opera

‘Black Box’ Opera Reboots a Classic Form for a New Era

Jordan Riefe / Truthdig Sep 1, 2016 A hipper, grittier, more casual version of opera is attracting the interest of young audiences It could save the venerable art form, plagued by certain stereotypes, from a dusty fate A hipper, grittier, more casual version of opera is attracting the interest of young audiences. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

New York City Opera Files for Bankruptcy

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Oct 5, 2013 New York City Opera, known for 70 years as the "people's opera" for its affordable tickets, revealed as much as $10 million in assets and debt in a bankruptcy petition it filed Thursday after years of declining income and a failed fundraiser. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

New York Arts Institutions in Jeopardy

Staff / Truthdig Aug 5, 2009 The economic downturn has been rough on countless industries, and arts organizations in New York City that rely on endowment money to survive have been hit hard -- not just, as City Journal's James Panero points out, by the immediate effects of the meltdown felt round the world, but also by the "indirect effects" of how some of their funds have been managed. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

‘Brokeback Mountain’ Goes Operatic

Staff / Truthdig Jun 10, 2008 "Brokeback Mountain" is heading to the opera. The short story by Annie Proulx that inspired Ang Lee's 2005 big-screen love story between cowboys Ennis del Mar and Jack Twist will be adapted for the New York City Opera by Charles Wuorinen, according to Variety, and is slated to premiere in all its operatic glory in the spring of 2013. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Gore Going to the Opera

Staff / Truthdig May 30, 2008 Al Gore has had no shortage of accolades since his rebirth as front man for the environment, but, true to form, Italy's La Scala opera house is determined to take "An Inconvenient Truth" over the top. An opera of the award-winning book and movie is set to premiere in 2011, and because it's hard to make a character out of carbon emissions, it's very possible the production will center on a certain former vice president. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )