| Spoleto Festival USA - Charleston | 1 December 2023 |
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VanessaSpoleto Festival USANo. of reviews: 1 | |
Energized Spoleto USA runs brash gamut from Barber to balloon pops |
 18 Jun 23 / Classical Voice North America |
OmarSpoleto Festival USANo. of reviews: 3 | |
Spoleto Opera honors an extraordinary slave whose life mattered |
| 18 Jun 22 / Classical Voice North America |
Spoleto Festival debuts the profound and moving new opera ‘Omar’ |
| 4 Jun 22 / Atlanta Journal-Constitution |
‘Omar’ moves forward a crucial American story, and opera, too |
| 29 May 22 / The Post and Courier |
Unholy WarsSpoleto Festival USANo. of reviews: 1 | |
Spoleto boasts a potent blend of stunning opera and chamber music |
| 8 Jun 22 / Atlanta Journal-Constitution |
La bohèmeSpoleto Festival USANo. of reviews: 1 | |
Spoleto boasts a potent blend of stunning opera and chamber music |
| 8 Jun 22 / Atlanta Journal-Constitution |
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A backwards ‘La bohème’ lives happily ever after
The four acts of Giacomo Puccini’s “La bohème” (1896), an operatic staple, will be presented with a twist at this year’s Spoleto Festival USA: they’ll be in reverse order.
The four acts of Giacomo Puccini’s “La bohème” (1896), an operatic staple, will be presented with a twist at this year’s Spoleto Festival USA: they’ll be in reverse order.
SalomeSpoleto Festival USANo. of reviews: 2 | |
Salome is given a risky, risqué spin in Spoleto staging |
| 8 Jun 19 / Classical Voice North America |
'Salome' has fun with death and feminism in a strong opening performance |
| 26 May 19 / Charleston City Paper |
Pia de' TolomeiSpoleto Festival USANo. of reviews: 3 | |
Redefining new, Spoleto rolls out Donizetti premiere |
| 16 Jun 18 / Classical Voice North America |
Maestra Lidiya Yankovskaya made a strong case for “Pia’s” musical worthiness |
| 9 Jun 18 / Opera Warhorses |
'Pia de’ Tolomei' takes viewers to a fascist Italy that they won’t want to leave |
| 28 May 18 / Charleston City Paper |
Tree of CodesSpoleto Festival USANo. of reviews: 3 | |
Elliot Madore, Marisol Montalvo perform Liza Lim’s “Tree of Codes” |
| 16 Jun 18 / Opera Warhorses |
Redefining new, Spoleto rolls out Donizetti premiere |
| 16 Jun 18 / Classical Voice North America |
Liza Lim’s work provides visual dazzle but no vocal highlights |
| 12 Jun 18 / OperaWire |
QuartettSpoleto Festival USANo. of reviews: 1 | |
A tumultuous nihilistic confrontation |
| 30 May 17 / The Post and Courier |
FarnaceSpoleto Festival USANo. of reviews: 2 | |
'Farnace' sets off vocal fireworks at Dock Street Theatre |
| 29 May 17 / The Post and Courier |
Spoleto’s premiere of 'Farnace' brings a cinematic scale to the theater |
| 29 May 17 / Charleston City Paper |
Eugene OneginSpoleto Festival USANo. of reviews: 2 | |
'Eugene Onegin' sparkles with great singing |
| 29 May 17 / The Post and Courier |
Incredible voices wow in 'Eugene Onegin' |
| 29 May 17 / Charleston City Paper |
Das Mädchen mit den SchwefelhölzernSpoleto Festival USANo. of reviews: 4 | |
Spoleto, at the age of 40, is still cutting edge after all these years |
| 10 Jun 16 / Arts Atlanta |
Lachenmann’s work indeed challenges |
| 1 Jun 16 / DC Theatre Scene |
Spoleto Festival premieres follow somber reflection |
| 1 Jun 16 / New York Times |
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The opera that almost made me stand up and shout |
| 31 May 16 / Charleston City Paper |
La Double CoquetteSpoleto Festival USANo. of reviews: 4 | |
