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Opera Companies and Houses of the United States: A Comprehensive, Illustrated Reference
351
by Karyl Lynn Zietz
Karyl Lynn Zietz
Opera Companies and Houses of the United States: A Comprehensive, Illustrated Reference
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by Karyl Lynn Zietz
Karyl Lynn Zietz
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Overview
This is a state-by-state guide to more than 90 opera houses and companies in the United States. Inaugural performances, a history of opera in the city, an ordinary season's repertory, and performers and directors are highlighted.
Product Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780786438990 |
|---|---|
| Publisher: | McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers |
| Publication date: | 05/13/2008 |
| Pages: | 351 |
| Product dimensions: | 5.90(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.70(d) |
| Age Range: | 18 Years |
About the Author
Noted opera expert and international opera correspondent, Karyl Lynn Zietz (now Karyl Charna Lynn) writes for Opera Now, Opera-Opera and Oper Orpheus International. Also the author of Opera Companies and Houses of Western Europe, Canada, Australia and New Zealand (1999, paperback 2008) and four other opera books, she lives in Washington, D.C.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments vii
List of Photographs and Credits xv
Introduction 1
Alabama
Mobile Opera (Mobile) 3
Alaska
Anchorage Opera (Anchorage) 4
Arizona
Arizona Opera (Tucson) 5
California
Opera Pacific (Costa Mesa) 6
Long Beach Opera (Long Beach) 8
Los Angeles Music Center Opera (Los Angeles) 9
Sacramento Opera (Sacramento) 14
San Diego Opera (San Diego) 14
San Francisco Opera (San Francisco) 19
Opera San Jose (San Jose) 30
Colorado
Aspen Music Festival (Aspen) 33
Central City Opera (Central City) 37
Colorado Opera Festival (Colorado Springs) 41
Opera Colorado (Denver) 43
Connecticut
Goodspeed Opera House (East Haddam) 46
Connecticut Opera (Hartford) 50
Delaware
OperaDelaware (Wilmington) 53
District of Columbia
Washington Opera (Washington) 58
Florida
Fort Lauderdale Opera (Fort Lauderdale) 64
Treasure Coast Opera (Fort Pierce) 67
Greater Miami Opera (Miami) 67
Orlando Opera Company (Orlando) 73
Palm Beach Opera (Palm Beach) 76
Gold Coast Opera (Pompano Beach) 77
Sarasota Opera (Sarasota) 78
Georgia
The Atlanta Opera (Atlanta) 82
Augusta Opera (Augusta) 84
Hawaii
Hawaii Opera Theater (Honolulu) 85
Illinois
Chicago Opera Theater (Chicago) 87
Lyric Opera of Chicago (Chicago) 88
Indiana
Indianapolis Opera (Indianapolis) 102
Iowa
Des Moines Metro Opera (Des Moines) 104
Kentucky
Kentucky Opera (Louisville) 106
Louisiana
Baton Rouge Opera (Baton Rouge) 110
New Orleans Opera (New Orleans) 111
Shreveport Opera (Shreveport) 122
Maryland
Baltimore Opera (Baltimore) 123
Massachusetts
Opera Company of Boston/Boston Lyric Opera (Boston) 129
Michigan
Michigan Opera Theater (Detroit) 137
Minnesota
The Minnesota Opera (Minneapolis/St. Paul) 142
Mississippi
Mississippi Opera (Jackson) 146
Missouri
Lyric Opera of Kansas City (Kansas City) 147
Opera Theater of St. Louis (St. Louis) 150
Nebraska
Opera/Omaha (Omaha) 154
Nevada
Nevada Opera (Reno) 157
New Jersey
Opera Festival of New Jersey (Princeton Junction) 158
New Mexico
Santa Fe Opera (Santa Fe) 159
New York
Tri-Cities Opera (Binghamton) 163
Brooklyn Academy of Music (Brooklyn) 164
Greater Buffalo Opera (Buffalo) 165
Chautauqua Opera (Chautauqua) 165
Glimmerglass Opera (Cooperstown) 171
Metropolitan Opera (New York City) 174
New York City Opera (New York City) 197
Syracuse Opera (Syracuse) 204
North Carolina
Opera Carolina (Charlotte) 205
Triangle Opera Theater (Durham) 208
Greensboro Opera Company (Greensboro) 208
Piedmont Opera Theater (Winston-Salem) 209
North Dakota
Fargo-Moorhead Civic Opera (Fargo) 210
Ohio
Cincinnati Opera (Cincinnati) 211
Cleveland Opera (Cleveland) 218
Lyric Opera Cleveland (Cleveland) 220
Opera/Columbus (Columbus) 221
Dayton Opera (Dayton) 222
Toledo Opera (Toledo) 225
Oklahoma
Tulsa Opera (Tulsa) 227
Oregon
Eugene Opera (Eugene) 229
Portland Opera (Portland) 230
Pennsylvania
Opera Company of Philadelphia (Philadelphia) 232
Pennsylvania Opera Theater (Philadelphia) 245
Pittsburgh Opera (Pittsburgh) 246
South Carolina
Spoleto Opera Festival (Charleston) 250
Tennessee
Chattanoopa Opera (Chattanooga) 254
Knoxville Opera (Knoxville) 258
Opera Memphis (Memphis) 259
Nashville Opera (Nashville) 262
Texas
Austin Lyric Opera (Austin) 264
Dallas Opera (Dallas) 265
Fort Worth Opera (Fort Worth) 270
Houston Grand Opera (Houston) 271
Utah
Utah Opera (Salt Lake City) 276
Virginia
Ash Lawn Opera Festival (Charlottesville) 277
Virginia Opera (Norfolk) 280
Opera Roanoke (Roanoke) 283
Wolf Trap Opera (Vienna) 284
Washington
Seattle Opera (Seattle) 288
Tacoma Opera (Tacoma) 293
West Virginia
Lilliput Opera Orchestra (Charleston) 294
Wisconsin
Madison Opera (Madison) 295
Florentine Opera (Milwaukee) 296
Skylight Opera Theater (Milwaukee) 301
Bibliography 307
Index 313
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