Nov. 12, 2024 by Corinna da Fonseca-Wollheim at the New York Times. On Thursday, Shelton, 80, takes center stage at the Abrons Arts Center in the world premiere of “Lucidity,” an opera about identity and
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Nov. 14, 2024 by NPR’s Garrett Schumann. Soprano Lucy Shelton has premiered more than 100 new works in a decades-long career as a concert and recital artist. “I haven’t spent my time as an opera
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Maria-Cristina Necula interviews Lucidity composer Laura Kaminsky, who tells us about this special, innovative opera that holds such universal relevance. On November 14, On Site Opera will present the world premiere of Lucidity, a new opera
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October 18, 2024 Fred Plotkin, pleasure activist, and passionate opera expert, speaks each Friday with fascinating people in the music world. He is the author of Opera 101 and Classical Music 101 and leads opera
Read more →The history-making chamber opera about a transgender person’s experiences is one of the most produced contemporary operas in the world. Brooklyn, NY, September 4, 2024 American Opera Projects (AOP) is proud to celebrate the tenth
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Boston Conservatory at Berklee Adds Six New Faculty to Teach Voice, Opera New hires include Metropolitan Opera soloist Sarah Piques Eddy, As One composer Laura Kaminsky, and UIA Talent Agency Vice President Shawn Marie Jeffery.
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WORLD PREMIERE Lucidity Music by Laura Kaminsky | Libretto by David Cote In her twilight years, a retired singer grapples with dementia, while her son forsakes his own music career to care for her. Their
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From Page to Stage Excerpted from Memorial University Gazette View full story by Joshua Goudie Photo: Katherine Pracht in Opera on the Avalon’s production of February. Next week, the curtain will ascend, cuing the world
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February is a powerful portrayal of the families whose lives were irrevocably altered when Ocean Ranger sank off the coast of Newfoundland, on Valentine’s Day, 1982 — all 84 men on board were lost. Shifting
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OPERA America Awards $100,000 to Support Opera by Women at Five Opera Companies Pittsburgh Opera Time to Act (working title) Laura Kaminsky, composer Crystal Manich, librettist Pittsburgh Opera’s world premiere of Time to Act (working
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Excerpted from the full story at BroadwayWorld.com Kentucky Opera extends its season at the Opera Center with “As One.” Currently the most-produced contemporary opera in the world, empathy and humor are at the forefront of
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In recognition of International Transgender Day of Visibility, Washinton National Opera announced Katherine Goforth as the first recipient of the “True Voice Award.” The new award was created specifically for transgender or nonbinary opera artists
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By Logan Martell: On October 15, 2022, Town Hall will launch a series of concerts in celebration of four contemporary, female composers. The series will open with the New York premiere of Meredith Monk’s “Memory
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Composer Laura Kaminsky announces upcoming commissions, including her sixth opera, February, for Newfoundland’s Opera on the Avalon, with a summer 2023 premiere; Ruminations, for solo guitar, commissioned by the acclaimed artist, David Leisner; Reading Nafisi, commissioned by Ensemble Pi for its
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Brooklyn, NY – The American Opera Project (AOP) will honor International Transgender Day of Visibility with “As One: The work Continues …” at The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center in New York City.
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