Nicholas Kraemer – San Diego Story

Shakespeare and Purcell Converge in Opera NEO’s Magical Production of ‘The Fairy Queen’

By Ken Herman | August 7, 2016 |

San Diego’s Opera NEO Summer Festival and Workshop opened its season August 5-6, 2016, with a charming, inventive production of Henry Purcell’s rarely produced masque “The Fairy Queen” . . .

Opera NEO to Present Purcell and Mozart in 2016 Summer Festival

By Ken Herman | April 19, 2016 |

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’ . . .

Opera NEO Stages Handel’s Middle East War of Shock and Awe

By Ken Herman | August 16, 2015 |

Handel’s early London success “Rinaldo” completed this year’s summer season for Opera NEO. The young cast made an excellent case for Handel’s rich score, and director Peter Kozma sprinkled some 21st-century touches into this story from the 11th century . . .