Here in Cooperstown, Bill was known for his professional affiliation with Glimmerglass Opera, but far beyond those parameters he was known for the individual he personified in his everyday life.…
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Conklin made his Glimmerglass debut shortly after Glimmerglass moved from a high-school auditorium to a purpose-built opera house, with productions of “Fidelio” (directed by Jonathan Miller) and “Il re pastore” (directed by Mark Lamos). According to a press release, in the years that followed, John worked closely with General Director Paul Kellogg to meet the challenge—and opportunity—of the new theater and the international attention it garnered.…
Within a week this February, two friends, whose professional contributions to the Glimmerglass Festival helped propel the opera company forward during an era of significant growth, passed away on opposite coasts, both as a result of Parkinson’s disease.…
The Glimmerglass Festival has reduced its 2024 calendar to about a third of the potential season length of late spring, summer and early fall. This reduction means that one of the finest entertainment venues in America will sit idle most of the time...…
In Tribute Kellogg’s passion for opera, arts brought success to Glimmerglass, Cooperstown, region Editor’s Note: Glimmerglass Opera Artistic Director Emeritus Paul Kellogg died April 28, 2021, at age 84. As a tribute, his friend, our editorial board member, Lin Vincent wrote about what he meant to arts in the region, and to what is now known as The Glimmerglass Festival in Springfield Center By Lin Vincent Soon after Paul Kellogg and his partner, Raymond Han, moved into a potentially elegant…
