Tag: Cincinnati Opera

What to Do/Hear/See | June 26-July 2

by Movers and Makers • June 25, 2019

Hey, who stole June? It’s already almost gone, but there’s still a weekend left to enjoy its arts and culture offerings. Heck, we might even get to enjoy some outdoor events. Fingers crossed.

Morris Robinson tackles ‘Porgy’ on his own terms

by Julie Kemble Borths • June 25, 2019

Growing up into a muscular, African-American man in the American South, Morris Robinson knew about being pigeonholed into a role. “I used that to my advantage,” he recalled. “Where I come from, playing football was the way you got respect.”…

Young director Omer Ben Seadia shapes Cincinnati Opera’s Crosley-inspired ‘Ariadne’

by Julie Kemble Borths • June 25, 2019

Growing up in Tel Aviv, Israel, Omer Ben Seadia was the kind of girl who would put her hands on her hips, stare down her cousins and tell them exactly how they were going to play. “I was always, always…

What to Do/Hear/See | June 12-18

by Tom Consolo • June 11, 2019

Just when one might think it was time to take a break for, oh, I don’t know, relaxing with some iced tea on the patio, there are major art exhibitions and the opera season revving up.

What to Do/Hear/See | June 5-11

by Movers and Makers • June 4, 2019

Until nature comes around, we’ve got plenty of things to keep you busy – indoors – for the next week.

Cincinnati Opera 2019 a mix of daring, traditional, quirky, romantic

by Ray Cooklis • June 4, 2019

2016 Minnesota Opera production of “Romeo and Juliet”

Putting together the Cincinnati Opera summer festival season is not for the faint of heart. You have just four or five chances – each a costly, elaborate production – to draw the broadest possible audience, including opera newcomers, sophisticates and everyone in between – while balancing logistics, artist scheduling and, of course, costs.