Téte à Téte Opera Festival Announces 2019 Season

By David Salazar

The Tête à Tête Opera Festival has announced its new season.

The season opens with “Madame Butterflop,” a major subversion of Puccini’s classic. It will star Mary Plazas.

Performance Date: July 24, 2019 

Next up is “Karaopera, which is a karaoke night for opera lovers. It will be produced by Lucie Treacher at Kings Cross.

Performance Date: July 26, 2019 

Next up will be “Beam,” a story of a young woman discovering her life through opera. The work has music and words by Nadine Benjamin and will be performed at the RADA Studios.

Performance Date: July 27, 2019 

“Voice(less)” will feature music by Michael Betteridge and Laura Bowler and is a work centering on how people lose their voices.

Performance Date: July 27, 2019

Femme Lunatique Productions will present “One Art” which features text by Elizabeth Bishop set to music by Paula M. KImper.

Performance Date: July 27, 2019

Motley Opera presents “The Cruel Sister,” with music by Laurence Panter and text by Christopher Faulkner.

Performance Date: July 27, 2019

Soprano Nadine Benjamin stars in “Memories in Mind: Women of the Windrush Tell Their Stories.”

Performance Date: July 28, 2019

Waldemar Razniak and Karol Nepelski’s “Birdy” will get a showcase courtesy of Warsaw Stage Society.

Performance Date: July 28, 2019

Virtually Opera will present “The Perfect Opera” with music by Peter Davis and text by Leo Doulton.

Performance Date: July 28, 2019

“8 A Steampunk Opera” will get a performance. The work features music by Charli Eglinton.

Performance Date: July 29, 2019

“Hildegard: Visions, Nwando Ebizie” will get a performance. The work features music by Tom Richards, Ebizie, and Lore Lixenberg.

Performance Date: August 1, 2019

“The Key” will be presented. The work features music of Francesca Le Lohé with excerpts from “The Key” in its original Japanese.

Performance Dates: August 3 & 4, 2019

Lucas Jordan and Irene Ros’ “God Save The Tea” will be presented by Cut Moose.

Performance Date: August 5, 2019

Alexa Dexa’s “Be A Doll” will get a showcase. The work is an electroacoustic toy opera about a woman struggling ith perfectionist and submissive conditioning.

Performance Date: August 6, 2019

Barbara Byers stars in Kris Apple, Roswith Gerlitz, and Yolande Snaith’s “Of Body and Ghost.”

Performance Date: August 6, 2019

William Hearne and Lavinia Murray’s “Growth of the Silk” will feature two performers – a soprano and a dancer.

Performance Date: August 7, 2019

Norman Welch and Edward Lambert’s “Apollo’s Mission” will be presented in a version directed by Korina Kokkali.

Performance Date: August 7, 2019

Isabella Gellis and Julia Schofield’s “For Peace and Country” will be presented by All the Townfolks.

Performance Date: August 8, 2019

Elfyn Jones’ “Her Face was of Flowers” will be presented by Sonopera.

Performance Date: August 8, 2019

The company will also feature a number of Pop-Up Operas including “We Did Our Best,” “Hand Clap,” and “Aliens in the Street.”

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