The Springfield Fourth of July Committee is gearing up for a special celebration of the 250th anniversary of America’s Declaration of Independence on Saturday, July 4.…
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Local Dean's List designees at SUNY Delhi, the GOHS Postcard, Book and Ephemera Show and Sale, the opening of the Annual Youth Arts Show at 25 Main Collective, and a fundraiser for the Cooperstown Lions Club are among the topics covered in this week's news briefs.…
“I’m thrilled to be joining an organization that has been part of my life for as long as I can remember,” said Wertenbaker. “Some of my earliest memories of opera are here. As a child, I attended productions at the high school, and I still vividly remember the opening season at the Alice Busch Opera Theater..."…
The Cooperstown community and The Glimmerglass Festival lost a dear friend and colleague on March 1, Bill Oliver, who peacefully passed away at the age of 84 at The Cooperstown Center following a lengthy illness. Bill was born in Great Falls, Virginia on February 4, 1942, and grew up there and on a military base in Germany.…
As the nation approaches its 250th anniversary, the festival’s 2026 season explores America’s evolving identity through grand musical theater, opera classics, contemporary works and reinterpretations...…
Through Francesca’s courageous leadership, the Washington National Opera company has collaborated on productions with Glimmerglass—including “Porgy and Bess,” “La Traviata,” “Romeo and Juliet"...…
Fenimore Chamber Orchestra has received grants from NYSCA for each of the past three years for which it has made application. This year, Fenimore Chamber Orchestra has been awarded the highest grant from NYSCA in the amount of $49,500.00.…
Hailed by “The New York Times” as “the Robin Williams of opera,” Burdette has earned acclaim for his distinctive blend of humor, intelligence and vocal mastery. An alumnus of the Juilliard Opera Theater and the University of Tennessee...…
That journey began when I was 14 years old and living in Cooperstown. I never could have imagined I would end up on the stages of New York City’s Metropolitan Opera and London’s Royal Albert Hall, singing duets with Luciano Pavarotti. At that time, I was just a kid playing in the high-school band, and I heard about something called “Glimmerglass.”…
Edmond Rodriguez, my brother-in-law’s nephew, was in several Glimmerglass Festival performances this season. Like many young artists, he was housed 45 minutes away—at a college dorm in Herkimer. The lack of nearby housing has become chronic for artists and arts patrons alike, as chronicled in a recent “New York Times” article...…
