Tag: opera
Kemar Jewel: Reinventing the Classics….
“It just feels like I'm helping my younger self. Like there's just so many people that I work with and help. I see myself in you."
Zach Redler Finds the Music in “A River Runs Through It”
“The piece has changed my life in many different ways.”
Courtney Bryan and “Suddenly Last Summer”
"The only character who sings is the one who's telling the truth about what happened."
Sasha Cooke Meets “Carmen” on Her Own Terms
"I think she knows exactly what she’s doing and what the risks are. The tragedy is that she refuses to change course."
Craig Colclough Sings Verdi’s Final Masterpiece Falstaff at LA Opera
“The real plot is a man confronting decay—and deciding not to succumb to it.”
Janai Brugger Looks at La Bohème from Both Sides Now
"Having done Musetta helps me bring things into Mimì, and if I do Musetta again, Mimì will inform her too."
Nicole Cabell Returns to Handel’s Opera “Alcina”
"Alcina is a very complex character. She's a catfish. I think she gets what she deserves."
LYNN NOTTAGE TELLS A GHOST STORY IN “THIS HOUSE”
"I think that moving into opera is sort of reconciling my love for musical storytelling and my desire to stretch and grow as an artist and to continue to challenge myself in new ways."
Kitty McNamee Choreographs Her Move Into the Director’s Chair
"In my mind it should have gone smoothly. This should've been a romantic comedy, but the parents had to get in there and society had to get in there."
ANNA SCHUBERT AND HER BOLD EMBRACE OF NEW OPERAS
"I'm going to be honest, this is one of the hardest things I've ever put together."