“Three-time Grammy winner Rene’e Fleming is beloved by classical and opera fans around the world [ça va sans dire], but the superstar soprano has also earned the admiration of a new generation of singers and songwriters …. ” Read more »
The building that used to house Amato Opera will be repurposed into “a 100-seat theater showcasing work from various theater troupes,” plus “a 70-seat restaurant and bar,” which means that it’s just possible that at least sometimes opera companies may perform there again — assuming the rental on the theater space is not too prohibitive. [Eater]
Preternaturally boyish composer Jake Heggie is putting finishing touches on his orchestration for his opera Moby-Dick. The cetacean tuner, “huge strings” and all, is set for an April debut in Dallas. [KERA] Read more »
As if to demonstrate that there are better ways to run an opera company than the NYCO’s ongoing fiasco, Fort Worth Opera announced today that they will present the world premiere of Before Night Falls, is by Jorge MartÃn in 2010. Darren K. Woods, the quiet genius who is general director of Fort Worth Opera, first learned of Before Night Falls in 2005 after American Opera Projects in New York presented piano readings from the then unfinished opera and set his sights on the world premiere after he workshopped the piece at Seagle Music Colony in Schroon Lake, New York [...]
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