BLOOD MOON | World Premiere Opera-Theatre | 90 minutes January 9, 12, 15–17 at 7:30pm | January 11 at 2pm at Baruch Performing Arts Center Composed by Garrett Fisher Libretto by Ellen McLaughlin Direction by Rachel Dickstein Music direction by Steven Osgood Blood Moon is a poetic, opera-theatre piece for three characters who encounter the…Continue reading Blood Moon: Garrett Fisher, Composer & Ellen McLaughlin, Librettist
Month: December 2019
Wozzek, A Masterpiece of Atonality
by Gregory Moomjy Death in opera is so ubiquitous, it’s cliché. But it wasn’t always like that. Prior to the French Revolution, the majority of Italian opera glorified a world in which the ruler was the center. And although they occasionally struggled for the good of the state, there was always a happy ending and…Continue reading Wozzek, A Masterpiece of Atonality
REVIEW: The Queen of Spades
by Gregory Moomjy December 3, 2019 The Metropolitan Opera’s The Queen of Spades It’s the holiday season, and for New Yorkers that means Tchaikovsky at Lincoln Center. Of course, I am referring to The Nutcracker. But this year opera lovers can treat themselves to Tchaikovsky’s darker side. While the Koch theater literally has dancing sugar…Continue reading REVIEW: The Queen of Spades
Podcast 68: Louisa Proske and Daniel Schlosberg from Heartbeat Opera
Louisa Proske, director and Daniel Schlosberg, music director/arranger are two of the co-founders of Heartbeat Opera (#heartbeatopera, @heartbeat_opera) now entering it’s 6th season. Their new contemporary production of Weber’s Der Fresischutz is being produced at Baruch PAC, NY from December 4th-15th. TICKETS AVAILABLE HERE Notes Brooke Akhnaten by Philip Glass The Metropolitan Opera Phelim McDermott, director…Continue reading Podcast 68: Louisa Proske and Daniel Schlosberg from Heartbeat Opera