Review: John Adams's EL NINO Finally Arrives at the Met After World Travels
Back in December, I saw the chamber version of John Adams’s EL NINO—dubbed EL NINO: NATIVITY RECONSIDERED—at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine. Pared down to its essence, it was wonderful, starred two of the singers who made their debuts in the premiere at the Met, soprano Julia Bullock and bass-baritone Davone Tines plus countertenor Anthony Roth Costanzo, who were at their best. It was a somber evening in a dramatic setting—a far cry from the oratorio/opera’s over-the-top welcome to Lincoln Center last night, in Lileana Blain-Cruz’s production that made me wonder what Franco Zeffirelli might have done with it. Think the Parisian throngs in Act II of the Met’s LA BOHEME (which, of course, is one of the Met’s most popular productions with audiences).
dell'Arte Opera Ensemble Announces 2022 Summer Festival, FINDING HOME
dell’Arte Opera Ensemble has announced its 2022 summer festival: Finding Home. The repertory season will include IL RITORNO D’ULISSE IN PATRIA, by Claudio Monteverdi, PELLÉAS ET MÉLISANDE, by Claude Debussy, and the professional premiere of JUANA, by Carla Lucero and Alicia Gaspar de Alba. A series of 3 song recitals is included in the festival.
National Opera Center Streams DIVINE ROSE
The program will feature Art Songs by Aura Marina del Rosario from the Dominican Republic and William Ortiz from Puerto Rico. Piano compositions by Texas-based John McGinn and Bay Area resident Sheli Nan will be heard for the first time in New York.
Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra Will Present the World Premiere of Juan Pablo Contreras' LUCHA LIBRE!
Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra (LACO), led by Music Director Jaime Martín, presents the world premiere of Juan Pablo Contreras' Lucha Libre!, a LACO Sound Investment Commission, on Saturday, March 28, 8 pm, at Glendale's Alex Theatre, and Sunday, March 29, 2020, 7 pm, at UCLA's Royce Hall. The program also features renowned pianist Denis Kozhukhin on Ravel's Piano Concerto in G major and R. Strauss's orchestral suite Le Bourgeois gentihomme.
ABC News Announces Special Coverage of the 2020 Presidential Election for Super Tuesday, March 3
ABC News announced today special coverage of the 2020 presidential election on Super Tuesday. “Super Tuesday: Your Voice Your Vote 2020” prime-time coverage airs on ABC from 8:00 to 11:00 p.m. EST/PST. Coverage will feature ABC News' powerhouse political team including chief anchor George Stephanopoulos, “World News Tonight” anchor and managing editor David Muir, ABC News live anchor Linsey Davis, chief White House correspondent Jonathan Karl, senior congressional correspondent Mary Bruce, chief national affairs correspondent and “World News Tonight” weekend anchor Tom Llamas, FiveThirtyEight Editor-in-Chief Nate Silver, senior reporter Devin Dwyer, special correspondent Matthew Dowd and contributors Chris Christie, Rahm Emanuel, Yvette Simpson and Heidi Heitkamp.
ABC News Announces Special Coverage of the 2020 Presidential Election Iowa Caucus and New Hampshire Primary
ABC News presents special coverage of the 2020 presidential election Iowa Caucus on Monday, Feb. 3, and New Hampshire Primary on Tuesday, Feb. 11, on ABC. ABC will air special reports in prime time as voting results break, providing insight on the latest developments and the impact on the election and candidates. Coverage will feature ABC News' powerhouse political team chief anchor George Stephanopoulos, “World News Tonight” anchor and managing editor David Muir, chief White House correspondent Jonathan Karl, senior White House correspondent Cecilia Vega, senior congressional correspondent Mary Bruce, senior national correspondent Terry Moran, FiveThirtyEight editor-in-chief Nate Silver, special correspondent Matthew Dowd and contributors Chris Christie, Rahm Emanuel and Yvette Simpson.
Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra to Present World Premiere of Juan Pablo Contreras' LUCHA LIBRE!
Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra's groundbreaking Sound Investment commissioning program, established to engage audiences in developing a new piece of music composed especially to suit its unparalleled musical talents, features Los Angeles-based artist Juan Pablo Contreras, who recently received a Latin Grammy Best Arrangement nomination for the title track of his debut orchestral album Mariachitlán, as its 2019-20 Sound Investment composer.