Posted inClassical Music Costanzo, Anthony Roth Opera Opera Philadelphia Philadelphia (Pa) Anthony Roth Costanzo, Star Countertenor, to Lead Opera Philadelphia Costanzo will be a rare figure in classical music: an artist in his prime who is also working as an administrator. Posted by By Javier C. Hernandez
Posted inBlain-Cruz, Lileana Blanco, Montana Levi Bridges, J'Nai Bullock, Julia Classical Music El Nino (Opera) Metropolitan Opera Opera Sellars, Peter Tines, Davone Review: John Adams’s ‘El Niño’ Arrives at the Met in Lush Glory The opera-oratorio, an alternate Nativity story, featured a flurry of Met debuts, including the director Lileana Blain-Cruz and the conductor Marin Alsop. Posted by By Oussama Zahr
Posted inBlain-Cruz, Lileana Costumes El Nino (Opera) Levi Blanco, Montana Metropolitan Opera Opera Costuming a Small Army of Virgins for the Met Opera’s ‘El Niño’ The challenge for Montana Levi Blanco, the Tony-winning costume designer for John Adams’s oratorio, was how to keep straight so many Marys. Posted by By Louis Lucero II
Posted inBlain-Cruz, Lileana El Nino (Opera) Gelb, Peter Metropolitan Opera Opera Sellars, Peter Lileana Blain-Cruz Directs ‘El Niño’ For Her Met Opera Debut In an interview, Blain-Cruz explained why an oratorio like John Adams and Peter Sellars’s “El Niño” is more difficult to stage than the usual opera. Posted by By Joshua Barone and Lila Barth