The Curiosity Cabinet is set to premiere “In the Throes of Death” this June. The radio drama by Whitney George and Bea Goodwin will get its first performance on June 19, 2024 at The Cell Theatre in New York and will remain on stage through the 30th for a total of eight performances. The show is comprised of several different {…}
Photo: Brian E Long Immersive productions have become a thing within opera, with performances being held in places such as the Catacombs in Green-Wood Cemetery in New York and a comedy club turned speakeasy on the city’s Lower East Side. And the latter is where a jazz opera, “Fizz and Ginger,” composed by Whitney George to a libretto by Bea {…}
The Curiosity Cabinet has partnered with Fresh Squeezed Opera for the premiere of a groundbreaking jazz opera, “Fizz & Ginger.” The production reunites the critically acclaimed duo of composer/conductor Whitney George and librettist/stage director Bea Goodwin, known for their previous work on their acclaimed opera “Princess Maleine” and radio drama tryptic “In the Throes of Death.” An immersive speakeasy scene {…}
Fresh Squeezed Opera (FSO) has announced its 2021-22 season spotlighting works that explore perseverance, hope, and resilience in the face of hardship. FSO’s season comprises two major programs: the 6th Annual Showcase of New Vocal Chamber Music, which will present several premieres, and the world premiere of a fully staged chamber opera by composer Jillian Flexner and librettist Orlando Segarra. The {…}
The Curiosity Cabinet has announced it will be premiering a new radio drama, “Axeman,” on Friday, June 25, 2021, at 7:00 pm EDT. The drama is a companion piece to the Cabinet’s “Home” (2020), written by Bea Goodwin and scored by the Curiosity Cabinet’s founder and Artistic Director, composer Whitney George. “Axeman,” like its predecessor, was penned during COVID lockdown. {…}
The City Lyric Opera in New York will present a new production of Kurt Weill & Bertolt Brecht’s “The Threepenny Opera” from Oct. 29 to Nov. 15, 2020. The piece is based on “The Beggar’s Opera” by John Gay, and being performed in collaboration with Elisabeth Hauptmann. The opera will be produced through both live and recorded performances for the {…}
While live performances continue to be out of reach for most companies, River City Opera is taking the month of August to host a series of online discussions regarding diversity of the arts, the importance of contemporary composers, and what the future of the opera industry may look like in the years ahead. Founded in 2019, River City Opera seeks {…}
The Nov. 8th, 2019 performance of Laura Kaminsky, Mark Campbell and Kimberly Reed’s “As One,” produced by Liz Bouk and directed by Bea Goodwin, was a brilliant display of what a small, tightly-knit artistic team can create using a “less is more” approach. Bouk’s “As One” was staged in a white box theater, using stacked cardboard boxes, a folding table, {…}
(Credit: Carlos Vasquez) Bea Goodwin and Whitney George, the creative team behind “Princess Maleine,” will present Laura Kaminsky, Mark Campbell, and Kimberly Reed’s “As One” at Alchemical Studios on Nov. 8 and 9, 2019. The production will star Nathaniel Sullivan as Hannah Before and Liz Bouk as Hannah After. George will conduct a quartet of members of The Curiosity Cabinet. {…}
There are times when we experience something very special, almost historical. This was the case at the world premiere of “Princess Maleine,” a new opera staged by the Dell’Arte Opera Ensemble. The premiere was part of Dell’Arte’s 2019 festival, “Voices from the Tower.” The series, as described by Artistic Director Chris Fecteau, is “dedicated to the female creative voices who {…}
Fresh Squeezed Opera Company NYC has announced its 2019-20 season. Entitled “Delicate Systems,” the new season begins with a 2019 showcase at the National Opera Center in New York. This performance will feature works by Sunny Knable, Julia Seeholzer, and the premiere of an FSO commission by Kaley Lane Eaton. Performance Date: Nov. 5, 2019 The season continues with “Electronic {…}