Spoleto, at the age of 40, is still cutting edge after all these years |
| 10 Jun 16 / Arts Atlanta |
Spoleto Festival premieres follow somber reflection |
| 1 Jun 16 / New York Times |
Updated ‘La Double Coquette’ seduces with playful take on baroque opera and gender |
| 30 May 16 / The Post and Courier |
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La Double Coquette is a charming revision of a classic comedic opera |
| 30 May 16 / Charleston City Paper |
Porgy and BessSpoleto Festival USANo. of reviews: 5 | |
Spoleto, at the age of 40, is still cutting edge after all these years |
| 10 Jun 16 / Arts Atlanta |
Spoleto makes a gorgeous Porgy and Bess for Charleston |
| 2 Jun 16 / DC Theatre Scene |
'Porgy and Bess,' a Spoleto Fstival USA homecoming |
| 30 May 16 / New York Times |
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Spoleto's Porgy and Bess is powerful reinvention of the classic opera |
| 29 May 16 / Charleston City Paper |
Spoleto Festival’s ‘Porgy and Bess’ reimagines Catfish Row |
| 28 May 16 / The Post and Courier |
Veremonda, l’amazzone di AragonaSpoleto Festival USANo. of reviews: 2 | |
Cavalli opera charms at Spoleto Festival |
| 31 May 15 / Greenville Online |
Long-neglected ‘Veremonda, l’amazzone di Aragona’ inspired choice for Spoleto Festival 2015 |
| 26 May 15 / The Post and Courier |
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‘Veremonda’ and the musicologists
imagine the excitement of musicologists Wendy Heller and Ellen Rosand when they learned that the opera they have been studying for 20 years would be performed.
imagine the excitement of musicologists Wendy Heller and Ellen Rosand when they learned that the opera they have been studying for 20 years would be performed.
Paradise InterruptedSpoleto Festival USANo. of reviews: 1 | |
‘Paradise Interrupted’ a visual and aural display |
| 24 May 15 / The Post and Courier |
Facing GoyaSpoleto Festival USANo. of reviews: 7 | |
Profiling Goya at Spoleto Festival USA |
| 6 Jun 14 / Bachtrack |
An intimate Adams amid bleak offerings |
| 4 Jun 14 / Wall Street Journal |
Minimalist (or proto-Minimalist) operas have dominated this year’s Spoleto Festival USA |
| 28 May 14 / New York Times |
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To clone or not to clone...that is the question |
| 28 May 14 / Charleston City Paper |
'Facing Goya' an adventurous if not entirely successful new production |
| 28 May 14 / The Post and Courier |
‘Kat’a,’ ‘Goya’ succeed as Spoleto’s operas |
| 28 May 14 / Charlotte Observer |
Spoleto's two operas dovetail successfully |
| 28 May 14 / The State |
Kat'a KabanovaSpoleto Festival USANo. of reviews: 9 | |
A cornered Káťa Kabanová in Charleston |
| 6 Jun 14 / Bachtrack |
An intimate Adams amid bleak offerings |
| 4 Jun 14 / Wall Street Journal |
Operas by Adams and Janáček are among the highlights of this wide-ranging festival |
| 29 May 14 / Financial Times |
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Betsy Horne shines as Kat'a Kabanova |
| 29 May 14 / Broadway World |
Minimalist (or proto-Minimalist) operas have dominated this year’s Spoleto Festival USA |
| 28 May 14 / New York Times |
‘Kat’a,’ ‘Goya’ succeed as Spoleto’s operas |
| 28 May 14 / Charlotte Observer |
Spoleto's two operas dovetail successfully |
| 28 May 14 / The State |
Kat’a Kabanova soars musically |
| 26 May 14 / Charleston City Paper |
'Kat'a Kabanova' definitive Janacek expertly presented by Spoleto production |
| 26 May 14 / The Post and Courier |
