Experiments in Opera is set to give four programs during its spring 2024 season. Countertenor Anthony Roth Costanzo takes on the title role in the workshop performance of “Nikola Tesla as summoned by the Honorable Spirits of the Grand Gotham Hotel.” Jennifer Zetlan sings the role of Katharine Johnson, with Amanda Lynn Bottoms as Sissieretta Jones/Djuka Tesla, Timothy Stoddard as {…}
Soprano Alexandra Lang is set to launch LITER ABEND on Sept. 30, 2021 at the Blue Gallery in New York City. The concert will feature a celebration of German song and Lang will perform alongside Music Director and pianist Eric Sedgwick and tenor Timothy Stoddard as Guest Artist. Audiences will get a chance to hear music by Hugo Wolf and {…}
(Image Source: The American Opera Project) This September, The American Opera Project will launch their 33rd season with music from five new operas in an outdoor concert, titled “C&V Scene and Heard 2021.” The concert will showcase works from emerging composers: “Marble House,” by Matt Frey; “Simone de Beauvoir at the Museum,” by Alaina Ferris; “28th Ave” by Michael Lanci; {…}
Composer Michael Markowski and tenor Timothy Stoddard have released a recording of “Mortally Wounded,” a new song cycle for tenor and piano. The song composition and musicalization work was done from long-distance, due to the pandemic with fine-tuning done through audio and cellular video clips. The final recording was made in Pittsburgh along with pianist Ellen Fast. The piece represents {…}
LUMA Projection Arts Festival and Tri-Cities Opera, with support from Opera Omaha, have announced a new work to be presented in virtual reality, titled “Miranda: A Steampunk VR Experience.” The work will utilize VR devices such as the Oculus Rift or HTC Vive and features, live motion capture, face tracking, and real-time mixed audio to bring its characters to life {…}
Mention the name Antonio Salieri and one can’t help but to imagine the rivalry with Mozart portrayed in the film “Amadeus,” creating an image of a composer less-favored or even cast aside. While Salieri did enjoy a successful career during his lifetime, even directing the operas of the Habsburg court, his works have unfortunately not lasted well to the present {…}
Drawing upon one of the most beloved of Christmas stories, Gramercy Opera has captured a gem of the holiday spirit with its production of “Dickens’ A Christmas Carol – The Opera.” Staged in the historic Montauk Club of Brooklyn, built only 45 years after the original publication of Dickens’ story, audiences will feel as though they have stepped through a {…}
On Dec. 1, 2 and 3, Gramercy Opera will kick off its holiday season with the world premiere of “Dickens’ A Christmas Carol -The Opera.” It will be the company’s second mainstage production after its successful production of Purcell’s “The Fairy Queen” last spring. The new work is an adaptation of Dickens’ classic book by composer/musical director Felix Jarrar and librettist and stage director Brittany {…}