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Lucidity debuts at On Site Opera
Lucidity, a new opera by composer Laura Kaminsky and librettist David Cote premiered at the Abrons Arts Center in November 2024, in a stunning production by On Site Opera. The work deals with the challenging issues of aging and memory loss, in a profound way, by focusing on music’s effect on the brain. In her…
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As One Celebrates 10 Years!
The history-making chamber opera about a transgender person’s experiences is one of the most produced contemporary operas in the world. American Opera Projects (AOP) is proud to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the premiere of As One, the chamber opera that the esteemed company commissioned and premiered at the Brooklyn Academy of Music on September…
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Ursula Oppens on Laura Kaminsky
Pianist Ursula Oppens discusses the music of Laura Kaminsky and her new CD of Kaminsky’s works: Read the article here.
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AS ONE most-produced opera in North America by a living composer
Opera America has posted a list of the top 25 operas performed in North America. Number 14 on the list is As One, (Kaminsky, Campbell, Reed) making it the top opera performed in 2016/17 by living writers. Dead Man Walking (Heggie, McNally) comes in as number 23. Congratulations to Laura Kaminsky, Mark Campbell, Kimberly Reed,…
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Kaminsky named one of the top 35 female composers
The Washington Post has released a list of the top 35 female composers working in classical music. Laura Kaminsky made the list, citing her distinguished career and, most notably, her opera As One. The list goes back to 19th-century-born composers like Florence Price and Cecile Chamanade, and is a striking reminder of the wide range…
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Santa Fe Opera Commissions Reed & Kaminsky
Opera for All VoicesStories of our Timea new initiative bringing stories with purpose to all audiences Commissioned by a consortium of companies led bySanta Fe Opera in association with San Francisco Opera: • lyric opera of kansas city • minnesota opera • opera theatre of saint louis •san francisco opera • santa fe opera •…
