At The Clark, joy, loud and rocking, from ‘Rome is Falling’
… it cemented its
effervescent, locomotive score and highlighted the creative genius of
Balliett’s truly omnivorous talent.
Anthony Roth Costanzo Is Here to Save Opera in Philly
Can one of the world’s best countertenors and the new head of Opera Philadelphia leverage his A-list global connections to make opera here not just viable but … exciting?
AMOC* brings ‘zany’ opera charting 300 years of Roman history to The Clark
“It’s going to be fun, it’s going to be loud, and you’re going to love it.”
American opera needs ‘The Comet / Poppea.’ / LA TIMES
If what the world needs is love, “Comet / Poppea” proposes that love needs dialogue on more levels than anything else on stage right now. All aspects of the production
Hyperallergic Reviews THE COMET / POPPEA
It’s a burst of imagination and creativity in an art form often governed by rigid and elitist conventions. Translating DuBois’s words into opera is a radical feat in itself.
SF Classical Voice Reviews THE COMET / POPPEA
The two constituent scores found moments of synthesis, analysis, and genuine play in counterpoint, helped along by Douglas Kearney’s ingenious blended libretto…[George Lewis’s] music is taut as ever, inserting itself
Composer George Lewis Gets Struck by a Comet
Director Yuval Sharon, Founder and Co-Artistic Director of The Industry [Sweet Land, Invisible Cities Hopscotch], never shies away from making bold choices. Certainly his desire to find a way to
A New Opera Mashes Up Monteverdi and W.E.B. Du Bois
“The Comet / Poppea” radically pares down a classic and blends it with a premiere by George E. Lewis for an original show that will travel widely.
Los Angeles Times Previews THE COMET / POPPEA
What do 17th century Italian composer Claudio Monteverdi and 20th century writer and civil rights activist W.E.B. Du Bois have in common? Aspects of their work have been juxtaposed in
Little Island Gets a Reboot, With a Rising Star at the Helm
What really sets the theater apart, though, is its programming of world premiere after world premiere by top-shelf artists. Behind that is Winokur, 35, a Juilliard-trained dancer-turned-director who was a
At The Clark, joy, loud and rocking, from ‘Rome is Falling’
… it cemented its
effervescent, locomotive score and highlighted the creative genius of
Balliett’s truly omnivorous talent.
Anthony Roth Costanzo Is Here to Save Opera in Philly
Can one of the world’s best countertenors and the new head of Opera Philadelphia leverage his A-list global connections to make opera here not just viable but … exciting?
AMOC* brings ‘zany’ opera charting 300 years of Roman history to The Clark
“It’s going to be fun, it’s going to be loud, and you’re going to love it.”
American opera needs ‘The Comet / Poppea.’ / LA TIMES
If what the world needs is love, “Comet / Poppea” proposes that love needs dialogue on more levels than anything else on stage right now. All aspects of the production
Hyperallergic Reviews THE COMET / POPPEA
It’s a burst of imagination and creativity in an art form often governed by rigid and elitist conventions. Translating DuBois’s words into opera is a radical feat in itself.
SF Classical Voice Reviews THE COMET / POPPEA
The two constituent scores found moments of synthesis, analysis, and genuine play in counterpoint, helped along by Douglas Kearney’s ingenious blended libretto…[George Lewis’s] music is taut as ever, inserting itself
Composer George Lewis Gets Struck by a Comet
Director Yuval Sharon, Founder and Co-Artistic Director of The Industry [Sweet Land, Invisible Cities Hopscotch], never shies away from making bold choices. Certainly his desire to find a way to
A New Opera Mashes Up Monteverdi and W.E.B. Du Bois
“The Comet / Poppea” radically pares down a classic and blends it with a premiere by George E. Lewis for an original show that will travel widely.
Los Angeles Times Previews THE COMET / POPPEA
What do 17th century Italian composer Claudio Monteverdi and 20th century writer and civil rights activist W.E.B. Du Bois have in common? Aspects of their work have been juxtaposed in
Little Island Gets a Reboot, With a Rising Star at the Helm
What really sets the theater apart, though, is its programming of world premiere after world premiere by top-shelf artists. Behind that is Winokur, 35, a Juilliard-trained dancer-turned-director who was a