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“Anæsthesia Transopera” – Interactive Transmedia Opera

Posted by Michał Krawczak | 25th Mar 2018 | Dramaturgy, News, Poland, Theatre and Opera, Transmedia

In 2016 the art & science collective Dæd Baitz (Agnieszka Jelewska, Michał Krawczak, Paweł...

Opera Forward Festival: Amsterdam, March 2018

Posted by Christopher Harris | 23rd Mar 2018 | Festivals, Netherlands, Review, Theatre and Opera

If you ask any resident of Amsterdam: “how did the National Opera House look from the...

“La Principessa Della Czarda”: Do You Know What Operetta Is?

Posted by Massimo Malavasi | 10th Mar 2018 | Italy, Review, Theatre and Opera

Do you know what operetta is? Literally, it indicates a small opera, mostly in one act, with a...

SIFA’s “Trojan Women”: An Allegory For Modern Times

Posted by Elaine Chiew | 19th Feb 2018 | Review, South Korea, Theatre and Opera

Euripides’ play Trojan Women has been adapted and performed numerous times around the world, from...

Reinterpreting The Tradition: A Contemporary Retelling Of Tang Xianzu’s “The Handan Dream” By The Guangzhou Dramatic Arts Centre

Posted by Letizia Fusini | 14th Feb 2018 | Adaptation, China, Review, Theatre and Opera

Conceived in 2016 in Guangzhou and previously performed in Beijing and St. Petersburg, the...

“As One” – A New Biographical Opera About Transgender Experience Premiers in Boston

Posted by Katrina Holden-Buckley | 11th Feb 2018 | Boston, LGBTQ+ Theatre, Review, Theatre and Opera

Saturday night at Longy School of Music’s Pickman Hall, As One had its Boston Premiere in the...

“Black Inscription” – A New Multimedia Love Song Cycle Premieres at Prototype

Posted by Cate Cammarata | 6th Feb 2018 | New York, Prototype 2018, Theatre and Opera, Transmedia, United States of America

“To dive we must forget the surface fuss… Ignore all surface fuss.. Ignore the surface…” -From...

“Acquanetta” – A New Film Noire Opera at Prototype Festival

Posted by Heather Waters and Susan LaFever | 5th Feb 2018 | New York, Prototype 2018, Theatre and Film, Theatre and Opera, United States of America

Of the two reviewers, Waters saw Captive Wild Woman, the movie the opera is based on, the morning...

Fredric Mao Blasts Away Convention in a New Cantonese Opera

Posted by Zolima Citymag | 4th Feb 2018 | China, Hong Kong, Interview, Theatre and Opera

This article is brought to you by the 46th edition of the Hong Kong Arts Festival. If all you know...

“Iyov” Premieres At The Prototype Festival

Posted by Kendra Augustin | 3rd Feb 2018 | Festivals, New York, Prototype 2018, Review, Theatre and Opera, United States of America

When a show begins I find it difficult for me to be present. Almost, as if, I’m like...

Colliding Traditions Keep Chinese Opera Alive and Well

Posted by Zolima Citymag | 2nd Feb 2018 | China, Essay, Theatre and Opera

Chinese opera is as expansive and diverse as China itself – and it continues to thrive in the face...

“Fellow Travelers”: A Prototype for Contemporary Opera

Posted by The Theatre Times | 25th Jan 2018 | Festivals, New York, Prototype 2018, Review, Theatre and Opera, Theatre and Politics, United States of America

As the theatre world pushes boundaries and redefines genres, it has become exceedingly rare to...

Review: “Mr. Shi and His Lover” Blurs Time and Allusion Through Contemporary Opera

Posted by Jonas McLean | 23rd Jan 2018 | Canada, Review, Theatre and Opera

Jonas McLean reviews Mr. Shi and His Lover, Wong Teng Chi and Njo Kong Kie’s contemporary Mandarin...

“Mr. Shi And His Lover:” A Tautly Executed Superlative Piece of Musical Theatre

Posted by Patrick Langston | 22nd Jan 2018 | Canada, Musical Theatre, Review, Theatre and Opera

A word of advice: If you’re going to see this superlative chamber musical, take the time to read...

“Tosca” at The Theatre Comunale di Bologna

Posted by Massimo Malavasi | 7th Jan 2018 | Italy, Review, Theatre and Opera

If you perform Puccini, and Tosca even more, you’re sure of success. The Theatre Comunale di...

A Stunning, Though Questionable, “Turandot” At Chicago’s Lyric Opera

Posted by Kristin Tomecek | 6th Jan 2018 | Chicago, Review, Theatre and Opera, United States of America

Giacomo Puccini’s final and unfinished opera, the exotic fantasy Turandot, gets the Lyric Opera...

Clowning Around: An Unconventional “Heungbo-ssi” Misses the Mark

Posted by Kim Hyang | 31st Dec 2017 | Adaptation, Musical Theatre, Review, South Korea, Theatre and Opera

Audiences laughed throughout Ko Sun-woong’s new work Heungbo-ssi (written and directed by Ko...

Verdi’s “A Masked Ball” – A Debut For The Galati Theatre Festival

Posted by Maria Pia Pagani | 23rd Dec 2017 | Festivals, Italy, Review, Romania, Theatre and Opera

Year after year, the Galati Theatre Festival commands a prestigious position for opera theatre in...

Creating New Russian Opera For US Audiences: “A Ten-Course Dinner On An Alien Planet”

Posted by Jessica Hinds-Bond | 7th Dec 2017 | Essay, Russia, Russian Theatre Abroad, Theatre and Opera

In December 1913, Russian Futurist opera Victory Over The Sun premiered in Saint Petersburg, the...

How Hitchcock’s “Marnie” Inspired An Opera

Posted by Claudia Pritchard | 26th Nov 2017 | Adaptation, Essay, London, Theatre and Opera, United Kingdom

An attractive, able woman preyed upon in the office by two bosses, one of whom uses his power to...

Theatre and Opera

“Anæsthesia Transopera” – Interactive Transmedia Opera

Opera Forward Festival: Amsterdam, March 2018

“La Principessa Della Czarda”: Do You Know What Operetta Is?

SIFA’s “Trojan Women”: An Allegory For Modern Times

Reinterpreting The Tradition: A Contemporary Retelling Of Tang Xianzu’s “The Handan Dream” By The Guangzhou Dramatic Arts Centre

“As One” – A New Biographical Opera About Transgender Experience Premiers in Boston

“Black Inscription” – A New Multimedia Love Song Cycle Premieres at Prototype

“Acquanetta” – A New Film Noire Opera at Prototype Festival

Fredric Mao Blasts Away Convention in a New Cantonese Opera

“Iyov” Premieres At The Prototype Festival

Colliding Traditions Keep Chinese Opera Alive and Well

“Fellow Travelers”: A Prototype for Contemporary Opera

Review: “Mr. Shi and His Lover” Blurs Time and Allusion Through Contemporary Opera

“Mr. Shi And His Lover:” A Tautly Executed Superlative Piece of Musical Theatre

“Tosca” at The Theatre Comunale di Bologna

A Stunning, Though Questionable, “Turandot” At Chicago’s Lyric Opera

Clowning Around: An Unconventional “Heungbo-ssi” Misses the Mark

Verdi’s “A Masked Ball” – A Debut For The Galati Theatre Festival

Creating New Russian Opera For US Audiences: “A Ten-Course Dinner On An Alien Planet”

How Hitchcock’s “Marnie” Inspired An Opera

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