The Blacksmith – Opera Lafayette Ryan Brown, Founder/Artistic Director & Conductor Ryan Brown, founder & artistic director of Opera Lafayette talks about the process of creating a new American Westernized version of the opera comique Le Marechal ferrant (The Blacksmith). Audio Clip Credits: Description: This excerpt is from the opening of the opera in which…Continue reading Interviews from the void: The Blacksmith, Ryan Brown
Month: June 2021
Interviews from the void: Julie, an Opera Film
Chuck Sachs interviews composer/conductor Whitney George, director Chloe Treat plus co-directors of photography and lighting Paul Ashey & Erik Bagger about creating Julie, an opera film. On June 4th, 2020 via YouTube, New Camerata Opera premiered Julie, a new opera film directed by Chloe Treat with a score by Whitney George and libretto by Wallis…Continue reading Interviews from the void: Julie, an Opera Film
Episode 81: Rosina, a Hip Hop Opera
We welcome three key creators of The Rosina Project, a groundbreaking “hip-hopera” that remixes The Barber of Seville using hip-hop and opera artists to perform a female-driven story of empowerment as an immersive, 21st-century house party. We are joined by George Cederquist, director, K.F. Jacques, composer and hip-hop artist playing Figaro, and Pinqy Ring, the hip-hop artist who plays Rosina.…Continue reading Episode 81: Rosina, a Hip Hop Opera