Opera Guild of Rochester brings back its recital series “Bravo Nights” with virtual performances from Brittany Rumph and Joelle Lachance on July 28.
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Opera review: the dark satire of Eastman Opera Theatre’s fall double bill
In staging its 2019 fall double bill, Eastman Opera Theatre and director Stephen Carr had the challenging task of linking two musical theater pieces with seemingly contrasting plots and moods to create a fluid narrative. But the subtle similarities in theme are what bind “Mahagonny Songspiel” and “Der Kaiser von Atlantis” in this highly intelligent presentation.
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Eastman Opera Theatre presents intriguing double bill
From November 7 through 10, Eastman Opera Theatre’s Stephen Carr directs the group in a dual production of composer Kurt Weill’s pre-World War II cantata “Mahagonny Songspiel” and Viktor Ullmann’s “Der Kaiser von Atlantis” — written while the composer was a prisoner of the Nazis at the Terezín concentration camp.
