The Strike of the Valkyries
Season Twelve of the OBS begins with the team’s fall opera picks including Macbeth, L’Orfeo, Lincoln in the Bardo, Omar, Susannah, and La Fanciulla del West.
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REPLAY: Denyce Graves and Andreas Scholl!
Enjoy replays of two of our biggest guests from the eleventh season of OBS. First up, countertenor Andreas Scholl goes Inside the Huddle to talk about making recordings, vocal longevity, and the brutal math of being a soprano with Denyce Graves.
A River Unbroken Runs Through It! ft. Kelley Rourke
Go Inside the Huddle with librettist, dramaturg, and translator Kelley Rourke. Opera Montana presents the world premiere of Zach Redler, Matt Foss, and Kelley Rourke’s A River Runs Through It later this month.
Bel Canto Bug! ft. Iván Ayón-Rivas
Go Inside the Huddle with Iván Ayón-Rivas. The Peruvian tenor made his American debut this summer in Eugene Onegin at Santa Fe Opera.
Lucy Crowe Sings the Four Last Songs! ft. Damien Sneed
Handelian prima donna Lucy Crowe goes Inside the Huddle to share an appreciation of her Rodelindawork-husband Iestyn Davies.
Tiger Lili! ft. Lucia Lucas and Tobias Picker
Lucia Lucas makes her triumphant return, going Inside the Huddle to share her experience as a prima donna in the Land of Enchantment.
No Cause for Alarm! ft. Alan Pierson
Go Inside the Huddle with conductor Alan Pierson, artistic director and co-founder of Alarm Will Sound. Opera Box Score.
BBC Promposal with Laurence Kilsby
Laurence Kilsby. Currently starring as the Novice in Billy Budd at Glyndebourne Festival, the rising British tenor just performed at the BBC Proms — for the fifth time!
Feral Handelians! ft. R.B. Schlather
Go Inside the Huddle with R.B. Schlather ahead of the premiere of his “noir melodrama gangster” Rodelinda at Santa Fe Opera. Feral Handelians! ft. R.B. Schlather.
Oops! All Des Moines Metro Opera! ft. Laura Wilde
Take a Free Throw on the company’s exceptional Apprentice Artist Program. Then, go Inside the Huddle with soprano Laura Wilde, the star of DMMO’s Tosca.