“No shoes, no name, no face, no freedom, No pride, no future, no hope. No life. I never was a comfort woman. I never was your comfort girl.” ADAMS, MA—Composer, saxophonist and singer Stephanie Chou is bringing her 80-minute concert piece/chamber opera, “Comfort Girl” to the Adams Theater on Saturday, September 14,…
by Barbara Waldinger Charles Gounod’s FAUST, currently playing at the Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center, is the Berkshire Opera Festival’s first foray (now in its ninth season) into French grand opera. Maestro Brian Garman (Artistic Director, co-Founder and conductor), explains what that entails: “intimate and heartfelt melodies, spirited and rousing choruses,…
Berkshire Opera Festival has restored world-class, fully-staged opera to the Berkshires with savvy productions and superlative casts. This summer’s mainstage opera is a reimagined French classic: FAUST August 24 at 1PMAugust 27 at 7:30PMAugust 30 at 7:30 PM This new production of Gounod’s timeless masterpiece about a man who sells his soul to the…
Free Mozart Operas for Everyone! ADAMS, MA—This summer, Classic Lyric Arts is bringing Mozart to the Adams Theater–for free! CLA is dedicated to developing the talent of emerging professional opera singers and pianists; its Berkshire program, devoted to mastering the artistry of Mozart’s Italian operas, is in its third year. Students and…
Second opera in their ‘Handel on the Hudson’ series GIULIO CESARE Music by G.F. HandelProduction by R.B. Schlather April 19, 23 (matinee), 26, 27 (matinee), 30 (matinee), May 2, 2025 The second of a thrilling Handel series commissioned by Hudson Hall (New York State’s oldest surviving theater) 327 Warren Street in Hudson, NY.…
Cambridge, NY, March 28, 2024 After a five-year hiatus, opera is returning to Hubbard Hall. On May 19 at 3:00 p.m., singers from the Brandon, VT-based BARN OPERA will perform a concert of popular arias duets and ensembles from La Traviata, The Barber of Seville, Die Fledermaus, Madama Butterfly, Carmen, and more. …
This spring, BOF proudly presents the first workshop performanceof a brand new opera from the Pulitzer Prize-winning composerof The Central Park Five and X: The Life and Times of Malcolm X: THE REEF April 10Merkin Hall at Kaufman Music Center, New York CityA new opera (Act 1) by composer Anthony DavisLibretto by Joan Ross SorkinAdapted from the…
In collaboration with Millay Arts, the Spencertown Academy is excited to present The Ninth Hour on Saturday, March 9 at 2 pm at the Spencertown Academy, 790 Route 203 in Spencertown NY. A rock-noir reimagining of the epic poem Beowulf that explores the intricacies of humankind’s relationship with power and…
