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Phyllis Treigle
Phyllis Treigle (born May 6, 1960) is a native of New Orleans, Louisiana, and is a noted American soprano, and the daughter of the bass-baritone Norman Treigle. She graduated from Loyola University of the South's College of Music and made her professional debut with the New Orleans Opera Association as Flora Bervoix, in ''La traviata'', in 1980. Treigle subsequently appeared with the New York City Opera (as Miss Jessel in ''The Turn of the Screw'', conducted by Christopher Keene), Dublin Grand Opera Society, Houston Grand Opera (Bekhetaten in the American premiere of '' Akhnaten''), New Orleans Opera (''Der fliegende Holländer''), Pittsburgh Opera (in Tito Capobianco's production of ''Mefistofele'', originally mounted for her father), Sarasota Opera Association, The New Opera Theatre, Skylight Opera Theatre (Donna Elvira in ''Don Giovanni'', directed by Francesca Zambello), Wolf Trap Opera Company ('' Transformations'' and '' Postcard from Morocco''), Eugene Opera, New York ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Orleans, Louisiana
New Orleans ( , ,New Orleans . ; french: La Nouvelle-Orléans , es, Nueva Orleans) is a consolidated city-parish located along the in the southeastern region of the U.S. state of . With a population of 383,997 accord ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The New Opera Theatre
The New Opera Theatre was a New Orleans-based opera company founded in 1986, with conductor Louise LaBruyère as Music Director and stage director Brian Morgan serving as Artistic Director. It specialized in experimental productions of both ancient and contemporary opera. The ensemble's first production was in April 1987, the world-premiere of Morgan's post-minimalist opera, ''s'' ("a concerto for stage director"), with Phyllis Treigle as E, and LaBruyère conducting. This was followed later the same year by ''Hänsel und Gretel'', with identical-twins Libbye and Cyril Hellier in the title roles. In 1988, The NOT produced, in collaboration with I Cantori di New York, ''Dido and Æneas'', with Thaïs St Julien as Dido and Susannah Waters as Belinda, with Bart Folse conducting. The production was first seen at New York City's Symphony Space, then in New Orleans. In 1989, The NOT presented the New Orleans premiere of ''Pelléas et Mélisande'' (with Tracey Mitchell as Mélisande ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aroldo
''Aroldo'' () is an opera in four acts by Giuseppe Verdi to an Italian libretto by Francesco Maria Piave, based on and adapted from their earlier 1850 collaboration, ''Stiffelio''. The first performance was given in the Teatro Nuovo Comunale in Rimini on 16 August 1857. Composition history ''Stiffelio'' had provoked the censorship board because of “the immoral and rough” storylines of a Protestant minister deceived by his wife and also because making the characters German did not please an Italian audience, although, as Budden notes, the opera "enjoyed a limited circulation (in Italy), but with the title changed to ''Guglielmo Wellingrode'', the main protagonist now a German minister of state".Budden 2001, p.13 Verdi had rejected an 1852 request to write a new last act for the ''Wellingrode'' version, but, by Spring 1856, in collaboration with his original librettist, Piave, he decided to rewrite the story line and make a small number of musical changes and additions.Verdi to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Die Fledermaus
' (, ''The Flittermouse'' or ''The Bat'', sometimes called ''The Revenge of the Bat'') is an operetta composed by Johann Strauss II to a German libretto by Karl Haffner and Richard Genée, which premiered in 1874. Background The original literary source for ' was ' (''The Prison''), a farce by German playwright Julius Roderich Benedix that premiered in Berlin in 1851. On 10 September 1872, a three-act French vaudeville play by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy, ', loosely based on the Benedix farce, opened at the Théâtre du Palais-Royal. Meilhac and Halévy had provided several successful libretti for Offenbach and ''Le Réveillon'' later formed the basis for the 1926 silent film '' So This Is Paris'', directed by Ernst Lubitsch. Meilhac and Halévy's play was soon translated into German by Karl Haffner (1804–1876), at the instigation of Max Steiner, as a non-musical play for production in Vienna. The French custom of a New Year's Eve ''réveillon'', or supper part ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Voix Humaine
' (English: ''The Human Voice'') is a forty-minute, one-act opera for soprano and orchestra composed by Francis Poulenc in 1958. The work is based on the play of the same name by Jean Cocteau, who, along with French soprano Denise Duval, worked closely with Poulenc in preparation for the opera's premiere. Poulenc's ' was first performed at the Théâtre National de l'Opéra-Comique in Paris on 6 February 1959, with Duval as the solo singer and Georges Prêtre conducting; the scenery, costumes and direction were by Cocteau. The libretto consists of a woman's last phone conversation with her lover, who now loves someone else. During the call, the woman reveals that she has attempted suicide because her lover has abandoned her. History Cocteau's play Cocteau finished writing '' La voix humaine'' in 1928, and the monodrama was premiered two years later. Having been previously criticized for using mechanical effects in his plays, Cocteau sought to reduce his drama to the "simples ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Savitri (opera)
Savitri or Savithrri may refer to: In Hinduism * Savitri, with all vowels short, a Roman-phonetic spelling of the Rigvedic solar deity Savitr *Sāvitrī, a name of the '' Gayatri Mantra'' dedicated to Savitr *Savitri (goddess), the consort of Brahma, a form of Saraswati *Name of a manifestation of Prakṛti *Savitri, a Hindu character from the story of '' Savitri and Satyavan'' in the epic Mahabharata Inspired by story of Savitri and Satyavan * Savitri Brata, a fasting day observed by Hindu Oriya married women * ''Savitri'' (opera), a 1916 opera by Gustav Holst *'' Szávitri'', a 1998 opera by Sándor Szokolay * ''Savitri'' (1933 film), a 1933 Telugu film * ''Savitri'' (1937 film), a Hindi film * Savithiri (1941 film), a Tamil film * ''Savitri'' (2016 film), a Telugu film *'' Savitri: A Legend and a Symbol'', an epic poem by Sri Aurobindo published in 1950 and 1951 *'' Savitri - EK Prem Kahani'', a 2013 Indian television series People *Savitri (actress) (1935–1981), Indian ac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Devlin (bass-baritone)
