The Center for Contemporary Opera (CCO) is a professional opera company based in New York City, and a member of OPERA America.[1] The company focuses on producing and developing new opera and music theater works and reviving rarely seen American operas written after the second World War.[2] The Center for Contemporary Opera has staged the premieres of many works written during the latter half of the twentieth century.[3] Works are performed at all stages of development from readings to workshops to full productions on the professional stage. In line with its mission to promote an interest in new operatic and music-theater culture among the American public, the company presents panel discussions and colloquia, and publishes a bi-annual newsletter Opera Today.[4] Since 2004, the company has been a regular participant in the New York City Opera's annual festival, "Vox: Showcasing American Composers".[5]
The company was founded in 1982 by Richard Marshall, formerly the head of the Charlotte Opera Association in North Carolina where he had commissioned, produced and conducted the world premiere of Robert Ward's Abelard and Heloise.[6][7] In March 2008, James E. Schaeffer, Executive Director of Long Leaf Opera Festival in Chapel Hill, North Carolina took over from Marshall as General Director.[8] The composer, author and music critic Eric Salzman was named Artistic Director, and served in this role until 2012, when he became the company's Composer-in-Residence until his death in 2017.[9] After James Schaeffer's retirement, Francesca Campagna was named General Director in 2019.[10] The Principal Conductor of CCO is Sara Jobin.[11]
Francis Thorne:Mario and the Magician (Center for Contemporary Opera, Richard Marshall, conductor, Justin Vickers, Larry Small, Jessica Grigg, Wendy Brown, Richard Cassell) Albany Records TROY832
Peter Westergaard:Alice in Wonderland (Center for Contemporary Opera, Michael Pratt, conductor, Jennifer Winn, Amaia Urtiaga, Karen Joliceur, Marshall Coid, David Kellett, Eric Jordan) Albany Records TROY1198
Michael Dellaira:The Secret Agent (Center for Contemporary Opera, Sara Jobin, conductor, Amy Burton, Scott Bearden, Jonathan Blalock, Matthew Boehler, Aaron Theno, Matthew Garrett, Jason Papowitz, David Neal, Jody Karem, Cherry Duke, Deborah Lifton, Sarah Miller, Kate Oberjat) Albany Records TROY1450-51
ReferencesEdit
^OPERA America May 9, 2008, at the Wayback Machine Accessed 26 March 2008.
^Midgette, Ann, 'Never Say Die In Indie Opera', New York Times, January 24, 2003. Accessed 26 March 2008.
^Driscoll, F. Paul, 'Let's get small', Opera News, August 1997. Accessed 26 March 2008.
^Chapel Hill Chamber of Commerce, Long Leaf Opera Executive Director named Center for Contemporary Opera Chief Executive Officer July 25, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, March 05, 2008. Accessed 26 March 2008.
^ abTommasini, Anthony, If Operas Can Make It Here..., New York Times, June 6, 2004. Accessed 26 March 2008.
^Holland, Bernard, 'An Opera Innovator Readies Britten Work', New York Times, February 19, 1988. Accessed 26 March 2008.
^Jarvis, Craig, Renowned composer, 90, is honored by his adopted state[dead link], The Charlotte Observer, September 23, 2007. Accessed via subscription 26 March 2008.
^Long Leaf Opera Festival 2008-03-25 at the Wayback Machine Accessed 26 March 2008.
^Peyser, Joan, Future Indefinite, Opera News, August 2001. Accessed 26 March 2008.
^Salazar, David, Francesca Campagna Is Named General Director of Center for Contemporary Opera, OperaWire, September 25, 2019. Accessed 8 October 2019.
^Sanrow, Nahma, Where Musicals and Opera Overlap, a Hybrid Emerges, New York Times, July 14, 2002. Accessed 26 March 2008.
^One Act by Sullivan, New York Times March 30, 1987. Accessed 26 March 2008.
^Will Crutchfield, Argento work: Christopher Sly New York Times, January 27, 1987. Accessed 26 March 2008.
