Today Lyric Opera announced the world premiere of Bel Canto, by composer Jimmy López and librettist Nilo Cruz. The work is based on the novel by Ann Patchett will be performed in the 2015-16 season. The conductor will be Sir Andrew Davis and the director Stephen Wadsworth. The opera has been commissioned as part of Lyric's Renée Fleming Initiative.
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Ann and Renee are friends; she earlier wrote BEL CANTO without even knowing about Renee but a lot of people told her that the opera singer character was totally Renee. I wonder if Renee will be in it?
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So far the only singer announced has been Danielle de Niese (Roxanne Coss), but that is a good question, I too wonder if Fleming will be in the opera.
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