Téte à Téte Opera Festival Announces 2019 Season
By David SalazarThe 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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