^James Oestreich, 'The Insect Comedy' Center for Contemporary Opera Hunter College,New York Times, May 29, 1993. Accessed 26 March 2008.
^Kozinn, Allan, An Edith Wharton Novella, Set to Music, New York Times, June 21, 2002. Accessed 26 March 2008.
^Tommasini, Anthony, Two Familiar Tales in Unfamiliar Settings, New York Times, May 28, 1999. Accessed 26 March 2008.
^Holland, Bernard, A Novel Of Lust Becomes An Opera, New York Times, July 2, 1998. Accessed 26 March 2008.
^Holland, Bernard, Giving a Face and a Voice to Kafka's Cruel Fantasy Father, New York Times, June 30, 2000. Accessed 26 March 2008.
^Midgette, Ann Doctor Faustus Lights the Lights, New York Times, March 1, 2002. Accessed 26 March 2008.
^Tommasini, Anthony, A Bevy of Eccentrics In a Dreaming Frenzy, New York Times, July 1, 2003.Accessed 26 March 2008.
^Jeremy Eichler, Caught Under the Spell of Mann's Musical Magician, New York Times, May 2, 2005. Accessed 26 March 2008.
^Tommasini, Anthony, 'Alice in Wonderland,' by Peter Westergaard, With Bells and Whistles', New York Times, June 21, 2006. Accessed 26 March 2008.
External linksEdit
Center for Contemporary Opera Official web site.
October 19, 2023
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The Center for Contemporary Opera CCO is a professional opera company based in New York City and a member of OPERA America 1 The company focuses on producing and developing new opera and music theater works and reviving rarely seen American operas written after the second World War 2 The Center for Contemporary Opera has staged the premieres of many works written during the latter half of the twentieth century 3 Works are performed at all stages of development from readings to workshops to full productions on the professional stage In line with its mission to promote an interest in new operatic and music theater culture among the American public the company presents panel discussions and colloquia and publishes a bi annual newsletter Opera Today 4 Since 2004 the company has been a regular participant in the New York City Opera s annual festival Vox Showcasing American Composers 5 The company was founded in 1982 by Richard Marshall formerly the head of the Charlotte Opera Association in North Carolina where he had commissioned produced and conducted the world premiere of Robert Ward s Abelard and Heloise 6 7 In March 2008 James E Schaeffer Executive Director of Long Leaf Opera Festival in Chapel Hill North Carolina took over from Marshall as General Director 8 The composer author and music critic Eric Salzman was named Artistic Director and served in this role until 2012 when he became the company s Composer in Residence until his death in 2017 9 After James Schaeffer s retirement Francesca Campagna was named General Director in 2019 10 The Principal Conductor of CCO is Sara Jobin 11 Contents 1 Notable premieres 2 Recording 3 References 4 External linksNotable premieres EditNotable premieres performed by the Center for Contemporary Opera include Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Timothy Sullivan World Premiere 1987 12 Christopher Sly by Dominick Argento New York Premiere 1987 13 Insect Comedy Martin Kalmanoff and Lewis Allen World Premiere 1993 14 Transformations by Conrad Susa and Anne Sexton New York Premiere 1996 Summer by Stephen Paulus and Joan Vail Thorne New York Premiere 1998 15 Sorry Wrong Number by Jack Beeson and Lucille Fletcher World Premiere 1999 16 The Postman Always Rings Twice by Stephen Paulus and Colin Graham New York Premiere 1998 17 KAFKA Letter to My Father by Stanley Walden U S Premiere 2000 18 Doctor Faustus Lights the Lights by Stanley Walden and Gertrude Stein U S Premiere 2002 19 La Priere du Loup by Eric Salzman U S Premiere 2003 Vera of Las Vegas by