In Utah, Rising Tide: The Crossroads Project is a transfixing film that signifies the enlightened intertwining of science, social conscience, music and art that strikes the precise, relevant tone for the challenges of human sustainability
Read more →Opera Memphis Interview | 34:34 Pride Month may be drawing to a close, but it is never too late to watch Opera Memphis Music Director Michael Sakir interview composer Laura Kaminsky! Posted by Opera Memphis
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Francisco Salazar’s story in Operawire honed in on the accomplishments of 30 individuals and the way they have used their voice to push diversity and education in the industry. Read the full story at Operawire.
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Jennifer Williams interviews Laura Kaminsky, acclaimed composer of As One, the first opera about a transgender protagonist. Since its premiere in 2014, As One quickly became the most frequently produced new opera in North America.
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May 19th, 2020 | St. John’s, Newfoundland Opera on the Avalon’s 2020 Season Launches in July with The Rock Performs, an innovative online festival, and the third installment of the New Commission Series, February by
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Best of 2019 Opera News critics reviewed 222 CDs and DVDs from last year, from performances of Broadway classic to modern choral works. These are the 25 you need to hear. A strikingly and deceptively
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The most-produced opera in North America is this modest two-hander with string-quartet accompaniment about the trials and tribulations of coming to terms with being transgender. Composed by Laura Kaminsky with a libretto by Mark Campbell
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Laura Kaminsky’s mostly luminous score elicits a radiant performance from the six performers. Sasha Cooke and Kelly Markgraf are beautifully balanced as the voices in Hannah’s head, at times inward-looking, at times reflecting the outside
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In less than two weeks since it’s release, “As One” has risen to #3 on Billboard Classical. “As One,” by Laura Kaminsky with a libretto by Mark Campbell and Kimberly Reed, performed by baritone Kelly
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As One, by Laura Kaminsky with a libretto by Mark Campbell and Kimberly Reed, performed by baritone Kelly Markgraf (Hannah before), mezzo-soprano Sasha Cooke (Hannah after) and the Fry Street Quartet. Conducted by Steven Osgood.
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The most produced opera in the U.S. and Canada Laura Kaminsky’s As One awarded the #11 spot on Opera America’s top 25 operas for the 2017-18 season.
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Early morning on June 28th 1969. Fifty years ago today, the riots against a police raid took place at the Stonewall Inn in New York City. Much more than an isolated event, it is usually
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Activist orchestra “The Dream Unfinished” will present Deep River, a concert of works by composers hailing from communities impacted by climate change and other environmental issues. Deep River will feature the music of Laura Kaminsky,
Read more →Bright Shiny Things is set to release As One by composer Laura Kaminsky and librettists Mark Campbell and Kimberly Reed. As One is a chamber opera in which two voices — Hannah after (mezzo-soprano) and
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In honor of Pride Month and the 50th Anniversary of the Stonewall uprising, Kaminsky hosts and curates an all-female program by mostly lesbian composers and librettists (Photo of Devony Smith by Delighted To Be Here)
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