Met Opera and Singer Injured in Onstage Fall Settle Decade-Old Lawsuit
Wendy White, a veteran mezzo-soprano, was performing when she fell in 2011. Her suit, which claimed negligence, had been one of the company’s longest-running court cases.
Posted inClassical Music Klimt, Gustav Mahler, Gustav Milch-Sheriff, Ella Opera Volksoper (Vienna, Austria)
Circe and Muse No Longer: A New Opera Reconsiders Alma Mahler
“Alma,” premiering this week at the Vienna Volksoper, views its often-vilified protagonist through a feminist lens: as a thwarted composer and mother.
Posted inExperimental Media and Performing Arts Center (Empac) Opera Opera Saratoga Skovira, Katherine Steidl, Mark (Librettist) The Other Side of Silence (Opera) Whalen, Robert
Can a Synthetic Voice Be Taught to Sing Opera?
“The Other Side of Silence,” a new work in development, is experimenting with giving operatic voice to a text-to-speech synthesizer.
Posted inAinadamar (Opera) Blue, Angel Colker, Deborah Garcia Lorca, Federico Golijov, Osvaldo Harth-Bedoya, Miguel Hwang, David Henry Mack, Daniela Metropolitan Opera Opera Tejada, Alfredo Villalon, Elena
Review: ‘Ainadamar’ Fills the Met Opera Stage With Flamenco
Osvaldo Golijov and David Henry Hwang’s opera, inspired by the life of Federico García Lorca, arrived at the Met with a dizzying blend of styles.