New Opera in New York: How to keep opera moving and exciting

By Jason Cady, 15 October 2019

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“Art forms are like sharks. They have to keep moving forward or they die”

Jessica Duchen, 6th April

The Royal College of Music offers an enviable nurturing ground for the next generation of operatic talent. Audrey Hyland, head of the Vocal and Opera faculty, talks about what makes the department special.

Opera in the blood: Speranza Scappucci

Mark Pullinger, 17th March

The Royal Opera’s Principal Guest Conductor explains her passion for opera, her journey into the pit and how good conductors share the attributes of football managers.

Pure agilità: Aya Wakizono returns to Tokyo

Nahoko Gotoh, 13th March

The Japanese mezzo soprano is returning to the New National Theatre, Tokyo for her role debut in Massenet’s Werther. We talk about her love for Rossini, and expansions into later Romantic opera.

The giving of gifts: Pierre-Laurent Aimard on György Kurtág

Tim Rutherford-Johnson, 16th February

As the idiosyncratic, laconic Hungarian composer approaches his 100th birthday, we talk to Pierre-Laurent Aimard about his decades-long relationship with György Kurtág, on his unique playfulness and gift-giving.

Bleeding and dancing: Mark Ravenhill gets his teeth into Salome

Kevin W Ng, 5th February

The trailblaizing playwright makes a return to the operatic stage to direct a new production of Strauss’ Salome with Regents Opera – held in an old boxing venue, an apt location given the opera’s bloody subject...

Back in the spotlight: Bru Zane gives women composers chance to shine

Elodie Olson-Coons, 2nd February

With significant works by Louise Farrenc, Augusta Holmès and Clémence de Grandval – including two grand operas – Palazzetto Bru Zane is pioneering rediscovery of French music of the 19th century.

Jason Cady

Jason Cady is a composer and librettist. He performs on pedal steel and modular synthesizer. Pitchfork called him a "mod-synth mastermind…funny and engaging." The New York Times, described his video opera, "I Screwed Up the Future", as “charming fantasy...drably comic and spacey.” His opera, "Candy Corn", was called "hilarious" by The Wire Magazine, and “radically enjoyable” by I Care If You Listen. He is the Artistic Director of Experiments in Opera, and the Director of Music Programming at The Flea Theater. He was born in Flint, Michigan and now lives in New York City.