He materializes in Victorian England in the guise of the eponymous ‘Lord of Cries,’. The Lord of Cries begins with a strange, androgynous god returning to earth to offer a mortal three chances to ‘ask for what you want’ or risk the consequences. The 17 th world premiere at the SFO, The Lord of Cries is based on two classic works of literature, The Bacchae by Euripides and Dracula by Bram Stoker.Īccording to the description in the SFO’s news release, “Separated by 24 centuries, The Bacchae and Dracula tell virtually the same timeless story, with the same subversive message: We must honor our animal nature lest it turn monstruous and destroy us. Of the four operas slated for 2021, the premiere of The Lord of Cries is sure to attract the most attention from the opera world. Stay tuned.Ĭostume sketch for Lord of Cries. “I’m hoping we can go forward with the season announcement for 2022 this coming spring, in the normal pattern of announcing about 14 months out,” Meya says. The dates of those future performances postponed from 2020 will be announced later. We had already built three of these (2020) productions. That created a little bit of a domino effect, because we had those plans laid out. “We were able to save all five projects by slotting them into ‘22 and ‘23. “Certainly verbally, we had agreements with all of the artists for that season.”Īll of the productions planned for 2020 have been moved to 2022 or ‘23, including the world premiere of M Butterfly by Huang Ruo and David Henry Hwang, the return of Wagner to the SFO with Tristan und Isolde, and the company’s first production ever of Dvořák’s Rusalka. “Because we wanted to preserve all of these projects, we had to leapfrog over 2021,” Meya says. “Most of the contracts had been issued,” Meya explains. It was important to preserve as much of the 2021 schedule as possible because of contractual commitments by the SFO. In October 2017, Bowden made her official debut with The Metropolitan Opera as the Queen in the company’s German-language MainStage production and covered the role during the Met’s English-language family performances later in the season.īowden reprised the role making her Symphony Hall debut in Boston with the Boston Youth Symphony Orchestra in March 2019 and with Opera Maine in July 2019.īowden also rejoined The Metropolitan Opera roster in 2019, covering the role in the English-language family performances and performed the role for her Pittsburgh Opera debut in the fall of 2021.Ĭlick here to download the free WFTV news and weather apps, click here to download the WFTV Now app for your smart TV and click here to stream Channel 9 Eyewitness News live.The open-air “lobby” of the Santa Fe Opera. Read: Here’s when Blizzard Beach reopens at Disney World The role served as Bowden’s 2015 San Francisco Opera debut vehicle and her entry onto The Metropolitan Opera roster as a cover for the 2016 family performances of “The Magic Flute.” Soprano Kathryn Bowden is making her mark as the Queen of the Night in this show. Opera Orlando opens season with Mozart’s ‘The Magic Flute’ (Opera Orlando/Opera Orlando opens season with Mozart’s ‘The Magic Flute’) Read: New ‘Avatar: The Way of Water’ trailer features new side of Pandora He has been seen on the Opera Orlando MainStage as Schaunard in “La Bohème” and On the Town as Fiorello and Bert (formerly known as Berta) in “The Barber of Seville” at Casa Feliz. In 2019, Myer debuted with the New York City Opera as Young Erich in Ted Rosenthal’s jazz opera, “Dear Erich,” and Carlos in the world premiere of “Stonewall.” Myer has performed with the Hawaii Symphony as a baritone soloist in “Carmina Burana,” Henderson Symphony as Maximilian in “Candide,” American Lyric Theater on their “InsightALT: Opera in Eden” concert at Merkin Hall, the Phoenicia Festival of the Voice as Moralès and Le Dancaïre in “Carmen” and the Grand Teton Music Festival as Snowboy and Big Deal in “West Side Story” under the baton of Donald Runnicles. Read: Biopic on the life of B-CU founder Dr. Opera Orlando opens season with Mozart’s ‘The Magic Flute’ (Opera Orlando/Opera Orlando)īrian James Myer plays Papageno in the production.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |