Utopia Opera and London’s Forbear! Theatre are set to present a new staging of Gilbert & Sullivan’s “The Mikado” at Hunter College’s Ida K. Lang Recital Hall on Oct. 3–5, 2025. The production will be directed by Forbear!’s Rachel Gianesse Middle, with music direction by Utopia Opera founder William Remmers. Middle sets the work in a magic realm of elves, {…}
As we get deeper into June, some companies are starting to ramp up their summer programming while others take it easier and easier. This weekend’s offerings place a premium on the baroque repertory, one new work, and one timeless classic. Serse – In the Series Handel’s opera will get a production in Washington D.C. at the Atlas Performing Arts Center {…}
The New York Opera Fest 2019 kicked off on Monday, April 29 and for the next several weeks, New Yorkers will get ample opportunity to enjoy opera in a variety of unique ways. As has been OperaWire’s tradition over the years, we have reached out to a number of the companies participating in the festival and have asked the company’s {…}
The Utopia Opera has announced its cast for its upcoming performances of Benjamin Britten and Eric Crozier’s “Albert Herring.” Cory Gross will take on the title role with Marie Masters Webb as Lady Billows. Caroline Tye will interpret Florence Pike, while Rebecca Richardson will be Miss Wordsworth. Glenn Friedman will appear as Mr. Gedge with Ethan Fran as Mr. Upfold. {…}
First premiering in 1988, “Hydrogen Jukebox” is an unorthodox take on opera that attempts to convey the overwhelming feelings held by American citizens from the 1950s to the 1980s. In tackling this deliberately dense work, Utopia Opera opted for a number of creative choices that made the performance as relatable as it was satisfying. Diverse Characters The characters of “Hydrogen {…}
On September 22, 2017, Utopia Opera will premiere its production of “Hydrogen Jukebox,” a modern chamber opera born from the collaboration of poet Alan Ginsberg and composer Philip Glass. During the 1988 presidential election debates between George H.W. Bush and Michael Dukakis, Glass and Ginsberg felt they weren’t addressing the real concerns of the American people and this became the {…}
