In a work that echoes tragic stories from the daily news, the New Orleans Opera will present “Blue,” a two-act, English-language opera with an all-Black cast. Composed by Tony Award-winner Jeanine ...
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Grendel doesn’t fail for lack of talent. The titular monster is rarely offstage, and even less rarely heard. Eric Owens must carry the opera on his own and he proves himself capable: His bass is ...
Quiz time! Name a 19th-cent ury Eng- lish-language opera you've actually heard. Not a Verdi or Puccini chestnut sung in English but an opera with an English libretto. Not a single one? Don't feel ...
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Festen at the Royal Opera House

A new opera by English composer Mark-Anthony Turnage is always a cause for excitement amongst the critical classes. Scribblers like myself as well as the great and the good of the classical music ...