A San Francisco Opera Co-Commission. Meet Clara, a second-tier angel desperate to earn her wings by doing good deeds, and the man she chooses to save: George Bailey, a down-and-out businessman ready to leave this world behind. Based on Frank Capra’s beloved film, this timeless story of second chances debuts just in time for the holiday season. Come witness the magic as Clara sets out to change George’s life in this high-flying spectacle.
2 Grammy Nominations for Cold Mountain! Best Contemporary Classical Composition (Jennifer Higdon, composer; Gene Scheer, librettist) and Best Opera Recording
BEST CONTEMPORARY CLASSICAL COMPOSITION “Higdon: Cold Mountain” — Jennifer Higdon, composer; Gene Scheer, librettist (Miguel Harth-Bedoya, Jay Hunter Morris, Emily Fons, Isabel Leonard, Nathan Gunn and the Santa Fe Opera) BEST OPERA RECORDING “Higdon: Cold Mountain” — Miguel Harth-Bedoya, conductor;
Joyce Di Donato recital at the Palais Garner in Paris sings Heggie and Scheer’s INTO THE FIRE: CAMILLE CLAUDE Nov. 13 2016
FROM THE NY TIMES: The life of the French sculptor Camille Claudel is a tangle of art, passion, madness and betrayal. A student and lover of Rodin’s, Claudel was a critically acclaimed artist when she began to show signs
Guggenheim Works & Process: Houston Grand Opera: It’s a Wonderful Life by Jake Heggie and Gene Scheer
November 6, 2016, 7:30 pm Based in part on the timeless film It’s a Wonderful Life* (1946) and Philip Van Doren Stern’s short story The Greatest Gift (1943), composer Jake Heggie and librettist Gene Scheer’s opera is a holiday classic
Voices from World War II sung by Jared Bybee at the George London Foundation Recital Series
FROM THE NEW YORK CLASSICAL REVIEW: Among the most intriguing items on Sunday’s program were Bybee’s selections from Gene Scheer’s Voices from World War II (1998). The baritone showed a deep connection to these powerful songs, particularly “The German U-Boat
MOBY-DICK RETURNS TO THE DALLAS OPERA NOV 4th 2016!
FROM THE NY TIMES: Mr. Scheer’s libretto was an economical wonder, casting off Melville’s landlocked opening and stretches of minutiae regarding whales and whaling. What remained was a taut, two-act adventure yarn, bound by the relationships between Ahab and his
Joyce Di Donato to sing Heggie and Scheer’s INTO THE FIRE: CAMILLE CLAUDEL Oct 5th at the Kennedy Center
FROM THE NY TIMES: The life of the French sculptor Camille Claudel is a tangle of art, passion, madness and betrayal. A student and lover of Rodin’s, Claudel was a critically acclaimed artist when she began to show signs of
It’s a Wonderful Life to open at Houston Grand Opera on Dec 2nd!
No man is a failure who has friends. HGO’s holiday opera series continues with the world premiere of Jake Heggie and Gene Scheer’s It’s a Wonderful Life. Made famous by the 1946 Frank Capra movie, this timeless tale follows a
Cold Mountain wins the 2016 International Opera Award in London for Best World Premiere
Winner of the International Opera Award for Best World Premiere of 2016: Cold Mountain, an operatic adaption of Charles Frazier’s novel of the same name, by American composer and Pulitzer Prize winner Jennifer Higdon with a libretto by Gene Scheer//
Cold Mountain Premiere in Santa Fe!
Great opening of my new opera written with Jennifer Higdon. Really looking forward to the next production at Opera Philadelphia in February! Here is a pic from the closing. Drinks on the concrete deck– backstage with some of the wonderful