New York’s Prototype Festival presents the world premiere of Terce: A Practical Breviary, Jan. 10-20. The opera, with music and libretto by Heather Christian, was inspired by the writings of three female mystics, including Hildegard von Bingen, is billed as “a radical rethinking of a monastic 9:00 AM mass that reimagines the face of the […]
Adoration is a new opera by Mary Kouyoumdjian based on the film by Atom Egoyan, examining terrorism, mass hysteria, and personal loss from the perspective of an orphaned teen. The world premiere will take place on Jan. 11-21 at the Sheen Center for Thought & Culture as part of the Prototype Festival. https://prototypefestival.org/shows/adoration/
Angélica Negrón is a Puerto Rican composer and performer who works with experimental instruments. During the world premiere of some new songs by Negrón, at the Kaufmann Music Center on Jan. 18, she will use “playable sculptures” co-created by botanical artist Sophie Parker. https://www.kaufmanmusiccenter.org/mch/event/angelica-negron-sophie-parker/
Even the best-known composers have hidden gems. A case in point is Antonin Dvořák’s Requiem, written in 1890 and rarely performed today. The American Symphony Orchestra and music director Leon Botstein hope to remedy that with a performance of this rich, expressive work on Jan. 25 at Carnegie Hall. https://americansymphony.org/concerts/dvorak-requiem/
The 92nd St. Y presents the New York premiere of The Garden of Good and Evil on Jan. 25, a musical compilation by the Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra, music director Richard Egarr, and countertenor/dramaturg Reginald Mobley. The work is an exploration of the Biblical creation story, pairing Handel arias with modern movements for Baroque forces by Errollyn […]
