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LA TRAVIATA, RAPPACCINI'S DAUGHTER, and More Set For Opera Columbus 2025-26 Season
by Stephi Wild - Feb 17, 2025

Opera Columbus has announced a 44th season filled with literary classics, including three Columbus premieres. Learn more about the full upcoming season lineup here!

Kentucky Opera Will Host Louisville Premiere of THIS LITTLE LIGHT OF MINE
by Stephi Wild - Jan 31, 2025

Kentucky Opera will premiere its first commissioned opera in over 25 years, 'This Little Light of Mine,' a new work inspired by the life and legacy of civil rights icon Fannie Lou Hamer.

Opera Columbus Kicks Off 43rd Season With THE THREEPENNY OPERA
by Stephi Wild - Oct 25, 2024

Opera Columbus’s 43rd season will kick off with The Threepenny Opera at the Southern Theatre on Nov. 22 + 24 alongside the Columbus Symphony Orchestra. 

Opera Maine to Present RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY At Portland Stage
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 28, 2024

Opera Maine's 2024 Studio Artist Program will present two performances of Rappahannock County by celebrated composer Ricky Ian Gordon and librettist Mark Campbell. Learn how to purchase tickets.

Riverside Opera Company Hosts POPERA 2024 This Month
by Stephi Wild - May 17, 2024

Riverside Opera Company, celebrating its 27th season on Staten Island, will host PoPera 2024 on the lawn of the Garibaldi Meucci Museum.

Dr. Everett McCorvey Named Inaugural Principal Guest Conductor at Opera Columbus
by Stephi Wild - Feb 12, 2024

 Opera Columbus has unveiled a historic moment in its rich artistic journey as it welcomes the distinguished Dr. Everett McCorvey as the inaugural Principal Guest Conductor.

Riverside Opera Company Hosts POPERA 2023 With Broadway and Opera Favorites
by Stephi Wild - Nov 10, 2023

The Riverside Opera Company presents PoPera 2023, a fusion of Broadway and opera classics accompanied by a full orchestra.  This concert will feature a cast of ROC's award-winning singers performing popular Opera and Broadway favorites.

Oratorio Society Of New York to Open 150th Anniversary And 2023-24 Season With Bach's Magnificat And Mozart's Requiem
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 26, 2023

The Oratorio Society of New York, led by Music Director Kent Tritle, will kick off its its 150th Anniversary and 2023-2024 season on Monday, November 6, 2023 at 7:00pm with Bach's Magnificat and Mozart's Requiem.

Opera Columbus Opens 42nd Season With CARMEN
by Stephi Wild - Sep 12, 2023

Opera Columbus’ 42nd season will open next month with a sleek and stylish production of Bizet’s Carmen. Learn more about the opera and find out how to get tickets here!

Composer, Conductor & Bass-Baritone Damien Geter Reveals His 2023-2024 Season Featuring a World Premiere & More
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 28, 2023

Composer, conductor, and bass-baritone Damien Geter has revealed his 2023-2024 season.

New York Festival Of Song to Present AMOR: A 50th Anniversary Celebration Of Steven Blier's Professional Debut
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 20, 2023

New York Festival of Song, led by Artistic Director Steven Blier, will continue its 2022-2023 season with Amor on Wednesday, February 15, 2023 at 8:00pm at Merkin Hall at Kaufman Music Center.

Opera Columbus' Cooper-Bing Competition Announces Finalists, Return To Live Audience
by Stephi Wild - Apr 21, 2022

Five outstanding young artists have been selected to participate in Opera Columbus' annual Cooper- Bing Competition. The operatic vocal competition drew a record-breaking pool of 270 submissions, attracting talent from around the world to compete for the grand prize of $10,000.

New York Festival Of Song and Kaufman Music Center Present THE WIDER VIEW: SONGS BY BLACK COMPOSERS
by Stephi Wild - Mar 4, 2022

The concert features mezzo-soprano Lucia Bradford, soprano Kearstin Piper Brown, and baritone Jorell Williams, together with pianists Nathaniel LaNasa and Steven Blier, in works by Black composers that include H. Leslie Adams, Margaret Bonds, Harry Burleigh, Adolphus C. Hailstork, Robert Owens, Hale Smith, and William Grant Still..

Opera Orlando's THE SECRET RIVER Will Air on WUCF TV This Month
by Stephi Wild - Jan 21, 2022

The Secret River is Opera Orlando’s first commissioned new work based on the young adult book of the same name by Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings.

Opera Orlando Will Present the World Premiere of THE SECRET RIVER
by Stephi Wild - Oct 1, 2021

Opera Orlando's “On the MainStage” series continues this December with an original chamber opera adaptation of The Secret River, based on the book of the same name by Pulitzer Prize-winning author and Central Florida resident, Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings.

OGCMA Presents 67th Annual Choir Festival
by Stephi Wild - Jul 6, 2021

The concert will feature hundreds of choristers from the Eastern United States, performing works by contemporary and classic composers, and accompanied by the Historic Great Auditorium Pipe Organ.

OGCMA to Present 67th Annual Choir Festival
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 30, 2021

One of OGCMA's most steadfast and beloved traditions, the Annual Choir Festival, now in its 67th season, returns on Sunday July 11 at 7:00 p.m. in The Great Auditorium. This year's theme is 'He Leadeth Me, Songs of Hope and Healing.'

Opera Orlando Announces 2021-22 Season
by A.A. Cristi - May 24, 2021

Opera Orlando's 2021-22 season celebrates one of opera's greats: Giuseppe Verdi. The Company kicks off its season with his beloved classic, La Traviata, on the MainStage at Dr. Phillips Center. Stephanie Rhodes Russell, making her Opera Orlando debut, conducts musicians from the Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra, with artistic director Grant Preisser directing this original, updated production that takes inspiration from the life and experiences of Molly Bloom and is set in the glitz and grit of an underworld New York.

The Santa Fe Opera and Kentucky Opera Present Online Workshop of New Opera THIS LITTLE LIGHT OF MINE
by Stephi Wild - May 20, 2021

The work, composed by Chandler Carter with a libretto by Diana Solomon-Glover, portrays key events in the life of voting rights activist Fannie Lou Hamer.

LISTEN: Melanated Moments in Classical Music Podcast Launches Season Two
by Stephi Wild - Mar 28, 2021

The second season of Melanated Moments in Classical Music podcast from Classical Music Indy is streaming now.