by Robert Boyd | Jan 13, 2019 | Behind Curtain, LIttle Women, News
Opera Beyond the Usual: Little Women Edition There is a universe of outstanding opera beyond the most popular two dozen that you may know well. Island City Opera is making a habit of finding those brilliant though seldom performed works. In 2018, we produced...
by Robert Boyd | Nov 23, 2018 | Behind Curtain, LIttle Women, News
Meet Maestra Dana Sadava and hear her insights into lyrical and modern elements of Adamo’s American masterpiece in this brief interview. WATCH INTERVIEW “Mark Adamo understands our musical traditions and all the harmony we are used to hearing. He chooses...
by Robert Boyd | Oct 20, 2018 | Behind Curtain, LIttle Women, News
Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women as an opera? A moralizing story about four New England sisters who face life with obedient attitudes, hard work, respect for religious and parental authority, and a cheerful determination to make the best of the problems they face? How...
