EDGAR ALLAN POE OPERA COVERAGE

BADEN-BADEN 1927, THE RAVEN and More Set for Gotham Chamber Opera's 2013-14 Season

Gotham Chamber Opera announces the 2013-2014 season, featuring four new productions, including a world premiere and a U.S. premiere. (more...)

TELL-TALE HEART and VAN GOGH Set for Long Beach Opera Double Bill, 5/11-19

Long Beach Opera's new double bill explores creative minds on the border between genius and madness. Former rocker Stewart Copeland delves into the twisted psyche of Edgar Allan Poe's manic murderer i... (more...)

American Lyric Theater Presents THE LIVING LIBRETTO at National Opera Center Tonight

American Lyric Theater presents the next installment in its popular series, The Living Libretto, at the National Opera Center, tonight, February 6th, 2013. Featuring guest actors from the Broadway and... (more...)

Chicago Opera Theater Announces THE FALL OF THE HOUSE OF USHER Events

Chicago Opera Theater (COT) offers more opportunities to look inside its operas through its new initiative, Viewpoints. These collaborations with Chicago cultural institutions will draw audiences even... (more...)

American Lyric Theater Announces National Expansion of Composer Librettist Development Program

Lawrence Edelson, Producing Artistic Director of American Lyric Theater, announced today the national expansion of the company's core initiative, The Composer Librettist Development Program (CLDP). Th... (more...)

American Lyric Theater Presents THE LIVING LIBRETTO Based on the Book THE LONG WALK, at National Opera Center, 2/6

American Lyric Theater presents the next installment in its popular series, The Living Libretto, at the National Opera Center, Wednesday February 6th, 2013. Featuring guest actors from the Broadway an... (more...)

Long Beach Opera Presents THE FALL OF THE HOUSE OF USHER, Now thru 2/3

THE FALL OF THE HOUSE OF USHER, a gothic horror story which blurs the line between the real world and the supernatural, opens Long Beach Opera's 2013 BORDERLINE Season. Glass' haunting 1987 score for ... (more...)

BWW Interviews: HOUSE OF USHER Falls, Andreas Mitisek Rises

Once upon a midnight dreary (sorry, "Raven"), Edgar Allan Poe's "The Fall of the House of Usher" was perhaps the favorite of his short stories adapted as horror films for mid-20th century audiences. T... (more...)

American Lyric Theater Awarded Two $15,000 Grants by OPERA America

American Lyric Theater (ALT) has been awarded two grants of $15,000 each from OPERA America's THE OPERA FUND for Repertoire Development. Announced earlier today by OPERA America, the grants are for tw... (more...)

Edgar Allan Poe Meets Philip Glass in Long Beach Opera's DEEP INTO DARKNESS Today

Two American artistic pioneers - Edgar Allan Poe, the 'father of the modern mystery' and Philip Glass, the face and sound of 21st century American music - meet at 1:00 PM today January 19, 2013, when ... (more...)

Edgar Allan Poe Meets Philip Glass in Long Beach Opera's DEEP INTO DARKNESS, 1/19

Two American artistic pioneers - Edgar Allan Poe, the 'father of the modern mystery' and Philip Glass, the face and sound of 21st century American music - meet at 1:00 PM on Saturday January 19, 2013,... (more...)

Philip Glass' THE FALL OF THE HOUSE OF USHER Opens Chicago Opera Season, 2/23

Philip Glass' The Fall of the House of Usher, a gothic horror story which blurs the line between the real world and the supernatural, opens Chicago Opera Theater's 2013 Season, titled "Power of Love, ... (more...)

Long Beach Opera to Present THE FALL OF THE HOUSE OF USHER, 1/27-2/3

THE FALL OF THE HOUSE OF USHER, a gothic horror story which blurs the line between the real world and the supernatural, opens Long Beach Opera's 2013 BORDERLINE Season. Glass' haunting 1987 score for ... (more...)

American Lyric Theater's THE GOLDEN TICKET Live Recording Released Today

American Lyric Theater (ALT) announces that the live recording of its first commissioned opera, The Golden Ticket, a comic opera by Peter Ash and Donald Sturrock based on Roald Dahl's Charlie and the ... (more...)

American Lyric Theater's THE GOLDEN TICKET Live Recording Available for Pre-Order

American Lyric Theater (ALT) announces that the live recording of its first commissioned opera, The Golden Ticket, a comic opera by Peter Ash and Donald Sturrock based on Roald Dahl's Charlie and the ... (more...)

Chicago Opera Theatre Examines Edgar Allen Poe and Philip Glass in DEEP INTO THE DARKNESS PEERING Today

This evening, November 11th, peer deep into the darkness with Chicago Opera Theater (COT) as they host a deliciously eerie night of Edgar Allan Poe and Philip Glass performances at Chicago's popular U... (more...)

Chicago Opera Theatre Examines Edgar Allen Poe and Philip Glass in DEEP INTO THE DARKNESS PEERING, 11/11

On the evening of Sunday, November 11th, peer deep into the darkness with Chicago Opera Theater (COT) as they host a deliciously eerie night of Edgar Allan Poe and Philip Glass performances at Chicago... (more...)

American Lyric Theatre to Receive $20,000 NEA Art Works Grant

American Lyric Theater has been selected by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) to receive a $20,000 grant to support its Composer Librettist Development Program (CLDP), a full-time resident art... (more...)

Chicago Opera Theatre Announces THE FALL OF THE HOUSE OF USHER & More for 2013

Andreas Mitisek announced today Chicago Opera Theater's (COT) 2013 Season, his first as General Director. The season opens in February of 2013 with the Chicago Premiere of Philip Glass' The Fall of th... (more...)

American Lyric Theater Announces Upcoming Season

American Lyric Theater (ALT), home to the nationally acclaimed Composer Librettist Development Program, has announced the 2011-2012 public performance season, featuring workshop performances of seven ... (more...)

Anthony Davis to Host American Lyric Theater's FRESHLY BREWED at OPERA America 1/30

American Lyric Theater (ALT) is pleased to announce that composer Anthony Davis will host the next event in the company's FRESHLY BREWED concert and master class series on Sunday, January 30, 2011 at ... (more...)

Anthony Davis to Host American Lyric Theater's FRESHLY BREWED at OPERA America

American Lyric Theater (ALT) is pleased to announce that composer Anthony Davis will host the next event in the company's FRESHLY BREWED concert and master class series on Sunday, January 30, 2011 at ... (more...)

Mark Adamo Hosts ALT's FRESHLY BREWED at OPERA America

American Lyric Theater (ALT) is pleased to announce that Mark Adamo will host the first event in the company's FRESHLY BREWED concert and master class series on Sunday, December 12, 2010 at 1:00 PM. (more...)

Mark Adamo Hosts ALT's FRESHLY BREWED at OPERA America

American Lyric Theater (ALT) is pleased to announce that Mark Adamo will host the first event in the company's FRESHLY BREWED concert and master class series on Sunday, December 12, 2010 at 1:00 PM. (more...)

ALT Celebrates Opera Week with The Poe Project 10/29-11/7

American Lyric Theater is proud to join nearly 100 other opera organizations nationwide to celebrate National Opera Week (October 29 - November 7), organized by OPERA America, the national service org... (more...)