Four new operas and three concerts offer the best of new opera in New York.
by Paul J. Pelkonen
Let's face it. Things are not good for opera this year. The New York City Opera is showing signs of revival (we'll know more after the Jan. 20 premiere of NYC Opera Renaissance's Tosca) and the Gotham Chamber Opera upped and folded its movable tents last October. Into that void steps Prototype, the downtown opera festival that has inspired attendees for three straight years. Its fourth season, opening Jan. 6, boasts seven shows that aim to push the envelope of contemporary opera for listeners. Perhaps there are more interesting things going on than endless revivals of Puccini?
by Paul J. Pelkonen
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| Image from La Reína by Jorge Cano, © 2016 Prototype Opera Festival. |