Daron Hagen and Paul Muldoon World Staged Premiere 2003 20 A More Perfect Union by Victoria Bond and Isaiah Sheffer World Premiere 2004 5 Mario and the Magician by Francis Thorne and J D McClatchy First professional performance 2005 21 Alice by Peter Westergaard World Premiere of work in progress 2006 22 The Secret Agent by Michael Dellaira and J D McClatchyRecording EditFrancis Thorne Mario and the Magician Center for Contemporary Opera Richard Marshall conductor Justin Vickers Larry Small Jessica Grigg Wendy Brown Richard Cassell Albany Records TROY832 Peter Westergaard Alice in Wonderland Center for Contemporary Opera Michael Pratt conductor Jennifer Winn Amaia Urtiaga Karen Joliceur Marshall Coid David Kellett Eric Jordan Albany Records TROY1198 Michael Dellaira The Secret Agent Center for Contemporary Opera Sara Jobin conductor Amy Burton Scott Bearden Jonathan Blalock Matthew Boehler Aaron Theno Matthew Garrett Jason Papowitz David Neal Jody Karem Cherry Duke Deborah Lifton Sarah Miller Kate Oberjat Albany Records TROY1450 51References Edit OPERA America Archived May 9 2008 at the Wayback Machine Accessed 26 March 2008 Midgette Ann Never Say Die In Indie Opera New York Times January 24 2003 Accessed 26 March 2008 Driscoll F Paul Let s get small Opera News August 1997 Accessed 26 March 2008 Chapel Hill Chamber of Commerce Long Leaf Opera Executive Director named Center for Contemporary Opera Chief Executive Officer Archived July 25 2011 at the Wayback Machine March 05 2008 Accessed 26 March 2008 a b Tommasini Anthony If Operas Can Make It Here New York Times June 6 2004 Accessed 26 March 2008 Holland Bernard An Opera Innovator Readies Britten Work New York Times February 19 1988 Accessed 26 March 2008 Jarvis Craig Renowned composer 90 is honored by his adopted state dead link The Charlotte Observer September 23 2007 Accessed via subscription 26 March 2008 Long Leaf Opera Festival Archived 2008 03 25 at the Wayback Machine Accessed 26 March 2008 Peyser Joan Future Indefinite Opera News August 2001 Accessed 26 March 2008 Salazar David Francesca Campagna Is Named General Director of Center for Contemporary Opera OperaWire September 25 2019 Accessed 8 October 2019 Sanrow Nahma Where Musicals and Opera Overlap a Hybrid Emerges New York Times July 14 2002 Accessed 26 March 2008 One Act by Sullivan New York Times March 30 1987 Accessed 26 March 2008 Will Crutchfield Argento work Christopher Sly New York Times January 27 1987 Accessed 26 March 2008 James Oestreich The Insect Comedy Center for Contemporary Opera Hunter College New York Times May 29 1993 Accessed 26 March 2008 Kozinn Allan An Edith Wharton Novella Set to Music New York Times June 21 2002 Accessed 26 March 2008 Tommasini Anthony Two Familiar Tales in Unfamiliar Settings New York Times May 28 1999 Accessed 26 March 2008 Holland Bernard A Novel Of Lust Becomes An Opera New York Times July 2 1998 Accessed 26 March 2008 Holland Bernard Giving a Face and a Voice to Kafka s Cruel Fantasy Father New York Times June 30 2000 Accessed 26 March 2008 Midgette Ann Doctor Faustus Lights the Lights New York Times March 1 2002 Accessed 26 March 2008 Tommasini Anthony A Bevy of Eccentrics In a Dreaming Frenzy New York Times July 1 2003 Accessed 26 March 2008 Jeremy Eichler Caught Under the Spell of Mann s Musical Magician New York Times May 2 2005 Accessed 26 March 2008 Tommasini Anthony Alice in Wonderland by Peter Westergaard With Bells and Whistles New York Times June 21 2006 Accessed 26 March 2008 External links EditCenter for Contemporary Opera Official web site Blog on the last ConOp Carnegie Hall recital Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Center for Contemporary Opera amp oldid 1061473556, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
