On April 16, 2021, New Orleans Opera will present the premiere of their first production created for film, Gian Carlo Menotti’s “The Medium.” With stage direction by James Mavel, conductor Robert Lyall leads The Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra, and a cast comprised of Victoria Livengood as Madame Flora, Sarah Jane McMahon as Monica, Carlo Barrera as Toby, Amy Pfrimmer as Mrs. {…}
(Source: fauna.una.edu.ar) The Universidad Nacional de las Artes in Buenos Aires is set to present Gian Carlo Menotti’s “The Medium” at the Sala Muiño on Dec. 14, 2019 as part of its Fauna Festival 2019. The performance will be conducted by Nicolás Ravelli Barreiro with Johanna Chiefo directing. Mezzo-soprano Laura Benitez Silenzi is set to star as Baba with soprano {…}
The Catskills’ Delaware Valley Opera will soon present Gilbert & Sullivan’s popular operetta “H. M. S. Pinafore.” The production, directed by General Manager Ken Parks, will star Nicholas Wuehrmann as Sir Joseph Porter, K. C. B., Elise Mark as Josephine, Cole Tornberg as Ralph Rickshaw, and Adam Cioffari as Dick Deadeye. Audiences can expect to experience “a sea of tunes ranging from bouncy to {…}
Corsara Artists is set to present Menotti’s “The Medium” as part of a Halloween showcase on Oct. 30-31, 2019. The opera, which will launch Corsara Artists’ Inaugural 2019-20 season, will be performed at Wiggin Auditorium. The company will showcase its roster of opera singers for the production with Sara Law taking on the role of Monica. Natalja Sticco will play {…}
Sullivan County’s Delaware Valley Opera, in the hands of new General Manager Ken Parks and Artistic Director Carol Castel, will kick off its 33rd season with an Opera Gala! The Opera Gala will feature “a tasty buffet that will appeal to your appetite, along with a taste of the season’s upcoming productions. The evening of food and music will showcase {…}
On October 27, 2017, Pacific Opera Project presented the world premiere of Brooke DeRosa’s “The Monkey’s Paw” along with a revival of Gian Carlo Menotti’s “The Medium” at the Ebell Club in Los Angeles. Brooke based the libretto for her opera on W.W. Jacobs’ 1902 supernatural thriller of the same name. The mystic tale, sometimes read in high school classes, {…}