Steven Osgood
5 pieces since 2014 — at 4 companies, most often at Opera Philadelphia.
5
pieces
4
companies
13
years
On topic
Washington National Opera’s American Opera Initiative, now in its 5th year, keeps the opera flame alight at the Kennedy Center during the long winter stretch between mainstage WNO productions.
Flight of fancy
Jonathan Dove’s Flight is an opera that makes excellent use of setting.
New waves
Missy Mazzoli, a 36-year-old composer from Brooklyn, has created the most startling and moving new American opera in memory.
Outskirts
As One is an opera about a boy growing up to discover that he is a girl.
I’ll take the fall
The days are getting shorter, but you can keep the prattle going this fall’s Talk of the Town! You will, you can, you must join in the discussion about: Great mezzo soprano performances (October),
Gained in translation (November), Teleport me back to… (December).