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Opera Maine Prepares the Magic
This is the group's first time performing "The Magic Flute" Updated: 12:04 AM EDT Jul 23, 2019 Play Video PORTLAND, Maine —For the first time, Opera Maine will perform Mozart's classic, "The Magic Flute."
Opera Maine makes wise choices with ‘The Magic Flute’
ARTS REVIEW Posted July 25 Review: Opera Maine makes wise choices with ‘The Magic Flute’ A new production for the 25-year-old company, the opera was well cast and appropriately adjusted for modern times. BY ALLAN KOZINN Tamino, in the foreground, played by Geoffrey Agpalo performs on stage as a monster, operated by Read more
THE MAGIC FLUTE “What is it about opera?” Robert Mellon, baritone
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“Magic Flute’ on stage at Merrill this week
Opera Maine hosts its annual summer production. BY BOB KEYES STAFF WRITER Roberto Kalb conducts “The Magic Flute” on Wednesday and Friday. Photo courtesy of Opera Maine Roberto Kalb has seen quite a bit of America lately. The conductor is in Portland for Opera Maine’s “The Magic Flute” on Wednesday and Friday Read more
Out & About: Opera Maine presents ‘The Magic Flute’
Merrill Auditorium in Portland is the venue for one of the world's most frequently performed operas. For the past 24 years, late July has meant opera for Maine music aficionados, and this summer is no different. For the 25th consecutive July, Opera Maine will present two performances of a fully Read more
Review by Paul Pedillo: Three Decembers
THURSDAY, JULY 12, 2018 Opera Maine's Memorable Three Decembers Just returned from Opera Maine's production of Jake Heggie and Gene Scheer's chamber opera, "Three Decembers." As I wrote ten years ago of the broadcast premiere of the 2008 revision, the negative reviews of that event made little sense to me: Read more
OPERA NEWS review FIGARO
Le Nozze di Figaro PORTLAND, ME Opera Maine 7/25/18 TO MARK its twenty-fourth season, Opera Maine presented Le Nozze di Figaro, a familiar but formidable work that elicited an enthusiastic response from the large audience at Merrill Auditorium on July 25. All forces combined to make this Nozze thoroughly engaging. Read more
Opera Maine doesn’t need frills for a thrilling ‘Figaro’
July 26, updated July 27 Allan Kozinn Every operagoer has a favorite work, which can change over time – when, for example, a transcendent performance of another work pulls you into that opera’s orbit. For me, opera doesn’t get better than “Marriage of Figaro,” which Opera Maine presented in a Read more
Tony-winning lighting designer welcomes the chance to work closer to his Portland home
Christopher Akerlind, who lives on Munjoy Hill, designed the set and lights for Opera Maine's 'Figaro,' opening Wednesday. BY BOB KEYES STAFF WRITER Christopher Akerlind, the Tony Award-winning designer who lives on Munjoy Hill in Portland, has reached the point in his 30-year career in theater that he can pick Read more
Dona D. Vaughn & Robin Rilette on Morning Classical
Maine Public Classical Robin Rilette’s Morning Classical Music July 19, 2018 Interview with Dona D. Vaughn http://mainepublic.org/people/robin-rilette#stream/0