Opera Saratoga Announces 2025 Season

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Opera Saratoga has announced its 2025 summer season. In a statement, General and Artistic Director Mary Birnbaum said, “This summer’s festival will transport audiences around the world for two sensational classics which give young singers a chance to shine and two new operas which challenge audiences’ notions of what opera means today. We’ll go on an exhilarating, romantic journey from Saratoga Springs {…}

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Virginia Opera Announces 2024-25 Season

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UPDATE: This article has been updated to reflect cast announcements and the change of the original production. Originally, per a season announcement, the company was supposed to present Richard Wagner’s “Twilight of the Gods” in an adaptation by Jonathan Dove and Graham Vick. But now the company is presenting “Don Giovanni” instead. The original piece was published on Feb. 5, {…}

Reviews, Stage Reviews

Opera Theatre Saint Louis 2024 Review: The Barber of Seville

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(Photo credit: Eric Woolsey) “The Barber of Seville” can be tough to sit through. Opera Theatre Saint Louis (OTSL) swam upstream furiously against the libretto’s banalities to produce an entertaining show, with standout performances from Justin Austin in the title role, and Hongni Wu as Rosina. In youth, I received as a gift the London/Decca recording featuring Leo Nucci as {…}

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Sidney Outlaw, Angela Yam, Craig Colclough, Marietta Simpson Headline Opera Saratoga’s 2022 Festival

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Opera Saratoga has announced the full details of its 2022 season. The season kicks off with Rossini’s “Petite Messe Solennelle” starring Angela Yam, Sable Strout, Morgan Mastrangelo, and Turner Staton. Laurie Rogers conducts. Performance Dates: June 2 & 3, 2022 The company will celebrate 100 years of Broadway with a special cabaret showcase under the baton of Laura Bergquist. Performance {…}

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Russian Opera Workshop Announces ‘Iolanta’ Cast

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The Russian Opera Workshop has announced its casting for its upcoming production of Tchaikovsky’s “Iolanta.” The title role of Iolanta is set to be shared by Gillian Watson, Samantha Long, and Marianne Nobre, while the role of Vaudemont will be portrayed by Martin Luther Clark. King René will be sung by Ben Wager and Eric Delagrange, while Robert will be portrayed {…}

Behind the Scenes, Interviews

BARN OPERA’s Artistic Director Joshua Collier on Keeping the Barn Doors Open

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The Brandon, Vermont Chamber of Commerce describes the home of BARN OPERA as “the quintessential New England town.” It sits in the middle of the state, closer to the border with Upstate New York than that of New Hampshire. A beautiful, yet simple, old white church, complete with a clock tower and a sky-piercing steeple, sits in the center of {…}