#newopera — Public Fediverse posts

I’ve got two new operas to start of 2023!

*Waters Rising*, with music by Tim Hinck, Chattanooga Theater Center, Jan 10. https://bit.ly/3uv0hj8

*Neither Created Nor Destroyed*, with music by Jessica Rudman, Parkway Central Library, Philadelphia, Jan 25. https://www.enaensemble.org/

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#NewOpera #MeetOpera #LibrettistLife #Libretti

Why are both #operas being performed at the #OperaAmerica conference by male composers & librettists? You talk representation and then don’t include women composers or librettists? What kind of representation is that? I’m tired of #Manels. #NewOpera #MeetOpera #ManelWatch

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Brand New Opera

Creating "The Hours"

The artists and members of the creative team discuss the making of Kevin Puts and librettist Greg Pierce’s new opera. Production: Phelim McDermott. Conductor: Yannick Nézet-Séguin. 2022–23 season. Videography by Pete Scalzitti.

#opera #theMet #NewOpera #TheHours

https://youtu.be/I5oepaGpAWE

Some more specific interests:
#NewOpera #ContemporaryMusic #BIPOCRepresentation #DisabilityJustice #Accessibility #AsianHistory #TorontoHistory #HongKong #Animals #Dramaturgy