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FELLOW TRAVELERS and More Set for Seattle Opera 2025/25 Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 10, 2025

Seattle Opera has revealed the 2025/26 mainstage season. The company’s 62nd season offers three McCaw Hall premieres, including Fellow Travelers and more. See the full lineup and learn how to purchase tickets.

David T. Little's BLACK LODGE to Have LA And NYC Premieres
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 1, 2024

David T. Little’s GRAMMY-nominated opera BLACK LODGE will launch a fall/winter tour with screenings in Sweden, a West Coast premiere in Los Angeles on October 19, and a live NYC premiere in January. Learn more!

Cincinnati Opera And CCM To Workshop HILDEGARD A New Opera
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 11, 2024

Cincinnati Opera and CCM have announced a workshop for 'HILDEGARD,' a new opera by Sarah Kirkland Snider, commissioned and produced by Beth Morrison Projects, through the Opera Fusion: New Works Partnership.

Dance Narrative WHEN WE TOUCH To Be Presented This Weekend In Bryant Park
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 29, 2024

Reed Luplau and Jacob Yates announced their new dance musical WHEN WE TOUCH, featuring music and lyrics by recording artist LP. The production promises a fresh blend of dance and music.

Photos: Roger Q. Mason's THE PINK At Caveat
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 8, 2024

See photos of Roger Q. Mason's The Pink at Caveat.

Photos: The Santa Fe Opera Presents The World Premiere of THE RIGHTEOUS
by A.A. Cristi - Jul 18, 2024

Enjoy first look photos of the Santa Fe Opera's 19th world premiere, The Righteous composed by Gregory Spears and libretto by Tracy K. Smith.

Roger Q. Mason's THE PINK Will Receive an Industry Reading at Caveat Next Month
by Stephi Wild - Jul 17, 2024

Acclaimed Black Filipinx playwright and Kilroys List honoree Roger Q. Mason will receive a staged reading of THE PINK, directed by Kevin Newbury.

The Santa Fe Opera to Present 19th World Premiere THE RIGHTEOUS
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 18, 2024

The Santa Fe Opera will present its 19th world premiere, featuring an all-star cast and the work of composer Gregory Spears and librettist Tracy K. Smith. Learn how to purchase tickets.

Beth Morrison Projects Announces Open Applications for NEXT GEN Composer Competition Cycle 3
by Blair Ingenthron - May 20, 2024

Beth Morrison Projects announces open applications for the third edition of NEXT GEN, the company's composer competition program for contemporary vocal works. 

Up Until Now Collective Brings Their Fully Accessible, Multi-Sensory Immersive Installation To JACK This March
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 17, 2024

Up Until Now Collective brings a multi-sensory installation to JACK! Experience a unique immersive art experience from March 8th - March 24th.

Long Beach Opera World Premiere Of ISOLA At The Compound Long Beach, February 3, 10, 11
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 18, 2024

ISOLA–a prismatic meditation on time, mental health and isolation– is the new opera by composer Alyssa Weinberg with a text by poet J. Mae Barizo that launches Long Beach Opera's 2024 Season.

The Santa Fe Opera Names 44 Apprentice Singers For The 2024 Season
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 21, 2023

The Santa Fe Opera has announced the 44 members of its 2024 Apprentice Program for Singers.

Second Stage Theater to Present Reading of New Musical EIGHTY-SIXED
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 14, 2023

Second Stage Theater will present a one-night-only reading of the new musical EIGHTY-SIXED, which will kick off the NEXT STAGE FESTIVAL on January 16, 2024 at Second Stage’s Tony Kiser Theater.

Review: With a Different Perspective, UNHOLY WARS Shows What's Old is New Again at Opera Philadelphia
by Richard Sasanow - Sep 28, 2023

According to creator and star tenor Karim Sulayman, UNHOLY WARS, a 70-minute opera pastiche that made its debut on Saturday at Philadelphia Opera’s O23 Festival, “stitches together a collection of baroque music centered around the Middle East and the Crusades, examining the separation of the human race based on creed and color.” The result was a creative multi-visual/musical work with dance, drawing heavily on Monteverdi’s IL COMBATTIMENTO DI TANCREDI E CLORINDA, supplemented by Baroque arias and modern electronic music.

Photos: First Look at THE (R)EVOLUTION OF STEVE JOBS at San Francisco Opera
by Blair Ingenthron - Sep 24, 2023

San Francisco Opera’s 101st season continues with the highly anticipated Bay Area premiere of The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs. Check out production photos here!

San Francisco Opera Presents the Bay Area Premiere of THE (R)EVOLUTION OF STEVE JOBS
by Stephi Wild - Sep 1, 2023

San Francisco Opera’s 101st season continues with the highly anticipated Bay Area premiere of The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs opening on Friday, September 22.

Immersive Installation Using Wearable Tech MIDAIR FOR SOME TIME to Begin in May
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 21, 2023

UP UNTIL NOW COLLECTIVE, a New York City-based Artist Collective that develops and produces new interdisciplinary work, will present MIDAIR FOR SOME TIME, a 20-minute immersive installation featuring the collaborative work of two dozen diverse artists.

Morgan James Releases 'Nobody's Fool' Album; Tour Underway
by Michael Major - Mar 31, 2023

Morgan James' new album features collaborators like Raphael Saadiq, Memphis saxophonist Lannie McMillan (Silk Sonic, Al Green), producers/songwriters Sam Watters and Louis Biancaniello (Kelly Clarkson, Anastacia), songwriter and 3x GRAMMY nominee Ryan Shaw, and Doug Wamble, Morgan’s longtime musical collaborator and husband. Check out tour dates!

Cincinnati Opera and CCM to Workshop Two Operas-in-Progress This Spring
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 24, 2023

Cincinnati Opera and the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music (CCM) have announced the next events in their joint program, Opera Fusion: New Works.

Video: Watch the Trailer for UNHOLY WARS at Opera Philadelphia
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 28, 2023

Watch the trailer for Unholy Wars at Opera Philadelphia!