Antonio Cagnoni’s Don Bucefalo will be performed for the first time in the U.S. since 1867 when Pacific Opera Project presents this slapstick comedy at the Garibaldina Society, one of LA’s hottest retro spots. This production will offer an optional Italian dinner add-on complete with pasta, salad, and wine! Kyle Naig conducts, with Josh Shaw […]
It’s surely no accident that Austin Opera programmed Kevin Puts and Mark Campbell’s opera The Manchurian Candidate, based on the political thriller, for the weekend after the U.S. presidential election. The opera debuted in Austin in 2016. (Runs Nov. 9-10) https://my.austinopera.org/overview/manchurian-candidate
Renegade Opera in Portland, OR will premiere two short operas Nov. 9-10. Little Ones, by composer Danielle Jagelski and librettist Rhiana Yazzie, explores the life of Indigenous students at Native American Residential Schools in the 1980’s, a topic close to the hearts of these two Indigenous creatives. The Raven is a setting of Poe’s famous […]
Join Barn Opera in Vermont on Nov 15 for an evening in three parts: 1) A lecture about Truman Capote given by a notable writer. 2) An introduction to the graphic novel genre, and the creation of Capote in Kansas by Ande Parks. 3) The world premiere of the chamber opera by William Zeffiro, Truman […]
To mark its 50th anniversary season, Indianapolis Opera will present The Barber of Seville Nov. 15-17. Jessica Burton directs this production, which will be conducted by Casey Robards, an IO Young Artists mentee. https://www.indyopera.org/barberofseville.html
Portland (OR) Opera presents a live performance of The Juliet Letters, orignially conceived as a 1993 album by Elvis Costello and The Brodsky Quartet. The genre-bending collaboration produced a unique song sequence for string quartet and voice, an intimate journey of hope, loss, and longing - all seen through the lens of love. (Nov. 15-24) […]
Bring your appetite to Nashville Opera for the world premiere of Shawn E. Okpebholo and Mark Campbell’s The Cook-Off. As an appetizer, the company will open with Lee Hoiby’s Bon Appétit (The Julia Child Opera). Dean Williamson conducts the Nashville Opera Orchestra. (Nov. 15-17) https://www.nashvilleopera.org/performances/the-cook-off
Bass Kenneth Kellogg makes his Lyric Opera of Chicago debut in Blue, by Jeanine Tesori and co-commissioned by the Lyric. The cast also includes mezzo-soprano Zoie Reams and baritone Norman Garrett in this production directed by Tazewell Thompson. (Nov. 16-Dec. 1) https://www.lyricopera.org/shows/upcoming/2024-25/blue/
Florida Grand Opera opens its season with Mozart’s The Magic Flute. The production runs Nov. 16-19 in Miami and Dec. 5-7 in Fort Lauderdale. The cast includes Ricardo Garcia as Tamino, Laura León as the Queen of the Night, and Sara Kennedy as Pamina. https://fgo.org/season/the-magic-flute/
The Boston Early Music Chamber Opera Series will present two masterworks by Telemann, interwoven into one theatrical fabric, on Nov. 20-Dec. 1. Enjoy a rare staged performance of Telemann’s lovely serenata, Don Quichotte auf der Hochzeit des Comacho, interspersed with movements from Telemann’s delightful orchestral suite Burlesque de Don Quichotte. Paul O'Dette and Stephen Stubbs will serve […]
The West Coast premiere of Laura Kaminsky and David Cote’s Lucidity will take place at Seattle Opera on Nov. 21-24. This intimate chamber opera sheds light on the tragedy of dementia and all those it touches. Geoffrey McDonald conducts and Sarah Meyers directs. https://www.seattleopera.org/performances-events/lucidity/
On Nov. 22 members of the San Diego Symphony will give the city’s premiere of the chamber opera Tres Minutos. The opera, by composer Nicolás Lell Benavides and librettist Marella Martin Koch, imagines the story of a brother and sister who share DNA but not citizenship. When one is deported, questions of identity, duty, and […]
Little Women, an opera by Mark Adamo using his own libretto based on the Louisa May Alcott novel, opens this season at Fort Worth Opera. The production runs Nov. 22-24. https://fwopera.my.salesforce-sites.com/ticket/#/events/a0SVo0000009Wa9MAE
