Abby Kreh Gibson, the Chair of the Glimmerglass Guild’s Education Committee, writes about Artistic & General Director Francesca Zambello’s recent trip to one of our nearby colleges: The Guild Education Committee’s past association with the Theatre and Music Departments at … Continue reading
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Baritone Mark Diamond, a Glimmerglass Young Artist in 2010, took the top prize in the twenty-third annual Eleanor McCollum Competition for Young Singers at Houston Grand Opera. Guest judge Frederica von Stade joined HGO General Director Anthony Freud and HGO Music Director Patrick Summers in selecting the winners. This … Continue reading
Francesca Zambello’s 2006 Royal Opera House staging of Georges Bizet’s Carmen will premiere in 3-D as the closing selection of the Santa Barbara International Film Festival on Feb. 6 and is scheduled to open in movie theaters around the world on … Continue reading
The Glimmerglass Festival celebrated National Opera Week, October 29 through November 7, with OPERA-tion Arts – a free education project that translated what area second graders learned about opera into visual art. In preparation of National Opera Week, Glimmerglass staffers … Continue reading
During the Glimmerglass “off-season,” I work on a wide variety of projects with a wide variety of collaborators. Inevitably, my most interesting projects seem to have some connection to this place, which annually brings a collection of amazing artists together … Continue reading
During the summer, many Glimmerglass staffers are asked – “do you ever take vacation?” The Glimmerglass season is a labor of love. We work many, many hours during the summer, but we love what we do. That being said, yes, … Continue reading
Glimmerglass Opera hosted its Spring Gala to benefit our Young American Artists Program last Tuesday (this post is a little late in arriving). We honored filmmaker James Ivory at the event, and countertenor Anthony Roth Costanzo performed. If you’re interested … Continue reading
Tomorrow June and I will be in Oneonta to man our Glimmerglass Opera booth at OH-fest. OH-fest is a free popular street festival presented by the city’s two colleges, SUNY Oneonta and Hartwick College. We have participated for several years and … Continue reading
DeLisle Merrill, who will join Glimmerglass this summer as the Intern Costume Shopper, was recently announced as a national winner at the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival (KCACTF). Merrill, who hails from Washington State, was awarded The Barbizon Award … Continue reading
Glimmerglass is known for many things: New and innovative productions. Performing little-known works. Picturesque campus. Unique theater. Top-notch safety program…?
Glimmerglass Opera is regarded as having one of the best safety-training programs in the industry. Continue reading
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