Posts Tagged ‘Emily Baker’
Opera NEO Rises to the Occasion with a Rewarding Virtual Cabaret Concert
Saturday, August 8, Opera NEO successfully revived and actually reinvented its cabaret night, a traditional festivity held the week before the opening of its annual summer festival, in an online format.
Read MoreRare Francesco Cavalli Opera Sighted on Stage in the Golden Triangle
Opera NEO’s last offering of its 2019 Summer Festival, Francesco Cavalli’s 1651 “La Calisto,” opened in a smart production Friday at the Four Flowers Theater at La Jolla Country Day School.
Read MoreOpera NEO’s Captivating Cabaret in Encinitas
Opera NEO presented Cabaret at the Encinitas Library on July 26 & 27, 2019, featuring some 30 young, promising opera singers in short scenes from grand opera to operetta to musical theater.
Read MoreOpera NEO’s Annual Aria Avalanche Buries Allied Gardens in Operatic Glory
We know that the Opera NEO Summer Workshop and Festival is truly under way when Artistic Director Peter Kozma stages his annual Aria Marathon. Sunday, July 14, each of the 28 singers from this year’s festival offered their favorite aria, accompanied by the accomplished festival staff pianists, at Palisades Presbyterian Church in Allied Gardens.
Read MoreOpera NEO’s ‘Merry Widow’ Waltzes into Town with Style
Opera NEO launched its summer season with a flashy, kinetic, cleverly updated production of that warhorse of operettas, Franz Lehár’s The Merry Widow. Forget about Paris of 1905–the widow returns to Las Vegas of today.
Read MoreOpera NEO’s Generous All You Can Hear Opera Buffet in Encinitas
As a tantalizing preview to Opera NEO’s upcoming festival of three staged operas, Friday’s Cabaret concert at the Encinitas Library Concert Hall promises a season of highly charged drama and polished lead singers. This annual program offered a sparkling variety of ensembles and duets from opera, operetta, and musical theater performed by the members of the 2018 festival.
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