Opera Month: Looking Ahead - The Future of Opera
Abigail, October 18th, 2019What will the future hold?
As our opera month draws to a close it's time to look at what lies ahead! Which opera composer's should you be keeping an eye on and which companies should you go and check out? Find out in our look ahead - The Future of Opera!
THREE OPERA COMPOSERS, YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT
MATTHEW AUCOIN
Matthew Aucoin is LA Opera's artist in residence and co-artistic director of the American Modern Opera Company. Often compared to the great Richard Wagner, Aucoin's most prestigious works (to date) are his one-act opera Second Nature and his adaption of Walt Whitman's poem Crossing.
NICO MUCHLY
Having worked closely with both the Met and the ENO (English National Opera) Muchly is probably one of the best-known composers of his generation. All about moving opera forward, Muchly employs interesting story-telling techniques in order to captivate new audiences. Muchly's recent work with the ENO, Marnie, gained critical and commercial acclaim in 2017. It was so popular that it even turned the heads of the most stalwart of opera doubters.
MISSY MAZOLI
Grammy nominee Mazoli has been dubbed "Brooklyn's post-millennial Mozart" by Time Out New York. Her 2018 opera "Proving Up" launched Mazoli into opera super-stardom as it was critically acclaimed by the U.S press. Keep your eye out for performances of her earlier works, 2012's Song From The Uproar: The Lives and Deaths of Isabelle Eberhardt and SALT, 2013's A Flourish of Green and 2016's Breaking The Waves.
THE OPERA COMPANIES YOU SHOULD CHECK OUT
This theatre, opera and music festival celebrates new and exciting works in the opera world. From intimate creations to larger-scale pieces there is always something new to discover!
Want to step outside the gilded halls of the traditional opera house? Then On Site Opera may be the company for you! Performing operas in non-traditional and plot specific locations, On Site Opera allows the music to wash over you as you feel more connected to the story.
Presenting contemporary works is Opera Parallele's bag. This opera company embraces modern methods as well as operas that dig deep into social issues. Using creative technologies Opera Parallele keep opera fresh and exciting.
Odyssey Opera celebrate rarely performed works and find joy in rediscovering lost classics. The 2019/2020 season sees the company focus on the Tudor dynasty and the composers who have documented the tumultuous time in British history.
We hope that you have learned a little more about opera and have had some fun on the way. Whether you're a fan of the classics or keen to learn about the newest works, opera is a genre that will continuously draw you in and surprise you!
