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Opera Review: ‘Orgy & Bess,’ This Year’s Drag Show from Heartbeat Opera, Soars on Campy Wings – Right into a Glam Gutter

November 2, 2025 Arts, Culture and Society, Editor Pick: Culture and Society, Editor Picks, Opera, Top Stories Comments Off on Opera Review: ‘Orgy & Bess,’ This Year’s Drag Show from Heartbeat Opera, Soars on Campy Wings – Right into a Glam Gutter

L to R: John Taylor Ward, Angela Yam, Jamilyn Manning, Bernard Holcomb, Sishel Claverie (credit: Russ Rowland)

To "get" a parody, you have to be familiar with what's being parodied, right?Usually. The annual drag shows from Heartbeat Opera are exceptions – hilarious, harmonious, happy ones. This year's extravaganza will cruise on camp, costumes, and kookiness right into your crooked little heart.

Interview: Haywoode – Second Time Around

March 20, 2012 Dance Music, Interviews music, Music, Music Genres, Pop Comments Off on Interview: Haywoode – Second Time Around

After scoring '80s pop hits "Roses" and "Getting Closer," the British singer disappeared. She returns with transatlantic CD, Bounce Back.

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Opera Review: ‘Orgy & Bess,’ This Year’s Drag Show from Heartbeat Opera, Soars on Campy Wings – Right into a Glam Gutter

Interview: Haywoode – Second Time Around