On June 2 – 4, 2023, Opera Parallèle (OP) presents the West Coast premiere of composer Paul Moravec and librettist Mark Campbell’s celebrated opera The Shining, in San Francisco. Directly based on the famed 1977 Stephen King novel, the opera was commissioned by The Minnesota Opera and premiered in May 2016 at the Ordway Music […]
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Lee: Breaths of Universal Longings
On May 19, 2023, the Cincinatti May Festival Chorus presents the world premiere of James Lee III’s new choral work Breaths of Universal Longings. Commissioned by the Cincinnati May Festival in celebration of its 150th anniversary, the four-movement, 28-minute work is scored for soloists, SATB chorus, SATB youth chorus and orchestra. Music director Juanjo Mena […]
Abels: Omar wins The Pulitzer!
Congratulations to co-composers Rhiannon Giddens and Michael Abels on being awarded the 2023 Pulitzer Prize in Music for their first opera Omar. The Pulitzer Prize Citation reads: “Omar, by Rhiannon Giddens and Michael Abels. Premiered on May 27, 2022 at the Spoleto Festival USA in Charleston, S.C., an innovative and compelling opera about the enslaved […]
Abels: Omar goes to Boston
“Boston Lyric Opera (BLO) has been eager for New England audiences to encounter Omar since we became a partner in creating this extraordinary new opera.” – Bradley Vernatter On the eve of the BLO’s New England premiere of co-composers Rhiannon Giddens and Michael Abels’ work Omar, General Director & CEO Bradley Vernatter shares some thoughts […]
Moravec: Sanctuary Road in Cincinnati
“A piece of music like Sanctuary Road holds the potential to carry a story into the culture in unique and meaningful ways.” And so, as April 29, 2023 approaches, Cincinnati Vocal Arts Ensemble music director Craig Hella Johnson shares some thoughts about the ensemble’s upcoming concert of composer Paul Moravec and librettist Mark Campbell’s critically […]
Neri: Escobar “Love Duet” at Opera ATX
“I am thrilled to showcase the beautiful ‘Love Duet’ from the opera, Escobar, composed by the brilliant Matteo Neri and featuring the captivating libretto written by Alejandra Villarreal Martinez.” And so, Claudia Chapa, Austin Opera Curator for Latinx and Hispanic Programming, introduces Subito Music’s latest operatic venture when Matteo Neri and Alejandra Martinez’s “Love Duet” […]
Locklair: The Harvard/ Ashmont Evening Service
On March 23, 2023, the Harvard Glee Club, University Choir, and The All Saints’ Choir of Men and Boys, Ashmont present the world premiere of Dan Locklair’s newest choral work The Harvard/Ashmont Evening Service. Music director Andrew Clark conducts the premiere — along with Edward Elwyn Jones — at Harvard Memorial Church in Cambridge, as […]
Sierra: Keeps Me On My Toes
“Roberto Sierra’s music keeps me on my toes!” On March 17, 2023, pianist Marc Peloquin presents a composer portrait concert called “Celebrating Roberto Sierra” at the Bloomingdale School of Music in New York City. Peloquin’s program highlights Sierra as “one of the most important composers of our time,” and features works for solo piano that […]
Moravec: The Shining in Kansas City
“…We have to make characters sing, and we have to care about them…Each character has to have a heart.” — Mark Campbell And so, librettist Mark Campbell gives some insight into the characters that he — along with composer Paul Moravec — brought to life on stage for the Lyric Opera of Kansas City’s production […]
Sierra: Salseando in the US
On February 17, 2023, the Tucson Symphony Orchestra presents the US premiere of Roberto Sierra’s trumpet concerto Salseando, featuring soloist Pacho Flores. Manuel Hernández-Silva conducts. The three-movement, 18-minute work – with improvisation – was written for Flores, and was commissioned and premiered by the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra. Domingo Hindoyan led the world premiere in […]