El NiñoSpoleto Festival USANo. of reviews: 5 | |
An intimate Adams amid bleak offerings |
| 4 Jun 14 / Wall Street Journal |
A deeply human Messiah comes to Spoleto Festival USA |
| 3 Jun 14 / Bachtrack |
Operas by Adams and Janáček are among the highlights of this wide-ranging festival |
| 29 May 14 / Financial Times |
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'El Nino' bends genre in luminous production |
| 28 May 14 / The Post and Courier |
A strong start for Spoleto 2014 |
| 28 May 14 / Charleston City Paper |
Le villiSpoleto Festival USANo. of reviews: 4 | |
A pair of interesting if flawed operas from Italy’s post-Verdi tradition |
| 29 May 13 / Financial Times |
Spoleto operas: short, visually stimulating, vibrantly sung |
| 29 May 13 / Charlotte Observer |
Sadness and madness in Mese Mariano and Le Villi |
| 27 May 13 / Charleston City Paper |
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Opera offers satisfying night of great singing |
| 26 May 13 / The Post and Courier |
Mese MarianoSpoleto Festival USANo. of reviews: 4 | |
A pair of interesting if flawed operas from Italy’s post-Verdi tradition |
| 29 May 13 / Financial Times |
Spoleto operas: short, visually stimulating, vibrantly sung |
| 29 May 13 / Charlotte Observer |
Sadness and madness in Mese Mariano and Le Villi |
| 27 May 13 / Charleston City Paper |
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Opera offers satisfying night of great singing |
| 26 May 13 / The Post and Courier |
MatsukazeSpoleto Festival USANo. of reviews: 4 | |
A powerful, poignant US premiere for Hosokawa’s ‘Matsukaze’ |
| 29 May 13 / Financial Times |
Spoleto operas: short, visually stimulating, vibrantly sung |
| 29 May 13 / Charlotte Observer |
Opera ‘Matsukaze’ shines |
| 26 May 13 / The Post and Courier |
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Matsukaze is a wonderfully creepy triumph |
| 26 May 13 / Charleston City Paper |
KeplerSpoleto Festival USANo. of reviews: 3 | |
Entering the universe of a man of science and faith |
| 2 Jun 12 / New York Times |
Spoleto operas offer trips through time, space |
| 30 May 12 / Charlotte Observer |
Philip Glass opera Kepler presents an analytic mind in anguish |
| 28 May 12 / Charleston City Paper |
Feng Yi TingSpoleto Festival USANo. of reviews: 1 | |
Spoleto operas offer trips through time, space |
| 30 May 12 / Charlotte Observer |
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| Spoleto to premiere new opera for 2024: “Ruinous Gods” |
The centerpiece of next year’s programming will be “Ruinous Gods,” a newly commissioned opera about the psychological traumas faced by families and children as a result of ongoing immigration crises around the world. |
| 12 Jun 2023 / Charleston City Paper |
| Spoleto Festival USA announces full 2022 details |
Omar, Unholy Wars and La Bohème will be the featured operas. |
| 12 Feb 2022 / OperaWire |
| Spoleto Festival announces 2022 operas |
The world premiere “Omar” by Rhiannon Giddens and Michael Abels; Karim Sulayman’s “Unholy War” and Puccini's “La bohème” will be performed in 2022. |
| 18 Nov 2021 / OperaWire |
| Spoleto Festival USA appoints new General Director |
The Spoleto Festival USA in South Carolina has appointed Mena Mark Hanna as its new General Director. |
| 16 Jul 2021 / OperaWire |
| Spoleto Festival USA postpones world premiere of ‘Omar’ |
The work, which was set to premiere in 2020, will now be postponed until the 2022 season. |
| 25 Feb 2021 / OperaWire |
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