Opera
Police Drummer Stewart Copeland Brings 'Off the Score' Quintet to Schimmel Center
Sought-After Opera Soprano Omo Bello Started Career as French Nigerian Scientist
The path to a musical career is rarely clear-cut, but one can certainly guess at its magnetism in order to have pulled French Nigerian scientist-turned-opera soprano Omo Bello away from such a distant nation and towards an equally distant career choice. The BBC recently conducted a profile of the emerging talent along with her curious backstory. According to the BBC, Omo Bello started her career studying to become a geneticist in her native Nigeria until 2006 when she was awarded a scholarship to train as an opera singer in France. From there, her career blossomed into what has now made her the "most sought-after" opera soprano in the field today. Once Upon A Time Off-Broadway: Company XIV’s Adult Only ‘Snow White’ Premiering in Feb
Once upon a time successfully blending elements of dance, circus, opera, theatre and high fashion could have been considered a fairytale in itself. Not any more. Company XIV is gearing up for the world premiere of adults only version of 'Snow White,' which mixes the iconic Brothers Grimm tale with some of the greatest performing arts disciplines. Created, choreographed and directed by Drama Desk Award nominee Austin McCormick, the show starts its seven week limit run off-broadway at Minetta Lane Theatre on Feb 03 with previews starting on Jan 26.
