar and librettist Robert Feng will present Jarrar’s 13th opera, “you do not recognize the bodies in the water,” in a workshop performance at OPERA America on Nov. 22, 2022. Billed as a horror opera, Jarrar and Feng relate the story of an arsonist who is set free from prison so long as she works for a shadowy {…}
As part of their Springboard Season, Wakefield, Rhode Island’s Contemporary Theater Company, will present “The Voice of Gertrude Stein” on May 26 and June 4, 2022. On the program are art songs with text by Stein from composers such as Virgil Thomson, Ned Rorem, and Felix Jarrar. Featured artists include tenor Michael Gonzalez, soprano Sara DeLong, and mezzo-sopranos Julie Rumbold and {…}
Sopranos Rachel Hanauer and Caroline Spaeth will give a joint recital entitled “Music for the End Times” on Feb. 20, 2022, at the Ryan Concert Hall at the Smith Center of the Arts at Providence College, with a reprise on Feb. 25, at Providence’s AS220 Black Box Theater. The program comprises contemporary works, with Spaeth performing György Ligeti’s “Mysteries of {…}
On November 3, the people of the United States head to the polls for a crucial presidential election. While the world waits with bated breath for the vote tallies to roll in, Aperitivi will present a mini-concert at 7:00 p.m. ET, featuring a program comprised of BIPOC and women composers. The concert will stream on Aperitivi’s Facebook page and is {…}