by William Neely | Sep 25, 2024 | Blog
After seventeen years at the helm of MassOpera, Founder and Artistic Director, Dana Lynne Varga is stepping down as Artistic Director and transitioning to a new role as Artistic Advisor. All of us at MassOpera thank Dana for her unparalleled vision,...
by Kristin Fahning | Jun 4, 2021 | Blog
Bringing music to all the souls! Singing for MassOpera’s #SocialDistanceSing St. Patrick’s Day event was one of the most rewarding gigs I have had. The mission of this type of performance encapsulates the essence of what it means to be a performer: Bring...
by Alisa Cassola | Dec 18, 2020 | Blog
It’s our favorite season here in the MassOpera “offices”. We have decorated, hung stockings, lighted menorah’s, and started meal planning for dinners and pouring cocktails for “Zoom Nights In”. Also – regardless of 2020 being...
by Omar Najmi | Dec 2, 2020 | Blog
MassOpera continues our Social DistanSing Concerts, most recently in honor of Veterans Day. Tenor, Omar Najmi, recounts in the guest blog below his very personal experience performing for veterans during this Pandemic: Omar Najmi, Tenor and Guest Blogger! I’m a little...
by Alisa Cassola | Oct 5, 2020 | Blog
We are so lucky at MassOpera to have such talented singers who step out and perform in these beautiful mobile concerts. This past Labor Day, Katrina Holden-Buckley and Carley DeFranco performed a mix of opera and musical theater selections for an eager and distanced...
by Carla Maniscalco-Giovinco | Aug 19, 2020 | Blog
I was asked to write this blog post and my initial reaction was “OMG!! WHAT?? WHY ME?” Terror – I haven’t seriously written anything in years. Disbelief – Who cares about MY theater experience? I worked hard, I tried some stuff, it...
