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Opera News Review:
La Cenerentola Opera Maine PORTLAND, ME Jack Swanson, Hongni Wu and Patrick Carfizzi in Opera Maine's production of La Cenerentola Photo by Martha Mickles ON JULY 27, Opera Maine’s Cinderella delivered an evening of boisterous laughs and thrilling vocalism. The OM production of Rossini’s classic comedy La Cenerentola (billed in Read more
Opera Maine has a ball for ‘Cinderella’
As big as Opera Maine’s grand summer gala is, everything about it leads into an even bigger production: Gioachino Rossini’s “La Cenerentola (Cinderella)” July 27 and 30 at Merrill Auditorium. “This is a different take, not your Disney Cinderella,” said board member Rosemary Harris of South Portland. “I’m really excited Read more
OPERA MAINE’S ROCKING HORSE: A WINNER
I was fortunate to attend the second (and sadly final) performance of Rocking Horse Winner, by Irish composer Gareth Williams opera and Canadian playwright/librettist Anna Chatterton. Based on the short 1926 story by D.H. Lawrence (in turn based upon the lives of real people) Rocking Horse confronts some very tough Read more
Opera review: ‘The Flying Dutchman’ soars in Maine-based reimagining
Opera review: ‘The Flying Dutchman’ soars in Maine-based reimagining pressherald.com/2022/07/28/opera-review-the-flying-dutchman-soars-in-maine-based-reimagining/ By Steve Feeney July 28, 2022 Mark Delavan as The Dutchman and Felicia Moore as Senta in Opera Maine’s “The Flying Dutchman.” Photo by Martha Mickles Opera Maine has stylishly landed another classic story replete with dramatic chills and lots of Read more
Newscenter Maine “207” with Mark Delavan and Jonathan Boyd
Click here to view segment featuring an interview with Mark Delavan (Dutchman) and Jonathan Boyd (Steersman) Author: newscentermaine.com Published: 3:57 PM EDT July 26, 2022 Updated: 3:57 PM EDT July 26, 2022
OPERA NEWS – Der Fliegende Holländer
8/2/22, 11:22 AM OPERA NEWS - Der Fliegende Holländer https://www.operanews.com/Opera_News_Magazine/2022/8/Reviews/PORTLAND,_ME__Der_Fliegende_Holländer.html 1/2 Der Fliegende Holländer PORTLAND, ME Opera Maine 7/27/22 OPERA MAINE was founded in 1995, but it was only in 2019 that the company announced its first Wagner production, Der Fliegende Holländer, to be presented in the summer of 2020. Read more