q4 2017 vocal and opera news
UD Opera Theatre stages David Conte's The Gift of the Magi with Michael Ching's Speed Dating Tonight on November 12, 2017.
Several works from Juliana Hall's vocal catalog were featured in performances in October and November.
October 1: Renee Calvo, soprano, presented selections from Night Dances in a recital at the University of San Diego.
On November 10-12, 17, and 19, Tri-Cities Opera will stage Glory Denied by Tom Cipullo.
On November 6 and 9, Houston Grand Opera presents Tom Cipullo's Glory Denied, as part of the Veterans Songbook Project. Opera attendees can donate a ticket to allow a Houston Veteran to attend the performance for free.
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UrbanArias presents a new production of the Hagen-Muldoon opera Shining Brow at the Paul Sprenger Theatre of the Atlas Performing Arts Center in Washington, D.C. This new production has been dubbed the Usonian Version.
Sep 27 2017Brian Thorsett performs David Conte
David Conte's Elegy for Matthew will be performed by tenor Brian Thorsett on Saturday, October 7. The performance is part of the Episcopal Church of St. Mary the Virgin's Candelight Concert Series. Elegy for Matthew
Sep 21 2017Cory Schantz performs Daron Hagen song cycle
Baritone Dr. Cory Schantz will perform Daron Hagen's cycle Songs of Experience alongside the music of Jacques Ibert, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Erich Wolfgang Korngold and Mitch Leigh. The performance is part of a Guest Faculty Voice Recital at the University of South Alabama on September 24. Songs of Experience are six musical settings of texts by Walt Whitman, Gardner McFall, Sara
On September 29, a new opera from Cerise Jacobs and Julian Wachner, Rev. 23, premieres at Boston's John Hancock Theater. The premiere
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