ARTS NEWS
Nathan Gunn Brings Star Power to Jake Heggie’s ‘Great Scott’
One of the most in demand baritones in the opera world, Nathan Gunn, makes his San Diego Opera debut in a new opera by Jake Heggie, the composer who so impressed San Diego audiences with his opera ‘Moby-Dick’ a few seasons back . . .
Read MoreA Film that Fuses Music And Painting from Two Different Worlds
Can we hear paintings? Can we see musical sounds? UC San Diego composer Lei Liang and his high-tech collaborators have fused these two unusual propositions into a provocative film titled “Deriving Worlds” . . .
Read MoreEsteemed Director Jack O’Brien Directs West Coast Premiere of Jake Heggie’s ‘Great Scott’ for San Diego Opera
Former Artistic Director of San Diego’s Old Globe Theatre Jack O’Brien returns to direct ‘Great Scott,’ the new opera that he is directing for San Diego Opera
Read MoreOpera NEO to Present Purcell and Mozart in 2016 Summer Festival
Opera NEO Artistic Director Peter Kozma announced the company’s upcoming summer festival will include Purcell’s ‘The Fairy Queen’ and Mozart’s ‘Don Giovanni’ . . .
Read MoreSan Diego Opera’s Expanded 2016-17 Season Announced
San Diego Opera’s new 2016-17 season has been expanded to five operas and will open with a solo recital by tenor superstar Piotr Beczala on September 17, 2016, at the Balboa Theatre.
Read MoreHow About a Little Diva Worship? Here’s Latonia Moore!
Soprano Latonia Moore’s ample voice has rocked the world’s largest opera houses from England’s Covent Garden to New York’s Metropolitan Opera. She is back in San Diego to sing the title role in that all-time favorite of opera mavens, ‘Madama Butterfly’ by Giacomo Puccini . . .
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