classical music: February 2010 Archives

The Metropolitan Opera and the English National Opera have commissioned an opera from NYC composer Nico Muhly, who's performing at Big Ears in March. It's quite an accomplishment for the 28-year-old Muhly. The opera, with a libretto by Craig Lucas and based on the real-life story of a teenager who tried to arrange his own murder on the Internet, is scheduled to debut in London in 2011 and premier at the Met during the 2013-14 season.

The New York Times has more.

From Alan Sherrod's MP classical music blog:

"Word has it that Knoxville Opera is having a little cocktail party as part of this week's First Friday in the S&W Grand from 6 to 9 p.m. I've also heard they are calling it Opera After Hours at First Friday. And, I wouldn't be a bit surprised if members of the Knoxville Opera Studio were there to entertain those that drop in on the downstairs bar area."

Read Alan's profile of Rachele Gilmore, who's starring in KOC's production of Lucia di Lammermoor next weekend, here.