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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, 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 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 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 Read more
Wagner’s Ghost Ship Lands in Maine
Opera Maine has presented vivacious Verdi, delightful Donizetti, magical Mozart, and perfect Puccini over the years, but for the first time the little company that could, dipped its toes into Wagner’s dark and stormy seas Read more
‘The Flying Dutchman’ gets a Maine makeover for Merrill performances
By Ray Routhier July 18, 2022 pressherald.com/2022/07/18/the-flying-dutchman-gets-a-maine-makeover-for-merrill-performances/ It would not be a stretch to set a story about a ghost ship along the coast of Maine. But when Richard Wagner wrote his famous ghost ship Read more
Review: Opera Maine captures mystery and menace of Poe with music
By Steve Feeney Portland Press Herald July 30, 2022 A sizable crowd risked a fearful journey through the imagination of Edgar Allen Poe on Wednesday night as they came out to attend a performance of Read more