At Little Island, “The Counterfeit Opera” falls short of its wildly successful historical models.
Category: Schlosberg, Daniel
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‘The Counterfeit Opera’ Comes Together Like a Madcap Caper
Little Island’s season opens with a musical, inspired by “The Beggar’s Opera” and “The Threepenny Opera,” that was essentially written in six months.
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Review: Heartbeat Opera Compresses Strauss’s ‘Salome’
Heartbeat Opera specializes in daring reductions of the classics, and this may be its most implausible undertaking yet.
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As Heartbeat Opera Reaches a Milestone, So Does Its Musical Leader
Dan Schlosberg, who for 10 years has adapted opera classics for the company, has written its first world premiere.
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Spotlighting Lady Macbeth’s Anguish: Can What’s Done Be Undone?
With radical adaptations of Verdi’s “Macbeth” and Puccini’s “Tosca,” Heartbeat Opera shows why it’s so vital to New York’s music scene.
