MAYRIG: A MOTHER'S VOICE to Open at Colburn
Cellist Karen Ouzounian and composer Lembit Beecher present an immersive 60-minute musical experience weaving Armenian family history, Charles Aznavour songs, and new compositions at Colburn's Thayer Hall.
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JOHN LEWIS: GOOD TROUBLE to Headline Cincinnati Opera's 2027 Summer Festival
Cincinnati Opera announced its 2027 Summer Festival lineup, led by a world premiere honoring the civil rights icon along with Puccini's TURANDOT and Mozart's THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO.
Composer Lembit Beecher Awarded 2025-2026 Rome Prize By The American Academy In Rome
The American Academy in Rome revealed that Estonian-American composer and animator Lembit Beecher has won a 2025-2026 Rome Prize, the rigorous competition supporting innovative fellows in the arts, humanities, and sciences.
Karen Ouzounian to Perform Lembit Beecher's 'Tell Me Again' At Cabrillo Festival Of Contemporary Music
Cellist Karen Ouzounian will perform the West Coast premiere of Lembit Beecher’s 'Tell Me Again' at the Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music, celebrating generational storytelling and migration stories.
Houstonians Invited to Join Houston Grand Opera and Wheeler Avenue Baptist Church for the Fifth Annual GIVING VOICE Concert
Houston Grand Opera and Wheeler Avenue Baptist Church invite Houstonians to join them for the Fifth Annual Giving Voice Concert.
Opera Saratoga Presents SKY ON SWINGS
Opera Saratoga announces updated casting and ticket information for its innovative new festival model that embraces partnerships with multiple venues across the region.
Opera Saratoga Announces Updated Casting And Ticket Information For 2022 Summer Festival
Opera Saratoga announces updated casting and ticket information for its innovative new festival model that embraces partnerships with multiple venues across the region.
BWW Review: SKY ON SWINGS at Home Computer Screens
On May 22, 2020, Opera Philadelphia presented the digital world premiere of composer Lembit Beecher and librettist Hannah Moscovitch's opera Sky on Swings.
Broadcast Premiere Of SKY ON SWINGS Starring Frederica Von Stade Marks Week 4 Of Digital Festival O
Week 4 of Opera Philadelphia's Digital Festival O features the broadcast premiere of the 2018 chamber opera Sky on Swings, premiering on Friday, May 22, at 8:00 p.
Opera Philadelphia Launches Digital Streaming Festival
Over the past five years, Opera Philadelphia has presented no fewer than nine world premieres, scoring multiple awards and winning international audience and critical recognition.
Opera Saratoga 2020 Summer Festival New York Premiere Of SKY ON SWINGS
Opera Saratoga announced today the three operas that will be featured at the center of the company's 2020 Summer Festival, to be presented at The Spa Little Theatre in Spa State Park, from June 20th through July 5th, 2020.
Opera Saratoga 2020 Summer Festival: THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE
Opera Saratoga announced today the three operas that will be featured at the center of the company's 2020 Summer Festival, to be presented at The Spa Little Theatre in Spa State Park, from June 20th through July 5th, 2020.
Opera Saratoga Announces 2020 Summer Festival Programming
Opera Saratoga announced today the three operas that will be featured at the center of the company's 2020 Summer Festival, to be presented at The Spa Little Theatre in Spa State Park, from June 20th through July 5th, 2020.
BWW Overview: A Look-Back at Opera's Many-Colored Dream Coat of Performance Highs in 2018
Well, it's that time of the year again--time for a look-back on what was worth making note of during the calendar year that's about to come to an end.
BWW Review: 'Losing Your Mind' Three Ways in a Weekend at Opera Philadelphia's Festival O18
Whether from disease, 19th century #MeToo-style abuse, or unrequited love, Opera Philadelphia's (OP) Festival O18 opening weekend showed us three ways that central female characters lost their grip on reality.
BWW Interview: Lembit Beecher SWINGS at Opera Philadelphia Festival
“I was, like many composers, not someone who was immediately in love with the human voice, the operatic voice, in new music,” says Lembit Beecher, whose opinion has definitely changed.
BWW Preview: Same Time, This Year - I'd Still Rather Be at Opera Philadelphia's Festival O18
You can't accuse Opera Philadelphia's O18 Festival--running September 20-30 at various city venues--of being predictable.
NE QUITTEZ PAS Comes to O18 Festival
Lauded as “one of the most creative and ambitious companies in this country” (New York Times), Opera Philadelphia justified that reputation once again when it launched its inaugural Festival O last season; the Washington Post found it “one of the most enjoyable additions to the fall cale
Opera Philadelphia Presents World Premiere Of GLASS HANDEL
Glass Handel is one of two innovative and thought-provoking world premiere productions that highlight O18, the second edition of Opera Philadelphia's annual season-opening festival.
Opera Philadelphia's World Premiere of SKY ON SWINGS launches O18 Festival
O18, the second edition of Opera Philadelphia's annual season-opening festival, launches on September 20 – on the eve of World Alzheimer's Day – with the world premiere of Sky on Swings.
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