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Opera Southwest brings ‘Turandot’ to the NHCC
Opera Southwest will produce Giacomo Puccini’s “Turandot” at the National Hispanic Cultural Center on March 12, 15, 17 and 19.
Christopher Bozeka, Amanda Crider & Lindsay Ohse to Headline Opera Southwest’s ‘Le Comte Ory’ – OperaWire
Opera Southwest is set to present “Le Comte Ory” starting on Feb. 5, 2023.
Opera Southwest Debuts Comedic Masterpiece ‘Le comte Ory’ – The Paper
While the men of the town are off at war, Count Ory (sung by tenor Christopher Bozeka) has designs on the Countess Adèle (soprano Lindsay Ohse). Through an increasingly funny series of escapades, he …
Opera Southwest brings Rossini’s comedic ‘Le comte Ory’ to the stage
Opera Southwest will perform composer’s last comedy, “Le comte Ory,” for three shows in February at the NHCC.
That Rossini company: Opera Southwest
Albuquerque’s Opera Southwest will set a Rossini record with its upcoming Count Ory, a French-language masterpiece that combines sublime music with zany comedy. When it opens on Sunday, Feb. 5,
From Z to A: Zorro in Albuquerque
The original caped crusader, Zorro, is arriving in Nuevo Mexico with a tale of Alta California, thanks to Albuquerque’s Opera Southwest and composer Hector Armienta. Swashbuckling sword fights, the wooing
Donizetti Society Past Production Report Bertin Le Loup Garou
Bertin Le Loup Garou Opera Southwest Alberquerque
Opera Southwest bringing ‘Le Loup-garou’ to the stage
“Le Loup-garou” is the first production of the opera’s 50th anniversary season, performed by the Opera Southwest Apprentice Artist Program.
Opera Southwest to perform ‘Pelléas et Mélisande’
The forbidden, doomed love of the title characters sets the stage for a symbolic contrast of light, vision and love with darkness, blindness and tragedy.
Opera Southwest to Host Opera Conducting Program Awardee – OperaWire
Opera Southwest has been selected by the Solti Foundation to host Nathaniel Efthimiou, a recipient of the Sir Georg Solti Foundation’s U.S. Career Award.
One-on-One with Tony Zancanella
There were only three opera performers, singing to an outdoor audience of about 10 people who were f…
Bottesini’s AlÏ Bab‡ Keeps Them Laughing
On Friday evening October 25, 2019, Opera Southwest opened its 47th season with composer Giovanni Bottesini and librettist Emilio Taddei’s AlÏ Bab‡ in a version reconstructed from the original manuscript score by Conductor Anthony Barrese.
Giovanni Bottesini’s Comic Opera, Alì Babà (1871), Reconstructed and Conducted by Anthony Barrese at Opera Southwest
Giovanni Bottesini’s Comic Opera, Alì Babà (1871), Reconstructed and Conducted by Anthony Barrese at Opera Southwest
Opera Southwest 2019-20 Review: Alì Babà – OperaWire
On Oct. 20, 21019 Opera Southwest made history by reviving Giovanni Bottesini’s rarely performed opera “Alì Babà.” In many ways, the performance was almost like a world premiere because it was the first time the opera was being performed as the composer intended with its recitatives included. As not…
Tenor says opera is like a ‘Jersey Shore’ episode
With its sumptuous melodies and a famous duet, Georges Bizet’s “The Pearl Fishers” offers a foretaste of the genius that would climax with “Carmen.”
Opera Southwest Rescues Washed-Out Lohengrin | OPERA America
After a disaster ruined their venue, Opera Southwest used innovation, donations, and strenuous efforts to stage Lohengrin by the end of the month.
Tancredi in Albuquerque
Whilst we were in Santa Fe this summer, we met someone from Opera Southwest which is based in Albuquerque. A small-ish company founded in 1972, Opera Southwest produces two or three operas per year yet manages to punch above its weight thanks to an interesting artistic policy by the artistic directo…
Rossini gem: Opera Southwest’s ‘Tancredi’ features vocal acrobatics
Set to the political thunderbolt of the Crusades, “Tancredi” was the most popular operas of its time…
OPERA America Announces Recipients of Its 2015 National Opera Trustee Recognition Awards | OPERA America
Four trustees honored from opera companies across the country for their leadership and generosity.
Opera Southwest gives stunning premiere of lost opera ‘Amleto’
For Artistic Director Anthony Barrese this was a labor of passion, perhaps obsession.
Albuquerque’s Opera Southwest Beams Up Long Lost Hamlet Opera By Verdi’s Favorite Conductor
In the dramatic truth and emotional passion of the production, and the skill of the ensemble, Opera Southwest’s Amleto was unforgettable. But it was no whale.
Review: Opera Southwest (Oct. 15)
Pulling the wool over the eyes of pompous figures of authority. It’s a theme for the ages; one we never tire of for good reason. Opera Southwest’s new production of The Marriage of Figaro by Mozart is full of irreverent comedy sung by well-matched voices. Director David Bartholomew and conductor Ant…
