Interviews & Videos
Tales from a Safe Distance
Red Curtain Addict: Behind the Curtain
An insider look into the creation of a brand new virtual opera series 'Tales From A Safe Distance' that was created by 9 independent opera companies and 10 creative teams from across the United States.
Featuring:
Luca Pisaroni: World-Renowned bass-baritone & Artistic Collaborator
Maria Sensi Sellner: Founder of Resonance Works / Pittsburgh & Producer
Matt Boresi: Librettist & Co-Creator of 'Tales From A Distance'
“Good News Friday” on Opera America
Join Opera in the Heights’ Eiki Isomura, composer Laura Kaminsky, Tri-Cities Opera’s John Rozzoni, and Resonance Works / Pittsburgh’s Maria Sensi Sellner in conversation, opera games, and more, for the September edition of “Good News Friday” on Opera America.
idagio live: Thursdays with Thomas
Join Thomas Hampson in conversation with colleagues, friends, and other major personalities of the classical music world.
Words first: talking text in opera
In this second BONUS episode, Keturah speaks with librettist, Matt Boresi, about The Decameron Opera Coalition, which was put together by him and composer, Peter Hilliard. Joining Boresi are three librettists from the coalition, John de los Santos, Gilda Lyons, and Deborah Brevoort. They discuss their roles in the upcoming serial piece “Tales From A Safe Distance,” and how people can access the performances. Also, CORRECTION: The performances all begin at 8pm, NOT 8:30, as listed in the podcast.
Articles & Awards
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Best Collaboration: 2020 360° of Opera Awards
The Decameron Opera Coalition was awarded “Best Collaboration” in the 2020 360° of Opera Awards! We are thrilled to be in such an amazing company. Thank you to all who voted!
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Excellence in Opera: 2020 Freddie Awards
We are thrilled to announce that DOC and “Tales from a Safe Distance” have been given an “Excellence in Opera Award” (aka a “Freddie”) by Fred Plotkin and WQXR New York Public Radio!
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OperaWire’s list of Top Industry-Defining Moments of the Year
We are thrilled to be at #5 on OperaWire’s list of Top Industry-Defining Moments of the Year! “Faced with incredible challenges, almost every independent opera company showcased great resilience and innovation. Some projects that really stood out in this vein include the Decameron Coalition.”
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Singing at a Social Distance
“Another ingenious project is “Tales From a Safe Distance,” from the Decameron Opera Coalition. Nine small opera companies banded together to create nine 10-minute original operas, plus a 10th wraparound piece, all with different creative teams, based on stories from Boccaccio’s 14th-century work about waiting out a plague.”
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Tales from a Safe Distance at Opera in the Heights: An Unbridled Success, The Houston Journal
“The Decameron Opera Coalition’s Tales from a Safe Distance features nine regional American opera companies in nine world premieres. The medieval resonance parallels our modern dilemma with stunning clarity. In all ways, DOC is an unbridled success – edgy, novel, richly detailed, musically intriguing.”
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Les Dernières Nouvelles d’Alsace
Two articles written by a French periodical on Bare Opera Pianist Lætitia Ruccol and her role in the DOC.
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INFORUM Highlight of FM Opera
FM Opera never thought they would be performing opera in a home and hotel room this fall. But then again, it’s 2020.
“It has been the most incredible experience I have had in my entire career, practically,” said David Hamilton, general director for FM Opera.
For one week, FM Opera worked with Forum Communications’ Click Content Studios to produce its portion of the Decameron Opera Coalition.