Tag Archives: Sir Andrew Davis

This is it!

Posted on November 21, 2015 by composerjimmylopez

This is it, ladies and gentlemen. Bel Canto has made its final transition from book to opera. Practically 5 years after the World Premiere Announcement, 14 years after Ann Patchett’s riveting novel was first published, and 19 years after the … Continue reading →

Posted in Bel Canto | Tagged #LyricBelCanto, Ann Patchett, Anthony Freud, Bach, Bel Canto, Bradley Hall, Cayenne Harris, Chicago, Chicago Cultural Center, Chicago Lyric Opera Orchestra, Civic Opera House, Constance Hoffman, Danielle De Niese, David Korins, Duane Schuler, Gérard Grisey, Greg Emetaz, Igor Stravinsky, Jimmy Lopez, Ken Piggot, Kevin Newbury, Lima Crisis, Lyric Opera, Lyric Unlimited, Nilo Cruz, opening night, Renee Fleming, Sir Andrew Davis, Talea, The Soldier's Tale | 1 Comment

The Final Stretch

Posted on July 21, 2015 by composerjimmylopez

All things must come to an end, but sometimes the end can signify new beginnings. Just a few days ago I delivered the final piano/vocal score of “Bel Canto”: over 400 pages of some of the most inspired music I’ve … Continue reading →

Posted in Bel Canto | Tagged #LyricBelCanto, Andrew Patner, Anthony Freud, Bel Canto, Civic Opera House, David Korins, December 7 2015, Jimmy Lopez, Ken Piggott, Kevin Newbury, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Miguel Harth-Bedoya, Nilo Cruz, Renee Fleming, Sir Andrew Davis, Tech Rehearsal | Leave a comment

Pushing the Right Buttons

Posted on April 21, 2014 by composerjimmylopez

Few things can be more rewarding for a composer than a standing ovation after the premiere of a new work, but last weekend I got to experience the same rush of excitement inside a rehearsal room, with only four people … Continue reading →

Posted in Bel Canto | Tagged #teamBelCanto, Alexandra Day, Bel Canto, Bel Canto The Opera, Gesamtkuntswerk, Jimmy Lopez, John von Rhein, Kevin Newbury, Magda Krance, opera, Renee Fleming, Rusalka, Ryan Opera Center, Sir Andrew Davis, world premiere | Leave a comment

Past the middle mark

Posted on January 6, 2014 by composerjimmylopez

So here we are at the start of a new year, and a little less than two years before the premiere of “Bel Canto”. But first let’s take a quick look back at 2013: I started work on the score; … Continue reading →

Posted in Bel Canto | Tagged #teambelcanto #BelCanto, 2013 Prince Prize, 2014, Anthony Freud, Cosi fan tutte, Danielle De Niese, Jimmy Lopez, Kevin Newbury, Live in HD, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Met, Metropolitan Opera of New York, Nilo Cruz, orchestration, piano reduction, piano vocal score, Prince Charitable Trusts, Prince Prize, Renee Fleming, Rusalka, Ryan Opera Center, short score, Sir Andrew Davis, world premiere | Leave a comment

A Knight, a Diva and an Opera House

Posted on August 4, 2013 by composerjimmylopez

Forty minutes might seem like a lot of music, but in the context of a full-evening opera, we’re just getting started. That’s how much I’ve written so far, which means only another hundred minutes remain to be written. Sigh. Granted, … Continue reading →

Posted in Bel Canto | Tagged Bel Canto, Benjamin Britten, Billy Budd, Danielle De Niese, Don Pasquale, Gaetano Donizetti, Glyndebourne, Glyndebourne Festival Opera, Glyndebourne Opera House, Gus Christie, Jacques Imbrailo, Sir Andrew Davis, Tuxedo | 2 Comments

A journey begins

Posted on February 28, 2012 by composerjimmylopez

Today is a special day. It marks the end of an intense period of preparation and the beginning of an equally intense period of artistic creation. The Lyric Opera of Chicago has entrusted me with the task of composing a … Continue reading →

Posted in Bel Canto | Tagged Ann Patchett, Bel Canto, Danielle De Niese, Japanese Embassy hostage crisis, Jimmy Lopez, Lima hostage crisis, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Nilo Cruz, opera, Renee Fleming, Sir Andrew Davis, Stephen Wadsworth | 5 Comments

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