Chautauqua Opera Conservatory student Soren Pedersen performs “Mein Sehnen, mein Wähnen,” from Korngold’s Die Tote Stadt with pianist Joel Harder as Marlena Malas coaches via
The Opera Conservatory’s second performance of Ravel and Colette’s L’Enfant et les Sortileges is at 6:30 p.m. Aug. 9 in McKnight Hall. Jess Kszos/Staff Photographer
Marcus Shields, stage director for L’Enfant et les Sortileges, offers feedback to students of the Chautauqua Opera Conservatory during their rehearsal Saturday, Aug. 5 in
Opera Conservatory student Katie Malone, soprano, rehearses Strauss’ Amor (Brentano Lieder) with Kanae Matsumoto Giampietro Tuesday evening in McKnight Hall as Voice students prepare for
The Chautauqua Opera Company cast of La Tragédie de Carmen takes a bow after their final dress rehearsal in Norton Hall. HG Biggs/Staff Photographer Andrew
Chautauqua Opera Company Guest Artists Kevin Burdette and Eve Gigliotti as Sweeney Todd and Mrs. Lovett in the company’s production of Sweeney Todd: The Demon
Mezzo-soprano Kelly Guerra moved to New York City to live with her fiancé during the COVID-19 pandemic. And like everyone else, they found themselves with
Former and current students, lifetime Chautauquans, and people from all generations gathered last Friday evening in McKnight Hall to celebrate Marlena Kleinman Malas with a
For stage director Marcus Shields, the most difficult aspect of directing is managing all the moving parts. “The challenge of directing is always the challenge
Chautauqua Opera Conservatory Director Marlena Malas and stage director John Giampietro originally planned to stage Leoš Janáček’s The Cunning Little Vixen during the 2020 season,
Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra and Chautauqua Opera Company are teaming up for the company’s final performance of the summer with “Opera & Pops” at 8:15 p.m.