Photo Credits: Stephanie Gross/Laura Isabella Redivivus Opera is set to present “Haute Mess,” an online concert presenting the music of Felix Jarrar, Cole Porter, Kurt Weill, and others. The concert is scheduled to stream on YouTube on July 7, 2021 at 7:00 pm EDT, and will feature crossover soprano Laura Isabella, with Jarrar accompanying on the piano. Jarrar, who has written {…}
Composer Felix Jarrar will feature a concert of his works on May 28, 2019 at the City Winery NYC. The concert, entitled “The Vocal Music of Felix Jarrar at The Loft,” will feature a number of artists that the composer has worked with in the past including Sara Lin Yoder, Eugenia Forteza, Rebecca Richardson, Petra Jarrar, Julia Taylor, Savannah Greene, {…}
On Wednesday, November 21, 2018, award-winning composer Felix Jarrar will be bringing a wide selection of his works for a concert at New York City’s Cornelia Street Café. Titled “Felix Jarrar & Friends,” the concert will feature two arias from Jarrar’s upcoming comic opera, “Mother Goose.” Singing these arias will be soprano Eugenia Forteza and mezzo-soprano Inbal Milliger; Forteza and Milliger {…}
Composer Felix Jarrar has announced an immersive recital this August that will preview his fifth opera “Mother Goose.” The composer of “Tabula Rasa” announced, via press release, that the recital, entitled “Queens Without Boundaries” would take place on August 19, 2018 at the Cornelia Street Café. The performance will kick off at 6 p.m. The recital, which will feature contralto {…}
As New York’s 2018 Opera Fest rolls along, audiences in the city have been able to enjoy works new and old as presented by over 20 opera companies. Weaving the old and new together is “Tabula Rasa,” a jazz-inspired opera by composer Felix Jarrar, librettist Bea Goodwin, and presented by the Cantanti Project. “Tabula Rasa” follows American artist Man Ray {…}
It’s a wild weekend around North America with many major companies winding down and others getting started. The New York Opera Fest is in full swing this weekend and you can be sure that there are some major recommendations to be had there. So here is our list of operas to see this weekend. Anna Bolena – Canadian Opera Company {…}
“Tabula Rasa.” Many know the term to mean “blank slate,” but a more proper definition might be “erased slate.” That’s the idea behind composer Felix Jarrar and librettist / director Brittany Goodwin’s “Tabula Rasa,” which has its world premiere on May 4, 2018, as part of the New York Opera Fest, started. The concept of reformulating ideas to create new and {…}
Composer Felix Jarrar and librettist Brittany Goodwin’s “Tabula Rasa” has been previewed extensively over the last few months as the duo, teaming up with the artists set to perform in the jazz opera’s world premiere, have put together a successful concert series to help raise funds for this independent work. Throughout that “Hello Gorgeous” series, the opera’s creators have let {…}
The New York Opera Fest will feature a launch party on May 1, led by the New York Opera Alliance. Every year, the event features a special guest who is honored. This year’s honoree will be music critic, Anne Midgette, “for her support and championship of independent opera companies and the art form as a whole.” “I’m very honored to {…}
The New York Opera Fest has been announced and it will feature a ton of new productions and performances to behold. The showcase kicks off on May 1, 2018, with an opening night launch at Opera America and runs all the way until June 26. So here is a breakdown of what’s in store for audiences. As has been the {…}
Update: The next scheduled performance in this series will be on Sunday, March 11, 2018. A few months ago, The Tank NYC started a Kickstarter campaign to obtain funds for the world premiere of the opera “Tabula Rasa,” a work by composer Felix Jarrar and librettist Brittany Goodwin. The campaign managed to raise over $1,000, but because of the crowdfunding {…}