By Gregory Moomjy For anyone who has spent the past year living under a rock, 2020 is a hellscape. But, say what you will about coronavirus, the ongoing conversations over race, and the presidential election; this year has provided us with some prime meme-fodder. One of my favorite memes, which has been circulating around the…Continue reading REVIEW: Lawrence Brownlee and Friends
Rhymes With Opera Cyber Season
RHYMES WITH OPERA’S CYBER SEASON FINALE BRINGS 23 OPERAS, 2 SOPRANOS AND A BARITONE DIRECTLY TO YOUR SCREENS On Saturday, September 12, New York City-based contemporary ensemble RHYMES WITH OPERA will present 1-MINUTE OPERAS, a rollercoaster evening of one-minute-long micro-opera premieres written by 23 different composers, all of whom Rhymes With Opera has worked with…Continue reading Rhymes With Opera Cyber Season
Podcast 74: Opera Memphis, Ned Canty and Michael Sakir
The podcast regulars welcome Ned Canty, General Director, and Michael Sakir, Music Director of Opera Memphis for an illuminating discussion about how they have transformed what opera means to the Memphis community. What is an opera company’s civic responsibility especially in this period of pandemic shutdown? What skill sets should they have been cultivating to…Continue reading Podcast 74: Opera Memphis, Ned Canty and Michael Sakir
Podcast 73: Sarah Fraser and Gregory Moomjy
Peter, Brooke & Walker are joined by the podcast’s newest addition, musicologist and critic Greg Moomjy for an everyone’s in their own home visit, with artist manager, Sarah Fraser, from Fletcher Artist Management. The classical live performance world is three weeks into the complete shutdown caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. How are opera companies treating…Continue reading Podcast 73: Sarah Fraser and Gregory Moomjy
Podcast 72: Chabrelle Williams and Arnold Livingston Geis
We are joined via Zoom by Arnold Geis who is a Los Angeles based tenor and performer for Film, Television, video games, and opera companies around the world and Soprano Chabrelle Williams who is an avid arts advocate, and three-time District winner of the New York Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions. They were both performing…Continue reading Podcast 72: Chabrelle Williams and Arnold Livingston Geis