The world premiere of Eat the Document, by John Glover and Kelley Rourke, will be performed at New York’s Prototype Festival on Jan. 9-12. The plot, based on Dana Spiotta’s novel, explores the connection between the Vietnam era and the 1990s—in language, technology, music, and activism. Kristin Marting directs. https://prototypefestival.org/shows/eat-the-document/
The world premiere Eat the Document, by John Glover and Kelley Rourke, will be performed at New York’s Prototype Festival on Jan. 9-12. The plot, based on Dana Spiotta’s novel, explores the connection between the Vietnam era and the 1990s—in language, technology, music, and activism. Kristin Marting directs. https://prototypefestival.org/shows/eat-the-document/
With music by Christopher Cerrone and libretto by Stephanie Fleischmann, In a Grove is a haunting meditation on the impossibility of truth and the subjectivity of memory and perception. It is based on Ryūnosuke Akutagawa’s classic story. The Prototype Festival will present the New York premiere of this chamber opera Jan. 16-19. https://prototypefestival.org/shows/in-a-grove/
With music by Christopher Cerrone and libretto by Stephanie Fleischmann, In a Grove is a haunting meditation on the impossibility of truth and the subjectivity of memory and perception. It is based on Ryūnosuke Akutagawa’s classic story. The Prototype Festival will present the New York premiere of this chamber opera Jan. 16-19. https://prototypefestival.org/shows/in-a-grove/
On Jan. 17, the Saskatoon Symphony offers a rare opportunity to see a staged version of Gian Carlo Menotti’s haunting opera The Medium. Anastasia Winterhalt stars. https://saskatoonsymphony.org/event/the-medium/
Washington National Opera will present its American Opera Initiative showcase on Jan. 18, featuring the world premiere of three one-act operas. This year’s creative artists include librettist Clare Fuyuko Bierman, composer Kyle Brenn, librettist Lex Brown, composer JL Marlor, librettist Christine Evans, and composer Omar Najmi. https://www.kennedy-center.org/wno/home/2024-2025/american-oera-initiative/
Viktor Ullmann’s rarely performed opera Der Kaiser von Atlantis is a powerful allegory exploring the themes of power, mortality, and the human spirit. Teddy Abrams conducts the Louisville Orchestra in a concert performance of the work on Jan. 25. https://louisvilleorchestra.org/concert/teddy-conducts-der-kaiser-von-atlantis/
The National Symphony continues the initiative begun in the 2023–2024 season of producing an opera in concert led by Gianandrea Noseda. The Jan. 30-Feb. 1 offering is Samuel Barber’s Vanessa, with a cast including Sondra Radvanovsky (NSO debut), mezzo-soprano J’Nai Bridges, tenor Matthew Polenzani, mezzo-soprano Susan Graham, and baritone Thomas Hampson. https://www.kennedy-center.org/nso/home/2024-2025/noseda-barber/
North Carolina Opera’s company premiere of Catán’s Florencia en el Amazonas marks the first time NCO has presented a Spanish-language opera. Featuring Vanessa Vasquez and Richard Ollarsaba. Joseph Mechavich conducts this production by John Hoomes. (Jan. 31-Feb. 2) https://ncopera.org/2024-2025-season/
