We have long been aware that ticket prices can be a barrier for many people who would love to attend a performance here at The Glimmerglass Festival. Setting ticket prices is a delicate act of balancing the financial needs of the organization with the financial realities of the world around us.…
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Glimmerglass is not just about great theater; we are a company devoted to fostering a vibrant community. In that spirit, we announced two new initiatives last week, Neighbors’ Nights and Lyrics on the Lawn.…
Iron String Press reached out to Otsego County’s movers and shakers to find out what they are most looking forward to accomplishing in the months ahead. The series concludes this week with updates from Glimmerglass Festival, Hartwick College and Springbrook.…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 6 Talking Opera Discusses Upcoming Glimmerglass Festival Season OPERA—7 p.m. “Midwinter Talking Opera!” Online program discussing upcoming Glimmerglass Operas “The Pirates of Penzance,” “Pagliacci,” “La Calisto” and “Elizabeth Cree” with Festival Artistic and General Director Rob Ainsley. Presented online by the Guild of the Glimmerglass Opera. Visit http://www.glimmerglassguild.org SOUP’S ON—4-5 p.m. “Homemade Soup To Go.” Free, all welcome. No age, socio-economic or church membership requirement. Continues Tuesdays through 3/19. Elm Park United Methodist Church, 401 Chestnut Street,…
The Goodyear Lake Polar Bear Jump charitable auction is Sunday and a midwinter "Talking Opera" Zoom is scheduled for next Tuesday.…
Ainsley will give an update on the youth opera, “Rumpelstiltskin and the Unlovable Children,” and provide additional insight about this year’s artists and productions.…
The Cancer Services Program will hold a mobile cancer screening event at the Otsego County Fair on Tuesday, August 1. Mammograms, breast exams, pelvic exams, Pap tests and HPV tests are available to eligible uninsured and underinsured individuals 40 and older. Insurance is billed for those with insurance…
Last week, on the evening of Friday the 7th of July, the Glimmerglass Festival opened the doors of the Alice Busch Opera Theater for its 48th season with a provocative, moving, and beautifully sung and brilliantly acted performance of Puccini’s “La bohème.” This is the fifth Glimmerglass production of what is among the most well-known and well-loved operas in the world.…
Greetings from The Glimmerglass Festival. It is hard to believe we open our 2023 season in just three weeks! This year, our productions offer thrilling stories of romance, joy, tragedy, discovery and laughter. The tale of young artists losing their innocence in “La bohème,” the tragic destinies of the young lovers in “Romeo and Juliet,” the questions about life in “Candide,” and a young knight’s battle to reunite with his beloved in “Rinaldo” serve as poignant reminders of the struggles…
