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For Ryan and Tonya McKinny, Opera Has Always Been a Family Affair - Meet our Stage Director Tonya Mckinny and our Projection Director Ryan Mckinny
Editor's note: Fittingly for a couple whose lives have long been shaped by opera and travel, Ryan and Tonya answered these questions while Ryan was in New York rehearsing for the Metropolitan Opera’s world premiere of Lincoln in the Bardo. He sings the role of Hans Vollman in…
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Another Sunrise and Before It All Goes Dark Two one-act operas of hope, identity, memory, and resilience
Experience two intimate operas by composer Jake Heggie and librettist Gene Scheer that illuminate extraordinary true stories shaped by the Holocaust. Presented together, Another Sunrise and Before It All Goes Dark explore the power of art to preserve memory. Tickets here. The…
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Piedmont Opera Secures More Than $168,500 in Grants So Far During 50th Anniversary Season
Foundation investments strengthen High Point programming, education and outreach, new works, community-based performances, and Piedmont Opera’s ongoing operations WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — As Piedmont Opera celebrates its 50th anniversary season, the company has secured $ $168,527…
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How Jake Heggie and Gene Scheer Changed This Guy’s Destiny
Left to Right- Brandon Palmer, Jake Heggie and Josey Mechavich We all meet people who completely alter the trajectory of our lives. In the world of classical music, those people are often the creators who give us new ways to hear, think, and feel. For me, composer Jake Heggie…
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Panelists Announced for Music & The Mind
Piedmont Opera and Novant Health Present Renée Fleming's Music and Mind: Harnessing the Arts to Heal & Connect Symposium and concert launch Piedmont Opera's 50th Anniversary Season WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Piedmont Opera, in partnership with Novant Health, will launch its 50th…
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Tickets on Sale for Piedmont Opera's 50th anniversary season (WXII)
Piedmont Opera's General Director Joseph Mechavich joined the WXII 12 News morning team to share more about the events in store. Watch here.
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Piedmont Opera Announces Distinguished Casts and Creative Teams for 50th Anniversary Opera Productions
Piedmont Opera Announces Distinguished Casts and Creative Teams for 50th Anniversary Opera Productions WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Piedmont Opera today announced the cast and creative teams for its landmark 50th Anniversary Season, featuring internationally acclaimed artists, rising…
- Piedmont Opera's 50th Season with Yes!Weekly
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50 Year Anniversary Season
Piedmont Opera's 50th Anniversary Season Brings Renée Fleming, Beloved Classics, and New American Masterworks to the Triad WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Piedmont Opera will celebrate its 50th Anniversary Season with an ambitious lineup of performances and special events that honor five…
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Mechavich & Fox 8 Discuss African Queens
Fox 8 sits down with General Director Josey Mechavich to discuss Karen Slack's African Queens. Watch here.
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African Queens on WSNC
Piedmont Opera presents African Queens, a powerful musical celebration curated and performed by Grammy Award-winning soprano Karen Slack. The program honors seven extraordinary African queens whose stories have often been overlooked in Western history, combining newly…
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African Queens on WXII
Piedmont Opera is kicking off Winston-Salem’s annual Juneteenth celebration by presenting the acclaimed recital "African Queens" featuring Grammy Award-winning soprano Karen Slack. The free community performance on Thursday, June 18 will blend newly commissioned music, and…
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Piedmont Opera Celebrates 50 Years by Honoring Dr. Robert Ward’s Induction into the Winston-Salem Arts Walk of Fame
As Piedmont Opera celebrates its 50th anniversary season and reflects on defining milestones in the company’s history, the organization proudly honors the induction of Pulitzer Prize–winning composer and arts leader Dr. Robert Ward into Winston-Salem Arts, Cultural, and…
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Broadway World: Karen Slack's African Queens at First Baptist Church on Fifth
Read more about Piedmont Opera's upcoming event: Karen Slack's African Queens. https://www.broadwayworld.com/raleigh/regional/Karen-Slack-s-African-Queens--4367698
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Karen Slack with OperaWire
Piedmont Opera concludes its season... Read more here.
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Elkin Tribune: Opera Lite Comes to Yadkinville
Piedmont Opera, in partnership with the Yadkin Cultural Arts Center, will present Opera Lite: ABC’s of Opera on May 31 at 3 p.m. at the Yadkin Cultural Arts Center in Yadkinville. Tickets are $15 and are available now. More here.
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Opera Lite Premiers in Yadkinville
Piedmont Opera expands its outreach program Opera Lite to the Cultural Arts Center in Yadkinville ... READ HERE.
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Piedmont Opera presents an heroic "Carmen"
"Despite the opinions recently offered by a certain film celebrity, there are plenty of people out there who not only appreciate but know the importance of opera, ballet, and countless other art forms. We attend opera to experience the ultimate form of human artistic expression:…
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Winston-Salem Monthly Magazine
Meet Joseph Mechavich: Piedmont Opera’s new general director leads with flair You’d probably never think of grilling and opera together, but for Joseph Mechavich, the two go hand in hand. Mechavich, who was recently named Piedmont Opera’s general director and is moving to…
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Q&A: Professor Caryn Greco will perform in upcoming “Carmen” production
On March 27 and 29, the Piedmont Opera will perform George Bizet’s classical production of “Carmen” at High Point Theatre. Wake Forest Assistant Voice Professor Caryn Greco has spent a year preparing for her role of Frasquita. Arts & Culture Editor Grace Schuringa sat down with…