Okay, okay, I know I just posted, but the last post was on a whim, and I told you I have too many projects right? Do you know that my blog was originally meant as a distraction from my stressful life as a graduate student (probably compounded with undiagnosed anxiety)?
So…here’s what’s going on this week.
Tuesday, January 9 at 7 p.m.
Creators in Concert: Canadian New Work
In-person at OPERA America’s National Opera Center AND Livestreamed
Registration for the LIVESTREAM is $35 for members and $110 for non-members (including a one-year OPERA America membership).
Is this technically part of OPERA America’s New Works Forum? I’m not sure, but it’s listed on the website as a prelude to the conference. I’m excited about these selections.
Julia Dawson's Obscura Nox
Composed by Iman Habibi, W.A. Mozart, optionally Mendelssohn
Libretto by Elin RummelMathilde Côté's La nuit est ma femme
Composed by Mathilde Côté
Libretto by Ivan Bielinski (IVY), based on works by Jack Kerouacre:Naissance Opera's Eurydice Fragments
Composed by Benton Roark, Brian Topp
Libretto by Luke Hathaway, Omari Newton, Teiya Kasahara, Debi Wongre:Naissance Opera's Inferno: A Hip Hop Opera
Composed by Anju Singh in collaboration with Leo D.E Johnson, Teiya Kasahara, Debi Wong
Libretto by Omari Newton, Amy Lee LavoieSoundstream's Garden of Vanished Pleasures
Composed by Cecilia Livingston, Donna McKevitt
Libretto by Duncan McFarlane, Cecilia Livingston, Walter de la Mare, Derek Jarman
Thursday, January 11 at 7:30 p.m.
Angel Island
BAM Strong Harvey Theater
Tickets starting at $37.50
BAM and the Prototype Festival cap off the OP New Works Forum with a new opera production of Huang Ruo’s Angel Island (originally an oratorio). Huang Ruo will also be conducting, with Matthew Ozawa directing and film by Bill Morrison.
Friday, January 12 at 6:15 p.m.
NYC Winter Jazzfest Manhattan Marathon
Next Jazz Legacy
LPR
Friday Manhattan Marathon Pass $65
I’m looking forward to hearing NewMusicUSA’s Next Jazz Legacy kick off the NYC Winter Jazzfest marathon at LPR. Yes, there are other venues, so we’ll see if I want to bounce around (or survive past my bedtime).