“Proving Up” at the Miller Theatre
by Steven Pisano (Photos by Rob Davidson for the Miller Theater.) "Proving Up," the new chamber opera by composer Missy Mazzoli and librettist Royce Vavrek, opened at the Miller Theatre Wednesday night, […]
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“Aida” by Regina Opera in Brooklyn
by Steven Pisano (All photos by Steven Pisano.) Now wrapping up its 48th season, the Regina Opera company in Brooklyn performs in the auditorium of a school, Our Lady
Heartbeat Opera’s Modernized Versions of “Fidelio” and “Don Giovanni”
by Steven Pisano (All photos by Steven Pisano.) Heartbeat Opera is one of a number of smaller opera companies seeking to maintain traditional opera as a vital force in
Meredith Monk’s “Cellular Songs” at the Brooklyn Academy of Music
(All photos by Steven Pisano.) A new work by Meredith Monk is always a cause for celebration. Her performances, which always feature a magical combination of singing, dancing, and visuals, never fail
“Intolerance” by the American Symphony Orchestra at Carnegie Hall
by Steven Pisano (All photos by Steven Pisano.) In the early 1960s, memories of Fascism and Nazism were still fresh in the collective memory of Europe. In Italy, the hateful,
“Written on Skin” at Opera Philadelphia
by Steven Pisano (All photos by Steven Pisano.) Proclaimed an instant modern masterpiece when it premiered almost 6 years ago at the Aix-en-Provence Festival, George Benjamin and Martin Crimp's opera
Prototype Festival: The Echo Drift at Baruch Performing Arts Center
Unfortunately, I haven't had a chance to see most of this year's PROTOTYPE Festival of new opera, now in it's 6th year, but I did make it out to the
“We Shall Not Be Moved” at the Apollo Theater
by Steven Pisano (All photos by Steven Pisano.) "We Shall Not Be Moved," which played at the Apollo Theater this week following its world premiere at Opera Philadelphia last month, is
Matthew Aucoin’s “Crossing” at BAM
by Steven Pisano (All photos by Steven Pisano) The Civil War may have ended more than 150 years ago, yet in many ways our country has never fully recovered. The recent