(Photo credit: National Sawdust) Spanish composer and conductor Pedro Halffter will take part in a panel discussion on his new chamber opera, “KLARA.” Opera Hispánica in collaboration with National Sawdust, Divaria Productions, and the New York City Opera, presents the New York premiere of “KLARA,” in a new production directed and choreographed by choreographer Richard Stafford. “KLARA” features soprano Ashley {…}
(Photo credit: Caroline Tompkins) Brooklyn Youth Chorus has announced “Port(al),” a site-specific performance that explores the history of Brooklyn Navy Yard. The performance installation, which starts on May 1, 2025, will feature collaborations with co-composer and co-founder and artistic director of the National Sawdust Paola Prestini, co-composer, librettist, and founder and former co-host of Radio Lab, Jad Aburmrad, and director {…}
Opera Magnifico is set to celebrate the New Year with “Die Fledermaus.” The production will be showcased on Jan. 17 and 19, 2025 at the Stage at Liberty Corner Presbyterian Church in New Jersey. The company is a non-profit organization that presents professional operatic productions in and around Gladstone, NJ. The mission is to enrich the cultural offerings of Somerset {…}
Heartbeat Opera has announced two upcoming productions for 2025. First up is “Salome” this February at the Irondale in Brooklyn. The Strauss work will be presented in an adaptation by Jacob Ashworth and Elizabeth Dinkova for seven singers and an arrangement by Dan Schlosberg for eight clarinetists and two percussionists. It will star Summer Hassan, Patrick Cook, Nathaniel Sullivan, Manna {…}
(Credit: Dario Acosta) The S.E.M. Ensemble will present a special concert at the Paula Cooper Gallery in New York on Dec. 18, 2024. The event will be headlined by soprano Kamala Sankaram and conducted by Petr Kotik. Per an official press release, “the program includes music whose creation directly relates to the Czech Republic, compositions which had an impact or {…}
The Light Opera of New Jersey is set to present Puccini’s “Madama Butterfly.” The work will be shown on Feb. 8 and 9, at the Sieminski Theater, Basking Ridge NJ. The company will present a traditional production with the Light Opera of New Jersey Orchestra under the direction of Maestro Jason Tramm. Kristin Sampson will sing the title role of Cio-Cio-San, {…}
Voices of the Valiant is set to present the premiere of “3:16” at Burke United Methodist Church in Burke, Virginia on March 7, 2025. The opera explores the real-life experiences of a U.S. Army chaplain with the story centering on Mary Raven, who runs away from a harsh father and becomes Lieutenant Mary James. It features music by Theodore Christman, {…}
Texas-based One Ounce Opera has announced its 7th annual Fresh Squeezed Ounce of Opera. The company will present “Ray Bradbury, Age 12, at the Carnival in Waukegan, Illinois” by Tyler Mabry. The work stars Nicholas Flott, Jake Jacosen, Hillary Schranze, Kaley Williams, and Sandra Villwock. Then comes Benjamin Morris and Laura Fuentes’ “Las Auténticas,” starring Sandra Mercado, Annisha Mackenzie, and {…}
Holy City Arts & Lyric Opera will present its fifth annual “Home for the Holidays” on Dec. 14, 2024. The event will feature Leah Edwards and Dimitri Pittas in performance alongside Alva Anderson, Fouché Sheppard, Dennis Shuman, Sam Stevenson, and a children’s ensemble. “This event is about more than music; it’s about community,” Edwards said per an official press release. {…}
(Photo by Michael Haug) Schubert Club in St. Paul, MN will host “New Songs for the New Year” on Jan. 2 and 3, 2025. The showcase will feature mezzo-soprano Clara Osowski and pianist Casey Rafn as they premiere a new song cycle, “Death Suite for Jackie O,” by Steve Heitzeg. “With ‘Death Suite for Jackie O,’ I feel fortunate to {…}
The Zellerbach Playhouse in Berkeley, CA will host a new production of Max Giteck Duykers and Philip Kan Gotanda’s “Both Eyes Open” on Feb. 15 and 16, 2025. The opera spotlights the suffering of the Japanese American incarceration during World War II on U.S. soil. The work is directed by Melissa Weaver and conducted by David Milnes. Baritone Suchan Kim, soprano {…}