In a new opera, a life in music and a struggle with memory loss intertwine
Composer Laura Kaminsky's intimate new opera, Lucidity, centers on an aging opera singer, portrayed by the 80-year-old ...
A rousing chorus and the mighty Kotzschmar make the case for opera
The organ accompanied the ChoralArt Masterworks chorus in performing some of opera's greatest hits. It made for a satisfying, ...
In 'Blue,' Lyric Opera's small, powerful cast tells painful story of a teen's death at police hands
A five-year-old opera, “Blue,” tackles this tragedy head-on with a simple yet weighty story about a Black couple in Harlem ...
Review: Powerful ‘Blue’ by Lyric Opera charts the agony of Black parenting
In this opera, composed by Jeanine Tesori with a libretto by Tazewell Thompson, you never see the event at the heart of the ...
The Met Opera’s ‘Tosca’ Star Freddie De Tommaso Talks Travel And Opera
The British-Italian tenor Freddie De Tommaso became a global name by chance. In 2021, the tenor playing the role of ...
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20th anniversary of Trans-Siberian Orchestra’s rock opera will stop in State College this week
Trans-Siberian Orchestra is celebrating the 20th anniversary of its rock opera “The Last Christmas Eve” this holiday season ...
Dark powers guide dagger-sharp ‘Macbeth’ at Washington National Opera
Director Brenna Corner brings a new production of Verdi’s classic, starring soprano Ewa Płonka and baritone Étienne Dupuis.
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Review: San Francisco Opera's Traditional 'Carmen' Closes 2024 In Fine Form
Opera directors like to reimagine the classics. Take Georges Bizet's "Carmen," which San Francisco Opera opened on Wednesday. While there have been a Nazi-era Carmen, a 20th-century Brooklyn "Carmen" ...
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‘Blue’ at Lyric Opera: The aching tragedy of police violence
Blue,” the opera by composer Jeanine Tesori and librettist Tazewell Thompson, was to be part of Lyric Opera of Chicago’s 2019–20 season, but was postponed due to the Covid-19 pandemic.