Derrick Wang News

Opera Las Vegas Will Present a Production of SCALIA/GINSBURG Next Year

by Stephi Wild — September 27, 2020

Opera Las Vegas will present Scalia/Ginsburg next year.

Ruth Bader Ginsburg Explains The History Of SCALIA/GINSBURG Opera

by Alan Henry — October 2, 2019

Watch as Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg explains the origins and plot of the opera Scalia/Ginsburg! Scalia/Ginsburg is the American opera by composer-librettist Derrick Wang that ushered in the era of Supreme Court-themed books, films, and art.

Houston Grand Opera Announces Concert Of Arias 2019 Winners and Appoints Ana Maria Martinez As Artistic Advisor

by Stephi Wild — February 2, 2019

Houston Grand Opera (HGO) announced today the winners of the 31st annual Eleanor McCollum Competition for Young Singers Concert of Arias, which took place in the Cullen Theater of the Wortham Theater Center.

Houston Grand Opera Announces Concert Of Arias 2019 Finalists

by A.A. Cristi — January 29, 2019

Houston Grand Opera (HGO) has selected the finalists for the 31st annual Eleanor McCollum Competition for Young Singers Concert of Arias, to be presented in the Wortham Theater Center on February 1, 2019, at 7 p.

Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg To Speak At The Glimmerglass Festival In 2019

by Julie Musbach — November 5, 2018

Back by popular demand, Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg will present a talk at The Glimmerglass Festival on July 26 at 4 p.

The McCammon Voice Competition Announces The 2018 McCammon Semi-Finalists

by A.A. Cristi — March 5, 2018

The 2018 McCammon Voice Competition judges have chosen the semi-finalists for the eighteenth biennial competition, to be held on March 16, 2018 at the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth.

CCBC presents World Premiere of Derrick Wang's THERE IS A ROAD

by A.A. Cristi — January 22, 2018

Community College of Baltimore County presents There is a Road: Scenes for Concert Band, an original composition by composer and attorney Derrick Wang, creator of the opera Scalia/Ginsburg, as the first commissioned work for the Baltimore Symphonic Band.

The Baltimore Symphonic Band Presents Baltimore Stories: In Concert

by Stephi Wild — January 20, 2018

The Baltimore Symphonic Band presents music from Baltimore composers and about the Baltimore experience, in this free concert appropriate for all ages.

Stephen Schwartz Set for Afternoon of Stories & Songs Today at Glimmerglass

by BWW News Desk — July 21, 2017

The Glimmerglass Festival presents award-winning composer-lyricist Stephen Schwartz in an afternoon of stories and songs at the Alice Busch Opera Theater today, July 21, at 4:30 p.

Stephen Schwartz Set for Afternoon of Stories & Songs at Glimmerglass

by BWW News Desk — July 17, 2017

The Glimmerglass Festival presents award-winning composer-lyricist Stephen Schwartz in an afternoon of stories and songs at the Alice Busch Opera Theater on Friday, July 21, at 4:30 p.

Photo Flash: The Glimmerglass Festival's OKLAHOMA! Continues Through August

by BWW News Desk — July 13, 2017

The Glimmerglass Festival opened its new production of Rodgers and Hammerstein's Oklahoma! on Saturday, July 8, in Cooperstown, New York.

CCBC Receives National Endowment for the Arts Grant for BALTIMORE STORIES

by BWW News Desk — July 11, 2017

Community College of Baltimore County is the recipient of a $15,000 Art Works grant from the National Endowment for the Arts.

The Glimmerglass Festival Adds Performance of Popular PORGY AND BESS

by A.A. Cristi — July 9, 2017

The Glimmerglass Festival opened its 2017 season last night with The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess.

Photo Flash: Glimmerglass Festival Opens with PORGY AND BESS

by Julie Musbach — July 8, 2017

The Glimmerglass Festival opened its 2017 season last night with The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess.

BWW Opera Preview, Part II: Hot Time, Summer Outside the City

by Richard Sasanow — June 30, 2017

Who needs an excuse to leave NYC in the blistering days of summer? It's especially true if you head north to some of the bucolic opera and vocal venues within driving distance.

The Class of 2017-18: Florida Grand Opera Announces Young Artists

by A.A. Cristi — May 31, 2017

Florida Grand Opera (FGO) is pleased to welcome the singers who will make up the company's 2017-18 Young Artist Program.

The Glimmerglass Festival Announces 2017 Lineup - William Burden, Theodore Chapin, Stephen Schwartz, David Sedaris and More!

by Christina Mancuso — July 8, 2016

The Glimmerglass Festival, which presents four mainstage productions of opera and musical theater as well as many events every summer, has released the details of its 2017 schedule.