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Topic: Opera Memphis
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April 2020
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March 2020
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Modern troubadours: Musicians deliver on doorsteps, lawns
Like a “Memphis music milkman,” artist Graham Winchester makes personal deliveries of his new vinyl single, while Opera Memphis vocalists take requests for outdoor neighborhood performances.
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Coronavirus daily blog, March 17: Strickland declares state of emergency; third local case confirmed
The state reports the total number of confirmed cases in Tennessee is 73, and a third Shelby County case has also been reported. That individual is isolated at home and did not contract it in Shelby County.
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The Extra Podcast: How Opera Memphis continues to work outside the opera house
Ned Canty of Opera Memphis talks about the Ramones, how opera became a "tool of social exclusion," and the evolution of opera globally and in Memphis.
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February 2020
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GPAC at 25 offers ‘dizzying’ lineup of national, international acts
The Grove at GPAC, an outdoor theater with a food pavilion, will be only the second performing arts center in the country to have a Daktronics video wall capable of simulcasting the performance inside to an outdoor audience.
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September 2019
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‘All killer, no filler’ for joint Memphis Symphony, Opera Memphis season opener
The concert is an exhilarating mix of the fresh and the familiar, from 'The William Tell Overture' to 'You'll Never Walk Alone.'
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Grit and grind meets top hat and monocle: 30 Days of Opera
Instead of waiting for people to come to the opera house, 30 Days takes opera to festivals, libraries, restaurants and parks. “Having an opera singer 10 feet from you is like being on a roller coaster or in a windstorm,” says Opera Memphis' director Ned Canty.
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Memphis-born singer Vera Little: From Manassas High to the Vatican
The home of the blues was also home to mezzo-soprano Vera Little, a pioneering artist with a commanding voice who was the first African American singer to perform for a pope.
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June 2019
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Opera Memphis announces 2019-20 season
Opera Memphis has announced its 2019-20 season, including a Puccini double bill in February and the return of the Midtown Opera Festival starting in late March.
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April 2019
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The Weekly Memphian: Lucero Family Block Party, Record Store Day, Ballet Memphis/New Ballet Ensemble and more
The Weekly Memphian is a partial guide to things happening in Memphis, recommended by Daily Memphian staff. This guide covers April 10-16.
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December 2018
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Local magician reviving magic in Memphis
A local magician is working to bring back the art of magic to the Memphis area. Jeff Day, who specializes in a Victorian style of magic, performs across the Mid-South for a wide range of audiences. -
The Weekly Memphian: Mannheim Steamroller, Big Freedia, Amurican Hiatus, Time-Warp Drive-in
The Weekly Memphian is a partial guide to things happening in Memphis, recommended by Daily Memphian staff. This week's list covers Dec. 12-17. -
‘La Posada’ features Opera Memphis singers, immigrant detention center replica
Since September, there has been a replica of a U.S. immigrant detention center cage at the Art Museum of the University of Memphis. And on Saturday, Opera Memphis singers and a pianist will perform in that custom-built structure.
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October 2018
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Local arts groups participating in nationwide ‘For Freedoms’ initiative
Last September, conceptual artist Hank Willis Thomas gave Memphis College Art’s Downing Pryor Lecture.
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September 2018
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30 Days of Opera, McCleave Project extend Opera Memphis’ reach
The end of September is approaching rapidly, but there are still several opportunities to catch an Opera Memphis 30 Days of Opera performance.
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