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A Little Write Music: An obscure Italian opera comes to Los Angeles

By Akshay Seetharam 173 Views Akshay Seetharam, Gaetano Donizetti, Il fortunago inganno, Opera, pacific opera project

The Pacific Opera Project spotlights operas that have long been ignored and stages them in venues throughout Southern California.

Amelia Hunchley sings accompanied by a pianist.

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November 19, 2021 12:27 amFebruary 25, 2022 12:29 am

Amelia Huchley SC ’23 hopes CCO Concerto Competition win is first step to making it in the world of opera

By Gabriel Sherman and Mena Bova 4038 Views 5C Musicians, 5C Student Musicians, Claremont Concert Orchestra, Classical Music, Joint Music Program, Music, Music Concert, Music Industry, Musicians, Opera, Orchestra, Singer, Singing, Student Musicians, Women In Music

Amelia Huchley SC ’23 made vocalist history with her win at the Claremont Concert Orchestra Concerto Competition this past Saturday.

November 21, 2019 5:05 pmNovember 22, 2019 1:32 am

OPINION: In praise of the modern opera

By Nam Do 3564 Views Aida, Anna Netrebko, Carmen, Cold Mountain, Der Ring Des Nibelungen, Georges Bizet, Giacomo Puccini, Giuseppe Verdi, J. M. Coetzee, Jennifer Higdon, John Adams, La bohème, LA Opera, La Scala, La traviata, Madama Butterfly, Metropolitan Opera, Metropolitan Opera House, Modern Opera, Music, Nixon in China, Opera, Philip Glass, Richard Wagner, The Exterminating Angel, Thomas Adès, Waiting for the Barbarians

Opera has a reputation for being old and stuffy. Yet modern opera demonstrates that the art can be flexible, dynamic and engaging.

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