“A masterpiece of clarity and intensity, with a score that is at once thematically compact and richly inventive.” Joshua Kosman, San Francisco Chronicle “A GREAT AMERICAN OPERA” Opera Now Magazine “A TRIUMPH”The Dallas Morning News “AN UNDENIABLE SUCCESS” The New York Times “THE HIT OF THE SEASON” The Washington Post “A MASSIVE ARTISTIC ACCOMPLISHMENT” WFAA-TV […]
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New Bates Violin Concerto premiered on December 7
Leonard Slatkin conducts the world premiere of the Composer of the year Mason Bates’ Violin Concerto, with the mesmerizing Anne Akiko Meyers as soloist. In order to give a truly idiomatic presentation of this challenging work, Meyer is working closely with a young consultant. Click here to learn more about the Composer of the Year […]
Bruce: The Firework Maker’s Daughter
The Firework Maker’s Daughter is a new opera by award-winning composer David Bruce and librettist Glyn Maxwell, based on the fairy-tale adventure by acclaimed children’s author Philip Pullman. Staged by John Fulljames, with designs by Dick Bird and puppetry by Indefinite Articles, this tale of courage, friendship and growing-up will be a magical, theatrical event […]
Mason Bates Receives the Heinz Award
At the age of 35, Mason Bates is one of the youngest recipients to ever receive the prestigious Heinz Award, announced in September by Teresa Heinz and the Heinz Family Foundation. The award recognizes Bates’ unique talent for expanding the range of concert music, blending a brilliant gift at orchestral writing with tasteful use of […]
