Browsing all posts in August, 2010.
Audition Listings Update: August 27
by Christie Connolley Are you tired of paying fees to access audition notices? So are we! Every Friday morning, Operagasm presents a fresh update of audition listings. We would be happy to include your audition notice in a full story during the week and/or in the Friday listing, please submit your notice by emailing auditions@operagasm.com. [...]
Competition Listings Update: August 27
by Christie Connolley Are you tired of paying fees to access competition notices? So are we! Every Friday morning, Operagasm presents a fresh update of competition listings. We would be happy to include your competition notice in a full story during the week and/or in the Friday listing, please submit your notice by emailing competitions@operagasm.com. [...]
San Francisco Opera Taking the Music to Streets, Well Really the Park and the Stadium….
San Francisco Chronicle Presents San Francisco Opera in the Park Sunday, September 12, 1:30pm Sharon Meadow, Golden Gate Park San Francisco Opera’s annual free outdoor concert is Sunday, September 12 at 1:30pm, and will feature arias and operatic excerpts performed by favorite artists from the 2010 fall season, accompanied by the acclaimed San Francisco Opera [...]
Musical Term of the Week
by Melissa Wimbish So, is this where the Wu-Tang Clan found the template for their hip-hop empire? Kutchka – The Russian name given to five composers of Russian nationality active in the 19th century. They were credited with proclaiming the virtues of the Russian land, using as their inspiration the somber, mysterious Russian church music [...]
This Week in History
by Christie Connolley This Week in History on August 27, 1892 a workman dropped a cigarette in the paint room of the Metropolitan Opera igniting a fire that reeked havoc and destruction to the historical musical venue. Check out these articles about the fire in the Met archives. From The Metropolitan Opera 1883-1935 by Irving [...]
New York City Opera Announces Full Casting Details for the 2010-2011 Season
Season Features World Premieres, New York Premieres, New Productions, and All-New Concert Series at the David H. Koch Theater (New York, NY, August 23, 2010, 2010) Today New York City Opera released full casting, creative team, and production details for the company’s 2010-2011 season. The season spotlights American composers and 20th-century works, world premieres, New [...]
Open Auditions for Gloves Off! A Hockey Opera in Three Acts
Open Audition For Singers: A brand new opera, Gloves Off! A Hockey Opera in Three Acts, written by Vancouver Islander, Susan Hannah Rankin, is scheduled to be workshopped November 9, 15, and 27. Singers will be paid a small honorarium to perform the workshops which will be videotaped and recorded. All singers will have both [...]
TSTQ5: What Difference A Brain Makes!
by Donald Kaasch Finishing up my first year as a Young Artist in the Lyric Opera Center for American Artists (LOCAA) at Lyric Opera of Chicago should have been a swift exit with, “Don’t let the door hit you on the way out”, yelled at me from behind. It was not. I had had a [...]
Question of the Week
by Melissa Wimbish Do you know about your toothpaste? People are constantly up in your face examining your tongue position, peering at your soft palate, and investigating your jaw tension. Also, rehearsals are pretty conducive to close encounters with other cast members’ questionable mouths. Therefore, it is imperative to keep your mouth in top condition! [...]
Baltimore Concert Opera Announces Second Season
Baltimore Concert Opera is proud to announce our second complete season which includes three opera favorites and an American premiere of an opera that hasn’t been performed since 1871. We invite you to enjoy concert opera in our casual, open environment. Start off with an optional brunch or dinner in the dining room of the [...]
