A woman changes her mind about wanting to have a baby, but are climate change worries the true cause? An intense new one-act opera dives into the maelstrom.
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Opera Review (NYC): ‘Lady M’ – a New Adaptation of Verdi’s ‘Macbeth’ from Heartbeat Opera
Rife with stagecraft, physicality, and superb singing and acting, 'Lady M' is a mesmerizing stripped-down re-imagining of Verdi's opera 'Macbeth.'
Read More »Opera Review (NYC): Puccini’s ‘Tosca’ Reimagined by Heartbeat Opera
Gleaming voices, exceptional acting, and Puccini's endlessly wonderful music make this a worthy production regardless of the trimming-down and the conceptual trappings.
Read More »Opera Review (NYC): Heartbeat Opera Confronts America’s Racial Reckoning Through Beethoven’s ‘Fidelio’
A stunning adaptation that addresses America's 21st-century racial reckoning.
Read More »Opera-Theater-Dance Review: ‘Messy Messiah’ by Heartbeat Opera
A first-rate, meticulously crafted operatic holiday revue with glorious singing and dancing, just what we need in dark times.
Read More »Opera Review (NYC): Weber’s ‘Der Freischütz’ from Heartbeat Opera
In Heartbeat Opera's smartly staged and beautifully sung reimagining of Der Freischütz, the mystical story Weber adapted from a supernatural folk tale resettles comfortably in the American South.
Read More »Opera Review (NYC): A ‘La Susanna’ for the #MeToo Era at BAM
Heartbeat Opera and Opera Lafayette have devised a superb staged production of the baroque oratorio 'La Susana,' retelling a biblical story of sexual harassment with love, humor, seductive grace, and wonderful music.
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