Michael Devlin (born November 27, 1942, in Chicago, Illinois) is an American opera singer who is internationally known as a bass-baritone and singing-actor. New Orleans Opera The protégé of the great Norman Treigle, Devlin began his career with the New Orleans Opera Association, where he debuted in a small role in ''La bohème'' (with Audrey Schuh as Mimì), in 1963. His next appearance was as Spalanzani in ''Les contes d'Hoffmann'' (a performance now available on Compact Discs, from VAI), with Beverly Sills and Treigle, in 1964. He was subsequently seen in ''Werther'' (opposite Giuseppe di Stefano), ''Carmen'', ''Ariadne auf Naxos'', ''Aïda'' (as Amonasro, with Marisa Galvany) and, in 1999, returned for ''The Ballad of Baby Doe'' (as William Jennings Bryan). New York City Opera At the New York City Opera, Devlin first sang the Ermitaño Ciego in the North American premiere of Ginastera's ''Don Rodrigo'', conducted by Julius Rudel and staged by Tito Capobianco, in 1966 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Susannah
''Susannah'' is an opera in two acts by the American composer Carlisle Floyd, who wrote the libretto and music while a member of the piano faculty at Florida State University. Floyd adapted the story from the Apocryphal tale of Susannah and the Elders, though the latter story has a more positive ending. The story focuses on 18-year-old Susannah Polk, an innocent girl who is targeted as a sinner in the small mountain town of New Hope Valley, in the Southern American state of Tennessee. The opera was awarded the New York Music Critics Circle Award for Best New Opera in 1956 and was chosen to represent American music and culture at the World's Fair at Brussels in 1958, with a production (by Frank Corsaro) that featured Phyllis Curtin and Norman Treigle. It received its Metropolitan Opera premiere in 1999, with Renée Fleming singing the title role, Jerry Hadley singing Sam and Samuel Ramey singing Blitch. Ramey also recorded the complete opera with Cheryl Studer as Susannah and Je ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pennsylvania Opera Theater
The Pennsylvania Opera Theater (TPOT) was an American opera company located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1975 by Barbara Silverstein, the company presented an annual season of opera until it closed due to financial reasons in 1993. The company was dedicated to presenting new and more rarely performed works in the English language. Most of the company's performances were staged at the Miller Theater (Philadelphia), Merriam Theater. Silverstein served as the company's Artistic Director during its 18-year history. The POT's first performance was on May 22, 1976 with a production of Otto Nicolai's ''The Merry Wives of Windsor (opera), The Merry Wives of Windsor''. New works staged by the company included Margaret Garwood's ''Rappaccini's Daughter'' (1983), Vincent Persichetti, Vincent Persichetti's ''The Sibyl'' (1985) and David Ives and Greg Pliska's ''The Secret Garden'' (1991). In 1982 the company presented the United States premiere of Haydn's ''Orlando paladino'' with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Postcard From Morocco
''Postcard from Morocco'' is an opera in one act composed by Dominick Argento and libretto written by John Donahue that was commissioned by the Center Opera Company (now the Minnesota Opera). It is based on ''A Child's Garden of Verses'' by Robert Louis Stevenson. The setting is a train station in an exotic place, 1914. The world premier of the opera was on October 14, 1971, at the Cedar Village Theater, Minneapolis, Minnesota. Conducted by Philip Brunelle and stage direction by John Donahue. The set and costume designer was Jon Barkla and the lighting designer was Karlis Ozols. It was a huge success and went on to be produced in New York and around the world. This was Argento’s first international success. A masterpiece, it exemplifies Argento’s abilities as a composer. “Argento’s Music speaks to his audience with a singular freshness and ardour”. Postcard is a moving and artful piece, which asks us to think about our motivations in life. Roles Orchestration ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Transformations (opera)
''Transformations'' is a chamber opera in two acts by the American composer Conrad Susa with a libretto of ten poems by Anne Sexton from her 1971 book ''Transformations'', a collection of confessional poetry based on stories by the Brothers Grimm. Commissioned by Minnesota Opera, the work, which is described by its composer as "An Entertainment in 2 Acts", had its world premiere on 5 May 1973 at the Cedar Village Theater in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Anne Sexton, who had worked closely with Susa on the libretto, was in the audience. It went on to become one of the most frequently performed operas by an American composer with its chamber opera format of eight singers and an instrumental ensemble of eight musicians making it particularly popular with smaller opera companies and conservatories. The 2006 revival production of ''Transformations'' at the Wexford Opera Festival won the ''Irish Times'' Theatre Award for Best Opera Production. Background and performance history ''Trans ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wolf Trap Opera Company
The Wolf Trap Opera Company (sometimes abbreviated WTOC) was founded in 1971 as part of the program of the Wolf Trap Foundation located near the Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts in Fairfax County, Virginia. The company is a residency and training program for aspiring opera professionals, with its major production being a summer opera festival. Mission and development The company's mission is to discover and develop talent in the opera field and to serve young singers by giving them training and performance experience with opera productions, concerts and recitals each summer at the Filene Center and The Barns at Wolf Trap. Productions also feature the work of rising directors, conductors, designers, coaches, stage managers, scenic artists, and technicians. The company typically presents three operas at the Filene Center and/or The Barns at Wolf Trap. In addition, recitals and other performances take place. Wolf Trap Opera also regularly presents operatic rarities ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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