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
AMOC* explores the origins of zarabanda in Clark Art concert
“Zarabanda Variations” is a work in motion, emerging, expanding and deepening with each performance. The project is conceived and led by Scottish-born, U.S.-raised GoGwilt, member of American Modern Opera Company
Music for New Bodies: Jorie Graham’s Poetry of the Earth and Humanity, Set to Music
The composer Matthew Aucoin, Graham’s former student, and the director Peter Sellars have adapted her poems into the operatic “Music for New Bodies.”
Anthony Roth Costanzo, Star Countertenor, to Lead Opera Philadelphia
Costanzo will be a rare figure in classical music: an artist in his prime who is also working as an administrator.
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
AMOC* explores the origins of zarabanda in Clark Art concert
“Zarabanda Variations” is a work in motion, emerging, expanding and deepening with each performance. The project is conceived and led by Scottish-born, U.S.-raised GoGwilt, member of American Modern Opera Company
Music for New Bodies: Jorie Graham’s Poetry of the Earth and Humanity, Set to Music
The composer Matthew Aucoin, Graham’s former student, and the director Peter Sellars have adapted her poems into the operatic “Music for New Bodies.”
Anthony Roth Costanzo, Star Countertenor, to Lead Opera Philadelphia
Costanzo will be a rare figure in classical music: an artist in his prime who is also working as an administrator.