Week of Events
Mystics Inhabit ‘Terce’ Opera
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 […]
New Opera ‘Adoration’ Explores Terrorism
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/
Pipa Master Premieres Du Yun Work
A pipa is a traditional Chinese instrument similar to a lute, and Wu Man is a widely acclaimed pipa master. She joins the Philadelphia Orchestra on Jan. 11 and 13, 2024, for the world premiere of Du Yun’s Pipa Concerto. Guest conductor Anna Sułkowska-Migoń will also lead the orchestra in Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 5 as well […]
SPCO Presents World Premiere
The current holder of the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra’s Sandbox Composer Residency, Brazilian-American composer and singer Clarice Assad is writing a new work that will receive its world premiere with SPCO on Jan. 12-13. The program also includes movements from autobiographical pieces by Smetana and Janáček. https://content.thespco.org/events/assad-janacek-and-smetana/
