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2019-11-12 09:19:24
From Eugene O'Neill play to American folk opera: I chat to composer Edward Thomas about his opera 'Anna Christie'
[…] had the idea for and opera based on Eugene O'Neill's Desire under the Elms in the 1970s and contacted Masteroff, who was interested. They wrote it over the period of a year, but it was not until 1989 that they finally got a premiere. But their collaboration went beyond opera, and they collaborated on the musical Six Wives, based on the life of Henry VIII. Edward Thomas: Anna Christie - Mat Burke (Jonathan Estabrooks), Anna Christie (Melanie Long)Encompass New Opera Theatre, 2018. Photo: Steven Pisano. Edward is now over 90 and we had a lively conversation over Skype which ranged widely over a number of parts of his diverse career. Early in his career he played guitar as a session musician, playing with quite a lot of the jazz greats, and later on had a jazz vocal group, the Eddie Thomas Singers whose first release was on Saga […]
2018-09-22 05:36:00
Classical Music News of the Week, September 22, 2018
[…] music by Edward Thomas, set to a libretto by Joseph Masteroff, with 12 performances beginning on Thursday, October 4, 2018 at 8pm and running through Sunday, October 21, 2018, at the Baruch Performing Arts Center (at 55 Lexington Avenue, entrance on 25th Street, between Lexington and Third Avenues) in Manhattan. Nancy Rhodes is stage director and Julian Wachner conducts the Ionisation New Music Ensemble. The cast includes Frank Basile (Chris Christopherson, Anna Christie's father), Jonathan Estabrooks (Mat Burke), Melanie Long (Anna Christie), Joy Hermalyn (Marthy Owen), and Mike Pirozzi (Larry the Bartender). For complete information, visit https://www.encompasstheatre.org/anna-christie/ --Jeffrey James Arts ConsultingCountertenor Aryeh Nussbaum Cohen Named ABS 2019 Jeffrey Thomas Award Recipient American countertenor Aryeh Nussbaum Cohen has quickly been identified as one of classical music's most promising rising stars. A standout among the superb young artists who have attended the ABS Academy, countertenor Aryeh Nussbaum Cohen has received tremendous accolades […]
2016-02-24 08:07:03
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2015-10-25 19:38:36
[…] composer Jonathan Dove. The Dove was especially fine, its conversational patterns enunciated with a quiet intensity, like a private prayer. McCartney’s Liverpool Oratorio cancelled The choir’s next appearance would have been Nov. 9, as part of the Ottawa Singers’ production of Paul McCartney’s Liverpool Oratorio at the NAC. But the buzz Saturday night was all about the concert’s sudden cancellation: participants had received emails from the organizers that afternoon. At 9 p.m., baritone soloist Jonathan Estabrooks tweeted, “Unfortunately I must report that the @ottawasingers have chosen to cancel the performance of the Liverpool Oratorio slated for Nov 9th.” That was followed Sunday by a tweet from the Ottawa Singers confirming the cancellation of the show. Several sources spoke of very low advance ticket sales, despite the promotional materials stating that “a sell-out is expected.” It’s difficult to see how that optimistic prediction could have been made with any certainty: Southam […]
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