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CENTRAL CITY OPERA ANNOUNCES CASTING FOR 2012 FESTIVAL

Denver, Colo.- The show-stopping line up of internationally renowned artists has been selected for Central City Opera’s (CCO) 2012 Festival, which also marks the organization’s 80th anniversary. Running June 30 to Aug. 12, the Festival offers a wide range of selections with something for everyone, including three new productions of Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein [...]

The Turn of the Screw: Who’s haunting you?

by Carol Perry Operas can be many things: romantic, suspenseful, dramatic…lengthy; but not often does an opera set out to chill its audience with a subject matter best suited for flashlights and a campfire.  I, as a performer and observer alike, have enjoyed and appreciated opera in all of its subcategories, but I longed for [...]

Nothing Screwy About this Production!

by Melissa Wimbish L.A. Opera is winning with Britten’s chamber opera Turn of the Screw! Todd McCarthy’s review provides a nice synopsis as well as some background information from the original novella by Henry James. His “bottom line” on the production: “Artfully focused and beautifully sung…” Okay, L.A., you’ve got to see this one. Showtimes [...]

Boston Lyric Opera Finds New Venue

by Christie Connolley The Boston Lyric Opera is using a new venue that promises to mirror the eerieness of the subject matter in Britten’s Turn of the Screw.  The company transformed a Boston area castle into a performance venue for their February performances of the opera. Andrea Shea of wbur.org has all the details: http://www.wbur.org/2010/02/03/opera-new-space