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Rediscovered rarities, new opera and young artists: I chat to Rosetta Cucchi, artistic director of Wexford Festival Opera
National Opera House in Wexford (Photo Ger Lawlor.)Founded in 1951 in Wexford in Ireland (population around 20,000), Wexford Festival Opera has become known for its resurrection of undeservedly neglected and rare operas. The festival is based at the National Opera House which was developed in 2008 on the site of the historic Theatre Royal. This year's Wexford Festival Opera takes as its theme Music and Magic, with three main operas by Fromenthal Halévy, Félicien David and Dvorak along with a selection of pocket operas that range from an Alfred Cellier operetta to a contemporary work inspired by the life of Henry James. 2022 is the second season that artistic director Rosetta Cucchi has planned. She took over for the 2020 season, but the programme of Shakespearean works was postponed to 2021. Rosetta Cucchi (Photo Wexford Festival Opera)Rosetta is, however, not a new face in Wexford, she first started working at the festival […]
2022-03-26 05:25:00
Classical Music News of the Week, March 26, 2022
[…] composers was commissioned in honor of 5BMF’s 15th Anniversary and On Site Opera’s 10th Anniversary seasons, and marks the third installment of 5BMF’s critically-acclaimed flagship Five Borough Songbook project.The Five Borough Songbook, Volume III is divided into five sections with three songs inspired by locations in each of New York City’s boroughs. It features 15 new works written by Arianne Abela, Raquel Acevedo Klein, Kinan Azmeh, Colin Britt, Majel Connery, Laura Jobin-Acosta, Will Healy, Brian Lawlor, Jessica Meyer, Angélica Negrón, Nkeiru Okoye, Juri Seo, Aaron Siegel, Darian Thomas, and Jonathan Woody.For details, visit https://5bmf.org/events/songbook-vol-iii/--Katy Salomon, Morahan Arts and MediaLos Angeles Master Chorale Announces 2022-23 SeasonThe Los Angeles Master Chorale, led by Grant Gershon, Kiki & David Gindler Artistic Director, announced its 2022-23 season during GALA 2022, held on March 23, 2022, at Walt Disney Concert Hall in celebration of Gershon’s 20th anniversary season. As Gershon noted during his remarks, “I […]
2022-03-19 04:18:00
[…] one intermission.Maestro Israel Gurksy conducts the Opera Maine Orchestra in his fifth appearance with the company. Dona D. Vaughn, Artistic Director, directs the talented cast headed by Mark Delavan as the Dutchman, Felicia Moore as Senta, Richard Bernstein as Daland, Norman Reinhardt as Erik, Jonathan Boyd as the Steersman, and Sahoko Sato Timpone as Mary. Chorus master is Nicola´s Dosman. Set design is by Germa´n Ca´rdenas-Alaminos, costume design by Millie Hiibel, lighting design by James Lawlor, and projection design by Alex Basco Koch.For complete information, visit https://boxoffice.porttix.com/opera-maine-the-flying-dutchman-merrill-auditorium-portland-maine--Kristen Levesque PR & MarketingLONG PLAY Music Festival Schedule AnnouncedBang on a Can has announced the full schedule for LONG PLAY, a new, three-day destination music festival. Originally scheduled for May of 2020, LONG PLAY will be presented for the first time from Friday, April 29 through Sunday, May 1, 2022. Featuring over 60 concerts, LONG PLAY also showcases a dense network of pioneering […]
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