The Indie Opera Podcast

In the New York Opera Fest, Divaria Productions will be presenting Don Giovanni in New York, The Center for Contemporary Opera Presents the World Premiere of Backwards from Winter and the HERE Arts Center continues it’s run of Symphonie Fantastique. Tan Dun’s “Buddha Passion” at the Dresden Music Festival, Liza lim’s Tree of Codes at the Spoleto Festival, Daivd Lang’s The Mile-Long Opera: a biography of 7 o’clock on New York’s Highline,will include the premiere of Fire Shut up in My Bones by Terence Blanchard in 2019.

The New York Opera Fest continues with Opera on Tap Pop-Up Opera Chorus: We Want You! American Lyric Theater Presents InsightALT: Opera in Eden, The Center for Contemporary Opera Presents the premiere of Pascal Dusapin's To Be Sung, ARE Opera Presents Elisir d'Amore, Rumpelstiltskin continues at Rhymes With Opera. The Center for Contemporary Opera PREMIERE’S Scott Wheeler’S Sorrows of Frederick Aida Continues through May 20th at Regina Opera Company and American Opera Projects PREMIERS First Glimpse 2018: Songs From the Great Room with works by Matthew Browne, Scott Ordway, Frances Pollock, Pamela Stein Lynde, Amber Vistein, Alex Weiser, Laura Barati, Kim Davies, and Sokunthary Svay. Dell 'Arte's summer festival Brokeback Mountain at New York City Opera and Huang Ruo and Henry David Huang’s An American Soldier, opens June 3rd.

The New York Opera Fest is in Full Swing, and Chuck Sachs interviews Heartbeat Opera’s Music Director and Arranger, Daniel Schlosberg, and Kelley Griffin who is singing Leah in Fidelio.

We have clips from Lisa Despain, Veronica Krausas, Leanna Kirchoff, Julia Meinwald, Germaine Franco, Liza Seigido, Elizabeth Kelly, Alexa Dexa, Experiments in Opera, Bronx Opera, Encompass Opera Theater, Hunter Opera Theater and American Opera Projects collaboration, Regina Opera, Heartbeat Opera, Cantanti Project, Unison Media, Rhymes with Opera, and the little OPERA theatre of ny

The New York Opera Fest begins this week and we have an interview with John Taylor Ward who will be playing Don Giovanni in Heartbeat Opera's innovative new production.

The New York Opera Fest Kickoff May 1, Opera Sarasota premieres "The Rockinghorse Winners" and a new edition of "Vinkensport, or the Finch Opera", Garston Opera premieres "The Skating Rink" and Opera Columbus to premiere "The Flood”.

Anne Midgette will be honored at the New York Opera Fest Kickoff event, Lady Swanwhite at Opera Tampa, The passing of J.D. McClatchy, Opera America announces $1.2 Million in Innovation Grants, The Wake World wins Best New Opera from the Music Critics Association of America, David Cote Songs at Weill Hall and Fest Tix discounts are available for the New York Opera Fest.

The innovative Heartbeat Opera Company has been thrilling audiences with their new takes on the classic repertoire. We interview Louisa Proske in this extended Opera Fix.

Huang Ruo and David T. Little, composers and Royce Vavrek, librettist, join the show to talk about their recent work, including "An American Soldier" "Proving Up" and "Artaud In the Black Lodge." Did Strauss know how to write for singers? Opera as Propaganda. JFK's drug use! The New York Opera Fest, and some great Chinese Folk-Rock!

Opera Philadelphia Announces Two world premieres, Patience and Sarah's Chicago Premiere, Florentine Opera will perform Prince of Players, and several opera companies collaborate with the Department of Defense on an opera about wounded soldiers.