At Prototype Festival, Opera With Lynchian Strangeness
This year’s Prototype, a showcase of experimental opera and theater, was stylistically broad but the focus was on the human ...
At WNO’s American Opera Initiative, an age of anxiety raises its voice
Teams of composers and librettists presented the premieres of three 20-minute operas as part of Washington National Opera’s ...
The Dallas Opera’s ‘Orpheus and Eurydice’ illuminates the healing power of music
The Dallas Opera reimagines “Orpheus and Eurydice,” telling the story of a devoted husband caring for his wife with dementia.
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A New Orleans-born Black composer's opera finally comes to life more than 130 years later
New Orleans-born composer Edmond Dédé's opera 'Morgiane' was lost for more than 130 years. The earliest known opera by a ...
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This small Chicago opera company delivers never-before-seen operas to an intense fanbase
Tickets go on sale Tuesday for several shows in Haymarket Opera Company’s 2025 season, including the likely U.S. premiere of ...
Winter Opera St. Louis stages regional premiere of 'Anna Bolena'
In their 18th season, Winter Opera’s founder/general director Gina Galati reminds, they’ve not repeated a show. The company’s ...
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Lost opera from New Orleans-born Black composer will premiere 138 years after completion
New Orleanians Givonna Joseph and Patrick Quigley were guests of honor Wednesday at a small gathering on Manhattan’s Upper ...
Public invited to district Met Opera auditions on Saturday at UND's Hughes Fine Arts Center
The public is invited to attend the North Dakota-Manitoba auditions for the Met Opera Laffont Competition on Saturday, Jan. 18, at UND's Hughes Fine Arts Center. The event is free; doors open at 9:30 ...
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After 138 years, Black American composer Edmond Dédé gets his flowers
When you think of the music of New Orleans, you might think of every genre but classical and opera. In a place known for its rich gumbo of musical styles and traditions, it’s easy to forget that ...