The Victor Herbert Renaissance Project LIVE! is set to open its sixth season this November. The company has themed its new season “Love, Parisian Style!” All performances will take place at the Christ & St. Stephen’s Church in New York City. The season is set to open with “The Debutante,” a 1914 work that will be presented with a new {…}
Victor Herbert is best known for his operettas and his powerful impact on the musical theater scene. But he also wrote an opera that unfortunately never managed to get its rightful place in the repertory. “Natoma” is largely forgotten due to major feuds between Oscar Hammerstein I and the Metropolitan Opera Company. Now New York audiences will get a chance {…}
At the turn of the 20th century, Victor Herbert was widely regarded as a major composer making his mark with dozens and dozens of operettas. But the last century hasn’t always been kind to the Irish-American composer, many of his works getting largely ignored in the opera world. But for the last few years, the Victor Herbert Renaissance Project LIVE! {…}
This October, Victor Herbert’s operetta “Eileen” will turn 100 years old. In anticipation of that celebration, and as a culmination of its third season, the Victor Herbert Renaissance Project LIVE! (VHRPL) will present the work. The two performances on April 25 and 26 will also feature the first time that the New Victor Herbert Orchestra debuts. Starting From Scratch The {…}
In less than one month, opera audiences in New York will be greeted with the New York Opera Fest, a massive celebration of the art form across the city. The festival kicks off on May 1 and runs all the way through the end of June thanks to the New York Opera Alliances (NYOA), a consortium of New York opera companies {…}
